Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Next Big City
Venice
Next Town
Jesolo
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Shallow, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
Currents, Wave breaker
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Flat 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.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Medium
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 Piazza Brescia with wet-bike assistance.

Weather

Spring:
Shorty
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorty
Winter:
Normal

In summer it depends on the wind. With the Bora a shorty or heatseeker is recommended, otherwise boardshorts and a polypro lycra can be sufficient. In winter it can snow: drysuit, gloves, boots and hood.

Wind

Best Months:
March, April, May, September, October, November
Wind Type:
No information
Best Direction:
No information
Main Direction:
No information

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.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
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 the Piazza Brescia at the beach.

Extra information

Rules
Zones, Time, Other

During summer season (May 15 to September 15) beaches can be crowded and kiting only permitted through authorized channels and kite launching areas: in front of 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.

Nightlife

Jesolo by night is a nightlife playground.