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Carillon ( Paraggi ), Italy

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Carillon ( Paraggi ). Photo: Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Carillon ( Paraggi )

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

The spot faces SE (130°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (310°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 5). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Santa Margherita Ligure, 2.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 17 dive sites.

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 16 h 30 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. 2 h 55 from the airport to Carillon ( Paraggi ).

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Carillon ( Paraggi ), each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft3 shollow3kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft4 shollow7kJwind from the south, 4 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct28, poor7 ft7 shollow345kJwind from the south, 7 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct23, too small5 ft6 shollow171kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft6 shollow43kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small4 ft6 shollow92kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Sun 25Oct13, too small5 ft5 shollow95kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots17°C
Mon 26Oct21, too small4 ft6 shollow125kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot18°C
Tue 27Oct5, too small1 ft5 shollow8kJwind from the north-west, 0 knots, offshore21°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 2h 55 by road. About 16h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Carillon ( Paraggi )

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 2h 55 by road. About 16h 30 door to door

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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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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 Santa Margherita Ligure

  • Angolo PalmaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Da EmilioPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • DuCoqSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Il PatioItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • KicksItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Le ArcatePizza · 0.1 km from the centre

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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