The sea at Praia Petrarossa, in Caronia (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.
When to go
All day a slightly choppy sea: no time band is better than the others.
How exposed it is
- Beach: facing north
- Wave direction: northwest
- Wind direction: south (Ostro)
Satellite imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Offshore, waves of 0,58 m are forecast; 0,45 m reach the shore: 22% less, because offshore, waves arriving from different directions add up, and only the one facing the beach gets in.
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.
Text generated from this beach's data (exposure, shelter, forecasts) and reviewed by the editors. How the calculation works (in Italian)
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Frequently asked questions
What is the sea like today at Praia Petrarossa?
Today Praia Petrarossa has a slightly choppy sea, 0,45 m wave at the shore. Water at 23°.
Which winds is Praia Petrarossa sheltered from?
Praia Petrarossa faces north. The Ostro wind comes off the land and keeps the wave down, the Tramontana wind raises it.
