Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.21° N 9.57° E

Sant Elmo Surf Guide

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sant Elmo sea temperature is
21.9°C
2.1° 

Sant Elmo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Sant Elmo break guidePhoto by: Sergio

Sant Elmo Surf Guide

Sant Elmo in Sardinia is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the west northwest with some shelter here from north winds. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A remote wave spot that never gets crowded. Take care of rocks, urchins.

Sant Elmo Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach2fairly consistent
21.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sant Elmo:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sant Elmo occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Explore Sant Elmo Location Map

Interactive Sant Elmo 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 Sant Elmo is Elmas (Cagliari) Airport (CAG) in Italy, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sant Elmo is Decimomannu Airport (DCI), also in Italy, 54 km (34 miles) away.

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Sant Elmo Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 10:34 Local Time
Wednesday 04
10AM1PM4PM7PM
Wave (m)
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period (s) 3 4 4 5
Wind (km/h)
20
15
10
10
Wind State on on on cross-
on

What does Sant Elmo look like?

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    Tides at Sant Elmo

    Current tide and informaton
    For Cala Pira, 4 km from Sant Elmo.
    Next High Water: 05:50pm | 0.28m
    Tidal range Clock
    Next Low Water: 11:14am | 0.08m
    IS AT (local time)

    Sant Elmo Sea Temperature

    Warm in and out of the water temperature at Sant Elmo today, but forecast to be overcast. With sea temperatures of 21.9 °C and a wind chill of 20.0 °C, most surfers will choose a shorty or a summer suit or just board shorts.

    Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.
    Current Temp*: 21.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    Italy Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

    Swell History at Sant Elmo

    Surf stats for Sant Elmo, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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    Wind History at Sant Elmo

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

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