Santa Caterina, Italy
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: S Archittu, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 61 km.
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About Santa Caterina
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces W (282°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (102°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 92). 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 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: S Archittu, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 61 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
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 18 h 50 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).
See flights ORD → AHO · Skyscanner from about £455 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Santa Caterina.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: S Archittu, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AHO (AHO), 61 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Santa Caterina · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Santa Caterina · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
Santa Caterina does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
No forecast for Santa Caterina yet: it refreshes every three hours.
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. 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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to AHO, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 50 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Wed 21 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Thu 22 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Fri 23 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Sat 24 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 1% of days.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to AHO, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 50 door to door
Rough cost
About £865–£1,675 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.
| 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 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £80–£130 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £230–£430 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £65–£105 |
| Total | £865–£1,675 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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