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🇮🇹 Porto Ferro

/PORTO FERRO · SARDINIA/ · INTERMEDIATE · NW SARDINIA
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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7-Day Forecast

OPEN-METEO · FREE · NO KEY
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Sassari · Sardinia

/PORTO FERRO/
40.655°N · 8.206°E

Getting there

From Alghero · 20 km · 25 min via SP55
Airport Alghero Fertilia (AHO) · 22 km · 25 min
Note Military zone — check access restrictions before visiting. Website or phone the Comando Marina Alghero for access calendar.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Beach parking · ~50 spaces · Free when open
Fills by Very quiet when accessible · Military restrictions keep crowds minimal
Walk to water ~3 min
Facilities None at beach · Alghero 20km for everything

Hazards

MILITARY Active military firing range area. Do NOT enter on restricted days. Check access calendar.
RIP NW Ligurian swell builds a rip along this long beach — with no lifeguards and limited access, read it carefully before paddling out.
LOCALS Remote and lightly surfed due to military access restrictions — you'll rarely share the lineup with more than a few others.
REMOTE No services at beach. Self-sufficient required. Nearest hospital Alghero (20km).

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid to high rising · low tide exposes reef dangerously
Peak season Oct–Apr · NW swell (Tramontane/Mistral) · Open Ligurian Sea fetch · Check access calendar
Swell key NW Mistral swell (western Mediterranean, not the Ligurian Sea) · Long sandy beach · Consistent on NW winter swells
Level Intermediate · Sandy beach · Military access adds expedition quality
Dawn patrol Morning glass-off in autumn/winter. Check access the day before.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Porto Ferro
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JAN
4/3
14°
FEB
4/3
13.5°
MAR
4/3
14°
APR
4/3
15°
MAY
3/2
17.5°
JUN
SHORT
21°
JUL
SHORT
24°
AUG
BOARD
25.5°
SEP
SHORT
24.5°
OCT
SHORT
21°
NOV
3/2
18°
DEC
4/3
15°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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Alghero surf schools

ALGHERO · 20 KM SOUTH
Surf schools in Alghero serve Porto Ferro area
Surf lessonsfrom €40
Intensive (5 days)from €150
Private lessonsavailable
Ask in Alghero
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Sassari surf community

SASSARI · 30 KM EAST
Main local surf scene for NW Sardinia
SUP initiationfrom €40
Board rentalfrom €10/h
Group discountsavailable
Ask locally
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Surf shops nearby

Surf shops Alghero
ALGHERO · 20 KM · Ask locally
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Alghero Dive & Surf
ALGHERO · 20 KM · Boards + dive gear
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Decathlon Sassari
SASSARI · 30 KM · Full range
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Food & coffee

Alghero restaurants
20 KM · Excellent Catalan-influenced Sardinian food
Map →
Fertilia village
15 KM · Local bars
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Capo Caccia
15 KM · Restaurant with views of the arch
Map →
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NW swell + check military access calendar + self-sufficient. Tell us the conditions — we’ll text you when everything lines up.

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