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Praiola, Italy

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Praiola. Photo: Bjs, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Praiola

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

The spot faces NW (304°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (124°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Terrasini, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 18 h 30 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.

    See flights ORD → PMO · Skyscanner from about £480 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Praiola.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in TerrasiniAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Terrasini · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Terrasini · GetYourGuideAd

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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 18Oct4under 1 ft4 s1kJ24°C
Mon 19Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct2under 1 ft2 s0kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct51 ft3 smushy1kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct223 ft5 smushy41kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct263 ft5 smushy35kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct152 ft4 smushy6kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct313 ft5 smushy46kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct423 ft5 smushy32kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct263 ft5 smushy32kJ20°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 PMO, changing at ZRH, then 25 min by road. About 18h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PMO, changing at ZRH, then 25 min by road. About 18h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Terrasini each day: Magaggiari (Sicily), Praiola.

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Rough cost

About £1,070–£2,025 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£1,070–£2,025

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

Places to eat near Terrasini

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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