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Geremeas

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Wind
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Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Rules & access
Schools
Tips
Getting there
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FAQ

Nearby Villasimius 13 km · Poetto (Cagliari) 19 km · Costa Rei 19 km · Maddalena Spiaggia / Petrol Beach 30 km · straight-line distance

SeasonJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Decthe months riders and schools name How windy12-20 ktsynoptic Launchsmall bay; constrainedaccess rules on record, below Watersea26.3°C in summer · 10 things riders flag LevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools4named at this spot From the airport40 minCagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)

On the clock

14:00 · 15:00 · 16:00 · 17:00 · 19:00

A set Maestrale runs day and night, but the usable window is the afternoon. Strength climbs from late morning, peaks between 14:00 and 17:00, and eases after 19:00. The winter afternoon peak is the sharpest: about one hour in four over 12 kt at 15:00-16:00, against one in ten overnight. Indicative, no local measurement.

The marks are the clock times the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The bar between the first and the last covers those hours; it is not a promise of wind.

Geremeas is a winter answer to a Cagliari problem: it is the only Mistral option a few kilometers from the city. The wind that works is pure Maestrale, or Maestrale with a west tendency; let it swing north and it turns very gusty, with holes in the first 100 meters off the beach.

The bay is small, the wind is often strong, and beginners have no business here. Summer is not open beach kiting near Cagliari: from 1 May to 30 September the only authorized kite area is La Maddalena Spiaggia, under the 2026 rules.

Nobody has published rescue cover, current data, a launch-corridor map or a kite-size range for Geremeas, so plan it as a self-sufficient session. Come on a clear winter Maestrale and ride somewhere else the rest of the year.

The wind

locals call it Maestrale / Mistral

Direction

onshoreNW with a west tendency

Kite sizes

567891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

synoptic

fills in: A set Maestrale runs day and night, but the usable window is the afternoon. Strength climbs from late morning, peaks between 14:00 and 17:00, and eases after 19:00. The winter afternoon peak is the sharpest: about one hour in four over 12 kt at 15:00-16:00, against one in ten overnight. Indicative, no local measurement.

Typical strength

12-20 kt when the Maestrale is working, into the high twenties on the hard days, with a modelled five-year peak above 30 kt. Roughly one hour in six clears 12 kt in January, March and April; June is the flattest month, at about one hour in forty. Indicative, no local measurement.

Pure Mistral works, and so does Mistral with a west tendency. A slight north tendency turns it very gusty and leaves holes in the first 100 meters.

January, March and April carry the most hours over 12 kt, with November, December and February close behind; May, June, September and October are thin. The October-to-April framing is set as much by the summer kite ban near Cagliari as by the wind, since July also carries a fair share of hours over 12 kt.

Kitesurfing near Cagliari is confined to the authorized kite area at La Maddalena Spiaggia from 1 May to 30 September. Wind figures are indicative, with no local measurement.

Also on record

6.4

The quiver, in words

For a 75-85 kg rider: 12 m covers the 13-16 kt days, 9-10 m the 18-22 kt core of a Maestrale, 7-8 m when it is properly on. Size down rather than up, because the wind is gusty near the beach and a north lean punches holes in the first 100 m.Indicative, derived from the modelled wind distribution; no published local kite range.

Direction to shore

The beach runs NW-SE and faces about southwest. A clean WNW Maestrale lands cross-shore from the right with a slight onshore lean, and a west tendency swings it further onshore.Let it back to NNW or N and it is coming off the land behind the beach, which is where the gusts and the holes in the first 100 m come from.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan, riders' month51
Feb, riders' month44
Mar, riders' month56
Apr, riders' month53
May27
Jun27
Jul25
Aug26
Sep36
Oct, riders' month26
Nov, riders' month56
Dec, riders' month47

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.

12Jan16°
11Feb15°
12Mar15°
12Apr16°
9May19°
9Jun23°
9Jul26°
9Aug27°
10Sep25°
9Oct23°
12Nov20°
11Dec17°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	51%	11.9 kt	WNW	11.3°C	15.7°C
Feb	44%	10.5 kt	WNW	11.8°C	14.8°C
Mar	56%	11.8 kt	WNW	13.1°C	15.1°C
Apr	53%	12.1 kt	WNW	15.2°C	16.3°C
May	27%	9.2 kt	WNW	19.3°C	19.1°C
Jun	27%	9.4 kt	WNW	24.7°C	22.7°C
Jul	25%	9.1 kt	WNW	28.5°C	26°C
Aug	26%	9.3 kt	WNW	27.4°C	26.9°C
Sep	36%	9.8 kt	WNW	24.1°C	25°C
Oct	26%	9 kt	W	21.3°C	23.1°C
Nov	56%	11.5 kt	WNW	16.5°C	20.1°C
Dec	47%	11.2 kt	WNW	13.2°C	17°C

modelled

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

sea

Tides

About 17 cm mean range and 21 cm at springs at the Cagliari gauge, the nearest measured point. Nothing about the session changes with it.

Temperature

26.3°C summer · 14.2°C winter

Wetsuit

Summer water around Geremeas is warm; the winter Maestrale sessions want a full wetsuit.

15–27°C water

The bay is not large and the wind can come through strong and gusty. This is a winter alternative, not a teaching beach.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced

Geremeas is not a beginner spot. Intermediates should be careful too: the bay is small and the wind can arrive strong and gusty.

The scene

What riders come here for

freeridewavewinter sessions

Seasonal beach-resort coast in summer; the rest of the year a forecast-driven local option for experienced riders.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

4 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: small bay; constrained

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Villasimius, 13 km

Villasimius Poetto (Cagliari)Costa Rei

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

Nothing is published. No lifeguard or safety boat is listed, and no school works this beach; the Cagliari schools are the nearest people to call. 1530 is the coastguard emergency number. Plan the session as self-rescue, and keep in mind that a north-leaning Maestrale is blowing off the land here.

Launch

Beach launch on Spiaggia Maròngiu at Geremeas, a strip of roughly 700 m running NW-SE and facing about southwest, backed by holiday housing. No mapped rigging area or launch corridor.

Space

small bay; constrained

Rules & access

2026: from 1 May to 30 September, kitesurfing near Cagliari is allowed only in the authorized kite area at La Maddalena Spiaggia. Geremeas is a winter spot outside that window.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Rider tips

Ride it only on pure Maestrale, or Maestrale with a west tendency.
Walk away when the Maestrale shifts north: gusts and holes in the first 100 meters are what you get.
Do not learn here. La Maddalena Spiaggia, Is Solinas or Punta Trettu are the beaches for that.
Call a Cagliari school before you rig, above all inside the 1 May to 30 September bathing season.
Bring a full suit: the spot works in winter, when the water sits around 14.2 C.
The beach is Spiaggia Maròngiu. Some listings put Geremeas about a kilometre inland, so navigate to the beach and not to the village.
Afternoon is the window. The Maestrale reinforces from late morning and peaks between 14:00 and 17:00.

Getting there

Airport

Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)

Route

Drive from Cagliari toward the southeast coast and Villasimius; the road distance from the airport is about 38 to 42 km depending on the route.

Transfer

40 min

Cost level

medium

Staying

Geremeas and the Cagliari to Villasimius coast have holiday apartments and seasonal beach places; Cagliari is the year-round base.

No-wind days

Cagliari and Poetto, the Villasimius coast, Costa Rei, plus hiking and road trips through south Sardinia.

Photos

Cala Mari Pintau - panoramio — Ramon Espiña Fernandez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

When is the best time to kite at Geremeas?

It works as a winter spot from October to April with pure Maestrale or Maestrale with a west tendency.

Is Geremeas suitable for beginners?

No, it is explicitly not recommended for beginners because the bay is small and the wind can be strong and gusty.

What is the wind like at Geremeas?

Pure Maestrale or Maestrale with a west tendency is the useful wind; a northerly tendency can turn very gusty with wind holes in the first 100 metres.

Are there rules or restricted zones?

From 1 May to 30 September, kitesurfing near Cagliari is available only at the authorized La Maddalena Spiaggia kite area, so Geremeas is treated as a winter option.

Last updated: August 2026