Carrara.marble.quarries.in.italy.arp — Carrara, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Carrara

Carrara is a town in Province of Massa-Carrara, Italy. From Carrara you can reach 6 surf spots and 1 ski resort. The nearest is Marina di Carrara-Idrovora, a surf spot 4 km from the centre. Overture lists 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PSA, 50 km away.

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Staying in Carrara

42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PSA, 50 km, PMF, 87 km, FLR, 95 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Carrara too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Marina di Pietrasanta18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Marina di Pietrasanta, 1 km

1 ft4 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

5 ft146 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marina di Pietrasanta, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	3 ft4 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	58, good	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	17°C

Lerici12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Lerici

2 ft8 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

5 ft123 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lerici, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	3 ft4 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	5 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	18°C

Forte dei Marmi (pontile)14.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Forte dei Marmi

2 ft5 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

5 ft146 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Forte dei Marmi (pontile), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	3 ft6 smushy	82kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	17°C

Cinquale11 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Forte dei Marmi, 3 km

1 ft5 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

5 ft145 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

5 ft133 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cinquale, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	145kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	17°C

Trabucco ( Massa )10.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Massa, 6 km

1 ft5 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

5 ft145 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

5 ft133 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Trabucco ( Massa ), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	145kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	17°C

Marina di Carrara-Idrovora4 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft6 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

5 ft185 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

5 ft133 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marina di Carrara-Idrovora, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	4 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	185kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	5 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Carrara, 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).

Ski near Carrara

Area Sciistica Cerreto Laghi 52 min by car

Places to eat near Carrara

Circolo La Nuova MinieraItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
ThalionItalian · 0.6 km from the centre
Pizzeria La Casetta MagicaPizza · 0.8 km from the centre
Ristorante Extra di Raff. Cla . S.a.s.Mediterranean · 1.1 km from the centre
Re GambrinusItalian · 1.2 km from the centre
Ristorante RadarItalian · 1.2 km from the centre

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