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Cavoli ( Elba island ), Italy

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Cavoli ( Elba island ). Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cavoli ( Elba island )

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

The spot faces S (175°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (355°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Seccheto, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 3 dive sites.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), direct. About 17 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → FCO · Skyscanner from about £465 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Cavoli ( Elba island ).

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in SecchetoAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Seccheto · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Seccheto · GetYourGuideAd

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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 18Oct51 ft3 shollow1kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct102 ft4 smushy9kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct21 ft5 smushy5kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct554 ft5 shollow83kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct263 ft4 shollow27kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct41 ft3 shollow2kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct132 ft4 shollow17kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct51 ft4 shollow2kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct282 ft5 shollow17kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct61 ft3 shollow1kJ22°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

    Direct flight ORD to FCO, then 3h 45 by road. About 18h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cavoli ( Elba island )

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cavoli ( Elba island )

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  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

    Direct flight ORD to FCO, then 3h 45 by road. About 18h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Seccheto each day: Cavoli ( Elba island ), Seccheto ( Elba island ).

The trip from Seccheto, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,120–£2,100 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 FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£465–£965
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£1,120–£2,100

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

Places to eat near Seccheto

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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