Reef La Maddalenetta, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 7 km.

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About Reef La Maddalenetta

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

The spot faces SW (214°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (34°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 95). 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). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 7 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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. 25 min from the airport to Reef La Maddalenetta.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Alghero, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 7 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Reef La Maddalenetta, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	70kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	20°C
Mon 26Oct	45, fair	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	22°C
Tue 27Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	22°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to AHO, changing at DUB, then 25 min by road. About 17h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Reef La Maddalenetta
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to AHO, changing at DUB, then 25 min by road. About 17h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £800–£1,570 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–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£800–£1,570

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

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