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Lido Aurora, Italy

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About Lido Aurora

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

The spot faces SW (229°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (49°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 69). 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 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mondragone, 4 km away (about 10 min by car).

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NAP, direct.

    See flights ORD → NAP · Skyscanner from about £475 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Lido Aurora.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in MondragoneAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0under 1 ft3 s0kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct0under 1 ft3 s0kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct21 ft4 smushy2kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct334 ft5 smushy68kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct276 ft6 smushy183kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct172 ft5 smushy21kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct153 ft5 smushy28kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct263 ft5 smushy42kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct344 ft7 smushy117kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct233 ft5 smushy38kJ20°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to NAP, then 1h 05 by road. About 15h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Lido Aurora

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Lido Aurora

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 6 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to NAP, then 1h 05 by road. About 15h 35 door to door

The trip from Mondragone, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,130–£2,120 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 NAP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£475–£985
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£1,130–£2,120

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

Places to eat near Mondragone

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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