TidePlanet

Today in Capaci there are high tides at 10:21 am (1.3 ft) and 10:26 pm (1.2 ft) and low tides at 3:50 am and 4:11 pm. Tide coefficient 99. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 4:27 am. The sun rises at 6:29 am and sets at 5:12 pm: 10 h 44 min of daylight. The moon is 93% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 6:37 pm. Major solunar periods run from 12:27 am to 2:27 am and from 12:58 pm to 2:58 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is smooth, with 1.4 ft waves. There's a light air from the southeast (3 mph). Overcast, 65 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Capaci today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: high
7
Good day · 7 out of 10 3:10–5:10 pm Also 9:20–11:20 am and 2:50–4:50 am
  • Low tide at 4:11 pm
  • Sunset at 5:12 pm, golden hour from 4:36 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.09 inHg), light onshore wind (4 mph) and some swell (2.0 ft waves) to stir the water
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 99 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 3:10 pm to 5:10 pm, combines the 4:11 pm low tide, sunset, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also good from 9:20 am to 11:20 am, with the 10:21 am high tide, moonset and some swell. Also good from 2:50 am to 4:50 am, with the 3:50 am low tide, a light onshore breeze and some swell.

Species with the most records nearby: salema, white seabream, common two-banded seabream and dusky grouper. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Capaci

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

3 good hours
6
Fair beach day · 6 out of 10 2:00–5:00 pm
  • Mostly sunny
  • Onshore breeze (6 mph)
  • Calm for swimming: 2.2 ft waves
  • Water at 72 °F (nice)
  • Low tide at 4:11 pm: more sand
  • Feels like 66 °F: a bit cool

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 2.2 ft

    2.2 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 72 °F

    Nice for swimming.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30

    Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 12 mph

    Cross-shore breeze (12 mph).

  • Tide & sand 3:50 am

    Low tide at 3:50 am and 4:11 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 10:21 am and 10:26 pm. Coefficient 99 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

The best window, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind, a calm sea, water at 72 °F and low tide at 4:11 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. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Capaci

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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

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Tides

Tides in Capaci

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 3:50 am 0.1 ft
  • ▲ High tide 10:21 am 1.3 ft · coef. 99
  • ▼ Low tide 4:11 pm 0.3 ft
  • ▲ High tide 10:26 pm 1.2 ft · coef. 95

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 4 h 40 min to low tide at 4:27 am.

Tide coefficient 99 for the 10:21 am high tide and 95 for the 10:26 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 1.2 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 27 (1.3 ft) and the lowest, on February 3 (-0.3 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above MLWS. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLWS

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 27 (coefficient 104, 1.2 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 29, 0.5 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Wed 28 6:29 am · 5:12 pm Low tide 3:50 am · 0.1 ft High tide 10:21 am · 1.3 ft Low tide 4:11 pm · 0.3 ft High tide 10:26 pm · 1.2 ft Coef. 99 93% Major periods 12:27 am · 12:58 pm High
Thu 29 6:30 am · 5:11 pm Low tide 4:27 am · 0.1 ft High tide 11:10 am · 1.3 ft Low tide 5:02 pm · 0.4 ft High tide 11:11 pm · 1.1 ft Coef. 89 85% Major periods 1:30 am · 2:02 pm Medium
Fri 30 6:31 am · 5:10 pm Low tide 5:08 am · 0.2 ft High tide 12:06 pm · 1.3 ft Low tide 6:02 pm · 0.4 ft — Coef. 76 76% Major periods 2:35 am · 3:07 pm Medium
Sat 31 6:32 am · 5:09 pm High tide 12:03 am · 1.0 ft Low tide 5:58 am · 0.3 ft High tide 1:09 pm · 1.2 ft Low tide 7:20 pm · 0.5 ft Coef. 69 66% Major periods 3:38 am · 4:08 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:33 am · 5:08 pm High tide 1:06 am · 0.9 ft Low tide 7:09 am · 0.4 ft High tide 2:18 pm · 1.2 ft Low tide 9:03 pm · 0.5 ft Coef. 56 Last quarter Major periods 4:37 am · 5:04 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:34 am · 5:07 pm High tide 2:29 am · 0.8 ft Low tide 8:55 am · 0.4 ft High tide 3:30 pm · 1.2 ft Low tide 10:38 pm · 0.5 ft Coef. 49 43% Major periods 5:31 am · 5:56 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:35 am · 5:06 pm High tide 4:10 am · 0.8 ft Low tide 10:20 am · 0.4 ft High tide 4:37 pm · 1.2 ft Low tide 11:43 pm · 0.4 ft Coef. 55 33% Major periods 6:20 am · 6:44 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLWS. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Capaci has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Palermo (TICON-4), 8.0 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: 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

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Capaci

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: smooth

Smooth Douglas 2 · light breeze, Beaufort 2
Waves 1.4 ft · 4.3 s from the north-northeast (18°)
Swell 1.3 ft · 3.5 s from the north-northeast
Current 0.2 mph toward the SW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common0.7 ft
  • Significant1.4 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest3.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.0 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 3 mph SE · gusts 6

The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.

Offshore wind. The coast faces north and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

Offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Monday 2: 6.4 ft with a period of 7 s, from the northwest (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now71.6 °F
Today 71.6–71.8 °F air: 65 / 69 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 71.6 °F measured 1.2 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 70.0 °F by Tuesday 3.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+1.4 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:47 pm (local time).

Surf

Surf in Capaci today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Poor
1
Poor · 1 out of 10 4:00–5:40 pm 1.1–1.7 ft Also 10:00 am–12:00 pm
  • 1.1–1.7 ft surf at the shore, small: good for learning or a longboard
  • 2.0 ft swell at 4 s from the northeast, short: weak, messy waves
  • Almost no wind (4 mph): glassy water
  • Falling tide (high tide at 10:26 pm)
Surf at the shore 1.1–1.7 ft average – sets
Swell 2.0 ft 4 s · NE · 10 kJ
Wind 4 mph NE · calm
Water and wetsuit 71.6 °F Rash guard or top
  • Light: First light 6:02 am · sunrise 6:29 am · sunset 5:12 pm · last light 5:40 pm
  • Tide: low 3:50 am (0.1 ft), high 10:21 am (1.3 ft), low 4:11 pm (0.3 ft) and high 10:26 pm (1.2 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 71.6 °F: a rash guard or a neoprene top.
  • Energy: 10 kJ · Low power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 4:00 pm to 5:40 pm, has glassy water, though with a short-period swell. 10:00 am to 12:00 pm can also work, though with a short-period swell.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Capaci today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good
9
Great day · 9 out of 10 9:40–11:00 am Also 3:30–5:00 pm
  • Slack water around high tide (10:21 am): little current from 10:00 am to 10:40 am
  • 2.3 ft swell at 4 s from the northeast: some surge on the bottom
  • Light cross-shore wind (9 mph)
  • 0.1 mph current toward the west, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 2.3 ft 4 s · from the NE
Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: fair
Water and suit 71.6 °F 3 mm wetsuit
Current 0.1 mph toward the W
  • Slack water today: low tide 3:50 am (3:30–4:10 am), high tide 10:21 am (10:00–10:40 am), low tide 4:11 pm (3:50–4:40 pm) and high tide 10:26 pm (10:10–10:41 pm)
  • Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 71.6 °F: a 3 mm wetsuit.
  • Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 5:40 pm. Waning gibbous (93%), rising at 6:37 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 9:40 am to 11:00 am, combines slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm, with slack water at low tide, light wind and weak current.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.

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Weather

Weather in Capaci

14-day weather

Now in Capaci

Now 65 °F Overcast · feels like 65 °F · 65 / 69 °F
Low / high
65 / 69 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 2%
Clouds
100%
Humidity
67%
Dew pointDew point
54 °F
Visibility
25 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 35
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
None

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.05 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Partly cloudyPartly cloudyMainly clearMainly clearOvercastMainly clearPartly cloudyOvercast
Temperature 67°67°67°68°69°69°66°65°
Wind (mph) 3 NNW5 NNE9 ENE11 ENE8 NE5 NE3 NE3 ENE
Gusts 7111722181386
Waves 1.4 ft1.7 ft2.3 ft2.6 ft2.5 ft2.2 ft1.8 ft1.6 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 am 65° 3 SSE 1.4 ft
  • 3:00 am 62° 5 S 1.2 ft
  • 6:00 am 61° 5 S 0.9 ft
  • 9:00 am 67° 3 ENE 0.8 ft
  • 12:00 pm 70° 5 N 0.7 ft
  • 3:00 pm 70° 7 NNE 0.6 ft
  • 6:00 pm 67° 4 NE 0.6 ft
  • 9:00 pm 66° 3 E 0.6 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 28 Overcast 65 / 69 °F 12 mph NE 2.7 ft 10:21 am · 10:26 pm
Thu 29 Overcast 61 / 71 °F 7 mph E 1.4 ft 11:10 am · 11:11 pm
Fri 30 Overcast 61 / 70 °F 6 mph ESE 0.7 ft 12:06 pm
Sat 31 Light showers 61 / 67 °F 4 mph SE 0.7 ft 12:03 am · 1:09 pm
Sun 1 Light showers 59 / 63 °F 18 mph WNW 0.8 ft 1:06 am · 2:18 pm
Mon 2 Light showers 58 / 62 °F 21 mph WNW 6.4 ft 2:29 am · 3:30 pm
Tue 3 Rain 59 / 62 °F 23 mph W 6.4 ft 4:10 am · 4:37 pm
Wed 4 Drizzle 60 / 66 °F 16 mph WSW 3.5 ft 5:32 am · 5:36 pm
Thu 5 Light drizzle 63 / 65 °F 9 mph E 1.4 ft 6:29 am · 6:27 pm
Fri 6 Light drizzle 63 / 64 °F 13 mph E 1.1 ft 7:13 am · 7:11 pm
Sat 7 Overcast 62 / 63 °F 12 mph ENE 2.6 ft 7:51 am · 7:50 pm
Sun 8 Partly cloudy 60 / 63 °F 9 mph ESE 2.0 ft 8:27 am · 8:26 pm
Mon 9 Partly cloudy 60 / 63 °F 6 mph SSE 1.3 ft 9:01 am · 9:00 pm
Tue 10 Overcast 60 / 66 °F 11 mph SE 1.5 ft 9:35 am · 9:33 pm
  • Thu 29 Overcast 61° / 71° 1.4 ft
  • Fri 30 Overcast 61° / 70° 0.7 ft
  • Sat 31 Light showers 61° / 67° 0.7 ft
  • Sun 1 Light showers 59° / 63° 0.8 ft
  • Mon 2 Light showers 58° / 62° 6.4 ft
  • Tue 3 Rain 59° / 62° 6.4 ft
  • Wed 4 Drizzle 60° / 66° 3.5 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:47 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Capaci

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 6:29 am in the ESE (106°)ESE
Sets 5:12 pm in the WSW (254°)WSW
  • First light 5:31 am
  • Full dark 6:11 pm
  • Civil dawn 6:02 am
  • Civil dusk 5:40 pm
  • Solar noon 11:51 am (39° high)
  • Daylight 10 h 44 min (−2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 4:36 pm
  • Full dark 6:11 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour6:29–7:05 am
Evening golden hour4:36–5:12 pm
Capaci

Today the sun is 92,360,761 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Capaci

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 93% 93% illuminated · 17.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am
Rises 6:37 pm in the NE (55°)NE
Sets 10:27 am tomorrow · in the NW (306°) · set at 9:15 am
Transit 1:27 am overhead
Visible 15 h 50 min from 6:37 pm to 10:27 am

Today the moon is 226,461 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: high
  • 12:27–2:27 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 12:58–2:58 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 8:45–9:45 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 6:07–7:07 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 12:48 pmNov 17 in 20 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 3:54 pmNov 24 in 27 days

Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Capaci

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 1,150 ft from shore and 33 ft at 0.35 mi. It reaches 164 ft at 1.5 mi.

From the shoreline (0.9 mi from Capaci) out to sea, heading north.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep1,150 ft
  • 33 ft deep0.35 mi
  • 66 ft deep0.6 mi
  • 164 ft deep1.5 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 1,150 ft): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 0.35 mi and 66 ft at 0.6 mi from shore.

Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves).

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024, here using the GEBCO grid (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Nearest lighthouse

Photo of Capo Gallo lighthouse
Photo: Amelie56 · CC BY 3.0

Capo Gallo lighthouse 5.6 mi northeast

Light
2 long white flashes every 15 s · LFl(2) W 15s
Range
16 nautical miles (18 mi)
Light height
131 ft above sea level
Tower height
26 ft
Built
1854

Light details: NGA List of Lights (USA); the rest from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikipedia · Wikidata · Sources and licenses

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Capaci at a glance

  • Town or city of about 9,779 people. Coordinates: 38.171° N, 13.239° E.
  • It is 7.7 mi northwest of Palermo, the main place in Sicily. The sun rises 1 min later and sets at the same time than in Palermo.
  • The nearest tide station, Palermo, is 8.0 mi to the southeast.
  • Its coast faces north.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Battaglia (1.4 mi).

Questions about CapaciQuestions

What time is high tide today in Capaci?

Today in Capaci there are high tides at 10:21 am (1.3 ft) and 10:26 pm (1.2 ft) and low tides at 3:50 am and 4:11 pm. Tide coefficient 99.

What time is sunset today in Capaci?

At 5:12 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:40 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Capaci?

At 6:30 am. First light comes at 5:32 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 93% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 12:27–2:27 am, Minor 8:45–9:45 am, Major 12:58–2:58 pm, Minor 6:07–7:07 pm. Today's activity is high.

What's the weather like today in Capaci?

Overcast, from 65 °F to 69 °F, with a light air from the southeast (3 mph) and a 2% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Capaci?

Smooth (Douglas 2): 1.4 ft waves with a period of 4.3 s from the north-northeast. The water is 71.6 °F.

When is the best time to visit Capaci?

The best time to visit Capaci is from May to August: highs of 72 °F to 86 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Palermo station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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