Le Gorette
Just a few kilometres south of Vada you will find Le Gorette with two different spots: North of the harbour is the surf station Spot 1 with easy conditions for beginners to advanced sailors in westerly winds. In stormy south west winds you need to drive a few kilometres further north to where nice side-shore conditions can be found. Le Gorette has it all: friendly atmosphere, beginner lessons, wave riding and a bar to buy beer for the sundowner. Parking is normally available for free; only in summer it can prove difficult and one might need to park behind the pine woods.
Conditions – Wind: SE to NNW (westerly sector), wave riding, bump and jump, beginner, freeride.
Marina de Cecina
Close to Le Gorette you will find Marina de Cecina just south of the harbour where the long beach begins to the south. When the wind turns to west or northwest Cecina offers starboard tack wave riding conditions with nice waves that break in between the jetties. Access can be a little difficult as the wind is gusty up front and the shore break can be solid too. Nonetheless, you can have a lot of fun on the water and after a session the restaurant La Capannina is a must: seafood or pizza with a sea view! It doesn´t get much better.
Conditions – Wind: W-NW, wave riding, bump and jump.
Baratti
The beautiful bay of Baratti offers superb beginner and freeride conditions. Southerly winds can be a little gusty as they come over the hills, on the other hand they smoothen the surface nicely. In strong north west to north winds Baratti can even produce decent starboard tack bump and jump conditions.
Conditions – Wind: E-S, WSW-NNW, freeride, bump and jump.