Is Praiola good for beginners?

Praiola is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.5 m and 41% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Praiola?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 21°C, so most of the year you want a 2 mm shorty.

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Praiola 36.3

#5002 of 5756 surf spots in the world · 🇮🇹 Italy · Palermo · near Palermo

Needs the right swell, wind is the enemy here, gentle enough to learn.

Beginner

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Surf score36.3 /100

Surfable days37% of the year

Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell0% period 11 s+

Typical size0.5 m 1.5 ft median

Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Praiola

It rarely works. The nearest airport is PMO (4 km) and the nearest town is Palermo (24 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	61%	0%	0.8 m	16°C	3/2
Feb	63%	0%	0.7 m	15°C	4/3
Mar	49%	0%	0.6 m	15°C	4/3
Apr	37%	0%	0.4 m	17°C	3/2
May	28%	0%	0.4 m	20°C	2mm
Jun	13%	0%	0.3 m	25°C	boardies
Jul	18%	0%	0.3 m	28°C	boardies
Aug	12%	0%	0.3 m	29°C	boardies
Sep	21%	0%	0.3 m	27°C	boardies
Oct	39%	0%	0.4 m	23°C	vest
Nov	50%	0%	0.6 m	20°C	2mm
Dec	58%	0%	0.8 m	17°C	3/2

Why 36.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and multiplied by its weight; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world scores 100. Wave quality and what the spot does on its best days carry more than half of it, which is what separates this from a ranking of where the water is warm.

Wave quality 34.7%

14.0

Best days 22.4%

5.0

Clean days 18.4%

0.0

Consistency 10.2%

3.9

Season spread 4.1%

1.1

Water comfort 6.1%

3.5

Access 4.1%

3.9

The detail

Faces 305° with 33% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 66% of days. Mean peak period 5.3 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. On its best tenth of days it reaches 1.4 m, with a peak period of 7 s. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 41%. Months that work: 4 of 12. Coordinates 38.155, 13.080 (OpenStreetMap).

What it costs to be here

Living here

€1,620/ month

typically €1,430 – €1,810

Rent, one bedroom€848

Groceries€340

Eating out€194

Getting around€113

Phone + internet€119

Renting by the month, cooking most days, local transport.

One month here

€3,150/ month

typically €2,780 – €3,530

Somewhere to stay€1,860

Eating out€664

Car, transfers, fuel€427

Data + extras€200

Short stays, eating out, a car or transfers.

49% cheaper if you live here instead of visiting

Airport and town on the doorstep, so the local estimate is 8% above the country average. Estimate: World Bank PPP price level for Italy (2025, United States = 1.00) applied to a fixed surfer basket, then adjusted for how remote the spot is. Your own number moves with the season and how you live.

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