Back to results

Rock island ( Rimini ), Italy

Stay in Rimini: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Rimini

Watch this spot We email you when Rock island ( Rimini ) is worth the trip.

08 b piazza cavour pan 301
Rimini, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Emilio Salvatori, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rock island ( Rimini )

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

The spot faces NE (50°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (230°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.4 km out (1 in 345). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°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 month is usually November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rimini, 2.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 19 h 20 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. 1 h 45 from the airport to Rock island ( Rimini ).

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in RiminiAd

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

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Rock island ( Rimini ) on Google Maps · Directions

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2under 1 ft3 s0kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct5under 1 ft2 s0kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct81 ft3 s0kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct572 ft5 smushy29kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct181 ft4 smushy2kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct7under 1 ft3 s0kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct111 ft2 s0kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct251 ft3 smushy1kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct121 ft2 s0kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct11under 1 ft3 s0kJ20°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 1h 45 by road. About 19h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Rock island ( Rimini )

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to AOI, changing at MUC, then 1h 45 by road. About 19h 20 door to door

The trip from Rimini, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,095 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
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£1,115–£2,095

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

Places to eat near Rimini

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Places to stay · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.