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Catania - La Playa Seasonal Surf Averages
Swell Consistency and Wind Overview
This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
Monthly Overview
Understanding this DataThese swell averages are calculated ONLY on swells of more than 7 seconds period. This means this is the average height of a swell that's likely to produce ridable surf NOT an average of every wave heading toward the beach in a month. Likewise the period is the average period OVER 7 seconds. There will be days that have short period wind swells that won't produce and ridable swell and these are excluded from the averages. The consistency figure gives the percentage of days that meet this condition. For example if the consistency is 50% you could expect the 'average' swell for about 15 days in the month. Of course an average tells only part of the story. A combination of very large and very small swells may produce the same average as a consistent medium sized swell. |
Monthly DataJanuaryFebruary March April May June July August September October November December Nearby SpotsTorre ArchirafiGiardini Naxos Siracusa South Portopalo Il Reef Dell'Isola Marina di Modica Bova Le Serre Spartivento Lungomare Santa Lucia Condojanni Il Reef La Spiaggia Il Moletto Pilune Isola delle Femmine San Marco, Ciminiera Lo Scoglio Magaggiari Ciammarita Ponte Di Ferro Sabbiedoro Faro Le Dune Torre Spaccata Irno Capolinea Il Parcheggio Melma Serapo Tombino Santa Agostino Capo Torre Cavallo Torre Dell'Orso Alimini - La Nave Artiglieria Trabucco La Chiesa Marinaretti Lido Garda Vasto Acquabella Lido di Ostia Il Castello Banzai Ristorante Il Bunker Kastro La Roccetta Il Porto Il Pescatore L'Ideale Ammoudia Lygia Porto Giunco Racca Point Poetto Ansedonia - La Sinistra Rena Majore Pinarellu Elba Island - Margidore Elba Island - Laconella Baratti - Il Dado Lillatro Garagolo Farinole |