Santa Maria del Focallo, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Granelli, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 51 km.

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About Santa Maria del Focallo

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 68). The sea is about 15°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 2 good days in 7; in June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Granelli, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 51 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 20 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 8 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Santa Maria del Focallo.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Granelli, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 51 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Santa Maria del Focallo
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	9kn	offnot safe	flat
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	7kn	cross-off	chop
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 5 knots	11kn	cross-off	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	10kn	on	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 1 knot	3kn	cross-off	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	7kn	side	chop
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	8kn	cross-off	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	14kn	side	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	6kn	cross-off	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 9 knots	14kn	offnot safe	chop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

Jan2of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar2of 7
Apr1of 7
May1of 7
Jun0of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug1of 7
Sep1of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov2of 7
Dec2of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 50 by road. About 20h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 11, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 10, onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 3, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 7, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 8, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 50 by road. About 20h door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,640 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £490–£1,015
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £80–£130
Food £230–£430

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