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Diano Marina, Italy

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About Diano Marina

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

The spot faces SE (122°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (302°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 66). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Diano Marina, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 17 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → MXP · Skyscanner from about £440 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Diano Marina.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11 ft5 s2kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct111 ft4 smushy5kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct323 ft5 smushy34kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct393 ft8 smushy103kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct374 ft6 smushy107kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct41 ft6 smushy4kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct354 ft6 smushy87kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct264 ft5 smushy48kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct444 ft6 smushy93kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct61 ft4 smushy4kJ19°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 MXP, then 3h 45 by road. About 17h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Diano Marina

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Diano Marina

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Diano Marina

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Diano Marina

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 45 by road. About 17h 20 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,095–£2,050 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£440–£915
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£1,095–£2,050

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

Places to eat near Diano Marina

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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