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Dar Zagaja, Italy

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About Dar Zagaja

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

The spot faces SW (221°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (41°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 149). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pomezia, 9.1 km away (about 20 min by car).

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 14 h 55 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. 40 min from the airport to Dar Zagaja.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in PomeziaAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Dar Zagaja 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
Mon 19Oct91 ft3 smushy2kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct71 ft4 smushy4kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct305 ft5 smushy110kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct295 ft5 smushy117kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct121 ft4 smushy7kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct544 ft5 smushy83kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct343 ft5 smushy27kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct131 ft4 smushy7kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct3under 1 ft4 s1kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to FCO, then 40 min by road. About 14h 55 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Dar Zagaja

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 5 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Dar Zagaja

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Dar Zagaja

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf Dar Zagaja

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to FCO, then 40 min by road. About 14h 55 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,075–£2,025 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£55
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£1,075–£2,025

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

Places to eat near Pomezia

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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