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Finale Ligure, Italy

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About Finale Ligure

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

The spot faces SE (145°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (325°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). 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 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Finale Ligure, 0 km away (about 5 min by car).

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 16 h 45 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 10 from the airport to Finale Ligure.

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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 beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct81 ft3 smushy1kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct391 ft4 smushy6kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct572 ft4 smushy11kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct03 ft6 smushy68kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct552 ft6 smushy32kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct212 ft4 smushy21kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct502 ft6 smushy35kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct422 ft5 smushy21kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct542 ft6 smushy32kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct161 ft4 shollow2kJ21°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 10 by road. About 16h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Finale Ligure

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Finale Ligure

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Finale Ligure

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Finale Ligure

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 10 by road. About 16h 45 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 Finale Ligure

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