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La Rotonda (Sicily), Italy

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About La Rotonda (Sicily)

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

The spot faces SE (119°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (299°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 58). 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 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Avola, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 8 flights a week that month.

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

  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to La Rotonda (Sicily).

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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 18Oct372 ft5 smushy10kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct412 ft3 smushy5kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct04 ft5 smushy69kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct343 ft4 smushy34kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct602 ft4 smushy15kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct402 ft4 smushy6kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct131 ft3 smushy1kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct141 ft3 smushy1kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct5under 1 ft4 s0kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct61 ft4 smushy2kJ21°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

    Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 25 by road. About 19h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Rotonda (Sicily)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 4 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Rotonda (Sicily)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf La Rotonda (Sicily)

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 25 by road. About 19h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Avola each day: Capannone (Sicily), La Rotonda (Sicily), Siracusa.

The trip from Avola, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,145–£2,150 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 CTA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£490–£1,015
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£1,145–£2,150

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

Places to eat near Avola

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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