Acitrezza (Sicily), Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Acireale, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CTA (CTA), 14 km.

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About Acitrezza (Sicily)

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (100°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (280°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, April and November, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Acireale, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CTA (CTA), 14 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 8 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Acitrezza (Sicily).
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No stay checked for this site yet: Acireale, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CTA (CTA), 14 km.
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Forecast

The score for beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Acitrezza (Sicily), each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	1 ft4 shollow	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 0 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	under 1 ft4 s	0kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the west, 0 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 26Oct	8, too small	1 ft2 smushy	0kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Tue 27Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	18°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 35 min by road. About 18h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Acitrezza (Sicily)
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Acitrezza (Sicily)
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 0 kn (1 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Acitrezza (Sicily)
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Acitrezza (Sicily)
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 1 ft at 3 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 35 min by road. About 18h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £845–£1,655 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to CTA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£490–£1,015
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£25–£40
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£845–£1,655

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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