Check the Beach

Cala Francese

Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy

Cala Francese 3 photos

  • Spiaggia di coccorocci, Gairo - panoramio

    Spiaggia di coccorocci, Gairo - panoramio. Cristian85, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Coccorocci beach

    Coccorocci beach. Vid Pogacnik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Coccorocci coast

    Coccorocci coast. Vid Pogacnik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:30 pm
8 am
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
7.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
74 km/hmph W
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:30 pm
Today
8.4Great8 am85
7.9GreatNow74
9.0Excellent10 am53
9.2Excellent11 am43
9.3Excellent12 pm74
9.4Excellent1 pm106
7.8Great2 pm106
7.2Great3 pm63
6.5Good4 pm1610
6.4Good5 pm1711
6.4Good6 pm1610
Sat
8.6Excellent8 am117
6.4Good9 am96
6.2Good10 am95
6.3Good11 am117
5.8Good12 pm2214
5.7Good1 pm2616
5.2Fair2 pm2817
5.3Fair3 pm2516
5.6Good4 pm2415
5.3Fair5 pm2616
5.5Good6 pm2314
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 2 am, -0.6 m. High at 8 am, -0.3 mLow 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 8 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 8 am, -0.3 m1 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m980 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.2 km4.5 miCardedu (village)
Nearest airport
75 km47 miAeroporto Militare di Decimomannu Giovanni Farina (DCI)

Nearby places

  • Chiosco BarFood and drink
    940 m0.6 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 Cala Francese.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 12%