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Punta delle Formiche

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The sea at Punta delle Formiche, in Pachino (Siracusa), 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
TodayTomorrowThursdayFriday
Sea state · 1 September
6:00Calm
9:00Calm
12:00Calm
15:00Calm
18:00Calm
Wave
0,15 m
0,17 m
0,15 m
0,13 m
0,11 m
Wind
7 km/h
13 km/h
20 km/h
12 km/h
9 km/h
Gusts
11 km/h
23 km/h
35 km/h
33 km/h
14 km/h
Weather
31°
31°
34°
35°
34°
Rain chance
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Water temp.29°

When to go

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

How exposed it is

NESW
  • Beach: facing southwest
  • Wave direction: north-northwest
  • Wind direction: north-northeast (Gregale)

Satellite imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Offshore, waves of 0,66 m are forecast; 0,17 m reach the shore: 74% less, because the wave is not heading for this beach, it runs past it.

Offshore0,66 m
-74%
At the shore0,17 m

The wind blows from the Gregale at 13 km/h: it comes off the land and keeps the wave down. 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.


Frequently asked questions

What is the sea like today at Punta delle Formiche?

Today Punta delle Formiche has a calm sea, 0,17 m wave at the shore. Water at 29°.

Which winds is Punta delle Formiche sheltered from?

Punta delle Formiche faces southwest. The Gregale wind comes off the land and keeps the wave down, the Libeccio wind raises it.


Experiences and tours in Pachino›
TodayTomorrowThursdayFriday
Wave height
0,17 m
at the shore
Calm
Sheltered from waves
Trend through the day
0,75 m0,380now69121518
Offshore 0,66 mAt the shore ~0,17 m
Wind
N
13 km/h
Light breeze
DirectionGregale (NE)
Gusts23 km/h
Weather
Clear
Air31°
Rain0%
Tide
20 cm100nowLow 11:00High 17:006912151821
Range ~17 cm
Water temp.
29°C
Very warm, barely refreshing
Wave next 3h
Wave unchanged
UV
Peak 7 · High
Sunscreen + hat, avoid 11am-4pm
Sun
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:2812h 58m of daylight
TodayTomorrowThursdayFriday

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