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Spiaggia Riva di Ponente

Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy

Spiaggia Riva di Ponente 5 photos

  • Beach Arbatax - panoramio

    Beach Arbatax - panoramio. groothelm, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Beach detail Arbatax - panoramio

    Beach detail Arbatax - panoramio. groothelm, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Arbatax red rocks detail

    Arbatax red rocks detail. Vid Pogacnik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Arbatax harbour, Arbatax, Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy - panoramio

    Arbatax harbour, Arbatax, Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy - panoramio. trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Arbatax harbour, Arbatax, Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy - panoramio (1)

    Arbatax harbour, Arbatax, Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy - panoramio (1). trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:30 pm
8 am
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
8.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
7.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
53 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:30 pm
Today
8.2Great8 am64
8.5ExcellentNow53
8.9Excellent10 am32
9.2Excellent11 am21
9.4Excellent12 pm64
9.5Excellent1 pm106
7.6Great2 pm127
6.6Good3 pm96
5.7Good4 pm96
5.5Good5 pm53
5.8Good6 pm32
Sat
7.2Great8 am74
5.9Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am63
6.3Good11 am74
6.5Good12 pm127
5.8Good1 pm2515
6.1Good2 pm2012
6.1Good3 pm1811
6.2Good4 pm159
5.9Good5 pm1510
5.9Good6 pm149
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

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 580 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miArbatassa/Arbatax (village)
Nearest airport
90 km56 miAeroporto di Oristano-Fenosu (FNU)

Nearby places

  • Chiosco di Potente - Oyster BarFood and drink
    580 m0.4 mi
  • Chiosco di PotenteSeafood
    580 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 8%