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Today at Beach of Numana Alta: Good for paddleboarding — 79/100 for expert level. Wind 5 kn S · Tide -0.6 to -0.4 m. Best window around 07:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Beach of Numana Alta: 0.9m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 71°F.
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Beach of Numana Alta faces E, tucked away from the prevailing westerly swell — the aspect that gives paddleboarding the flat, sheltered water it needs more often than an exposed coast would.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 5 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for paddleboarding.
Over the published window Beach of Numana Alta clears 60/100 for paddleboarding at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 9 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Beach of Numana Alta ranks 13th for paddleboarding. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A sheltered, east-facing fine-gravel beach beneath limestone cliffs, within a marine protected area's regulated buffer zone. The seabed deepens steeply from shore, making entry awkward underfoot, while the cliffs and rocks calm the water into flat conditions suited to swimming and snorkelling rather than surf or board sports. Jet-skis are banned area-wide. Lifeguards are present in summer; exact hours are unpublished. Tidal range is negligible.
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Wind at Beach of Numana Alta today: 5 kn S (gusting 19 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects paddleboarding conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Beach of Numana Alta today: 1.3 m, 3 s period from SE, surging character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for paddleboarding at Beach of Numana Alta today is around 07:00 UTC, when conditions score 77/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Beach of Numana Alta scores 73/100 today for kayaking — Good. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Beach of Numana Alta is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Beach of Numana Alta is a coastal location near Numana in Italy. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Beach of Numana Alta, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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