Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Italy |
Next Big City |
Bari, Foggia |
Next Town |
Barletta |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Shells |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
From flat to medium waves.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Concrete, Road |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August, September |
Long and wide, sandy beach. Harbour wall at the east end. Barletta has two nice beaches, one on Levante (south beach) and one on Poniente (north beach). The kite beach is "Ponente", nearly 3km of beach and large from 100m to 50m, only fine sand.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal, Thick |
May to September: 20-38°C, lycra. October to May: 5-20°C, wetsuit needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, W, WNW, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
ENE, E, SW, W, WNW, NW |
Best during late spring to fall.
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Train, Boat |
Access
|
Short walk |
Drive northwest from Bari along the coast and get to Barletta.
Extra information
Locals are friendly and lovely but better if fly with them and recommended to ask for the rules before.
Nightlife
Lots of pubs and very impressive nightlife, in spring/summer lots of beach parties.