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Spiaggia Fondachelo

Catania, Sicily, Italy

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
Now
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
7.7GreatNow74
8.3Great9 am32
9.2Excellent10 am64
9.4Excellent11 am85
8.7Excellent12 pm96
7.9Great1 pm127
7.8Great2 pm117
7.5Great3 pm95
7.3Great4 pm85
7.3Great5 pm64
7.2Great6 pm32
Sat
5.9Good8 am75
7.8Great9 am32
7.4Great10 am74
7.6Great11 am85
6.7Good12 pm74
6.7Good1 pm74
6.5Good2 pm74
6.0Good3 pm74
5.5Good4 pm53
5.2Fair5 pm106
5.2Fair6 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 mHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 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

  • Drinking water140 m470 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m490 ft
  • Playground150 m500 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miMascali (town)
Nearest airport
35 km22 miAeroporto di Catania Fontanarossa (CTA)

Nearby places

  • Da NirachaThai
    150 m490 ft
  • L'OrizzonteFood and drink
    160 m530 ft
  • SpinaFood and drink
    170 m550 ft
  • Lido MonsoneFood and drink
    310 m0.2 mi
  • IcebergFood and drink
    520 m0.3 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.

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 49%
  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%