Catania panorama — Catania, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: stefan_fotos from Leipzig, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Catania

Catania is a town in Province of Catania, Italy. From Catania you can reach 1 surf spot, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Catania, a kite and windsurf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 1,734 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CTA, 4 km away.

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Staying in Catania

1734 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CTA, 4 km, CIY, 70 km, REG, 80 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Catania.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Playa (Sicily)3.7 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Playa (Sicily), each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	25°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	24°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Catania, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Catania

Catania 0.4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Catania

Catania 0.4 km · stays here

Sailing near Catania

Yachting Club 3.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Catania

Caffè del Duomo e RistoranteItalian · in the centre
Antica Rosticceria CataneseItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
CasciaItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Don PeppinuItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
I ClericiItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
L'ISKAPizza · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits