Beach forecast for Maratea
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (CET) · Basilicate, Italy Today, Wed, Oct 28 · CET- Swimming
- Calm · 1.0 ft
- Water
- 71 °F · nice
- Max UV
- 4 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 3:43 am and 4:01 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a good beach day in Maratea (7/10). The best hours are from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm: sunshine, little wind, a calm sea, water at 71 °F and low tide at 4:01 pm, though with cool air. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7Good beach day | 12:00–4:00 pm | Calm · 1.0 ft | 71 °F | 4 |
| Thu 29 | 5Fair beach day | 1:00–3:00 pm | Calm · 0.5 ft | 71 °F | 3 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.4 ft | 71 °F | 3 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–2:00 pm | Calm · 0.3 ft | 71 °F | 3 |
| Sun 1 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.4 ft | 71 °F | 2 |
| Mon 2 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.7 ft | 71 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 4Poor beach day | 9:00 am–1:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 70 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
4 good hours- Sunny
- Almost no wind
- Calm for swimming: 1.0 ft waves
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 71 °F (nice)
- Low tide at 4:01 pm: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.0 ft
1.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 71 °F
Nice for swimming.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 5 mph
Offshore breeze (5 mph).
- Tide & sand 3:43 am
Low tide at 3:43 am and 4:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 10:14 am and 10:17 pm. Coefficient 96 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind, a calm sea, water at 71 °F and low tide at 4:01 pm, though with cool air.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 3 | Mainly clear | 54 °F | 4 mph | 0.7 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 56 °F | 5 mph | 0.7 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 2 | Clear sky | 58 °F | 5 mph | 0.7 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 61 °F | 5 mph | 0.7 ft | 3 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 64 °F | 3 mph | 0.7 ft | 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 65 °F | 3 mph | 0.8 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 68 °F | 1 mph | 0.9 ft | 3 |
| 2:00 pm | 7 | Mainly clear | 67 °F | 2 mph | 1.0 ft | 2 |
| 3:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 67 °F | 4 mph | 1.0 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Maratea
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Fiumicello 0.9 mi · W
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Spiaggia nera 1.9 mi · S
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Spiaggia del Nastro 2.0 mi · W
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Macarro 2.4 mi · S
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Cala del Citro 2.7 mi · S
- Spiaggia Pietra caduta 2.9 mi · NW
- Cala Ficarra 2.9 mi · S
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Spiaggia Portacquafridda 3.0 mi · NW
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the Italian Ministry of Health (Portale Acque).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 1 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Maratea
Is it a beach day in Maratea today?
A good beach day: 7/10. Best from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, with sunshine, little wind, a calm sea, water at 71 °F and low tide at 4:01 pm, though with cool air.
What are the swimming conditions in Maratea today?
1.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Maratea?
About 71 °F today: nice. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Maratea today?
UV reaches 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Maratea?
Today low tide is at 3:43 am and 4:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 10:14 am and 10:17 pm. Coefficient 96 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Maratea?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
What beaches are near Maratea?
Fiumicello (0.9 mi), Spiaggia nera (1.9 mi), Spiaggia del Nastro (2.0 mi), Macarro (2.4 mi) and Cala del Citro (2.7 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Maratea today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Palinuro (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data