Nearby Casalbordino 14 km · Termoli Kite Beach 20 km · Rio Vivo 24 km · Fossacesia Marina 27 km · Campomarino Lido 30 km · Spiaggia dei Saraceni 40 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
There is no daily thermal clock. The wind arrives with the weather system, so a working day can be blowing at first light or fill in at midday and hold until the front has gone through; equally it can drop out mid-afternoon when the system moves on. The chart tells you more than the hour does. No local onset or drop-off times are published.
The wind
locals call it Scirocco, Levante, Maestrale, Tramontana, Bora, Garbino
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
synoptic
fills in: There is no daily thermal clock. The wind arrives with the weather system, so a working day can be blowing at first light or fill in at midday and hold until the front has gone through; equally it can drop out mid-afternoon when the system moves on. The chart tells you more than the hour does. No local onset or drop-off times are published.
Typical strength
Scirocco 10-25 kt, Levante 10-25 kt, Garbino 10-25 kt, Maestrale 10-30 kt, Tramontana 8-30 kt.
The quiver, in words
No local figures are published. Indicative for a 75-85 kg rider, worked from the reported 8-30 kt spread: 12 m at 12-15 kt, 9-10 m at 18-22 kt, 7 m or under when Maestrale or Tramontana push past 25 kt.The range inside one frontal day is wide here, so pick for the top of the forecast rather than the average.
Direction to shore
The coast angle makes Scirocco more onshore. Bora blows offshore here and is treated as a hazard. Working wind is reported from SE, E, NW and N.
Dominant direction
SE, E, NW, N, NE
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan24
- Feb14
- Mar15
- Apr18
- May11
- Jun10
- Jul6
- Aug6
- Sep23
- Oct11
- Nov17
- Dec23
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
- 24%Jan13°
- 14%Feb12°
- 15%Mar14°
- 18%Apr16°
- 11%May19°
- 10%Jun24°
- 6%Jul29°
- 6%Aug29°
- 23%Sep26°
- 11%Oct22°
- 17%Nov18°
- 23%Dec14°
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 | 24% | 32% | 26% | 9.4 kt | SW | 12:00 | 9.6°C | 12.6°C | 62 |
| Feb | 14% | 30% | 23% | 8.7 kt | SW | 13:00 | 10.4°C | 12.2°C | 57 |
| Mar | 15% | 42% | 29% | 9.6 kt | SW | 14:00 | 11.8°C | 14°C | 62 |
| Apr | 18% | 28% | 27% | 9.1 kt | NNW | 13:00 | 14.2°C | 16°C | 60 |
| May | 11% | 21% | 19% | 8.8 kt | NNW | 13:00 | 19°C | 19.3°C | 62 |
| Jun | 10% | 18% | 15% | 8.3 kt | ENE | 14:00 | 24.2°C | 24.4°C | 60 |
| Jul | 6% | 16% | 10% | 8.9 kt | ENE | 14:00 | 27.6°C | 28.6°C | 62 |
| Aug | 6% | 18% | 10% | 9.4 kt | N | 14:00 | 26.8°C | 28.8°C | 62 |
| Sep | 23% | 37% | 30% | 9.6 kt | NNW | 14:00 | 22.6°C | 25.7°C | 60 |
| Oct | 11% | 19% | 15% | 8.4 kt | ENE | 14:00 | 19.8°C | 22.1°C | 62 |
| Nov | 17% | 23% | 20% | 9 kt | SW | 13:00 | 14.2°C | 17.6°C | 60 |
| Dec | 23% | 31% | 24% | 9.3 kt | SW | 12:00 | 11.2°C | 14°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
Shallow over sand, with sandbars close enough in to stand on when it is calm. No measured distance has been published, and tide does not move it. On a swell day those same bars are where the small waves break.
Tides
Tide independent.
Temperature
26.4°C summer · 12.4°C winter
Wetsuit
Lycra is typical from May to September and wetsuit from October to May; Vasto water temperatures average about 26.4-26.7 C in August and about 12.4 C in February.
Currents
Coastal currents are listed as a hazard.
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: medium
Somewhere else
Casalbordino, 14 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Long sandy beach at Vasto Marina, reached by car from the A14 Vasto exit or the SS16, with parking along the seafront, paid in summer, and a short walk to the sand. Locally the place is Vasto Marina; it also turns up as Kite Beach Vasto and as Marina di Vasto, and all three are the same beach.
Space
medium
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Read the day before you pump: clean onshore or cross-onshore is fine, offshore Bora and current days are not.
- Watch the shallow sandbars. The small waves break on them without warning.
- In June, July and August, stay out of the bathing areas unless a kite corridor or school zone is clearly marked.
- Come off the A14 at the Vasto exit or along the SS16; there is parking and a short walk to the sand.
- Parking on the seafront is paid in summer; budget for it or walk further.
- Save 1530, the free Coast Guard number for emergencies at sea. Nobody here is running a rescue boat for kiters.
Getting there
Airport
Pescara Abruzzo Airport (PSR) is the nearest practical airport, 58.5 km from Marina di Vasto and 74.7 km by road.
Route
Use the A14 motorway to Vasto and continue to Vasto Marina/SS16; local accommodation directions also cite Vasto-San Salvo railway station for train arrivals.
Transfer
56 min
Cost level
medium
Staying
Vasto Marina has hotels and beach accommodation along Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi and nearby seafront streets.
No-wind days
Vasto old town · Punta Aderci nature reserve · Costa dei Trabocchi · SUP or boat excursions from Vasto Marina
Photos
FAQ
Is Marina di Vasto suitable for beginners?
Some sources list it for all levels while others mark it intermediate, reflecting hazards such as currents, shore break, offshore wind and summer swimmers.
What is the wind like at Marina di Vasto?
Scirocco, Levante, Garbino, Maestrale and Tramontana all work here, roughly 8-30 knots depending on direction, with Scirocco made more onshore by the coast angle.
What are the hazards at Marina di Vasto?
Shore break from Scirocco, coastal currents, an offshore Bora hazard, and a very packed tourist beach in summer are the main reported issues.
When is the bathing season at Marina di Vasto?
Abruzzo's 2026 bathing period runs 23 May to 20 September within a wider beach season of 11 March to 23 November.
Last updated: August 2026