Marinella di Sarzana, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Carrara, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PSA (PSA), 50 km.

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About Marinella di Sarzana

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

The spot faces S (195°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (15°). 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 1.6 km out (1 in 159). 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Carrara, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PSA (PSA), 50 km. 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.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 3 h 50 from the airport to Marinella di Sarzana.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Carrara, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PSA (PSA), 50 km.
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Forecast

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Forecast and score for expert surfers at Marinella di Sarzana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, poor	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	3 ft5 smushy	45kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	6 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	18°C
Mon 26Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	185kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 27Oct	18, poor	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	20°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 50 by road. About 17h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Marinella di Sarzana
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 6 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Marinella di Sarzana
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 50 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £850–£1,645 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£440–£915
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£80–£130
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£850–£1,645

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

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