Riding essentials
Season
Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Months riders and schools name
How windy
4-7 kt
Character: mixed
Room to launch
large
access rules on record, below
Water
chop to small/medium waves
25–27 °C in summer
Hazards
3
Reported by riders
Level
Beginner to advanced
With a caveat: see Your level
Crowds
high crowds · busy Jun Jul Aug
Schools
3
named at this spot
From the airport
Comiso (CIY)
Transfer times under Getting there
When it fills in
The summer wind is a thermal breeze, so it builds through the day and the afternoon is the session; mornings are usually not worth carrying gear down for. From late autumn to spring the wind comes with fronts and keeps no daily schedule. No local fill-in or drop-off hours are published, and the afternoon pattern follows from the wind being thermal rather than from a measured record.
Nearbystraight-line distance
Backup spotsWhere riders go when the wind doesn't work here.
- santa-maria-del-focallo-italyno page yet
- tiki-beach-pozzallo-italyno page yet
- donnalucatano page yet
The spot
Season and wind
The wind
locals call it Ponente, Levante, Maestrale, Scirocco; summer thermal reported
Direction
Direction to shore
onshore to side-on for westerly/southerly exposures, depending on exact launch along the bay
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
The quiver, in words
No local figures are published.Indicative for a 75-85 kg rider, worked from the reported wind range: 15 m or a light-wind kite on the ordinary 10 kt afternoon, 12 m at 14-16 kt, 9 m when the thermal peaks around 18-22 kt.The big kite is the one that gets used here; the small one is for the winter frontal days.
Character
Average strength
A 10 kt average with gusts to 23 kt is reported; monthly averages elsewhere are mostly 4-7 kt, excluding thermal statistics.
Typical strength
10-20; some local south-coast reports give 15-25 thermal peaks
Forecast
Live forecast
Month by month
- Jan, riders' month35
- Feb44
- Mar, riders' month48
- Apr, riders' month57
- May, riders' month40
- Jun, riders' month33
- Jul, riders' month16
- Aug, riders' month23
- Sep, riders' month28
- Oct29
- Nov48
- Dec40
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- 35%Jan16°
- 44%Feb16°
- 48%Mar16°
- 57%Apr17°
- 40%May19°
- 33%Jun23°
- 16%Jul27°
- 23%Aug28°
- 28%Sep26°
- 29%Oct24°
- 48%Nov21°
- 40%Dec18°
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted
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.
Every figure, month by monthWindy days · Force 4+ · 12 kn or more · Knots · Wind from · Peaks at · Air · Water · Readings
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | Wind from | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35% | 48% | 44% | 12.2 kt | WNW | 16:00 | 11.6 °C | 16.3 °C | 62 |
| Feb | 44% | 56% | 51% | 12.9 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 11.9 °C | 15.5 °C | 57 |
| Mar | 48% | 63% | 56% | 14 kt | WNW | 16:00 | 13.1 °C | 15.9 °C | 62 |
| Apr | 57% | 68% | 65% | 15.1 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 15.5 °C | 16.8 °C | 60 |
| May | 40% | 48% | 47% | 12.4 kt | W | 14:00 | 19.1 °C | 19.2 °C | 62 |
| Jun | 33% | 40% | 33% | 10.6 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 24.1 °C | 23.4 °C | 60 |
| Jul | 16% | 23% | 16% | 9.5 kt | WNW | 14:00 | 27.3 °C | 26.8 °C | 62 |
| Aug | 23% | 35% | 26% | 10.5 kt | W | 14:00 | 26.7 °C | 27.6 °C | 62 |
| Sep | 28% | 45% | 37% | 11.5 kt | W | 14:00 | 24.1 °C | 25.9 °C | 60 |
| Oct | 29% | 34% | 29% | 10 kt | W | 14:00 | 21.3 °C | 23.6 °C | 62 |
| Nov | 48% | 58% | 55% | 13.1 kt | WNW | 14:00 | 17.1 °C | 20.7 °C | 60 |
| Dec | 40% | 55% | 50% | 13 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 13.8 °C | 17.7 °C | 62 |
How this is modelledmodelled · 2023-2024
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
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
chop to small/medium waves
Standing depth
Shallow over sand near the beach, with standing room reported in the first stretch, then deepening normally. No measured distance has been published. Tide is negligible, so what you can stand in does not change through the day.It is open sea rather than a lagoon: chop and small to medium waves come with the shallows.
Tides
negligible Mediterranean tide
Temperature
25–27 °C summer · 14–16 °C winter
Modelled monthly average: 16–28 °C
Wetsuit
summer boardshorts or shorty; winter full suit
Conditions
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
3 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: large
Somewhere else
6 spots nearby
Rescue
Launch
Large sandy beach with parking and food behind it and a short walk to the water; launch near the local surf club, and in summer inside the marked activity corridors.The name covers a stretch rather than one launch, and the beach entries used for kiting are spread along the coast either side, towards Donnalucata and Spina Santa to the east and Caucana and Santa Croce Camerina to the west, so ask which end suits the day's direction before you unload.
Rules & access
1 min read
Bathing zone restrictions
Corridor rules
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Schools that ride here
Rider tips
- Check the launch corridor and where the bathers are before you rig in summer: landing on a beach concession is banned unless it is specifically authorized (2026).
- Ask at the local surf club which end of the bay suits the day's direction before you carry gear down.
- Pack the big kite. The light thermal day is the normal day here unless a front is on the chart.
- Come outside June, July and August if you want room on the sand.
- Check the launch corridor and where the bathers are before you rig in summer: the bathing water is closed to kites and landing on a beach concession is the usual first thing to get you shouted at (2026).
- Afternoons. The summer wind is a sea breeze and the morning is for the beach, not the kite.
- Save 1530, the free Coast Guard number for emergencies at sea. There is no kite rescue here.
Getting there
Airport
Comiso (CIY) nearest; Catania Fontanarossa (CTA) larger international option
Route
Car or bus/taxi from Comiso; longer bus or private transfer from Catania.
Transfer
30-45 from Comiso by taxi/bus; about 90 by private transfer from Catania; scheduled Catania bus can take about 3 hours
Cost level
medium
Staying
Beach hotels, apartments and holiday rentals in Marina di Ragusa and nearby Ragusa/Scicli/Modica.
No-wind days
Ragusa Ibla · Modica · Scicli · Punta Secca · beach clubs and restaurants in Marina di Ragusa
Photos
FAQ
Is Marina di Ragusa suitable for beginners?
Local directories list beginner, intermediate and pro levels, but the open-sea chop, waves and summer tourist crowding make school or local guidance preferable for beginners.
What is the wind like at Marina di Ragusa?
Westerly Ponente, Levante, Maestrale and Scirocco all reach the spot, with one dataset giving a 10 knot average and gusts to 23 knots.
Are there rules at Marina di Ragusa?
A 2026 Coast Guard bathing-safety ordinance for the Ragusa/Gela area requires kitesurf launch and landing through authorized corridors within the 300 m bathing zone during the bathing season.
Are there kite schools at Marina di Ragusa?
Yes, including Surf Kite Sup Marina di Ragusa, Freewave Kite and Surf School, and Scicli Kite.
Last updated: August 2026