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Windsurf at Vieste (Apulia): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Apulia, Italy

Most Windsurf sessions at Vieste are recorded between May and August, with starts between 11:00 and 13:00. 27% of the sessions recorded at Vieste are Windsurf.

Sessions, 12 months
197
Riders, 12 months
30
Sessions, 30 days
0
Record, 12 months
31.3 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Robert Baas31.3 kn 58.0 km/h
2Marco Lorello27.9 kn 51.6 km/h
3Steffen Ertle26.8 kn 49.6 km/h
4Alexander Denzel26.4 kn 48.9 km/h
5Juergen Stauber26.4 kn 48.9 km/h
6Roberto Cantarini26.3 kn 48.7 km/h
7simi leo26.2 kn 48.6 km/h
8alessandro betti24.5 kn 45.4 km/h
9Marc Acosta24.5 kn 45.4 km/h
10Noah Zuch24.0 kn 44.4 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan0
  • Feb0
  • Mar0
  • Apr2
  • May29
  • Jun44
  • Jul44
  • Aug51
  • Sep24
  • Oct3
  • Nov0
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 13:00. Local start time.

  • 9:003
  • 10:0017
  • 11:0053
  • 12:0051
  • 13:0018
  • 14:0022
  • 15:0016
  • 16:0013
  • 17:001
  • 18:003

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • NW86
  • N81
  • SE15
  • E9
  • S3
  • NE2
  • W1
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Questions

When is the best time for Windsurf at Vieste?

Windsurf sessions at Vieste are mostly between May and August. The busiest month is August, with 51 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Windsurf at Vieste better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 13:00, local time. 37% start before noon and 63% from noon on.

How popular is Windsurf at Vieste?

197 windsurf sessions by 30 riders in the last 12 months. That is 27% of all sessions at Vieste.

What is the Windsurf speed record at Vieste?

31.3 knots (58.0 km/h), Windsurf, on July 11, 2026. It is the fastest session at Vieste on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Windsurf leaderboard at Vieste?

Robert Baas, with 31.3 knots on July 11, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.