La Barraca, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Torvaianica, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), 22 km.

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About La Barraca

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

The spot faces SW (226°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (46°). 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 1.3 km out (1 in 132). 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Torvaianica, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), 22 km.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), direct. About 17 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to La Barraca.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Torvaianica, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), 22 km.
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Forecast

La Barraca 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Barraca, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	4 ft5 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	156kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	5 ft6 smushy	156kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	18°C
Mon 26Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	20°C
Tue 27Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	21°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to FCO, then 45 min by road. About 15h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf La Barraca
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf La Barraca
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf La Barraca
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to FCO, then 45 min by road. About 15h door to door

Rough cost

About £840–£1,640 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£465–£965
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£45–£75
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£840–£1,640

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

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