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Porto Empedocle

Tide station

Porto Empedocle in Sicily, Italy. Heights are metres above mean low water springs, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (CEST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

0.2 m (0.6 ft)Today · 1:32 PM

Next low tide

0.1 m (0.3 ft)Today · 8:03 PM

High tide is 2 hr 12 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.1 ft).

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Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

High tide is 2 hr 12 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.1 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 20	High	1:32 PM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
Tuesday, October 20	Low	8:03 PM	0.08 m (0.27 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	High	1:28 AM	0.15 m (0.49 ft)
	Low	7:23 AM	0.07 m (0.23 ft)
	High	1:52 PM	0.20 m (0.65 ft)
	Low	8:13 PM	0.07 m (0.21 ft)
Thursday, October 22	High	1:56 AM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	Low	7:54 AM	0.06 m (0.19 ft)
	High	2:14 PM	0.21 m (0.68 ft)
	Low	8:30 PM	0.05 m (0.16 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	2:25 AM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	8:24 AM	0.05 m (0.16 ft)
	High	2:37 PM	0.21 m (0.70 ft)
	Low	8:50 PM	0.04 m (0.12 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	2:57 AM	0.20 m (0.66 ft)
	Low	8:55 AM	0.04 m (0.14 ft)
	High	3:02 PM	0.22 m (0.71 ft)
	Low	9:15 PM	0.03 m (0.09 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	2:32 AM	0.21 m (0.70 ft)
	Low	8:28 AM	0.04 m (0.15 ft)
	High	2:29 PM	0.21 m (0.69 ft)
	Low	8:42 PM	0.02 m (0.06 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	3:09 AM	0.22 m (0.71 ft)
	Low	9:02 AM	0.05 m (0.17 ft)
	High	2:55 PM	0.20 m (0.66 ft)
	Low	9:12 PM	0.02 m (0.06 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	3:50 AM	0.22 m (0.71 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	9:37 AM	0.06 m (0.21 ft)

See more tides through Sunday, November 29

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	High	3:20 PM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	9:43 PM	0.02 m (0.07 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	4:34 AM	0.21 m (0.68 ft)
	Low	10:14 AM	0.08 m (0.26 ft)
	High	3:42 PM	0.17 m (0.56 ft)
	Low	10:17 PM	0.03 m (0.10 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	5:25 AM	0.19 m (0.64 ft)
	Low	10:54 AM	0.10 m (0.33 ft)
	High	3:55 PM	0.16 m (0.51 ft)
	Low	10:53 PM	0.05 m (0.15 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	6:32 AM	0.18 m (0.59 ft)
	Low	11:43 AM	0.12 m (0.40 ft)
	High	3:45 PM	0.14 m (0.46 ft)
	Low	11:36 PM	0.06 m (0.21 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	8:16 AM	0.17 m (0.56 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	12:45 AM	0.08 m (0.28 ft)
	High	10:10 AM	0.17 m (0.56 ft)
	Low	6:58 PM	0.10 m (0.34 ft)
	High	10:29 PM	0.12 m (0.39 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	3:54 AM	0.09 m (0.30 ft)
	High	11:26 AM	0.18 m (0.58 ft)
	Low	6:45 PM	0.09 m (0.29 ft)
	High	11:44 PM	0.13 m (0.44 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	Low	5:32 AM	0.08 m (0.25 ft)
	High	12:12 PM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	6:50 PM	0.07 m (0.23 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	12:32 AM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
	Low	6:24 AM	0.06 m (0.21 ft)
	High	12:47 PM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	7:04 PM	0.05 m (0.17 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	1:11 AM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	Low	7:03 AM	0.05 m (0.17 ft)
	High	1:15 PM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	7:22 PM	0.04 m (0.12 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	1:45 AM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	7:36 AM	0.05 m (0.16 ft)
	High	1:41 PM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	7:43 PM	0.03 m (0.09 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	2:19 AM	0.19 m (0.63 ft)
	Low	8:07 AM	0.05 m (0.17 ft)
	High	2:04 PM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	8:05 PM	0.03 m (0.08 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	2:49 AM	0.20 m (0.66 ft)
	Low	8:35 AM	0.06 m (0.19 ft)
	High	2:23 PM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	8:29 PM	0.03 m (0.09 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	3:17 AM	0.21 m (0.67 ft)
	Low	9:03 AM	0.07 m (0.22 ft)
	High	2:40 PM	0.18 m (0.59 ft)
	Low	8:54 PM	0.03 m (0.10 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	3:45 AM	0.20 m (0.67 ft)
	Low	9:30 AM	0.08 m (0.25 ft)
	High	2:57 PM	0.17 m (0.57 ft)
	Low	9:19 PM	0.03 m (0.11 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	4:12 AM	0.20 m (0.65 ft)
	Low	9:58 AM	0.08 m (0.28 ft)
	High	3:14 PM	0.17 m (0.54 ft)
	Low	9:45 PM	0.04 m (0.12 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	4:42 AM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
	Low	10:27 AM	0.09 m (0.31 ft)
	High	3:33 PM	0.16 m (0.52 ft)
	Low	10:12 PM	0.04 m (0.14 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	5:18 AM	0.18 m (0.59 ft)
	Low	10:58 AM	0.10 m (0.34 ft)
	High	3:50 PM	0.15 m (0.49 ft)
	Low	10:43 PM	0.05 m (0.17 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	6:04 AM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	Low	11:37 AM	0.12 m (0.38 ft)
	High	4:04 PM	0.14 m (0.46 ft)
	Low	11:19 PM	0.06 m (0.21 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	7:14 AM	0.16 m (0.53 ft)
	Low	12:52 PM	0.13 m (0.42 ft)
	High	3:47 PM	0.13 m (0.42 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	12:06 AM	0.08 m (0.25 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	8:58 AM	0.16 m (0.52 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	1:27 AM	0.09 m (0.29 ft)
	High	10:22 AM	0.16 m (0.53 ft)
	Low	6:00 PM	0.10 m (0.33 ft)
	High	10:27 PM	0.12 m (0.40 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	3:55 AM	0.09 m (0.29 ft)
	High	11:15 AM	0.17 m (0.56 ft)
	Low	6:09 PM	0.08 m (0.28 ft)
	High	11:29 PM	0.14 m (0.45 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	5:20 AM	0.08 m (0.27 ft)
	High	11:53 AM	0.18 m (0.58 ft)
	Low	6:29 PM	0.07 m (0.22 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	12:16 AM	0.16 m (0.51 ft)
	Low	6:14 AM	0.07 m (0.23 ft)
	High	12:27 PM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
	Low	6:53 PM	0.05 m (0.16 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	12:59 AM	0.17 m (0.57 ft)
	Low	6:58 AM	0.06 m (0.21 ft)
	High	1:00 PM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
	Low	7:21 PM	0.03 m (0.11 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	1:41 AM	0.19 m (0.63 ft)
	Low	7:39 AM	0.06 m (0.19 ft)
	High	1:34 PM	0.19 m (0.63 ft)
	Low	7:52 PM	0.02 m (0.06 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	2:25 AM	0.20 m (0.67 ft)
	Low	8:19 AM	0.06 m (0.19 ft)
	High	2:08 PM	0.19 m (0.61 ft)
	Low	8:25 PM	0.01 m (0.03 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	3:12 AM	0.21 m (0.69 ft)
	Low	8:59 AM	0.06 m (0.20 ft)
	High	2:42 PM	0.18 m (0.59 ft)
	Low	9:00 PM	0.00 m (0.01 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	4:00 AM	0.21 m (0.69 ft)
	Low	9:40 AM	0.07 m (0.22 ft)
	High	3:17 PM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	Low	9:37 PM	0.01 m (0.02 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	4:51 AM	0.20 m (0.66 ft)
	Low	10:23 AM	0.08 m (0.25 ft)
	High	3:50 PM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
	Low	10:16 PM	0.01 m (0.04 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	5:44 AM	0.19 m (0.63 ft)
	Low	11:09 AM	0.09 m (0.29 ft)
	High	4:22 PM	0.14 m (0.45 ft)
	Low	10:58 PM	0.03 m (0.08 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	6:41 AM	0.18 m (0.59 ft)
	Low	12:05 PM	0.10 m (0.32 ft)
	High	4:53 PM	0.12 m (0.40 ft)
	Low	11:45 PM	0.04 m (0.13 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	7:45 AM	0.17 m (0.54 ft)

This water today

The highest tide on this page is 0.2 m (0.7 ft) on Monday, October 26, in 6 days. That peak falls on the full moon, a spring tide. The tide at Porto Empedocle is rising toward a high of 0.2 m (0.6 ft) at 1:32 PM. Sunset is 6:23 PM, 100 minutes before the low at 8:03 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Monday, October 26, 2026. That is 6 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Sunday, November 1, 2026. That is 12 days from today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Porto Empedocle. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 67% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:23 PM. The tides are a high of 0.1 m (0.4 ft) at 12:59 AM, a low of 0.1 m (0.3 ft) at 6:45 AM, a high of 0.2 m (0.6 ft) at 1:32 PM, and a low of 0.1 m (0.3 ft) at 8:03 PM. The low at 6:45 AM is 33 minutes before sunrise. The low at 8:03 PM is 100 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 27°C, wind 24 kn E, rain 2.1 mm, pressure 1019 hPa (30.09 in), falling. That forecast is rough water.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 77% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:22 PM. The tides are a high of 0.1 m (0.5 ft) at 1:28 AM, a low of 0.1 m (0.2 ft) at 7:23 AM, a high of 0.2 m (0.7 ft) at 1:52 PM, and a low of 0.1 m (0.2 ft) at 8:13 PM. The low at 7:23 AM is 4 minutes after sunrise. The low at 8:13 PM is 111 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 25°C, wind 24 kn E, rain 1.7 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 85% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. The tides are a high of 0.2 m (0.5 ft) at 1:56 AM, a low of 0.1 m (0.2 ft) at 7:54 AM, a high of 0.2 m (0.7 ft) at 2:14 PM, and a low of 0.0 m (0.2 ft) at 8:30 PM. The low at 7:54 AM is 34 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Clear, 24°C, wind 23 kn NW. That forecast is rough water.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 92% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:21 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a high of 0.2 m (0.6 ft) at 2:25 AM, a low of 0.0 m (0.2 ft) at 8:24 AM, a high of 0.2 m (0.7 ft) at 2:37 PM, and a low of 0.0 m (0.1 ft) at 8:50 PM. The low at 8:24 AM is 63 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 24°C, wind 13 kn NW.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 97% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:22 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a high of 0.2 m (0.7 ft) at 2:57 AM, a low of 0.0 m (0.1 ft) at 8:55 AM, a high of 0.2 m (0.7 ft) at 3:02 PM, and a low of 0.0 m (0.1 ft) at 9:15 PM. The low at 8:55 AM is 93 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Clear, 22°C, wind 11 kn W, rain 0.2 mm.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 0.07 m (0.24 ft)
Mean high water: 0.12 m (0.40 ft)
Mean low water: 0.05 m (0.16 ft)
Mean sea level: 0.08 m (0.26 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, mean low water springs. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 5:51 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:21 AM
Dawn: 6:52 AM
Blue hour, morning: 6:52 AM to 7:02 AM
Golden hour, morning: 7:02 AM to 7:54 AM
Sunrise: 7:18 AM
Solar noon: 12:51 PM
Golden hour, evening: 5:47 PM to 6:39 PM
Sunset: 6:23 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:39 PM to 6:49 PM
Dusk: 6:49 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:19 PM
Last light: 7:50 PM
Day length: 11 hours 4 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 67% lit
Moonrise: 3:25 PM
Moonset: 1:05 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Tuesday 27°C
Rain
24 kn E · Rain 2.1 mm · 1019 hPa (30.09 in), falling
Wednesday 25°C
Rain
24 kn E · Rain 1.7 mm
Thursday 24°C
Clear
23 kn NW
Friday 24°C
Partly cloudy
13 kn NW
Saturday 22°C
Clear
11 kn W · Rain 0.2 mm

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

On the water nearby

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Marinas

Porto di San Leone3.3 mi

Beaches

Lido Azzurro0.8 mi
Spiaggia del Caos1.4 mi
Spiaggia di Marinella1.8 mi
Spiaggia di Punta Grande2.3 mi
Spiaggia di Scala dei Turchi2.7 mi
Spiaggia di San Leone Libera Accessibile3.8 mi

Parks

Piazza Vittorio Veneto0.1 mi
Parco dell’Addolorata2.9 mi
Villetta comunale3.2 mi
Villa Calogero Casesa3.6 mi
Villa del Sole3.7 mi
Villa Genuradi3.7 mi

Nature reserves

Riserva naturale integrale Macalube di Aragona7.5 mi

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