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Backdoor, Italy

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About Backdoor

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

The spot faces SW (215°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (35°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 63). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Siculiana, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PMO, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Backdoor.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in SiculianaAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Backdoor 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct183 ft5 smushy34kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct102 ft6 smushy33kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct243 ft4 smushy20kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct273 ft5 smushy44kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct122 ft5 smushy18kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct41 ft3 smushy2kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct213 ft6 smushy43kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct403 ft5 smushy34kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct182 ft5 smushy17kJ23°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PMO, changing at ZRH, then 2h by road. About 20h 10 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Backdoor

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PMO, changing at ZRH, then 2h by road. About 20h 10 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,135–£2,130 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 PMO, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£480–£995
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£1,135–£2,130

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

Places to eat near Siculiana

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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