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Marina di San Nicola

also known as Marina San Nicola, Marina di S. Nicola

beginner-friendlymedium crowds

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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
FAQ

Nearby Passoscuro 5 km · Campo di Mare 8 km · Fregene 11 km · Focene 15 km · straight-line distance

SeasonApr to Novthe months riders and schools name How windy12-18 knotsmixed Launchmediumaccess rules on record, below Watersea25°C in summer · 8 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools3named at this spot From the airport35 minVinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Marina di San Nicola sits on the sandy Tyrrhenian coast north of Rome, and it works on Ponente. West wind, side to side-on, typically 12-18 knots, and that is the day to come for. Libeccio from the SW and Scirocco from the SE also work.

Maestrale is side to side-off and gusty, and not worth the risk on this beach. Normal water is chop and small waves, but on stronger off-season days a wave forms over the shallow bar by the old bunker.

The thing nobody mentions until it is too late is the semi-submerged breakwater near Mini Beach: it does not show, and it sits where you would come in. Summer means bathers, authorized launch corridors and paid parking that really is enforced.

The wind

locals call it Ponente, Libeccio, Ostro, Scirocco, Maestrale

Direction

wind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Kite sizes

567891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

mixed

fills in: In the warm season the wind commonly holds until sunset, which is what makes the late sessions here. No source gives the hour it fills in.

Typical strength

12-18 knots on Ponente.

A regular local spot on both thermal and synoptic wind. Ponente is the clean, forgiving day; outside summer the waves make it more demanding.

Usable much of the year. The main season is April-November, and the wave sessions come outside the bathing season.

Thermal or synoptic

both

The quiver, in words

Indicative, worked from the 12-18 knot Ponente rather than measured here: a 75-85 kg rider is on 10-12 m for the normal day, drops to 9 m at the top of that range, and wants 7 m on the stronger off-season fronts.

Direction to shore

W Ponente is side to side-on; SW Libeccio is side-on; S Ostro is onshore; SE Scirocco is side-on; NW Maestrale is side to side-off and gusty.

Dominant direction

W to WNW Ponente is the main usable wind; SW Libeccio and SE Scirocco also work; NW Maestrale is reported gusty/side-off and not recommended by local guides.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan19
Feb12
Mar19
Apr, riders' month23
May, riders' month6
Jun, riders' month5
Jul, riders' month13
Aug, riders' month5
Sep, riders' month15
Oct, riders' month21
Nov, riders' month18
Dec15

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, Nov.

19%Jan15°
12%Feb14°
19%Mar15°
23%Apr17°
6%May20°
5%Jun24°
13%Jul27°
5%Aug28°
15%Sep25°
21%Oct23°
18%Nov19°
15%Dec16°

windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Windy days	Force 4+	12 kn or more	Knots	From	Peaks at	Air	Water	Readings
Jan	19%	23%	21%	8.9 kt	NE	12:00	9.4°C	15.1°C	62
Feb	12%	21%	18%	8.3 kt	NE	15:00	10.2°C	14.1°C	57
Mar	19%	39%	31%	10.6 kt	W	15:00	11.7°C	15°C	62
Apr	23%	33%	27%	10 kt	SW	14:00	14°C	16.6°C	60
May	6%	16%	10%	9.2 kt	WSW	15:00	18.7°C	19.9°C	62
Jun	5%	22%	13%	9.6 kt	W	15:00	23.5°C	23.7°C	60
Jul	13%	21%	15%	9.9 kt	W	15:00	27°C	27°C	62
Aug	5%	21%	13%	10 kt	W	16:00	26.6°C	27.6°C	62
Sep	15%	28%	20%	9.4 kt	W	15:00	22.4°C	25°C	60
Oct	21%	26%	23%	9.2 kt	W	15:00	19.5°C	22.7°C	62
Nov	18%	25%	22%	9.7 kt	NE	13:00	14.3°C	19.2°C	60
Dec	15%	24%	19%	8.5 kt	NE	12:00	11°C	16.1°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

sea

Standing depth

Sandy bottom, shallow enough close in that lessons are run there. How far out you can still stand has not been published.

Tides

Tide does not materially affect conditions.

Temperature

25°C summer · 13°C winter

Wetsuit

Boardshorts or shorty in summer; full wetsuit off season.

14–28°C water

Sandy Tyrrhenian beach with chop and small waves. Outside summer a wave forms over the secca by the old bunker.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Listed for any level, and learners do use it alongside freestyle riders. Maestrale days and wave days are for experienced riders only.

The scene

What riders come here for

freeridelessonssmall wavesfreestyle

Rome-area local spot with schools and regular riders; summer beach tourism adds pressure.

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

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: medium

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Passoscuro, 5 km

Passoscuro Campo di Mare Fregene

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

Rescue

No spot-specific rescue service and no local emergency number are published for this beach. Whether the school on the sand assists riders who are not its pupils is unconfirmed.

Launch

Sandy beach at Marina di San Nicola, used by local riders and Tsunami Kite School.

Space

medium

Rules & access

2026: no bathing-safety ordinance covering this beach was found, so the rules that apply here are the ones the maritime authority for the Rome district and the Comune di Ladispoli issue each season. The standard Italian arrangement is that during the bathing season kitesurf launch and landing inside the reserved bathing strip must go through an authorised, buoyed launch corridor, installed with the competent municipality's authorisation, used one kite at a time, with a body-drag departure and re-entry near shore and no manoeuvring by the beach. An authorised launch channel at Marina di San Nicola is reported, but its permit and its operating dates are unconfirmed. Read the flags and the corridor buoys on the beach before rigging.

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

Rider tips

Pick a Ponente day: side to side-on at 12-18 knots is the cleanest this beach gets.
Give the semi-submerged breakwater in front of Mini Beach a wide berth going out and coming in.
Skip Maestrale unless you know the beach and have someone watching the water.
Pay for the parking. The fines here are handed out.
In summer, check the flags and the active corridor first: corridors want a body-drag departure and re-entry near shore, one kite at a time.

Getting there

Airport

Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

Route

By car from Rome/Fiumicino via the coast or A12/Aurelia corridor toward Ladispoli; regional rail serves Ladispoli-Cerveteri, then local transfer to the beach.

Transfer

35 min

Cost level

medium

Staying

Beach apartments, B&Bs and hotels around Marina di San Nicola and Ladispoli; wider hotel choice in Rome/Fiumicino.

No-wind days

Rome sightseeing · Ladispoli and Palo Laziale beaches · Cerveteri Etruscan necropolis · SUP or surf lessons with local schools when conditions suit

FAQ

When is the best time to kite Marina di San Nicola?

The main season runs April through November, with more wave-oriented conditions outside the summer bathing months.

Is Marina di San Nicola suitable for beginners?

It is listed for any level, though Maestrale wind and wave days are reserved for experienced riders.

What is the wind like at Marina di San Nicola?

West to west-northwest Ponente is the key wind, typically 12-18 knots and side to side-on; northwest Maestrale is gusty and not recommended by local guides.

What are the hazards at Marina di San Nicola?

A semi-submerged breakwater sits near Mini Beach, summer brings heavy bather traffic, and local guides warn about enforced paid parking.

Last updated: August 2026