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Portonovo ( Ancona ), Italy

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Ancona, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Giacomus~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 2.5 it, Wikimedia Commons

About Portonovo ( Ancona )

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

The spot faces NE (42°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (222°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ancona, 9.2 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 20°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 AOI, changing at Munich Airport (MUC). About 11 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → AOI · Skyscanner from about £460 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Portonovo ( Ancona ).

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7under 1 ft4 s0kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct2under 1 ft2 s0kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct101 ft4 smushy1kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct143 ft6 smushy61kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct412 ft5 smushy12kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct151 ft5 s1kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct261 ft3 smushy2kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct412 ft3 smushy6kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct251 ft4 smushy3kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct181 ft3 smushy1kJ18°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to AOI, changing at MUC, then 40 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Portonovo ( Ancona ) (la nave)

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Portonovo ( Ancona )

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Portonovo ( Ancona )

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 1 ft at 3 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to AOI, changing at MUC, then 40 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Ancona each day: Portonovo ( Ancona ), Portonovo ( Ancona ) (la nave).

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Rough cost

About £1,070–£2,025 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 AOI, estimated from distance and season, changing at MUC, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£460–£960
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£60
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£1,070–£2,025

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

Places to eat near Ancona

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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