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🇮🇹 Isola delle Femmine

/ISOLA DELLE FEMMINE · NORTH COAST/ · BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE · BEACH/REEF
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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OPEN-METEO · FREE · NO KEY
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Isola delle Femmine · Palermo · Sicily

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/ISOLA DELLE FEMMINE/
38.191°N · 13.247°E

Getting there

From Palermo · 18 km · 20 min via A29
Airport Palermo Falcone-Borsellino (PMO) · 12 km · 15 min
Note Named for the small island just offshore — a mixed sand/reef beach on Sicily's north coast, in the direct path of Mistral swell.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Free seafront lots · ~150 spaces
Fills by Popular with Palermo day-trippers · Oct–Apr for surf
Walk to water ~3 min
Facilities Full small-town services · Restaurants, close to Palermo airport

Hazards

REEF PATCHES Mixed sand and reef bottom — some sections are rockier, especially near the small island itself.
RIP Mistral NW swell builds a real rip on bigger days — this is one of the more powerful north-coast Sicily spots.
LOCALS Popular with Palermo surfers on a good NW swell — can get busy fast when Mistral is forecast.
MISTRAL Direct exposure to the Mistral — this is one of the most consistent spots on Sicily's north coast when it blows.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid tide · rising
Peak season Oct–Apr · NW/W Mistral swell · One of the more consistent Sicily north-coast spots
Swell key NW/W Mistral swell · Mixed sand/reef · Best with S/SE offshore wind
Level Beginner–intermediate · Mixed bottom
Dawn patrol Dawn patrol on a fresh Mistral forecast — arrive early before the Palermo crowd.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Isola delle Femmine
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JAN
3/2
16°
FEB
3/2
15.5°
MAR
3/2
16°
APR
3/2
17°
MAY
SHORT
19.5°
JUN
SHORT
23°
JUL
SHORT
25.5°
AUG
SHORT
27°
SEP
SHORT
26.5°
OCT
SHORT
24°
NOV
3/2
20.5°
DEC
3/2
17.5°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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Isola Surf

ISOLA DELLE FEMMINE · ON-SITE · SINCE 2011
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SunLife Beach Surf School

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Surf shops nearby

Wild Surf and Skate Shop
PALERMO · 15 KM
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Food & coffee

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VIALE DEI SARACENI 10 · ISOLA DELLE FEMMINE
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Ciurma Isola
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