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Lerici, Italy

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About Lerici

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

The spot faces SW (222°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (42°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 79). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Lerici, 0.3 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 17 h 20 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 40 from the airport to Lerici.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in LericiAd

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

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    Closest towns to stay in

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

Lerici on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct92 ft4 smushy8kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct133 ft4 smushy26kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct144 ft6 smushy80kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct406 ft7 smushy274kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct52 ft5 smushy12kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct345 ft6 smushy140kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct183 ft6 smushy58kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct102 ft5 smushy18kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct31 ft5 smushy2kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 40 by road. About 17h 20 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Lerici

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 40 by road. About 17h 20 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 Lerici

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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