Italy

Kitesurfing in Palau

Name: Palau
Address: IT

1 kite spot or kite centre is mapped around Palau (Italy) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), 38 km in a straight line.

Show on the map41.1970, 9.3073

Windiest months: November-March
Prevailing wind: Wfrom west, 277°
Windiest month: 10.5knots on average (5.4 m/s), March
Nearest airport: OLBOlbia Costa Smeralda Airport, 38 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

Wind across the year

When it blows here

Windier months: November-March. The prevailing wind blows from the west (277°).

10.1Jan5.2

10.2Feb5.2

10.5Mar5.4

9.1Apr4.7

8.8May4.5

7.9Jun4.1

8.3Jul4.3

7.7Aug4.0

8.2Sep4.2

8.4Oct4.3

9.5Nov4.9

10.3Dec5.3

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
February	10.2 knots · 5.2 m/s
March	10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
April	9.1 knots · 4.7 m/s
May	8.8 knots · 4.5 m/s
June	7.9 knots · 4.1 m/s
July	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s
August	7.7 knots · 4.0 m/s
September	8.2 knots · 4.2 m/s
October	8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
November	9.5 knots · 4.9 m/s
December	10.3 knots · 5.3 m/s

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

Spots and schools

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

Porto Liscia
Kite spotOSM

Getting there

Nearest airports

OLBOlbia Costa Smeralda Airport, Olbia (SS)38 km in a straight line
FSCFigari Sud-Corse Airport, Figari38 km in a straight line

Nearby

Other places nearby

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026. About Palau: Wikipedia · Wikidata

A week on the water

Kite safari in the Red Sea

8 days on a yacht from Hurghada to the islands of the northern Red Sea. Next departure 7-14 November 2026, the 2027 dates are coming soon.

See the safari

The safari is organised by Mohamed of Paradise Kitesurf Red Sea. I've known him for years and we work together.