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San nicola, Italy

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

Also within 20 km of Vasto

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Trabocco, localita' Canale, Vasto
Near San nicola, 2 km away. Photo: F Giammichele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San nicola

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

The spot faces NE (63°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (243°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.3 km out (1 in 233). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vasto, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to NAP, direct.

    See flights ORD → NAP · Skyscanner from about £475 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to San nicola.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in VastoAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3under 1 ft4 s0kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct2under 1 ft2 s0kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct202 ft4 smushy18kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct121 ft5 smushy7kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct51 ft3 smushy2kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct202 ft4 smushy19kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct3under 1 ft3 s0kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct81 ft3 smushy3kJ18°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to NAP, then 2h 45 by road. About 17h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to NAP, then 2h 45 by road. About 17h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Vasto each day: San nicola, Saraceno.

The trip from Vasto, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,130–£2,120 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 NAP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£475–£985
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£1,130–£2,120

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

Places to eat near Vasto

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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