Cala Pira, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Villasimius, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CAG (CAG), 45 km.

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About Cala Pira

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

The spot faces E (111°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (291°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 84). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Villasimius, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CAG (CAG), 45 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CAG, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).
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Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Cala Pira.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Villasimius, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CAG (CAG), 45 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cala Pira, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CAG, changing at MAD, then 1h 05 by road. About 18h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CAG, changing at MAD, then 1h 05 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £870–£1,690 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 CAG, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£460–£960
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£80–£130
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£870–£1,690

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

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