The Poetto is Cagliari’s city beach, a long run of sand on the south coast of Sardinia that runs about 8 km from the Sella del Diavolo headland east to the coast of Quartu Sant’Elena. Its stretches are named after the bus stops along the front, and the first stop is by Marina Piccola, the small harbour under the headland.
That is where the Windsurfing Club Cagliari has its base. From June to September the Poetto is also where the city goes out at night, with live music and clubs along the front.
The windiest run in the record is March to May, when about one day in three clears 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, with April the pick at 35 per cent.
27% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In May the wind most often sits at 4 to 7 kt (41% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hour is 4pm, on 32% of days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
May on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Rideable days9 of 31Four Mays in the record
Wind, rideable hours14 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air23.0°CMaximum
Take it with you
The full Cagliari, the Poetto report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch notes05The bathing zone, the maestrale & crowds06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
WindChaser spot reportCagliari, the PoettoSardinia, Italy · May27% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Jul · High
From June to mid-September the Poetto fills with bathers and has no launch corridor, SurfTribe says, which makes it impracticable for kiting. WindChaser has no crowd count for the rest of the year yet.
On the water
What May usually does
Wind directionNW, SE or EThe maestrale from the north-west blows offshore over flat water; the scirocco and levante come off the sea with waves, the guides say.
Wind strength14 to 16 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, March to May, in the record.
When it blowsBuilds by afternoonThe share of windy days climbs from the morning to a peak around 4pm in the record.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
Stay
Webcam
Approximate
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Nearest airportCagliari Elmas (CAG)About 13 km from Marina Piccola, around 22 minutes by road.
On the groundMarch to MayThe windiest months in the record. July and August bring the afternoon thermal.
Getting aroundCar or busThe beach is named by its bus stops from Marina Piccola eastwards. Parking is under a minute from the sand.
