Praiola surfForecast / Sicily / Italy

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 CEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Praiola surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praiola sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praiola today?

The current surf forecast for Praiola at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Praiola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
127
73
76
74
21
12
11
15
12
10
9
6
5
2
2
2
5
12
7
6
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNE
0
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:56AM0.34m
10:45PM0.38m
10:42AM0.33m
11:34PM0.38m
11:31AM0.31m
00:26AM0.37m
Low Tide
4:15PM-0.01m
4:52AM0.06m
4:59PM-0.00m
5:45AM0.07m
5:46PM0.01m
6:43AM0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
17
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
19
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
9
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
W
6
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
192
127
38
76
32
21
11
10
15
12
10
9
6
5
2
2
2
1
7
6
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
121
58
40
76
74
16
10
5
4
5
1
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
27
11
21
12
11
5
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
73
51
4
4
2
5
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
309
649
649
86
86
11
404
297
1363
1448
1365
781
764
764
400
369
786
1376
678
1364
113
342
369
610
Best forecast wave conditions in Sicily
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Italy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Praiola surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest