Positano tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 06:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Europe/Rome local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Last spring tide on Sat 16 May (range 0.4m). Next neap on Thu 21 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

Positano is perhaps the most photographed town on the Amalfi Coast — a cascade of pastel-coloured houses descending from 600 metres down a precipitous cliff face to a small pebble beach. The entire town is built on stairs: there are no level streets, and arriving by car requires descending a single-lane road with passing places carved into the cliff. Tidal range on the Tyrrhenian Sea is 0.1 to 0.3 metres — essentially absent as a planning factor. The Spiaggia Grande (main beach) is dominated by beach club concessions in summer, with a small spiaggia libera section on the east side. The beach is pebble, not sand; the Tyrrhenian wave energy is usually small (0.2 to 0.5 m in typical summer conditions), making entry comfortable. Boat shuttle service connects the main beach to the more remote Li Galli islets (the small archipelago said to be the home of Homer's Sirens, 3 km offshore) and the beaches of Laurito and Arienzo, which are accessible only by sea. The sea stacks and cliffs around Positano are exceptional for sea kayaking and snorkelling. The south face of the Punta Campanella headland (the tip of the Sorrento Peninsula, 10 km northwest) is a Marine Protected Area with very high water clarity and fish density — accessible from Positano by kayak in about 2 hours in calm conditions or by day boat. The MPA prohibits motor boats within 1 nautical mile of the headland. Ferri (regular ferry and hydrofoil services) connect Positano to Amalfi, Sorrento, Capri, and Naples. The sea connection is the most practical way to reach Positano in peak summer when the coast road is in gridlock. The Capri hydrofoil takes about 40 minutes; the Sorrento ferry takes 35 minutes. Tidal range is irrelevant to ferry scheduling in the tideless Tyrrhenian. The Path of the Gods (Sentiero degli Dei) is the most famous hiking route on the Amalfi Coast — a cliff-top traverse from Bomerano above Agerola to Nocelle (above Positano) or vice versa, at 400 to 600 metres elevation above the sea. The path follows the ancient mule trails between cliff villages, with views that encompass the coast from Capri to Salerno on clear days. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model. Accuracy is typically within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 metres on height — model-derived, not from a local gauge. For Italian tidal data, consult ISPRA at isprambiente.gov.it.