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Cala Cipolla, Italy

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About Cala Cipolla

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

The spot faces S (166°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (346°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Chia, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CAG, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Cala Cipolla.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Cala Cipolla does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct81 ft6 smushy10kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct42 ft5 smushy12kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct225 ft5 smushy108kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct313 ft5 smushy56kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct212 ft5 smushy20kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct91 ft5 smushy8kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct132 ft5 smushy13kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct72 ft6 smushy19kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct423 ft5 smushy58kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct162 ft5 smushy18kJ22°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 CAG, changing at MAD, then 1h 05 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Chia

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cipolla - Pipeline

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CAG, changing at MAD, then 1h 05 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Chia each day: Cala Cipolla, Chia, Cipolla - Pipeline, L'isoletto.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,095 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 CAG, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£460–£960
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£80–£130
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£1,115–£2,095

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

Places to eat near Chia

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

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