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plage de Carataggio

South Corsica, Corsica, France

plage de Carataggio 1 photo

  • Aerial view of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Palombaggia Beach, Corsica, France

    Aerial view of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Palombaggia Beach, Corsica, France. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:29 pm
Now
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
7.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
85 km/hmph W
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:29 pm
Today
7.9GreatNow85
8.4Great9 am85
8.6Excellent10 am128
7.7Great11 am1811
6.7Good12 pm2013
5.4Fair1 pm2113
4.7Fair2 pm2214
4.0Fair3 pm2314
3.9Poor4 pm2214
3.8Poor5 pm2213
3.7Poor6 pm2214
Sat
7.4Great8 am159
5.6Good9 am1510
5.4Fair10 am2012
5.3Fair11 am2314
4.7Fair12 pm2918
4.7Fair1 pm2818
4.7Fair2 pm2817
4.7Fair3 pm2818
4.7Fair4 pm2717
5.0Fair5 pm2314
5.6Good6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -0.6 m. High at 7 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mLow 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.1 km3.2 miCala Rossa (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miFigari - Sud Corse (FSC)

Nearby places

  • U SuaronuFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Ranch Campo PalombaggiaFood and drink
    1 km0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near plage de Carataggio.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 4%