Nearby Turi / Pish Poro 15 km · Vlorë (Zvërnec / Plazhi i Vjetër / Hidrovor) 17 km · Divjakë 31 km · Vile-Bashtovë 38 km · straight-line distance
On the clock
11:00 · 13:00
Unconfirmed. The school runs lessons after 11:00 or after 13:00 depending on the day, which is the only clue to when the wind fills in.
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
Character
mixed
fills in: Unconfirmed. The school runs lessons after 11:00 or after 13:00 depending on the day, which is the only clue to when the wind fills in.
Typical strength
The published monthly averages are 4-5 kt with 33 windy days a year, and they leave thermals out, so they say little about a summer afternoon. The inland Fier statistics are no help either.
Direction to shore
cross-on
Dominant direction
Variable month to month. Summer averages sit around W to WNW/NW: June 270°, July 290°, August 264°.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan11
- Feb14
- Mar19
- Apr22
- May15
- Jun15
- Jul21
- Aug13
- Sep17
- Oct15
- Nov15
- Dec5
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
- 11%Jan15°
- 14%Feb14°
- 19%Mar16°
- 22%Apr17°
- 15%May21°
- 15%Jun25°
- 21%Jul27°
- 13%Aug28°
- 17%Sep26°
- 15%Oct23°
- 15%Nov19°
- 5%Dec17°
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 | 11% | 23% | 15% | 8.7 kt | N | 15:00 | 8.9°C | 15.4°C | 62 |
| Feb | 14% | 28% | 21% | 9.1 kt | NNW | 15:00 | 9.7°C | 14.3°C | 57 |
| Mar | 19% | 34% | 27% | 10.4 kt | SSW | 15:00 | 11.4°C | 15.8°C | 62 |
| Apr | 22% | 33% | 28% | 10.6 kt | NW | 15:00 | 14.4°C | 17.4°C | 60 |
| May | 15% | 39% | 24% | 10.5 kt | NW | 15:00 | 19°C | 20.6°C | 62 |
| Jun | 15% | 42% | 28% | 10.7 kt | NW | 15:00 | 24.2°C | 25°C | 60 |
| Jul | 21% | 45% | 27% | 11.1 kt | NW | 15:00 | 27.2°C | 27.2°C | 62 |
| Aug | 13% | 47% | 24% | 10.8 kt | NW | 15:00 | 26.5°C | 27.5°C | 62 |
| Sep | 17% | 35% | 22% | 10.3 kt | NW | 15:00 | 22.7°C | 25.7°C | 60 |
| Oct | 15% | 27% | 23% | 9.5 kt | NNW | 15:00 | 18.8°C | 22.9°C | 62 |
| Nov | 15% | 27% | 23% | 8.8 kt | SSW | 14:00 | 14.2°C | 19.3°C | 60 |
| Dec | 5% | 24% | 10% | 7 kt | NNE | 14:00 | 10.9°C | 16.6°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
mixed
Standing depth
Shallow off the sand; how far out you can still stand is unconfirmed.
Temperature
Summer 24.3°C summer average; August average 25.5°C, with a 10-year August range of 22.5-28°C.
Winter 15.6°C winter average; January average 15.2°C and February average 14.5°C.
Wetsuit
Boardshorts or a rash vest are usually enough in July-August; a full wetsuit is likely needed in winter and shoulder months because water averages 14.5-19°C from February-May.
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: huge
Somewhere else
Turi / Pish Poro, 15 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Long, wide sand beach at Darëzezë e Re, about 20-23 km from Fier: nothing built on the sand, a belt of pines and dunes behind it, and room to rig wherever the umbrellas stop.
Space
huge
Rider tips
- Call the Darëzezë school before you drive down from Fier; no public forecast for this beach is good enough to plan a session blind.
- Rig on the empty sand past the umbrella rows; on July-August weekends the serviced stretch is full of families from Fier.
- Wear booties or shuffle your feet in the shallows: weever-fish stings at Darëzezë put people in the medical post in 2021, 2023 and again on 26 August 2026.
- Expect chop and small wind waves, not lagoon flat water; if you are learning, do it with the school, not alone.
- Check the state of the Darëzezë-Seman road after rain and early in the season; it was potholed in 2020 and 2025 and is being rebuilt in 2025-2026.
- Lessons run after 11:00 or after 13:00, which is the closest thing to a wind onset time anyone has published; do not plan on a morning session.
Getting there
Airport
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)
Route
From Tirana airport it is about 106 km to Fier, around 1 h 28 min by car; by bus via Durrës count on 2 h 40-2 h 55. From Fier it is another 20-23 km of local road to the beach, and that last leg is by car.
Transfer
About 120-180 by car from TIA: the published airport-Fier drive plus the last leg to the beach, not a measured transfer. Bus plus a local ride takes longer.
Cost level
Low to medium. In 2020 a private room ran about 10,000-15,000 old lek a night and an umbrella-and-sunbed set about 500 lek (2020 prices); small stays around Fier and Darëzezë still show up for 2026, but nobody has published current prices.
Staying
A few guesthouses and rentals at Darëzezë e Re, plus the school's own rooms; the hotel supply is in Fier. As of 2020 there was still no hotel or resort on the beach, only restaurants and rooms to let, and whether that has changed is unconfirmed.
No-wind days
Darëzezë pine forest and dunes · local fish restaurants · Apollonia Archaeological Park near Fier · Vjosa-Narta/Zvërnec nature and birdwatching area to the south · Fier city
FAQ
Is Plazhi i Darëzezës suitable for beginners?
A local Darëzezë-based school teaches all levels, but the open Adriatic beach has reported wind waves and possible shorebreak, so independent beginners should use local instruction rather than self-teach.
What is the wind like?
Public wind statistics for the beach are weak, showing only 4-5 knot monthly averages and 33 windy days a year, explicitly excluding thermal wind. Summer directions run around west to west-northwest.
Are there kite schools or rental here?
Kitesurfing in Albania (Artur Sulejmani) and Kitesurf Lessons Albania both operate directly at Darëzezë Beach, offering courses and water-sport activity for all levels.
What hazards should I know about?
Albanian reports from 2021, 2023 and 2026 describe repeated weever-fish stings in the shallow sand, and the access road has been reported as poor or potholed in some years.
Last updated: August 2026