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Spiaggia del Poetto di Quartu Sant'Elena

Casteddu/Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Spiaggia del Poetto di Quartu Sant'Elena 1 photo

  • Vista sul lungomare Poetto, sulla sinistra si vedono anche le saline.. Cagliari - Italia. Beachfront Poetto, on the left are also the saltem.. Cagliari - Italy.

    Vista sul lungomare Poetto, sulla sinistra si vedono anche le saline.. Cagliari - Italia. Beachfront Poetto, on the left are also the saltem.. Cagliari - Italy.. Daniela, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:33 pm
8 am
8.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:33 pm
Today
8.2Great8 am43
8.3Great9 am32
8.8Excellent10 am42
9.1Excellent11 am74
9.0Excellent12 pm32
8.5Excellent1 pm74
7.1Great2 pm106
6.1Good3 pm85
5.2Fair4 pm64
4.7Fair5 pm53
5.0Fair6 pm85
Sat
8.5Excellent8 am96
7.9Great9 am117
5.9Good10 am159
5.8Good11 am1811
6.9Good12 pm2113
5.5Good1 pm2515
5.6Good2 pm2315
5.6Good3 pm2214
5.8Good4 pm2214
5.6Good5 pm2314
5.7Good6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, -0.5 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.6 m. High at 8 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 mHigh 8 am, -0.5 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 8 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms220 m720 ft away
  • Drinking water80 m250 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m630 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m190 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
150 m510 ft
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miCuartu Sant'Aleni/Quartu Sant'Elena (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeroporto di Cagliari-Elmas (CAG)

Nearby places

  • Colibrì Beach Club & BistróFood and drink
    60 m190 ft
  • FrontemareFood and drink
    140 m440 ft
  • AZUL BEACH CLUBFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Blue SkyFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi
  • Le bontà di lilliccuItalian
    540 m0.3 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 Spiaggia del Poetto di Quartu Sant'Elena.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 19%