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Spiaggia di Sant'Elia

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Spiaggia di Sant'Elia 3 photos

  • Mare di Sant'Elia

    Mare di Sant'Elia. Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sea view with rowing boats at Porticello, Santa Flavia, Sicily, Italy

    Sea view with rowing boats at Porticello, Santa Flavia, Sicily, Italy. salvatore ciambra from palermo, italia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • La casetta rossa sulla punta del golfetto chiuso subito a nord di Porticello, Santa Flavia, Palermo, Italy

    La casetta rossa sulla punta del golfetto chiuso subito a nord di Porticello, Santa Flavia, Palermo, Italy. Carlo Columba, CC BY-SA 2.5 it. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
96 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am85
6.6Good9 am64
7.6Great10 am43
8.1Great11 am85
8.5Excellent12 pm106
8.8Excellent1 pm117
8.2Great2 pm106
8.1Great3 pm96
7.7Great4 pm85
7.8Great5 pm75
8.0Great6 pm53
Sat
6.3Good8 am85
6.2Good9 am74
6.1Good10 am63
5.7Good11 am127
5.0Fair12 pm159
5.0Fair1 pm1610
4.3Fair2 pm1912
4.5Fair3 pm2113
6.6Good4 pm1912
7.3Great5 pm2012
7.1Great6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, -0.3 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.6 m. High at 8 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 mHigh 7 am, -0.3 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 8 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 7 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 8 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.6 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m820 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m70 ft
  • Playground490 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
90 m280 ftSant'Elia (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miAeroporto di Palermo Falcone e Borsellino (PMO)

Nearby places

  • il nodoSandwich
    20 m70 ft
  • Bar Chioschetto BelvedereFood and drink
    130 m440 ft
  • TabacchiFood and drink
    260 m840 ft
  • Al Faro VerdeFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi
  • Antica Pizzeria SoluntoFood and drink
    740 m0.5 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.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 65%
  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 68%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 37%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%