Porto Ferro, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 10 km.

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About Porto Ferro

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

The spot faces W (258°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (78°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 78). 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 August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 10 km.

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 17 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AHO, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
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Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Porto Ferro.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 10 km.
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Forecast

Porto Ferro 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porto Ferro, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	12, poor	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	21°C
Mon 26Oct	14, poor	5 ft6 smushy	158kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to AHO, changing at DUB, then 30 min by road. About 17h 55 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to AHO, changing at DUB, then 30 min by road. About 17h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £800–£1,575 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 AHO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£455–£945
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£30
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£800–£1,575

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

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