Otranto is the easternmost town in Italy, looking out over the Strait of Otranto that separates the peninsula from Albania. The coast alternates sand, pinewoods and low rocky shore, beneath a sky that is almost always breezy.
- Torre Saracenaflat sea · water 24 °C
- Torre dell'Orologioflat sea · water 24 °C
- Frassanitoflat sea · water 24 °C
- San Giorgioflat sea · water 24 °C
- Torre dell'Orsoflat sea · water 24 °C
- Conca Specchiullaflat sea · water 24 °C
- Torre Fiumicelliflat sea · water 24 °C
- Aliminiflat sea · water 24 °C
- Serra Alimini Iflat sea · water 24 °C
- Spiaggia dei Gradoniflat sea · water 24 °C
- Lido della Staffaflat sea · water 24 °C
- Punta Correntiflat sea · water 24 °C
The Otranto coast
To the north open up the Baia dei Turchi, set within a protected area of holm oaks, and the long sandy shoreline of the Alimini lakes, between dunes and pinewood. To the south the coast turns rocky as far as Punta Palascìa, the lighthouse marking the easternmost tip of Italy. The Alimini shoreline, well ventilated, is also popular with those who practise wind sports.
When the sea is calm in Otranto
The Strait of Otranto funnels the wind and makes this stretch one of the most exposed on the Adriatic side of Salento: with sirocco, grecale and tramontana the sea builds up easily. The westerly winds — maestrale (mistral) and ponente — instead arrive off the land and calm the coast; and when the Adriatic is rough, you need only head down towards the Ionian to find quieter water.
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The data is updated every 3 hours from Open-Meteo forecasts. The forecast is at the level of a coastal stretch (~5 km) and does not replace the orders of the Harbour Master's Office. To understand the figures, read the sea guide.