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Marina di Vecchiano

also known as Foce del Serchio, Bocca di Serchio

advanced onlylow 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
Photos
FAQ

Nearby Viareggio Darsena 7 km · Viareggio Principe di Piemonte 11 km · Calambrone 22 km · Fiumaretta 37 km · straight-line distance

SeasonJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Decthe months riders and schools name How windyno knot figure publishedsynoptic Launchlargeaccess rules on record, below Watersea25.8°C in summer · 11 things riders flag LevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools1named at this spot From the airportno transfer time publishedPisa International Airport (PSA)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Marina di Vecchiano is the beach at the Serchio river mouth on the Tyrrhenian coast north of Pisa, inside the Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli park. Kite, wingfoil and windsurf all use it.

The launch is big sand with room to spare, and the parking sits close to the mouth once you take Via del Mare from Migliarino and follow the dirt road. It is a Libeccio spot: when it blows hard the sea at the mouth turns very messy, and that is exactly when people come.

W is the usual direction, S and W are the ones recommended, and the best winds run October to April. The water is shallow in places, flat to choppy, with small waves where the river meets the sea, and tide does not come into it.

It is rated for any level on paper, but a river mouth in a storm is not where you learn. Nothing here is serviced: no rescue on record, boats in the channel, a protected park behind you.

The wind

locals call it Libeccio, Maestrale

Direction

Character

synoptic

Frontal wind. The mouth gets ridden when Libeccio is very strong, and the sea is very messy when it is.

Best winds run October to April, with January-April and October-December the strongest months. In winter you can spread out along the beach. In the bathing season, keep to the Serchio mouth and read the ordinance in force first.

Strength

No knot figure is published for this spot.

Direction to shore

Westerly exposure is reported, but exact safe shore angles are unconfirmed.

Dominant direction

W, SW, NW

Forecast

Month by month

Jan, riders' month20
Feb, riders' month22
Mar, riders' month28
Apr, riders' month22
May13
Jun13
Jul14
Aug8
Sep27
Oct, riders' month20
Nov, riders' month26
Dec, riders' month10

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.

9Jan14°
8Feb13°
9Mar14°
9Apr16°
8May20°
8Jun24°
8Jul27°
9Aug28°
9Sep25°
8Oct22°
10Nov18°
8Dec15°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	20%	8.7 kt	E	7.7°C	13.7°C
Feb	22%	8.2 kt	E	8.9°C	12.7°C
Mar	28%	9.4 kt	E	10.9°C	14.1°C
Apr	22%	9.1 kt	E	13.1°C	16.4°C
May	13%	8.2 kt	E	17.9°C	19.8°C
Jun	13%	8.1 kt	W	22.3°C	23.9°C
Jul	14%	8.4 kt	WNW	25.8°C	27.2°C
Aug	8%	8.5 kt	NW	25.6°C	28.4°C
Sep	27%	8.9 kt	E	21°C	24.8°C
Oct	20%	8.2 kt	E	18.3°C	21.7°C
Nov	26%	9.6 kt	E	12.2°C	17.7°C
Dec	10%	7.8 kt	E	8.6°C	14.8°C

modelled

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

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. 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.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

sea

Standing depth

Shallow areas are reported around the river mouth.

Tides

Kitesurfing conditions do not depend on tide at Marina di Vecchiano.

Temperature

25.8°C summer · 12.5°C winter

Wetsuit

A normal wetsuit is reported off season and shorty, boardshorts or rash vest in summer; water temperature is reported at 23-27 C around early August and 12-13 C around early March.

Currents

River-mouth current is unquantified. What is consistent is that the sea at the Serchio mouth turns rough and messy in strong Libeccio.

13–28°C water

Open sandy beach at the Serchio river mouth, with shallow, flat, chop, small-wave and medium-wave conditions, and small waves where the river meets the sea.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced

Listed for any level. Very strong Libeccio and a messy sea at the river mouth say otherwise, so this record treats the practical level as intermediate to advanced until a local school confirms beginners can be taught here.

The scene

What riders come here for

storm ridingwavefreeridestrong Libeccio sessions

Wild beach rather than a resort launch, with no regular beach crowd. Summer still brings bathers and ordinance limits worth checking locally.

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

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: large

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Viareggio Darsena, 7 km

Viareggio Darsena Viareggio Principe di Piemonte Calambrone

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

Rescue

Unserviced. No lifeguard post, rescue boat or school cover was found anywhere on this beach, and the parking near the mouth is the closest a vehicle gets to the water. Plan on your own self-rescue and a long walk back up the sand.

Launch

Big sandy beach with lots of space near the Serchio river mouth; parking is close to the river mouth after taking Via del Mare from Migliarino and continuing on the dirt road.

Space

large

Rules & access

2026: parking at Marina di Vecchiano is paid from 9 May to 30 September. Vecchiano residents buy a season pass for 20 EUR through the municipal portal and authorised plates go to the parking operator electronically; no non-resident tariff is published. The beach-safety ordinance n. 50/2026 that is sometimes quoted for this beach is the Piombino maritime district's, covering the coast between the Foce dell'Alma and the Fossa Camilla in the comuni of Scarlino, Follonica, Piombino, San Vincenzo and Castagneto Carducci, and it carries no force at the Serchio mouth. The ordinance that does govern this stretch is not published, so launch corridors, bathing-season limits and any hour restriction here remain unconfirmed.

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

Rider tips

Come for confident strong-wind riding, not for a first lesson, unless a local school confirms it on the day.
Stay well clear of the river-mouth flow and of any boats.
Between 1 May and 30 September, check the ordinance in force and where you can legally get on the water at the Serchio mouth before you rig.
Take Via del Mare from Migliarino and stay on the dirt road; the parking is close to the mouth and it is a short carry.
Expect a wild beach, not a serviced one. Nothing like Calambrone or Tirrenia.

Getting there

Airport

Pisa International Airport (PSA)

Route

Drive north from Pisa on the A12, exit at Migliarino, take Via del Mare toward the sea, then follow the dirt road along the river and park close to the mouth. Road distance from Pisa airport is about 19.6 km. From 9 May to 30 September the parking is paid.

Cost level

medium

Staying

Base in Marina di Vecchiano, Migliarino, Pisa, Torre del Lago or Viareggio; exact kite-focused accommodation is unconfirmed.

No-wind days

Parco di Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli · Pisa · Viareggio · Torre del Lago · beach walks

Photos

Bocca di Serchio — Giovanni Cerretani, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

When is the best time to kite Marina di Vecchiano?

The best winds run October through April, with January through April and October through December named as the top months.

Is Marina di Vecchiano suitable for beginners?

One directory lists it for any level, but strong Libeccio and the messy sea at the river mouth make it better suited to intermediate and advanced riders.

What is the wind like at Marina di Vecchiano?

West, southwest and northwest frontal wind from Libeccio and Maestrale drives the spot, and the sea can become very messy when Libeccio is strong.

What are the hazards at Marina di Vecchiano?

The Serchio river-mouth current, boats, and the protected park setting are notable hazards, along with bathing-season ordinance limits.

Last updated: August 2026