Sciara del Fuoco

The site sits on the open NW flank of Stromboli directly beneath the Sciara del Fuoco chute, facing the open Tyrrhenian Sea with no landmass between it and the NW-N horizon, so it takes the full force of NW-NNW wind-waves (Maestrale/Mistral type) and the N Tramontana. The bulk of the island shields the entire SE-S-SW landward arc, and the warm S-SE Scirocco arriving from Africa is blocked by the cone, so southerly weather leaves the wall relatively calm. Because Mediterranean swell is short, wind-driven fetch rather than groundswell, conditions here can flip from glassy to undiveable within hours of the NW wind building.