Sea · Sardinia · Italy
Vecchie Saline
Kite days peak in January at 46 %.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 39 % Possibleabout 12 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 61 %
- Kiteable 39 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- Best hours
- 13:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.2 h
- Water
- 22 °C, spring suit
- Air
- 22 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 7 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Vecchie Saline averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 46 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 34 | 43 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Possible | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 11 to 16 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 12 to 17 | 12 to 19 | 13 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 13 to 17 | 13 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 11 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| Water°C at the surface | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 9 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 9 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 6 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 9 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorts | shorty | spring | 4/3 | 5/4 |
- In January, Vecchie Saline averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Vecchie Saline averaged 10 kite days out of 28 (37 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Vecchie Saline averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Vecchie Saline averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Vecchie Saline averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Vecchie Saline averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (34 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Vecchie Saline averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Vecchie Saline averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Vecchie Saline averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (35 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Vecchie Saline averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Vecchie Saline averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Vecchie Saline averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Vecchie Saline
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
4 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 4.0 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In January, the windiest month
- Too light 54 %
- Kiteable 46 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 54 %, kiteable on 46 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 11:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often W (270°).
Kitesurfing at Vecchie Saline: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Vecchie Saline?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 46 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Vecchie Saline windy in October?
Sometimes. 39 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 12 days in a typical October. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Vecchie Saline?
The water ranges from 14 °C in January to 27 °C in August. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Vecchie Saline get in a year?
About 142 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
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Spot facts
- Region
- Sardinia
- Country
- Italy
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), 5 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 40.9053, 9.5741
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Sardinia
Kite days in October, % of days
- Pittulongu
Italy · same kite days as Vecchie Saline in October
39 %Kite days by month at Pittulongu: Jan 46 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 43 %, May 36 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 38 % - San Teodoro, La Cinta
Italy · same kite days as Vecchie Saline in October
39 %Kite days by month at San Teodoro, La Cinta: Jan 45 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 43 %, May 36 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 37 % - La Caletta
Italy · 13 points fewer kite days than Vecchie Saline in October
26 %Kite days by month at La Caletta: Jan 32 %, Feb 25 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 29 %, May 20 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 26 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 23 % - Porto Pollo
Italy · 21 points more kite days than Vecchie Saline in October
60 %Kite days by month at Porto Pollo: Jan 68 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 60 %, May 65 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 59 % - La Maddalena
Italy · 20 points more kite days than Vecchie Saline in October
59 %Kite days by month at La Maddalena: Jan 68 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 57 %, May 62 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 60 % - Rena Majore
Italy · 24 points more kite days than Vecchie Saline in October
63 %Kite days by month at Rena Majore: Jan 67 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 66 %, May 66 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 58 % - Vignola
Italy · 9 points more kite days than Vecchie Saline in October
48 %Kite days by month at Vignola: Jan 60 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 55 % - Isola Rossa
Italy · 8 points fewer kite days than Vecchie Saline in October
31 %Kite days by month at Isola Rossa: Jan 46 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 36 %, May 31 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 43 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 39 % of days at Vecchie Saline met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/vecchie-saline
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