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Limone sul Garda

also known as Capo Reamol, Wind Riders Limone, Limone

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On this page

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

Nearby Navene 6 km · Malcesine 8 km · Torbole 8 km · Campione del Garda 10 km · Pra de la Fam 13 km · Ponte Caffaro 21 km · Spiaggia Brema 43 km · straight-line distance

SeasonApr to Octthe months riders and schools name How windyno knot figure publishedthermal Launchboat-supported; little shore-launch information publishedaccess rules on record, below Waterlake24.2°C in summer · 8 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools4named at this spot From the airportno transfer time publishedVerona (VRN)

When it fills in

Peler in the morning, Ora in the afternoon: two thermal sessions a day.

Limone sul Garda is a Lake Garda base on the Lombardy shore where the riding happens off a boat, not off a beach. Lift service and lessons leave from Limone and drop riders in the working wind about 3 km away: Capo Reamol for the morning Peler out of the north, Navene when the afternoon is stronger.

The north wind is the harder of the two, and the afternoon Ora is the softer session. Two thermal sessions a day is the normal rhythm and the lift runs year-round, though April to October is the school season usually quoted.

There is no roomy public launch to fall back on, so a rider who turns up with a kite and no boat booking may not get on the water at all. Beginners are fine with a school boat behind them; anyone expecting to rig on sand and self-launch should look at Torbole or Campione del Garda.

Summer water sits around 24.2 C, warm for a mountain lake, but the winter average is about 7 C, so full neoprene outside summer. Municipal kite rules for Limone and the Brescia shore are unconfirmed.

The wind

locals call it Peler / Ora

Direction

Character

thermal

fills in: Peler in the morning, Ora in the afternoon: two thermal sessions a day.

Thermal sessions are stable; at Capo Reamol, north wind is stronger in the morning and Ora softer in the afternoon.

Lessons are quoted from 1 April to the end of October, and the school inside the hotel at Capo Reamol keeps to roughly mid-April to mid-October. The lift operation itself is advertised as running 365 days a year, so out of season the limit is finding a boat and a wind rather than a closed shop.

Two thermal sessions a day is the normal rhythm through the season.

Strength

No knot figure is published for this spot.

Direction to shore

Mostly along-shore on the narrow lake; schools use boats to place riders in the usable wind zone.

Dominant direction

N morning, S afternoon

Forecast

Month by month

Jan15
Feb12
Mar18
Apr, riders' month22
May, riders' month11
Jun, riders' month12
Jul, riders' month18
Aug, riders' month10
Sep, riders' month8
Oct, riders' month5
Nov5
Dec11

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

15%Jan
12%Feb
18%Mar
22%Apr
11%May
12%Jun
18%Jul
10%Aug
8%Sep
5%Oct
5%Nov
11%Dec

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · season highlighted

Month	Windy days	Force 4+	12 kn or more	Knots	From	Peaks at	Air	Readings
Jan	15%	26%	21%	8.8 kt	N	13:00	-1.1°C	62
Feb	12%	26%	18%	9.2 kt	N	13:00	1°C	57
Mar	18%	50%	35%	11.1 kt	SSW	15:00	2.3°C	62
Apr	22%	58%	38%	11.6 kt	SSW	15:00	4.9°C	60
May	11%	44%	24%	10.6 kt	SSW	14:00	10.1°C	62
Jun	12%	53%	32%	11 kt	SSW	15:00	14.7°C	60
Jul	18%	58%	40%	11.5 kt	SSW	15:00	17.2°C	62
Aug	10%	50%	31%	11.1 kt	SSW	16:00	17°C	62
Sep	8%	37%	18%	10.4 kt	SSW	15:00	12.1°C	60
Oct	5%	26%	10%	9.1 kt	SSW	16:00	9.9°C	62
Nov	5%	22%	15%	9 kt	NNE	13:00	2.8°C	60
Dec	11%	27%	16%	9.3 kt	N	11:00	-0.5°C	62

modelled

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

Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. 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.

High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024

The water

Type

lake

Standing depth

false

Tides

false

Temperature

24.2°C summer · 7°C winter

Wetsuit

Summer is often warm enough for light neoprene or a shorty, but full wetsuit or semi-dry gear is appropriate outside summer because Lake Garda averages about 7 C in winter.

Freshwater Lake Garda spot around Limone and Capo Reamol on the Brescia shore. Lessons and independent sessions are commonly run from boats/lift service rather than from a roomy natural beach launch.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Beginner suitability depends on booking boat-supported lessons. Natural shore launches are limited, so a beginner on their own should not treat Limone as a simple beach launch.

The scene

What riders come here for

boat-supported lessonslift servicemorning north-wind sessionsthermal freeridehydrofoil progression

Organized school and lift-service scene rather than an independent rig-and-ride beach.

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: boat-supported; little shore-launch information published

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Navene, 6 km

Navene Malcesine Torbole

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

Rescue

Motorboat support comes with the schools, and during lessons the boat also takes riders back upwind.

Launch

The lift boat leaves from Limone and runs about 3 km to the working wind: Capo Reamol for the morning north wind, Navene when the afternoon is stronger. Four boats work the shuttle. The shore-based school sits inside the Hotel Capo Reamol site, and the motorised inflatables that cover lessons double as the way back upwind.There is no roomy public beach launch to fall back on if the boat is not running.

Space

boat-supported; little shore-launch information published

Rules & access

2026: no municipal or provincial kitesurf ordinance for Limone or the Brescia shore could be traced, and no operator publishes a kite-zone map for the lift areas. What governs access here is the boat rather than a bylaw. 2026 conditions to rent gear and go out without an instructor are that you demonstrate you can ride upwind; a rider who cannot is towed back by the boat and the session runs as supervised rental. Minimum age for lessons is 8.

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

Rider tips

Book the lift or a lesson before you travel; there is no dependable public shore launch at Limone.
Be on the boat early for the Peler: the north wind is the morning session.
Ask which pickup zone the boat is running, Capo Reamol or Navene, before you rig.
Pack full neoprene outside summer; the lake averages about 7 C in winter.
A single lift ride was 39 EUR in 2026, with packages up to 899 EUR for 20 lifts including rental and supervision.
To rent without an instructor you have to show you can ride upwind; if you cannot, the boat brings you back and it counts as supervised rental.

Getting there

Airport

Verona (VRN), with Bergamo and Milan also used for Lake Garda trips

Route

Limone is reached by road along the west shore. Buses reportedly run the Riva del Garda-Desenzano and Riva del Garda-Brescia lines; otherwise it is a rental car or a taxi from Verona, Bergamo or Milan.

Staying

Hotel and resort accommodation in Limone; Hotel Capo Reamol has the kite and surf school on site.

No-wind days

SUP · wingfoil lessons · windsurfing · e-foil lessons · Lake Garda sightseeing

Photos

Small private pier extending into the open turquoise water of Lake Garda at Limone — Aciarium / CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

Is Limone sul Garda good for beginners?

Beginners can learn through boat-supported lessons, but the shore itself has limited natural launch space, so it is not a simple beginner beach for independent riders.

What is the wind like at Limone?

The lake produces two daily thermal sessions: a stronger north wind called Peler in the morning and a softer south wind called Ora in the afternoon.

Are there kite schools and rental at Limone?

Several operators serve the spot, including Wind Riders, Planet Allsports at Hotel Capo Reamol, MKS Lago di Garda, and Limone Watersports.

When is the best time to kite at Limone?

The main season runs April through October, though one local operator says it runs lessons and lift service year-round.

Last updated: August 2026