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Spiaggia del Gelsomineto

Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

Spiaggia del Gelsomineto 5 photos

  • Spiaggia Marchesa di Cassibile

    Spiaggia Marchesa di Cassibile. Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sizilien (Gallina, Syracuse)

    Sizilien (Gallina, Syracuse). MasDom, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Foce Fiume Cassibile

    Foce Fiume Cassibile. Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Monti Iblei visti da Cassibile (Siracusa) (2)

    Monti Iblei visti da Cassibile (Siracusa) (2). Stella, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Monti Iblei visti da Cassibile (Siracusa) (1)

    Monti Iblei visti da Cassibile (Siracusa) (1). Stella, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:12 pm
Now
8.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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
17°C63°F
Water
25°C76°F
Wind
63 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
8.6ExcellentNow63
9.0Excellent9 am43
9.2Excellent10 am21
9.2Excellent11 am42
8.7Excellent12 pm106
8.8Excellent1 pm138
8.1Great2 pm1610
8.0Great3 pm2113
8.1Great4 pm1912
8.1Great5 pm1912
8.4Great6 pm1710
Sat
6.2Good8 am85
8.3Great9 am85
7.8Great10 am42
6.8Good11 am21
7.0Great12 pm74
6.8Good1 pm138
6.7Good2 pm159
6.8Good3 pm75
6.4Good4 pm85
6.1Good5 pm74
6.1Good6 pm75
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 8 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 mHigh 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 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 130 m410 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 640 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miFontane Bianche (village)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miAeroporto di Comiso Pio La Torre (CIY)

Nearby places

  • Pourquoi PasFood and drink
    640 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.

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.6 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%