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Spiaggia libera del porticciolo

Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy

Spiaggia libera del porticciolo 1 photo

  • Briatico, Italy - July 2018

    Briatico, Italy - July 2018. scaturchio, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
6.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
127 km/hmph W
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
6.2Good8 am75
6.5Good9 am127
7.1Great10 am149
8.2Great11 am159
7.9Great12 pm1610
7.3Great1 pm1610
6.4Good2 pm1711
6.9Good3 pm1811
7.7Great4 pm1710
7.4Great5 pm1711
7.6Great6 pm159
Sat
6.2Good8 am96
6.4Good9 am95
6.1Good10 am85
6.3Good11 am149
5.3Fair12 pm2113
4.4Fair1 pm2113
4.0Fair2 pm2113
3.7Poor3 pm2214
3.7Poor4 pm2817
3.7Poor5 pm2717
4.6Fair6 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, -0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.6 m. High at 8 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 mHigh 7 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 8 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 7 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 8 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 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

  • Drinking water320 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m260 ft
  • Playground190 m610 ft away
  • Boat ramp80 m270 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
520 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
840 m0.5 miBriatico (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miAeroporto Internazionale di Lamezia Terme (SUF)

Nearby places

  • Bar il timoneFood and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • Ristorante pizzeria La perla Del Golfo e area camperFood and drink
    250 m810 ft
  • Da PasqualeRegional
    610 m0.4 mi
  • Pizzeria la bella napoliPizza
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Infinity barFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 74%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 15%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%