Ajaccio, France

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Near Campo dell' Oro, 2 km away. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ajaccio

Ajaccio is a town in Corse-du-Sud, France. From Ajaccio you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Campo dell' Oro, a surf spot 5.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is AJA, 5 km away.

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Staying in Ajaccio

  • 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: AJA, 5 km, FSC, 56 km, CLY, 67 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ajaccio.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Ajaccio each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Ajaccio too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Ajaccio: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Campo dell' Oro5.4 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft28 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, fair2 ft10 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small3 ft45 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, poor5 ft193 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, too big3 ft23 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft216 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too big
All readings for Campo dell' Oro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Campo dell' Oro, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct40, fair2 ft5 shollow28kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small2 ft5 shollow10kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small2 ft6 shollow15kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct19, poor3 ft6 shollow45kJwind from the west, 8 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big5 ft7 smushy193kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct60, good3 ft4 smushy23kJwind from the south, 4 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big5 ft8 smushy216kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots18°C
Ajaccio Nouveau cimetière6.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft25 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots1 ft10 kJwind from the east, 3 knots2 ft21 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots3 ft71 kJwind from the west, 14 knots5 ft226 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots3 ft25 kJwind from the east, 5 knots4 ft168 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots
All readings for Ajaccio Nouveau cimetière: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ajaccio Nouveau cimetière, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct24, too small2 ft5 shollow25kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small1 ft5 shollow10kJwind from the east, 3 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft6 shollow21kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small3 ft7 smushy71kJwind from the west, 14 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct24, poor5 ft7 shollow226kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct30, too small3 ft4 shollow25kJwind from the east, 5 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct13, poor4 ft8 shollow168kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots18°C
Parata point11.2 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft36 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots2 ft11 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore2 ft25 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore4 ft126 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots5 ft186 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots3 ft25 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore4 ft189 kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots
All readings for Parata point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Parata point, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct35, too small3 ft5 s36kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small2 ft5 s11kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore25°C
Tue 20Oct24, too small2 ft6 s25kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct10, poor4 ft7 s126kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct13, poor5 ft7 s186kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct31, too small3 ft4 s25kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct8, poor4 ft8 s189kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ajaccio, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Ajaccio

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits