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Corse · Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud · South Corsica · Bonifacio
Pont de Ventilègne
also known as Pont de Ventilegne, Ventilègne, Baie de Ventilègne
Nearby La Tonnara 2 km · Baie de Figari 5 km · Balistra 8 km · Piantarella 11 km · Palombaggia 22 km · Golfo di Sogno 26 km · Porto Pollo 31 km · Plage de Capu Laurosu 32 km · Pinarellu 34 km · Porto Pollo - Plage du Taravo 40 km · straight-line distance
On the clock
10:00 · 14:00 · 18:00 · 20:00
Flat overnight, building from about 10:00, strongest between 14:00 and 18:00, easing off after 20:00. The daily swing is worth roughly three knots in summer. Indicative, from a reanalysis diurnal cycle rather than a local measurement.
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
locals call it Libecciu
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
fills in: Flat overnight, building from about 10:00, strongest between 14:00 and 18:00, easing off after 20:00. The daily swing is worth roughly three knots in summer. Indicative, from a reanalysis diurnal cycle rather than a local measurement.
Typical strength
Indicative, from a coastal reanalysis grid cell rather than a beach station. Through June to September about a fifth to a quarter of hours reach 12 kn and roughly one in ten reaches 15 kn. The windier half of the year is November to March: 12 kn or more covers a third to two fifths of hours, 18 kn or more about one hour in eight, and mean gusts run 19-20 kn. Outside the bay the same westerly is a stronger wind than what you feel inside.
Thermal or synoptic
thermal and synoptic
The quiver, in words
No local rider reports were found, so these are derived from the wind range rather than measured. A 75-85 kg rider is on 11-12 m at 15-18 kn, 9-10 m at 18-22 kn, and 8 m or under when a winter Libecciu goes past 25 kn.Size down for outside the bay, where the westerly is stronger than the reading you take on the sand.
Direction to shore
West-sector wind comes into the enclosed bay; this is the regular west-wind beginner option around Bonifacio.
Dominant direction
SW-W
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan75
- Feb76
- Mar85
- Apr73
- May58
- Jun, riders' month66
- Jul, riders' month71
- Aug63
- Sep, riders' month70
- Oct55
- Nov77
- Dec70
per cent of the month at force 4 or more
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jun, Jul, Sep.
- 16Jan15°
- 15Feb14°
- 16Mar15°
- 16Apr15°
- 13May18°
- 13Jun22°
- 14Jul25°
- 13Aug26°
- 14Sep24°
- 13Oct22°
- 16Nov19°
- 15Dec17°
avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Force 4+ | Knots | From | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75% | 15.7 kt | W | 11.1°C | 15.3°C |
| Feb | 76% | 14.8 kt | W | 11.5°C | 14.2°C |
| Mar | 85% | 15.9 kt | W | 12.7°C | 14.5°C |
| Apr | 73% | 15.6 kt | W | 14.5°C | 15.4°C |
| May | 58% | 12.8 kt | W | 18.7°C | 18.2°C |
| Jun | 66% | 13 kt | W | 23.3°C | 21.9°C |
| Jul | 71% | 13.6 kt | W | 26.9°C | 24.7°C |
| Aug | 63% | 12.5 kt | W | 26.8°C | 26.2°C |
| Sep | 70% | 13.6 kt | W | 23°C | 23.7°C |
| Oct | 55% | 12.9 kt | W | 20.4°C | 21.8°C |
| Nov | 77% | 16.2 kt | W | 16°C | 19.4°C |
| Dec | 70% | 15.1 kt | W | 12.6°C | 16.6°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
lagoon
Standing depth
You can stand easily over much of the closed bay, and the inner end is very shallow. Depth accounts disagree - the same water is elsewhere called only moderately deep - so wade it before you commit to a spot you would not want to swim out of.
Temperature
24.6°C summer · 13.6°C winter
Wetsuit
Shorty or rash vest in the warm season; full suit outside summer, 4/3 mm plus boots in the coldest months. The temperature figures are for Figari/Bonifacio water, not the bay itself.
Currents
No current and no waves inside the closed bay. Outside it, the westerly and the open water are a different proposition.
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
2 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: limited to moderate
Somewhere else
La Tonnara, 2 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
VHF channel 16
Launch
Launch from either of the two beaches at the road bridge over the bay, 7 km north of Bonifacio on the RT40. Parking is free and easy. The sand is used almost exclusively by kitesurfers and windsurfers, all year round. Downwind of the launch is the road, and the sides of the pass are rock.
Space
limited to moderate
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Take your first sessions with Corsica Kiteboarding or Ecole Kitesurf Corse; the launch is tight and the water very shallow.
- In stronger west wind, expect the freestyle and wakestyle crowd on the flattest water; give them a lane.
- Read the reserve signs at the bridge before rigging; the bay is inside the Bouches de Bonifacio nature reserve.
- Stay inside the bay unless you have ridden strong Libecciu before; outside it the westerly is a different wind.
- Free parking at the bridge, and nothing else. No post, no water, no shade, nobody watching the bay.
- Wind builds from mid-morning and peaks between 14:00 and 18:00, so an early arrival buys you rigging space, not wind.
Getting there
Airport
Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)
Route
Fly to Figari, rent a car or take a taxi toward Bonifacio; the launch is at the RT40/RT10 bridge over the Ventilègne bay.
Transfer
25 min
Cost level
high
Staying
Base in Bonifacio, Figari/Pianottoli-Caldarello, or nearby campsites and rentals in southern Corsica.
No-wind days
Bonifacio old town and cliffs · Lavezzi islands boat trip · Sperone golf course · Roccapina · Aiguilles de Bavella hiking
Photos
FAQ
When is the best time to kite at Pont de Ventilègne?
June, July and September are the preferred warm, windy months; kiting is possible year-round around Bonifacio.
Is Pont de Ventilègne good for beginners?
Yes, the shallow enclosed bay is regarded as the safe Bonifacio learning option, limiting chop even when the west-sector wind picks up.
What is the wind like at Pont de Ventilègne?
West-sector wind, known locally as the Libecciu, is the main direction and enters the bay regularly, giving flatter water than the open coast.
Are there rules or restricted zones?
The spot sits inside the Bouches de Bonifacio nature reserve, so riders must respect posted signs and remove rubbish; no spot-specific kitesurf order was found.
Last updated: August 2026