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Ciammarita surfForecast / Sicily / Italy
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ciammarita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ciammarita sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ciammarita today?
The current surf forecast for Ciammarita at 6PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ciammarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:01AM 0.28 | 6:41PM 0.28 | 7:40AM 0.30 | 7:21PM 0.28 | 8:16AM 0.32 | 7:59PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:55PM 0.13 | 1:06AM 0.06 | 1:39PM 0.12 | 1:41AM 0.05 | 2:19PM 0.11 | 2:16AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
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