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Recco, Italy

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About Recco

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

The spot faces SW (227°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (47°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). 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 beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Recco, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 3 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 25 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 50 from the airport to Recco.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct51 ft3 smushy4kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct132 ft4 smushy7kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct193 ft5 smushy35kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct215 ft6 smushy162kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct374 ft6 smushy146kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct173 ft5 smushy49kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct333 ft6 smushy86kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct274 ft5 smushy69kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct394 ft6 smushy116kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct81 ft5 smushy7kJ22°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 50 by road. About 16h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Recco

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Recco

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Recco

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 2h 50 by road. About 16h 25 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.

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 Recco

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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