Poetto
Casteddu/Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Today’s timelapseToday at a glance
Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:33 pm8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
8.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
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Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 17°C63°F
- Water
- 23°C74°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 1711 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:33 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 am, -0.5 m1 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 8 pm, -0.3 m1 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.
About Poetto
Poetto is a beach in Sardinia, Italy, located in the neighborhood of Cagliari. It is 2,397 meters from Spiaggia di Quartu and 730 meters from the nearest bus stop. The nearest airport is Aeroporto di Cagliari-Elmas, 11 kilometers away.
Poetto is the main beach of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy. It stretches for about 8 km, from Sella del Diavolo ('Devil's Saddle') up to the coastline of Quartu Sant'Elena. Poetto is also the name of the district located on the western stretch of the strip between the beach and Molentargius - Saline Regional Park.
Source: Poetto on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 600 m0.4 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 730 m0.5 mi
- Nearest town
- 3.6 km2.3 miCuartu Sant'Aleni/Quartu Sant'Elena (town)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miAeroporto di Cagliari-Elmas (CAG)
Nearby places
- Il fico d'IndiaFood and drink600 m0.4 mi
- La Dolce VitaFood and drink610 m0.4 mi
- L'IguanaFood and drink620 m0.4 mi
- AramacaoFood and drink640 m0.4 mi
- Corto MalteseFood and drink690 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Spiaggia di Quartu2.4 km1.5 mi north-east away8.5 Excellent later
- Spiaggia del Poetto di Quartu Sant'Elena3.2 km2.0 mi north-east away8.7 Excellent later
- Spiaggia di Calamosca3.3 km2.0 mi south-west away8.4 Great later
- La Paillotte3.4 km2.1 mi south-west away8.4 Great later
- Spiaggia della Diga4.3 km2.7 mi west away8.4 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
- Mon8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
- Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
- Wed10.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 2%
- Thu7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 19%