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Sardinia, Italy

Oct · 23% rideable

Cagliari, the Poetto

What it's actually like

Compiled by WindChaser, 27 September 2026

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.

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Your month

When it's good

12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite

October · 23%. 7 rideable days in 31, 1.6 hours a day over 12 kt. Go elsewhere.

Where else it blows in October

At a glance

Is it for you?

Skill levelComfortable
WaterBit of chop
Wind · OctRoll of the dice
Crowds · OctBusy patches
Local vibeFriendly enough
Water qualityUsually clean
NightlifeLively
CostMid

Geek analysis

October in the record

23% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

In October the wind most often sits at 4 to 7 kt (39% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hours are 3pm to 4pm, each on 23% of days. See both charts in the full report

No weather station near enough to check these figures against.

October on the record

The month's own figures, not the year's average.

Rideable days7 of 31Three Octobers in the record
Wind, rideable hours14 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air23.7°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

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 October usually does

October sits outside the best months here. 23% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

Your playground

Launches & safety

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

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  • 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.

Stay, schools & kit

Who works this beach

© Claudia LazzaraWindsurfing Club CagliariClubGoogle MapsWindsurf · WingFederazione Italiana Vela club at Marina Piccola. Its sailing school runs windsurf and wing foil courses.
© Hyperisland Kitesurf & WingfoilHyperislandSchoolGoogle MapsKite · WingKite and wing school in Cagliari. Wing lessons on the Poetto start in the water from a support boat.
© Andrea CongiuKite Zone SardegnaSchoolGoogle MapsKite · WingFIV and IKO school. The Poetto in winter, La Maddalena Spiaggia at Capoterra in summer.
© SAM Beach Club Cagliari And tourSam BeachSchool$$$MidGoogle MapsWindsurf · WingWindsurf and wing lessons on Viale Poetto, from 40 euros for 45 minutes.

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