Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Italy |
Next Big City |
Palermo and Trapani |
Next Town |
Mazara del Vallo |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Camping, School, Shop, Repair, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Waves up to 4 meters in winter, flat or choppy in summer with thermal winds, waves when some summer storms roll in.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
August |
Fine, sandy beach.
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Spring:
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Shorty |
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Summer:
|
Shorts |
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Fall:
|
Normal |
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Winter:
|
Normal |
Very mild winters, very hot summers (40+°C).
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, E, ESE, SE, W, WNW, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
N, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW |
Best winds for wave sailing down the line are W and NW (Mistral). Side and sideoffshore relatively constant, creates well formed waves. Scirocco (SE) and Levante (E) are also good.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
No walk |
To get to Puzziteddu from Palermo you must take hwy A29 for Mazara del Vallo. Exit at Campobello di Mazara, approximately 100 km, go through town following the signs for "Torretta - Granitola" and then for "Kartibubbo village".
Rules |
None |
Watch out for the windsurfers, during holidays/weekends it can get very crowded. If crowded better move to the next bay (west): Kartibubbo.
At 10km away Mazara del Vallo offers many aspects of nightlife.
