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Rabina, Italy

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About Rabina

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

The spot faces SE (150°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (330°). 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 550 m out (1 in 56). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Imperia, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot 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 17 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → MXP · Skyscanner from about £440 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 50 from the airport to Rabina.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ImperiaAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Imperia · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Imperia · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11 ft5 smushy2kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct121 ft4 smushy6kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct233 ft5 smushy31kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct193 ft6 smushy64kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct314 ft6 smushy115kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct11 ft6 smushy3kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct314 ft6 smushy84kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct163 ft5 smushy37kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct334 ft6 smushy108kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct81 ft4 smushy4kJ20°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 50 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 2 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 3h 50 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

The trip from Imperia, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,095–£2,050 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£440–£915
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£80–£130
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£1,095–£2,050

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

Places to eat near Imperia

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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