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Stintino
Stintino sits at Sardinia's northwest tip near the famous La Pelosa beach, with a gradual sandy bottom and shallow water extending well offshore. Wind reliability is only moderate, and the beach's fame (with summer visitor caps at La Pelosa) means this is mainly an off-season/shoulder-season kite spot.
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Wind
| best months |
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|---|---|
| season notes | Best wind reliability is in winter (Jan ~25% wind days, Nov/Dec/Feb also strong); summer is quiet and the beach is crowded with swimmers/tourists |
| avg knots | 10-18 |
| wind name | Tramontana/Mistral (N-NE) |
| direction to shore | side-shore |
| quality | gusty |
| typical kite sizes | 9-13m |
Water
| type | flat to light chop |
|---|---|
| temp summer c | 26 |
| temp winter c | 15 |
| wetsuit | 4/3mm in winter, shorty in summer |
| standing depth | yes, gradual shallow sandy bottom extending offshore |
Levels
| beginner | yes |
|---|---|
| intermediate | yes |
| advanced | no |
| notes | Straightforward sandy entry good for beginner-to-intermediate; light and inconsistent wind means patience is needed |
Launch & crowd
| description | Sandy beach launch, gradual shallow entry |
|---|---|
| busy months |
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| vibe | Tourist-heavy in summer at La Pelosa; quiet and local in the kiteable off-season |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Stintino (weatherspark modelled climatology) (Weatherspark (NASA/NOAA MERRA-2 reanalysis-based model climatology, not a physical anemometer), ~0 km) — Windfinder has a 'Marina di Stintino' page but explicitly states 'No statistical weather data available' for it, listing Marina di Porto Torres (18 km) as the nearest live station (its own Windfinder stats page was unreachable this session due to persistent HTTP 429 rate-limiting from windfinder.com). Used Weatherspark's Stintino-specific modelled climatology instead. This IS a genuine winter-peak wind location (Maestrale/Mistral-driven), which matches the batch's own known_best_months of Nov-Feb — but Weatherspark's figures are a 24h/365-day reanalysis average, not the afternoon-window strength a kiter cares about, and it has no Beaufort-probability or water-temperature figures; both left null rather than invented.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | 11.6 | W | 10.3 | — |
| Feb | —% | 11.3 | W | 10.3 | — |
| Mar | —% | 10.6 | W | 11.7 | — |
| Apr | —% | 10 | W | 13.6 | — |
| May | —% | 8.3 | W | 17.2 | — |
| Jun | —% | 7.7 | W | 20.8 | — |
| Jul | —% | 7.4 | W | 23.3 | — |
| Aug | —% | 7.5 | W | 23.6 | — |
| Sep | —% | 8.5 | W | 21.1 | — |
| Oct | —% | 9.6 | W | 18.3 | — |
| Nov | —% | 11.3 | W | 14.4 | — |
| Dec | —% | 11.9 | W | 11.7 | — |
Hazards
- rocky outcrops/headlands to the north
- strong currents near the rocky points
- offshore reef structures
Rules
- La Pelosa beach itself has summer visitor caps/booking limits due to its popularity, effectively pushing kiting to quieter periods
Travel basics
| airport | AHO - Alghero-Fertilia |
|---|---|
| cost level | mid |
| no wind | Visit La Pelosa beach, Asinara island, Alghero old town |
Nearby: Porto Pollo, La Maddalena archipelago, Rena Majore
Sources: kitecompass.app