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Playa di Catania Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sicily, Italy)

Playa di Catania Surf Guide

Playa di Catania in Sicily is a fairly exposed beach break. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the west. Short period wind swells are the rule and the best wave direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

Playa di Catania Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach2rarely breaks
17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa di Catania:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa di Catania occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Explore Playa di Catania Location Map

Interactive Playa di Catania surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Playa di Catania is Catania Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) in Italy, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa di Catania is Sigonella Airport (NSY), also in Italy, 16 km (10 miles) away.

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Playa di Catania Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 10:57 Local Time
Friday 08
11AM2PM5PM8PM
Wave (m)
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
Period (s) 7 7 7 7
Wind (km/h)
10
10
5
5
Wind State off cross-
off		 cross-
on		 on

Tides at Playa di Catania

Current tide and informaton
For Catania, 7 km from Playa di Catania.
Next High Water: 08:44pm | 0.16m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 01:23pm | 0.08m
IS AT (local time)

Playa di Catania Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 24.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 17.6 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at Playa di Catania. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Playa di Catania

Surf stats for Playa di Catania, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Playa di Catania

Wind stats for Playa di Catania, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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