Rimini – Rock Island
Rimini · Central and South Italy · Italy
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The beach next to the long harbour pier in Rimini, by the Rock Island pub at the end of the pier. Lefts and rights over sand. It can be good only a few times a year, but it breaks more often in winter when the Bora blows.
- Level
- Beginners
- Break
- Jetty, sand
- Waves
- Lefts and rights
- Crowd
- Crowded
- Season
- winter
- Boards
- A longboard, a fish or a mid-length.
When it works
✓ A 0.8–1.5 m north-east swell from a Bora, with the wind easing or turning south-west.
When it doesn't
✕ Summer, and calm days between storms.
Watch out for
- crowds
- localism
Best months
November, December, January, February, March
Local tips
When the TV forecast calls for Bora wind, go. Respect the locals, who share waves with polite visitors.
Getting there
At the end of the harbour pier in Rimini, by the Rock Island pub; there is parking just beyond the beach.
Travel notes
- How often it works
- Works in winter Bora storms; in summer it is almost always flat.
- Crowd and vibe
- Crowded when it works; be respectful and the locals will share.
- Camping and vans
- The camper parks of Rimini are about 7 km away; there is a van stop at the Marina di Rimini about 800 m away. Nearest campsite about 7 km away.
- Facilities
- City centre and seafront with everything you need.
- Water quality
- The EU bathing site by the harbour canal was rated excellent from 2023 to 2025; the sites at the Marecchia mouth were good.
Ideal conditions
- Swell
- N–E best, N–SE works
- Size
- 0.9–2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.6 m, holds to 2.8 m
- Period
- 5 s minimum, best from 9 s
- Wind
- Offshore S–WNW; handles onshore up to 15 km/h
- Tide
- low, mid, high best
- Faces
- NE (45°)
Live cam
No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.
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