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iliria, Albania

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Beach1 Durres Albania 2005-07-10
Beach of Durrës. Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About iliria

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

The spot faces SW (228°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (48°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.0 km out (1 in 500). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Durrës, 4.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TIA, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 13 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → TIA · Skyscanner from about £490 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to iliria.

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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 18Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct0under 1 ft2 s0kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct1under 1 ft4 s0kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct393 ft5 smushy45kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct263 ft4 smushy31kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct142 ft4 smushy5kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct41 ft3 smushy1kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct414 ft5 smushy56kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct162 ft4 smushy9kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct121 ft4 smushy4kJ20°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

    Fly ORD to TIA, changing at FRA, then 45 min by road. About 18h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Bishtpala Out

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Bishtpala Out

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to TIA, changing at FRA, then 45 min by road. About 18h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Durrës each day: Bishtpala Out, iliria.

The trip from Durrës, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £950–£1,820 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 TIA, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£490–£1,015
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£40–£65
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£950–£1,820

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

Places to eat near Durrës

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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