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Campania · Cilento coast, Salerno · Salerno · Casal Velino
Marina di Casal Velino
also known as Casal Velino
Nearby Case del Conte 17 km · Agropoli 25 km · Paestum 29 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
Thermal: nothing in the morning, the sea breeze fills through the early afternoon and dies towards evening. The better days are the ones where a westerly front adds to it, and a front can blow at any hour. No clock times have been recorded for this beach.
The wind
locals call it Maestrale, Libeccio
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
fills in: Thermal: nothing in the morning, the sea breeze fills through the early afternoon and dies towards evening. The better days are the ones where a westerly front adds to it, and a front can blow at any hour. No clock times have been recorded for this beach.
Typical strength
No wind record exists for this beach. The nearest long-running coastal stations down the Cilento, at Capo Palinuro, average about 6 kt over the year with a west-north-west mean direction and average gusts of 10 kt. The background wind is light, then, and the rideable days come from the summer afternoon thermal and from westerly fronts rather than from a standing breeze. Regional and indicative, not a measurement for Marina di Casal Velino.
Thermal or synoptic
thermal and frontal
The quiver, in words
No local reports of what people ride. On a west-facing Tyrrhenian beach living off a summer thermal, a 75-85 kg rider should plan a 12 m as the everyday kite, a 9 m for the days a westerly front puts real pressure behind it, and something bigger or a foil for the many marginal afternoons.Indicative, derived from the regional wind picture rather than from riders here.
Direction to shore
Maestrale (NW) and Libeccio (SW), the two named winds for this west-facing spot, are side-onshore rather than offshore.
Dominant direction
W; Maestrale NW and Libeccio SW are also cited for the west-facing Cilento coast
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
riding season from the spot record · no wind series here is trusted enough to name a season
- Jan6
- Feb5
- Mar2
- Apr2
- May, riders' month0
- Jun, riders' month0
- Jul, riders' month0
- Aug, riders' month2
- Sep, riders' month8
- Oct2
- Nov10
- Dec5
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
The model is wrong here
The model reads 10% of days at its best month, which does not sit with the season this record states. The figures are kept and drawn as hatching so no wind colour can be read off them, and the ringed months are the ones riders name.
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6% | 13% | 8% | 6.9 kt | NNE | 12:00 | 10.1°C | 16.6°C | 62 |
| Feb | 5% | 14% | 9% | 6.5 kt | NNE | 13:00 | 10.6°C | 15.4°C | 57 |
| Mar | 2% | 11% | 6% | 6.8 kt | SW | 14:00 | 11.6°C | 15.5°C | 62 |
| Apr | 2% | 7% | 3% | 6.9 kt | SW | 14:00 | 14.1°C | 16.9°C | 60 |
| May | 0% | 6% | 3% | 6 kt | SW | 13:00 | 18.6°C | 20.1°C | 62 |
| Jun | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.9 kt | SW | 13:00 | 23.6°C | 24.3°C | 60 |
| Jul | 0% | 2% | 0% | 6.3 kt | SW | 14:00 | 26.7°C | 28.1°C | 62 |
| Aug | 2% | 3% | 3% | 6.6 kt | SW | 14:00 | 26.2°C | 28.4°C | 62 |
| Sep | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7 kt | SW | 14:00 | 22.7°C | 26.1°C | 60 |
| Oct | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5.6 kt | SW | 14:00 | 19.8°C | 23.8°C | 62 |
| Nov | 10% | 15% | 13% | 7.1 kt | NNE | 12:00 | 15°C | 21.1°C | 60 |
| Dec | 5% | 13% | 13% | 6.5 kt | NNE | 09:00 | 12.2°C | 18.2°C | 62 |
riders' months
Riders and schools name these months. The model reads lower here, and both are shown rather than averaged.
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
sea
Tides
Kitesurfing conditions do not depend on tide at this spot.
Temperature
25.5°C summer · 15.8°C winter
Wetsuit
A wetsuit is needed outside the season; winter water around 16 C supports a full wetsuit.
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
1 school names this spot
On your own
Room to launch: medium; wide by the river mouth, squeezed by beach concessions along the seafront in summer
Somewhere else
Case del Conte, 17 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Medium beach launch by the mouth of the Alento, with plenty of sand to work with. The sand runs for kilometres from the river mouth towards the rocky shore at Pioppi, but the seafront stretch is lined with equipped beach clubs, so the free sand by the river is the practical spot in summer.
Space
medium; wide by the river mouth, squeezed by beach concessions along the seafront in summer
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Rig by the river mouth; it is the only launch anyone has described in any detail.
- Treat it as an intermediate spot unless a local school tells you otherwise on the day.
- In July and August, ride only where an authorized corridor and the beach signs allow.
- Expect chop as the default; the small waves need a proper perturbation behind them.
- The 300 m kite corridor rule people quote for Italian beaches is an Ancona ordinance and does not apply on this coast; go by the comune's signs and the Salerno coastguard ordinance for the year.
- Sea emergencies are 1530 or 112. There is no kite rescue here and the beach-club lifeguards watch the swimming area, not you.
Getting there
Airport
Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) is nearest; Naples Airport (NAP) is the larger practical airport.
Route
Bring a car. Kite gear and Cilento distances make it close to mandatory, and low-season public transport is thin.
Transfer
120 min
Cost level
medium
Staying
Hotels, beach apartments and holiday rentals in Marina di Casal Velino and up in Casal Velino; the marina side is the part marketed hardest for holiday lets.
No-wind days
Casal Velino marina · Velia archaeological site · Acciaroli · Palinuro · Cilento beaches and countryside
Photos
FAQ
When is the best time to kite Marina di Casal Velino?
May through September is given as the main season, though the spot is also described as open all year.
Is Marina di Casal Velino suitable for beginners?
One source rates it for any level while another marks the required level as intermediate, so beginners should confirm conditions with local guidance rather than assume easy access.
What is the wind like at Marina di Casal Velino?
The best setup is a summer thermal reinforced by west wind from Maestrale or Libeccio perturbations.
What are the hazards at Marina di Casal Velino?
Fishing rods near the river mouth, rocks, wave breakers and summer beach users, especially in July and August, are the main reported hazards.
Last updated: August 2026