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Bocchetta ( Viareggio ), Italy

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About Bocchetta ( Viareggio )

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

The spot faces W (256°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (76°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 95). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in May, June and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Viareggio, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PSA, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 9 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Bocchetta ( Viareggio ).

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct111 ft3 smushy3kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct111 ft4 smushy4kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct373 ft5 smushy43kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct173 ft6 smushy81kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct175 ft6 smushy148kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct444 ft5 smushy71kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct495 ft6 smushy162kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct574 ft6 smushy83kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct515 ft6 smushy126kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct222 ft5 smushy22kJ20°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PSA, changing at AMS, then 45 min by road. About 18h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Garuglia Point

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Garuglia Point

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Bocchetta ( Viareggio )

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Marina di Vecchiano

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Bocchetta ( Viareggio )

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PSA, changing at AMS, then 45 min by road. About 18h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Viareggio each day: Bocchetta ( Viareggio ), Garuglia Point, Marina di Vecchiano, Royal, Viareggio - Nettuno, Ruffo, Piazza Mazzini, Viareggio Tito del Molo (Ala Moana).

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Rough cost

About £1,065–£2,010 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PSA, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£450–£940
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£40–£65
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£245–£405
Food7 days eating out£230–£430
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,065–£2,010

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

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