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Portigliolo, France

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About Portigliolo

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

The spot faces NW (297°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (117°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Propriano, 4.5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

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 18 h 10 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).

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  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Portigliolo.

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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

Portigliolo does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct302 ft5 shollow28kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct141 ft5 shollow8kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct91 ft5 shollow6kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct73 ft6 smushy55kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct186 ft6 shollow220kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct342 ft4 shollow19kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct93 ft8 smushy118kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct305 ft5 shollow101kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct344 ft6 shollow144kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct524 ft5 shollow70kJ19°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 45 min by road. About 18h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 9 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Portigliolo

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to FSC, changing at CDG, then 45 min by road. About 18h 10 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,100 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£45–£75
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£1,115–£2,100

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

Places to eat near Propriano

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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