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Spiaggia Praiola

Catania, Sicily, Italy

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
Now
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
6 km/h4 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
9.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
25°C76°F
Wind
95 km/hmph W
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
7.7GreatNow95
8.4Great9 am64
9.2Excellent10 am64
9.4Excellent11 am85
9.2Excellent12 pm106
8.5Excellent1 pm117
8.7Excellent2 pm127
7.8Great3 pm117
7.1Great4 pm85
7.3Great5 pm95
7.1Great6 pm85
Sat
6.3Good8 am85
8.0Great9 am53
7.5Great10 am64
7.6Great11 am74
6.7Good12 pm85
6.7Good1 pm85
6.6Good2 pm96
6.1Good3 pm75
5.5Good4 pm96
5.1Fair5 pm85
5.3Fair6 pm21
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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miCarruba (village)
Nearest airport
26 km16 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

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 49%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 6%