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Castiglioncello ( LI ), Italy

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About Castiglioncello ( LI )

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

The spot faces SW (216°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (36°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Castiglioncello, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PSA, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 9 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Castiglioncello ( LI ).

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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 18Oct81 ft6 shollow7kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct91 ft3 shollow4kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct61 ft4 shollow6kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct114 ft6 smushy114kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct233 ft7 shollow73kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct203 ft5 smushy46kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct374 ft6 shollow133kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct443 ft5 smushy50kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct544 ft5 shollow81kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct252 ft5 shollow22kJ22°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

    Fly ORD to PSA, changing at AMS, then 50 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Lillatro ( Rosignano LI )

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Castiglioncello ( LI )

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PSA, changing at AMS, then 50 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Castiglioncello each day: Castiglioncello ( LI ), Lillatro ( Rosignano LI ), Rosignano ( LI ).

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Rough cost

About £1,105–£2,075 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 PSA, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£450–£940
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£1,105–£2,075

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

Places to eat near Castiglioncello

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