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Marina di Carrara-Idrovora, Italy

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Carrara, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Marina di Carrara-Idrovora

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

The spot faces SW (206°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (26°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 137). 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). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7; in August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Carrara, 4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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 25 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 50 from the airport to Marina di Carrara-Idrovora.

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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 intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct81 ft3 smushy3kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct151 ft4 smushy4kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct293 ft5 smushy45kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct233 ft6 smushy71kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct165 ft6 smushy136kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct273 ft5 smushy53kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct465 ft6 smushy160kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct273 ft6 smushy52kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct334 ft6 smushy121kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct192 ft5 smushy21kJ18°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 50 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Marina di Carrara-Idrovora

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Marina di Carrara-Idrovora

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Marina di Carrara-Idrovora

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Marina di Carrara-Idrovora

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 50 by road. About 17h 25 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 Carrara

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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