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Tre Ponti (La Scaletta), Italy

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About Tre Ponti (La Scaletta)

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

The spot faces S (177°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (357°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 February, June, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Arma, 3 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 35 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. 4 h from the airport to Tre Ponti (La Scaletta).

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 18Oct41 ft5 shollow2kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct81 ft4 smushy5kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct343 ft6 smushy44kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct254 ft5 smushy67kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct404 ft6 smushy91kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct81 ft5 smushy8kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct324 ft6 smushy112kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct142 ft5 smushy16kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct514 ft6 smushy89kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct91 ft4 smushy4kJ17°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 MXP, then 4h by road. About 17h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Tre Ponti (La Scaletta)

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Tre Ponti (La Scaletta)

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Tre Ponti (La Scaletta)

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Arma di Taggia

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 4h by road. About 17h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Arma each day: Arma di Taggia, Tre Ponti (La Scaletta).

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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 Arma

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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