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Dolphin Beach

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Dolphin Beach 2 photos

  • Yellow sunset in Sicily

    Yellow sunset in Sicily. Wind&Wuthering, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • D7A 1568 bis Torre Pozzillo

    D7A 1568 bis Torre Pozzillo. Salvatore Ciambra from Palermo, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:19 pm
8 am
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
19°C67°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
7.7Great8 am96
7.7GreatNow85
8.1Great10 am53
8.2Great11 am53
8.6Excellent12 pm74
8.9Excellent1 pm85
8.5Excellent2 pm85
8.9Excellent3 pm74
9.2Excellent4 pm85
9.0Excellent5 pm117
8.8Excellent6 pm127
Sat
4.9Fair8 am138
4.5Fair9 am138
3.9Poor10 am159
3.9Poor11 am127
4.5Fair12 pm95
4.9Fair1 pm1811
5.4Fair2 pm1811
6.2Good3 pm2213
7.6Great4 pm1811
6.4Good5 pm2213
5.8Good6 pm2616
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 80 m270 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miPiraineto (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAeroporto di Palermo Falcone e Borsellino (PMO)

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 Dolphin Beach.

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.

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 84%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 55%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 37%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 10%