Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

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Carillon ( Paraggi ). Photo: Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Santa Margherita Ligure

Santa Margherita Ligure is a town in Liguria, Italy. From Santa Margherita Ligure you can reach 5 surf spots and 15 dive sites. The nearest is Wrack `Genova`, a dive site 2.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 184 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is GOA, 31 km away.

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Staying in Santa Margherita Ligure

  • 184 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: GOA, 31 km, PMF, 102 km, PSA, 119 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 Santa Margherita Ligure.

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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. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Santa Margherita Ligure 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

Surf spots within 20 km of Santa Margherita Ligure: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Chiavari-Entella9.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Chiavari, 1 km1 ft2 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, poor2 ft8 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good2 ft13 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, fair5 ft170 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too big5 ft201 kJwind from the south-west, 0 knots, too big3 ft35 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, fair4 ft122 kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot, too big
All readings for Chiavari-Entella: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Chiavari-Entella, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct35, poor1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct59, good2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the east, 8 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big5 ft6 smushy170kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big5 ft6 smushy201kJwind from the south-west, 0 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big4 ft6 smushy122kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot19°C
Bogliasco12.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Bogliasco1 ft4 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, poor2 ft7 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good2 ft23 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, good4 ft103 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too big3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, poor3 ft49 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, poor3 ft62 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore, poor
All readings for Bogliasco: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Bogliasco, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct24, poor1 ft3 smushy4kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct54, good2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct54, good2 ft5 shollow23kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big4 ft6 smushy103kJwind from the south, 9 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct15, poor3 ft6 shollow56kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct30, poor3 ft5 shollow49kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct32, poor3 ft6 shollow62kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore18°C
Sori Point9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Sori1 ft4 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, poor2 ft7 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good2 ft23 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, good4 ft103 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too big3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, poor3 ft49 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, poor3 ft62 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, poor
All readings for Sori Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Sori Point, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, poor1 ft3 smushy4kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct53, good2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct53, good2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big4 ft6 smushy103kJwind from the south, 9 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct15, poor3 ft6 shollow56kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct30, poor3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor3 ft6 shollow62kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots18°C
Recco6.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Recco1 ft4 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, poor2 ft7 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good2 ft23 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, good4 ft103 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too big3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, poor3 ft49 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, poor3 ft62 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, poor
All readings for Recco: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Recco, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct25, poor1 ft3 smushy4kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct51, good2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct51, good2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big4 ft6 smushy103kJwind from the south, 9 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct15, poor3 ft6 smushy56kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct30, poor3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor3 ft6 smushy62kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots18°C
Carillon ( Paraggi )2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots2 ft7 kJwind from the south, 4 knots3 ft49 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots5 ft151 kJwind from the south, 10 knots4 ft116 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore3 ft43 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots4 ft96 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore
All readings for Carillon ( Paraggi ): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carillon ( Paraggi ), each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small1 ft3 shollow3kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small2 ft4 shollow7kJwind from the south, 4 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct18, poor3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct8, poor5 ft6 shollow151kJwind from the south, 10 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct48, good4 ft6 shollow116kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore21°C
Fri 23Oct24, too small3 ft6 shollow43kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct52, good4 ft6 shollow96kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Santa Margherita Ligure, 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 Santa Margherita Ligure

Places to eat near Santa Margherita Ligure

  • Angolo PalmaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Da EmilioPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • DuCoqSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Il PatioItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • KicksItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Le ArcatePizza · 0.1 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