Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Italy |
Next Big City |
Olbia |
Next Town |
Palau, Porto Pollo |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Shop, Repair, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Ships |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Getting deep after a few meters, sometimes choppy with little waves. With good wind conditions sometimes really crowded with kiters, so be careful on the water. Please respect the swimmer zones.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Sandy and long beach with beach goers and windsurfers.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Shorty |
Winter:
|
Normal |
A wetsuit is necessary in winter, from October to May. In summer short wetsuit or shorts.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Main Direction: |
NE, ENE, SE, W, WNW, NW |
Hotspot for wind in Sardegna: wind nearly every day, most of the time NW winds. Winds tend to be slightly gusty from West as they come over the land first.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Airplane or boat (from Genova or Livorno) to Olbia, then by car to Porto Pollo.
Extra information
Lots of windsurfers. Stay out of there way. The kite launch area is near the river mouth (Porto Liscia Kite Zone). No riding in the marked swimmer zones.
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