Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Italy |
Next Big City |
Reggio di Calabria |
Next Town |
Catanzaro, Botricello |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Small kicker waves, good for right jumpers with Southerly winds.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Long and wide, sandy beach. Lots of space from fall to spring. During summer next to Maracana is an empty beach area with enough space to launch and land.
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Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal |
Summer hot, almost no rain, spring and autumn pretty warm, winter not too cold. Warm water in the summer (around 27°C) and not too cold in the winter (16-18°C).
Best Months: |
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
SW |
Main Direction: |
SW |
During summer thermal winds blow from the Westcoast and then get accelerated, blows offshore further south and then turns to SW here. Normally winds are stronger than forecasted.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Catanzaro east on 19, then NE on 106 until you get to Botricello.
Rules |
Zones |
Swimmer zone during summer.
Fun nightlife in Crotone.
