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Abruzzo · Tollo station / Foro coast, Chieti · Chieti · Foro
Stazione di Tollo
also known as TKZ Tollo Kite Zone, Ortona Foro, Tollo
Nearby Francavilla Foro 6 km · Spiaggia dei Saraceni 9 km · Pescara Portanuova 11 km · Madonnina di Pescara 12 km · Tortuga Montesilvano 18 km · Fossacesia Marina 21 km · Casalbordino 34 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
Thermal, so the clock matters more than the forecast. Nothing in the morning, the breeze building around midday, the useful hours from early afternoon to evening. It goes with the sun.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
thermal
fills in: Thermal, so the clock matters more than the forecast. Nothing in the morning, the breeze building around midday, the useful hours from early afternoon to evening. It goes with the sun.
Typical strength
No anemometer on this beach and no published local average. What makes the spot is a summer thermal rather than raw strength, and on this stretch of the Abruzzo coast genuinely rideable days are a small share of the year. Indicative, no local measurement.
The quiver, in words
Indicative, no local report: a summer SSE thermal here is a big-kite affair, so at 75-85 kg count on 12-14 m, a 9-10 m for the strongest afternoons and a foil for the many days that never get past ten knots.
Direction to shore
The beach faces north-east. The SSE runs side-shore, straight down the line of the coast, which is why it is the direction to want. The NNE comes in onshore and the offshore rock breakers chop it before it reaches you.Anything from the west or south-west is offshore and not worth rigging for.
Dominant direction
NNE and SSE are the two directions; SSE is the better one.
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
- Jan10
- Feb5
- Mar13
- Apr8
- May, riders' month2
- Jun, riders' month0
- Jul, riders' month0
- Aug, riders' month2
- Sep2
- Oct8
- Nov10
- Dec8
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: May, Jun, Jul, Aug.
The model is wrong here
The model reads 13% 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 | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10% | 18% | 18% | 7.4 kt | SW | 13:00 | 8.2°C | 12°C | 62 |
| Feb | 5% | 16% | 12% | 7.3 kt | E | 14:00 | 9°C | 11.7°C | 57 |
| Mar | 13% | 24% | 21% | 8.6 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 10.6°C | 13.6°C | 62 |
| Apr | 8% | 23% | 18% | 8.4 kt | NNW | 14:00 | 13.1°C | 15.7°C | 60 |
| May | 2% | 6% | 2% | 7.8 kt | E | 14:00 | 18.1°C | 18.9°C | 62 |
| Jun | 0% | 7% | 2% | 7.5 kt | E | 14:00 | 23.1°C | 24.1°C | 60 |
| Jul | 0% | 6% | 5% | 8.3 kt | E | 14:00 | 26.8°C | 28.3°C | 62 |
| Aug | 2% | 5% | 3% | 8.3 kt | E | 14:00 | 26.1°C | 28.7°C | 62 |
| Sep | 2% | 15% | 8% | 8.3 kt | E | 14:00 | 21.6°C | 25.9°C | 60 |
| Oct | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7 kt | ESE | 14:00 | 18.8°C | 22°C | 62 |
| Nov | 10% | 23% | 18% | 7.6 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 13.1°C | 17.8°C | 60 |
| Dec | 8% | 19% | 16% | 7.2 kt | NW | 13:00 | 9.7°C | 13.7°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
sea
Standing depth
Shallow behind the offshore rock breakers.
Tides
Tide independent.
Temperature
26.6°C summer · 12.2°C winter
Wetsuit
Shorts in summer, shorty in spring/fall and full wetsuit in winter.
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
Francavilla Foro, 6 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Fine sandy beach behind the Tollo railway stop. Park near Punto Verde or Strada Lomera and walk through the railway underpass; there is also a dirt-road access off Contrada Arielli.
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
- Look at the breakwater gaps from the sand before you ride outside them; they are about 30 m wide and unmarked.
- Park near Punto Verde or off Strada Lomera and take the railway underpass, never the tracks.
- Ask the local riders where the launch sits that day: the beach has no kite setup of its own.
- Aim for an SSE thermal between May and August, the combination this spot is documented for.
Getting there
Airport
Pescara Abruzzo Airport (PSR)
Route
Drive south from Pescara along the coast and turn near Strada Lomera about 1 km south of Foro, then take the railway underpass down to the beach. The other way in is parking at Punto Verde and walking through an underpass.
Transfer
22 min
Staying
Rooms and camping exist along this coast; no specific lodging is listed.
No-wind days
Pescara Vecchia has the pubs and restaurants, and the Chieti coast south of here is the Costa dei Trabocchi.
Photos
FAQ
Is Stazione di Tollo suitable for beginners?
No, the spot is listed for intermediate and expert riders, since the offshore breakwaters and narrow gaps make it unsuitable for conservative beginners.
What is the wind like?
NNE and SSE are the main directions, with SSE rated the best, and the wind is thermal, best documented from May through August.
How do you get to the launch?
Riders park near Punto Verde or Strada Lomera and reach the sandy beach through a railway underpass, or use the Contrada Arielli dirt-road access.
What hazards should riders know about?
Hazards include the offshore rock wave breakers with narrow gaps between them, and the railway-underpass access itself.
Last updated: August 2026