Nearby Ponte Caffaro 35 km · straight-line distance
On the clock
07:00 · 10:00 · 14:00
07:00-10:00 for the main morning thermal; lighter south breeze generally around 14:00
The marks are the clock times the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The bar between the first and the last covers those hours; it is not a promise of wind.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
thermal
fills in: 07:00-10:00 for the main morning thermal; lighter south breeze generally around 14:00
Typical strength
14-20
Also on record
18-20 in the morning thermal; 14-16 in the early afternoon breeze
The quiver, in words
11-14 m is the working Iseo range for a 75-85 kg rider: the small end for the 18-20 knot morning thermal, the big end for the 14-16 knot afternoon breeze. Bring more kite than you would for Garda or Como.
Direction to shore
Sideshore both ways. The shore at Marone runs roughly north-south with the water to the west, so the morning northerly comes in from your right as you face out and the afternoon southerly from your left; neither blows straight onto the beach or straight off it.Derived from the lake axis and the shoreline orientation, not from a measurement at the launch.
Dominant direction
Two thermal winds: the morning northerly, known on the lake as ol vet, and l'Ora from the south in the afternoon.
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
- Jan2
- Feb0
- Mar5
- Apr7
- May0
- Jun, riders' month0
- Jul, riders' month0
- Aug, riders' month0
- Sep5
- Oct2
- Nov3
- Dec5
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jun, Jul, Aug.
The model is wrong here
The model reads 7% 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 | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5.4 kt | S | 16:00 | 6.2°C | 62 |
| Feb | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6 kt | SSE | 15:00 | 7.6°C | 57 |
| Mar | 5% | 8% | 5% | 7.7 kt | S | 15:00 | 9.6°C | 62 |
| Apr | 7% | 10% | 8% | 8.1 kt | S | 15:00 | 12.2°C | 60 |
| May | 0% | 10% | 6% | 7.7 kt | SSW | 15:00 | 17.1°C | 62 |
| Jun | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7.4 kt | SSW | 14:00 | 21.9°C | 60 |
| Jul | 0% | 10% | 8% | 7.7 kt | S | 15:00 | 25.1°C | 62 |
| Aug | 0% | 16% | 11% | 7.7 kt | S | 15:00 | 25.1°C | 62 |
| Sep | 5% | 13% | 10% | 7.5 kt | S | 15:00 | 19.9°C | 60 |
| Oct | 2% | 5% | 5% | 5.7 kt | S | 15:00 | 17°C | 62 |
| Nov | 3% | 10% | 8% | 6.4 kt | S | 15:00 | 10.1°C | 60 |
| Dec | 5% | 10% | 8% | 5.5 kt | N | 13:00 | 6.8°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
lake
Standing depth
Deep; more than 2 m for Iseo lake.
Tides
none
Temperature
Summer 23.4 average summer surface water at Iseo; August average 24.4
Winter 5.9 average winter surface water at Iseo
Wetsuit
shorty or light suit in warm summer; full wetsuit outside summer
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: The school works off a small beach beside the Mad Hops lido, with lakefront parking in Marone. No public rigging area has been measured, and riders describe this lake as having no practical shore launch: getting out generally means a boat or a school lift.
Somewhere else
Ponte Caffaro, 35 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Maselli Kite School runs the Lake Iseo base from Via Battista Cristini 13 in Marone, working off a small beach a few metres from the Mad Hops lido: lessons, kite rental 07:00-19:00, kite testing, and a lift or assisted lift. Getting onto the water here is usually done by boat or lift rather than by walking off the beach.When the southerly Ora is up, the other east-shore option is the Vello-Toline stretch, reached along the cycle path with a wheeled trolley.
Space
The school works off a small beach beside the Mad Hops lido, with lakefront parking in Marone. No public rigging area has been measured, and riders describe this lake as having no practical shore launch: getting out generally means a boat or a school lift.
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Set the alarm: the strongest window is 07:00-10:00.
- Book the lift or a briefing before your first session; the thermal pattern and the lake traffic are not obvious from the shore.
- Rig in the 11-14 range, which is what Iseo usually asks for.
- Pack a full wetsuit outside high summer: winter surface water averages 5.9 C against 23.4 C in summer.
- Keep clear of the Monte Isola ferry line when you head out from the lakefront.
- Rig in the 11-14 range, which is what Iseo usually asks for, and bring bigger than your Garda kit.
- Do not count on walking in off the beach; ask the school about the boat or lift before you drive up.
- Ask about weed before you travel in high summer: in 2026 algae was thick enough at Marone to stop the ferries berthing.
Getting there
Airport
Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio, 30-40 km from the lake.
Route
Marone is on the Brescia shore of Lake Iseo and the school base is Via Battista Cristini 13. It has a station on the Brescia-Edolo line, so the lake is reachable without a car. Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio is 30-40 km from the lake.
Cost level
medium
Staying
Lodging is arranged locally through the school. Nothing specific to the launch itself is listed.
No-wind days
Sailing, canoe, SUP and wakeboard are the usual Lake Iseo fallbacks.
Photos
FAQ
Is Marone suitable for beginners?
Yes. Maselli Kite School offers lessons, assisted lift and kite rental, and describes supervised sessions for first-time riders on Lake Iseo.
When is the best time to kite at Marone?
June, July and August give the strongest window, with a morning thermal averaging 18-20 knots from 07:00 to 10:00, followed by a lighter 14-16 knot south breeze in the early afternoon.
What is the wind like?
Two thermal windows occur: a stronger morning valley wind and a lighter afternoon lake breeze from the south, with recommended kite sizes of 11-14 m.
Is there a kite school?
Yes, Maselli Kite School runs its Lake Iseo base in Marone with lessons, assisted lift and kite rental.
What are the hazards?
Cold water outside summer, chop, deep water beyond the shore, and ferry traffic toward Monte Isola.
Last updated: August 2026