Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Italy |
Next Big City |
Venice |
Next Town |
Jesolo |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Currents, Wave breaker |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Chop to max 3m waves, sometimes well formed with Bora or Libeccio, with Scirocco very choppy. Tide hub max. 1m, usually no problem. After a day of Bora quite a strong current.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
15 km of wide beach with soft golden sand. Wooden piers at regular 60-80m intervals. At low tide you can start outside the piers. During summer season (May 15 to September 15) beaches can be crowded and kiting only permitted through authorized channels and kite launching area in front of the hospital.
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Spring:
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Shorty |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorty |
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Winter:
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Normal |
In summer it depends on the wind. With the Bora a shorty or hea tseeker is recommended, otherwise board shorts and a polypro lycra can be sufficient. In winter it can snow: drysuit, gloves, boots and hood.
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
E, SW |
Main Direction: |
NE, E, S, SW |
Not famous for wind but from year to year can be very different, no regular pattern. Usually spring and autumn have stronger winds more often but sometimes you can have really good days in mid August. The Bora can hit with 30-40 knots.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Motorway Venice/Mestre - Trieste, exit aeroport Marco Polo (Venice) and follow the signs. Coming from the north exit at Noventa di Piave. From Treviso take the Treviso-Mare. Get to Jesolo and find Via Levantina and drive to the beach at the hospital.
Rules |
Zones, Time, Other |
Kitesurfing is forbidden (if the coast guard coming you have to pay 1200 euro and you can say goodbye to your gear) from June to September. The nearest accessible spot is Jesolo - Piazza Brescia with wet-bike assistance and in front of the hospital. The channels can be used only to enter and exit, kiting must be practiced outside the 500 meter buoys. Flotation vests are the law.
Jesolo by night is a nightlife playground.