Lacona, Italy

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Spiaggia di Norsi - panoramio — Near Margidore ( Elba island ), 1 km away. Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Lacona

Lacona is a town in Province of Livorno, Italy. From Lacona you can reach 8 surf spots and 4 dive sites. The nearest is Sottolonda, a dive site 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 63 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 15 of them campsites. The nearest airport is EBA, 6 km away.

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Staying in Lacona

63 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 15 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: EBA, 6 km, BIA, 72 km, PSA, 102 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 Lacona.

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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 Lacona each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Lacona 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Marina di Campo ( Elba island )6.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Marina di Campo

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

5 ft123 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Marina di Campo ( Elba island ), each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	18°C

Margidore ( Elba island )1.1 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Margidore ( Elba island ), each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft4 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	19°C

Lacona ( Elba island )1.3 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

5 ft123 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Lacona ( Elba island ), each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft4 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	18°C

Capo bianco ( Elba island )6.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Portoferraio, 2 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Capo bianco ( Elba island ), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 shollow	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 shollow	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 shollow	37kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 shollow	35kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 shollow	19kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	18°C

Cavoli ( Elba island )10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Seccheto, 1 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cavoli ( Elba island ), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 shollow	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft5 shollow	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	3 ft4 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 shollow	2kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 shollow	17kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	19°C

Procchio ( Elba island )6.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in ProcchioNeeds 4 ft+

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Procchio ( Elba island ), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	18°C

Scaglieri ( Elba island )5.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Portoferraio, 5 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scaglieri ( Elba island ), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 shollow	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 shollow	7kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 shollow	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 shollow	58kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 shollow	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	18°C

Seccheto ( Elba island )11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in SecchetoIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seccheto ( Elba island ), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 shollow	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft5 shollow	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft4 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 shollow	17kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	19°C

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

Dive near Lacona

Sottolonda 0.5 km · stays here
Scoglio che Bara 2.7 km · stays here
Capo Stella Nord 3 km · stays here
Isola Corbella 3.4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Lacona

La Terrazza di LedoItalian · 0.7 km from the centre
Ristorante AgugliaSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Ristorante MiramarePizza · 1.1 km from the centre
Ristorante Lo Zenzero0.1 km from the centre
Orti di Mare Isola d'Elba0.3 km from the centre
Cavallino RossoPizza · 0.6 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