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Spiaggia delle Gole

Catania, Sicily, Italy

Spiaggia delle Gole 2 photos

  • Gole dell'Alcantara, near Francavilla di Sicilia

    Gole dell'Alcantara, near Francavilla di Sicilia. pjt56 ---, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Gole Alcantara

    Gole Alcantara. Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
6.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
9.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.0
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C60°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
6.4Good8 am106
6.2Good9 am85
6.7Good10 am85
8.4Great11 am96
9.1Excellent12 pm64
8.8Excellent1 pm32
8.0Great2 pm10
7.7Great3 pm21
7.6Great4 pm32
7.5Great5 pm63
6.8Good6 pm42
Sat
6.0Good8 am85
6.4Good9 am53
6.3Good10 am21
7.0Great11 am10
5.8Good12 pm21
4.7Fair1 pm21
3.9Poor2 pm21
3.7Poor3 pm63
3.7Poor4 pm138
3.4Poor5 pm1811
4.1Fair6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.5 m. High at 1 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 mLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • 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

  • Restrooms100 m340 ft away
  • Drinking water90 m300 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m290 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
220 m710 ftGole dell'Alcantara
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miMotta Camastra (village)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miAeroporto di Reggio Calabria - Tito Minniti (REG)

Nearby places

  • Gole AlcantaraFood and drink
    100 m310 ft
  • Trattoria Al-QuantaraFood and drink
    270 m880 ft

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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 26%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 8%