Ponente (Sicily) Surf Guide

Ponente (Sicily) in Sicily is a fairly exposed point break. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the northeast. The short fetch makes for windswells rather than groundswells and the best wave direction is from the south. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here. Rocks are a hazard.

Ponente (Sicily) Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Point3rarely breaks
18.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ponente (Sicily):

The best conditions reported for surf at Ponente (Sicily) occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Explore Ponente (Sicily) Location Map

Interactive Ponente (Sicily) 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 Ponente (Sicily) is Boccadifalco (Palermo) Airport (PMO) in Italy, 101 km (63 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ponente (Sicily) is Palermo Airport (PMO), also in Italy, 115 km (71 miles) away.

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Ponente (Sicily) Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 23:19 Local Time
MonTuesday 05
11PM2AM5AM8AM
Wave (m)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period (s) 5 5 5 5
Wind (km/h)
10
10
10
10
Wind State cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off

Swell History at Ponente (Sicily)

Surf stats for Ponente (Sicily), see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Ponente (Sicily)

Wind stats for Ponente (Sicily), see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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