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Laiguelia, Italy

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Laiguelia. Photo: Davide Papalini, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Laiguelia

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

The spot faces E (100°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (280°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 Alassio, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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 10 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 35 from the airport to Laiguelia.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in AlassioAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Alassio · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Alassio · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Laiguelia 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11 ft5 s1kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct112 ft4 smushy7kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct233 ft5 smushy37kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct295 ft7 smushy241kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct243 ft6 smushy49kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct31 ft5 shollow5kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct263 ft6 smushy62kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct133 ft4 smushy40kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct304 ft6 smushy78kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct61 ft4 shollow4kJ20°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 35 by road. About 17h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Alassio

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Laiguelia

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Alassio

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Alassio

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 35 by road. About 17h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Alassio each day: Alassio, Laiguelia.

The trip from Alassio, with every spot near it

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 Alassio

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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