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Type:	Flat, Chop
Hazards:	Ships/Boats
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

It's a lake, mostly choppy 10 to 40cm. Not much space to go downwind too far. Therefore not a beginners beach.

Type:	Grass, Sand
Size:	Medium
Hazards:	No Info
Beach Users:	June, July, August

Small sandy beach. Meadow for rigging your kites. Many windsurfers and beachgoers, be careful.

Best Months:	May, June, July, August
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds, Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	N, S
Main Direction:	N, S

The wind is coming from South, it's the best for kiting. The small island in front of the beach may cause some turbulences, be aware. Wind from 10-30 knots. The season of thermal wind stars in March/April till October. No one is kitesurfing with North winds. The South wind is regular, and sideshore or sideonshore. South wind is coming 6 out of 7 days. South wind: 14:00-19:00, steady usually 7-18 knots. North wind: sporadically usually 15-40 knots, very gusty. These 4 winds are possible: TIVANO: blowing the whole year from 6-10am out of NE. It's coming out of Veltlin and if it is missing, it means that the weather will be bad. BREVA: blowing out of the South if the Tivano becomes less. It's the main wind on this lake and mainly in the North quiet strong, blowing from about 10am to sunset. VENTONE: blowing from the North, often after a thunderstorm in the mountains with gusts up to 40-60km/h. Not recommended to kite in. MENAGGINO: out of the South with strong gusts, mainly after thunderstorms in summer.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

Gera Lario is right at the North of the Lake Como. The beach is at the westside of the `river mouth`. From the main street get onto Via Sole Mio. Parking lot almost directly at the beach with parking fees.

Rules:

Fees

Packed beach, be careful and ask locals for special rules. Parking fees.

No nightlife.