Best time to kitesurf Maddalena Spiaggia – Capoterra

The best time to kitesurf at Maddalena Spiaggia – Capoterra is June–September, with about 11 windy days a month (15+ knots) and water around 26°C.

Capoterra, Sardinia, Italy

Sports: Kitesurfing, Wingfoiling

Best time to go: June–September

Maddalena Spiaggia – Capoterra wind & wave forecast

La Maddalena Spiaggia is a long sandy beach on the Gulf of Cagliari in the municipality of Capoterra, near the Copperton area, about 15 km south-west of Cagliari: around 20 minutes by car on the SS195 towards Pula. Kiters call it Petrol Beach because it lies between two oil and gas areas, but the beach is clean and the water clear. Parking, with room for campers, is about a minute from the water, and in summer a kite zone with a kite school and beach kiosks works on the beach.

This is Cagliari's summer spot. On hot, sunny days with high pressure and no other weather systems around, a thermal sea breeze from the south blows side-shore at about 13 to 22 knots, from about June to September; the Sardinian tourism board says it blows every day in summer. A strong scirocco from the south-east also works. The levante from the east brings waves, while the mistral from the north-west blows offshore and gusty here and is not good for riding. In winter Cagliari's kiters go to Poetto instead.

The bottom is sand and the water flat to choppy, so the spot suits beginners as well as intermediate and advanced kiters and wingfoilers, and the beaches on either side also work with the thermal and are less crowded. Seaweed can collect on the water and gets in the way, especially for beginners. In the bathing season, above all in July and August, kiting in Sardinia is only allowed where it is authorised, so launch from the kite zone and keep clear of swimmers. The water is about 25 °C in summer, so boardshorts or a shorty are enough.

Month by month at Maddalena Spiaggia – Capoterra

January: 8 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 15°C, air 15°C (nights 9°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 25 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 8; a day can have both
February: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 15°C, air 16°C (nights 10°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 25 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 6; a day can have both
March: 8 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 15°C, air 16°C (nights 11°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 27 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 12; a day can have both
April: 10 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 17°C, air 19°C (nights 13°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 28 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 7; a day can have both
May: 7 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 19°C, air 23°C (nights 16°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 29 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 10; a day can have both
June: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 24°C, air 29°C (nights 22°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 3; a day can have both
July: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.3 m, water 27°C, air 33°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 31 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 1; a day can have both
August: 11 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.3 m, water 28°C, air 32°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 31 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 2; a day can have both
September: 8 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 26°C, air 28°C (nights 22°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 5; a day can have both
October: 6 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 24°C, air 25°C (nights 19°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 29 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 9; a day can have both
November: 4 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 20°C, air 20°C (nights 14°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 26 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 10; a day can have both
December: 6 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.6 m, water 17°C, air 17°C (nights 12°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 25 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 9; a day can have both