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Spiaggetta di Cala Rossa

Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

Spiaggetta di Cala Rossa 1 photo

  • Cala rossa (Ortigia)

    Cala rossa (Ortigia). Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
43 km/hmph SE
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am85
8.3Great9 am74
9.0Excellent10 am75
9.6Excellent11 am32
9.4ExcellentNow43
9.2Excellent1 pm96
8.7Excellent2 pm159
8.6Excellent3 pm1811
8.4Great4 pm1912
8.6Excellent5 pm1912
8.6Excellent6 pm1811
Sat
7.2Great8 am127
6.4Good9 am106
7.8Great10 am95
6.9Good11 am42
7.0Great12 pm21
6.9Good1 pm85
6.8Good2 pm138
6.5Good3 pm149
6.2Good4 pm127
6.1Good5 pm117
6.1Good6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 m. Low at 8 am, -0.5 mHigh 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 pm
  • High 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.5 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms220 m730 ft away
  • Showers10 m20 ft away
  • Drinking water240 m770 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m710 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink257 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp300 m990 ft away
  • Wheelchair accessNot listed
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
20 m70 ftOrtigia
Nearest town
920 m0.6 miSiracusa (city)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miAeroporto di Catania Fontanarossa (CTA)

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 Spiaggetta di Cala Rossa.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%