L'Ostriconi, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Algajola, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CLY (CLY), 26 km.

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About L'Ostriconi

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

The spot faces NW (299°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (119°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). 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 August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Algajola, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CLY (CLY), 26 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CLY, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG).
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to L'Ostriconi.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Algajola, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CLY (CLY), 26 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at L'Ostriconi, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 shollow	17kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 shollow	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-west, 21 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	5 ft6 shollow	173kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 shollow	32kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 smushy	514kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 22 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	29, poor	5 ft6 shollow	165kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 shollow	32kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CLY, changing at CDG, then 45 min by road. About 18h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CLY, changing at CDG, then 45 min by road. About 18h door to door

Rough cost

About £855–£1,665 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to CLY, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£450–£935
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£45–£75
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£85–£145
Total		£855–£1,665

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

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