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Pinarellu, France

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Pinarellu beach
Pinarellu. Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pinarellu

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

The spot faces E (87°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (267°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 154). 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 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Pinarellu, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 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 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to FSC, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG).

    See flights ORD → FSC · Skyscanner from about £455 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Pinarellu.

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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 18Oct41 ft3 s0kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct132 ft4 smushy6kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct324 ft5 smushy65kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct182 ft6 smushy27kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct51 ft4 smushy2kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct2under 1 ft4 s0kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct51 ft4 smushy1kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct2under 1 ft3 s0kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct41 ft4 smushy2kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct3under 1 ft3 s0kJ21°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

    Fly ORD to FSC, changing at CDG, then 50 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Punta di Testa

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Etang de l'Ovu Santu

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to FSC, changing at CDG, then 50 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Pinarellu each day: Etang de l'Ovu Santu, Pinarellu, Punta di Testa, Vardiolla.

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Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,115 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 FSC, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£455–£945
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£55–£90
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£255–£425
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£145
Total£1,125–£2,115

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

Places to eat near Pinarellu

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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