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Balsima

Sicily • Messina • Gioiosa Marea • Tyrrhenian
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The sea at Balsima, in Gioiosa Marea (Messina), updated several times a day.

Here you get wave height at the shore, wind, water temperature and UV for today and the next 3 days, hour by hour.

ForecastDetailsServices
TodayTomorrowFridaySaturday
Sea state · 2 September
6:00Choppy
9:00Few waves
12:00Few waves
15:00Few waves
18:00Few waves
Wave
0,41 m
0,37 m
0,36 m
0,34 m
0,32 m
Wind
9 km/h
1 km/h
10 km/h
10 km/h
8 km/h
Gusts
18 km/h
14 km/h
19 km/h
22 km/h
19 km/h
Weather
28°
31°
34°
35°
32°
Rain chance
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Water temp.30°

When to go

All day a slightly choppy sea: no time band is better than the others.

How exposed it is

NESW
  • Beach: facing northwest
  • Wave direction: northwest
  • Wind direction: south-southwest (Libeccio)

Satellite imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

The wave reaching the shore is 0,41 m.

Almost no wind, 9 km/h. Today's wave is mixed: part raised by the local wind, part arriving from far away. Even when the wind eases it does not disappear entirely.


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Frequently asked questions

What is the sea like today at Balsima?

Today Balsima has a slightly choppy sea, 0,41 m wave at the shore. Water at 30°.

Which winds is Balsima sheltered from?

Balsima faces northwest. The Sirocco wind comes off the land and keeps the wave down, the Mistral wind raises it.


Experiences and tours in Gioiosa Marea›
TodayTomorrowFridaySaturday
Wave height
0,41 m
at the shore
Choppy
Exposed to waves
Trend through the day
0,5 m0,250now69121518
Offshore 0,42 mAt the shore ~0,41 m
Wind
N
9 km/h
Light air
DirectionLibeccio (SW)
Gusts18 km/h
Weather
Partly cloudy
Air28°
Rain0%
Tide
30 cm150nowLow 07:00High 13:00Low 19:006912151821
Range ~26 cm
Water temp.
30°C
Very warm, barely refreshing
Wave next 3h
Wave unchanged
UV
Peak 7 · High
Sunscreen + hat, avoid 11am-4pm
Sun
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:2912h 59m of daylight
TodayTomorrowFridaySaturday

Beaches nearby

RoccaGioiosa Marea · 0,3 kmFew wavesCaferìPiraino · 0,7 kmCalmSkinoGioiosa Marea · 1,0 kmFew wavesIlitiPiraino · 1,3 kmCalmSanto StefanoGioiosa Marea · 1,4 kmFew wavesAironePiraino · 2,2 kmFew waves

Nearby parking

1Surface car parkPublic access251 m
2Surface car parkPublic access · 4 spaces334 m
3Car parkPublic access360 m
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