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Marina di Grosseto tide times

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-0.46 m
Next high · 16:00 CEST
Heights relative to MSL · 2026-05-07Solunar 4/5

Tide times at Marina di Grosseto on Thursday, 7 May 2026: first high tide at 02:00. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 20:21.

Next 24 hours at Marina di Grosseto

-0.6 m-0.5 m-0.3 mHeight (MSL)06:0010:0014:0018:0022:0002:007 May8 May☀ Sunrise 06:02☾ Sunset 20:22nowTime (Europe/Rome)

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.

Sun, moon and conditions on Thu 07 May

Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
20:21
Moon
Waning gibbous
81% illuminated
Wind
3.2 m/s
63°
Swell
0.7 m
5 s period
Water temp
17.6 °C

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

Highs and lows next 7 days

Today

Fri

Sat

-0.6m21:00

Sun

-0.5m16:00

Mon

Tue

Wed

-0.4m06:00
-0.6m00:00
Coef. 100
All extrema (7 days)
DayTypeTimeHeightCoef.
Sat 09 MayLow21:00-0.6m
Sun 10 MayHigh16:00-0.5m
Wed 13 MayLow00:00-0.6m100
High06:00-0.4m

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

Today's solunar windows

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.

Major
03:06-06:06
15:32-18:32
Minor
07:48-09:48
00:10-02:10
7-day window outlook
  • Thu
    2 M / 2 m
  • Fri
    2 M / 2 m
  • Sat
    2 M / 1 m
  • Sun
    2 M / 2 m
  • Mon
    2 M / 2 m
  • Tue
    2 M / 2 m
  • Wed
    2 M / 2 m

About tides at Marina di Grosseto

Marina di Grosseto occupies the mouth of the Bruna River on the Maremma coast of southern Tuscany, roughly 14 km west of the provincial capital Grosseto. The beach fringe here is characteristic Maremma: a broad sand beach backed by a dense pineta (umbrella-pine forest) that reaches almost to the high-water mark in places, giving the shoreline a character quite different from the rocky coves further north. The Parco Regionale della Maremma — one of Italy's most significant coastal nature reserves, protecting dunes, lagoons, and Uccellina hill scrub — begins approximately 10 km to the south at Principina a Mare. Tidal range at Marina di Grosseto is around 0.2 m above Lowest Astronomical Tide, slightly below the Livorno value to the north, and among the smallest on any Italian monitored station. The Bruna river mouth is shallow and braided; the river outflow gradient, not the tide, drives current in the estuary channel. Anglers targeting sea bass (branzino) and sea bream (orata) in the estuary mouth fish state of current — which is primarily determined by river discharge and wind-driven surface set — not by tide tables. Beach gradient is gentle, typical of prograding beach-ridge systems. The surf zone rarely exceeds ankle to knee depth for 30–50 m offshore in calm conditions. A 0.2 m tidal change translates to a horizontal shoreline shift of 15–30 m on a 1:100 beach slope — enough to expose or cover the lower foreshore, and relevant for anyone parking a kayak or launching a dinghy from the beach at different times of day. The Maremma coast is low-lying. Historical wetland drainage (the Bonifica della Maremma, completed in the mid-20th century) lowered the water table and cleared malaria-risk marshes but left the coastal plain at near-sea-level elevations. Storm surge events driven by southerly libeccio or scirocco winds pile water against this flat coast efficiently; the combination of low gradient and shallow near-shore bathymetry amplifies surge height relative to steeper stretches of coast. Open-Meteo Marine supplies the tide predictions on this page (±45 min / ±0.2–0.3 m). ISPRA's Rete Mareografica Nazionale is the authoritative source for historical and real-time sea-level data on the Maremma coast.

Tide questions about Marina di Grosseto

What is the tidal range at Marina di Grosseto, and does it affect angling in the Bruna estuary?

Mean tidal range is approximately 0.2 m above Lowest Astronomical Tide — one of the smallest recorded on the Italian coast. In the Bruna estuary, river outflow and wind-driven surface current dominate over tidal forcing. Anglers targeting branzino and orata near the river mouth should focus on river discharge conditions (post-rain turbidity reduces visibility; moderate flow concentrates baitfish near the channel edge) and wind direction rather than tidal stage. High tide does push a subtle influx of saltier water slightly upstream and can activate feeding activity near the boundary, but the effect is modest compared to Atlantic estuaries.

How does the small tidal range affect beach access and kayak launches?

A 0.2 m range on a gentle-gradient beach translates to a horizontal shoreline shift of roughly 15–30 m between low and high tide on a 1:100 slope. In practice this means the lowest foreshore sand is exposed at low tide and covered at high, which matters for kayak and dinghy launching: beaching at low water may require dragging across an extra 20–30 m of wet sand to reach the pine-backed dry zone. For most recreational activities the variation is minor compared to swell-height and wind-driven beach run-up, which can easily exceed the tidal signal on days with southerly fetch.

Is the Parco Regionale della Maremma accessible from Marina di Grosseto by sea?

The Parco Regionale della Maremma begins approximately 10 km south at Principina a Mare. The park's coastal stretch includes the Uccellina hills dropping to cliffs, protected dunes, and restricted access zones. Sea-kayakers can paddle the coastal edge of the park but should check current park regulations on water access and landing — some stretches are designated no-landing conservation zones, particularly during breeding seasons. No motorised watercraft are permitted in the inshore zone within the park boundaries. Tidal state is not a constraint for sea access; wind and swell from the south-west are the practical limiting factors.

What makes the Maremma coast susceptible to storm surge despite its small astronomical tidal range?

The Maremma coast south of Grosseto is one of the flattest and lowest-lying stretches of the Italian Tyrrhenian coast, a legacy of the 20th-century wetland drainage programme (Bonifica della Maremma). Coastal plain elevations sit close to mean sea level. Shallow near-shore bathymetry amplifies surge: when libeccio (south-westerly) or scirocco (south-easterly) winds push a pressure trough and sustained fetch toward the coast, the shallow gradient converts that energy into height. Historical surge events have temporarily raised sea level by 0.3–0.6 m above astronomical prediction, which on this low coast is enough to overtop the primary dune line at some points.

How accurate are the tide predictions for Marina di Grosseto, and what are the limitations?

Tide predictions shown here are produced by Open-Meteo Marine, with typical accuracy of ±45 minutes on timing and ±0.2–0.3 m on height in fair conditions. At Marina di Grosseto, the total astronomical range is only around 0.2 m, so model uncertainty of ±0.2–0.3 m spans — or exceeds — the full predicted signal. Height precision is therefore low; timing of high and low water is more useful than the predicted height values. Meteorological surges driven by libeccio or scirocco can add 0.3–0.6 m on top of the astronomical tide, and these are not represented in the tide predictions shown. For accurate sea-level monitoring on the Maremma coast, refer to ISPRA Rete Mareografica Nazionale gauge data. The predictions on this page are a general orientation tool and should not be used for safety-critical decisions.
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-05-07T03:20:23.785Z. Predictions refresh daily.