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Rocchette, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Follonica, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EBA (EBA), 45 km.

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About Rocchette

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

The spot faces S (187°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (7°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 54). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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 beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in August, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Follonica, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EBA (EBA), 45 km.

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 17 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), direct. About 17 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → FCO · Skyscanner from about £465 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Rocchette.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Follonica, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EBA (EBA), 45 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 Rocchette, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small2 ft5 smushy18kJwind from the south-south-east, 20 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct53, good4 ft5 smushy89kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct22, too small3 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft4 smushy1kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots18°C
Sun 25Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots19°C
Mon 26Oct41, fair3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 27Oct7, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore19°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

    Direct flight ORD to FCO, then 3h 05 by road. About 17h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Rocchette

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to FCO, then 3h 05 by road. About 17h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £875–£1,695 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
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£465–£965
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£80–£130
Food7 days eating out£230–£430
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£875–£1,695

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

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