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La Maddalena, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: G Da, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bassa Trinita

Surf spot · Italy

Is it worth the trip?

8Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 shollow
Energy
6kJ
Wind
NNE 13 kn
Temp
17°C

Wed 4 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 shollow
Energy
1kJ
Wind
ENE 10 kn
Temp
17°C

Thu 5 · 4 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft6 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
E 14 kn
Temp
18°C

Fri 6 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 shollow
Energy
8kJ
Wind
NE 20 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 19 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 shollow
Energy
8kJ
Wind
E 6 kn
Temp
17°C

Sun 8 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft2 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
W 6 kn
Temp
18°C

Mon 9 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 shollow
Energy
2kJ
Wind
N 1 kn
Temp
19°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 26, too small
  2. Tue 36, too small
  3. Wed 45, too small
  4. Thu 54, too small
  5. Fri 62, too small
  6. Sat 719, too small
  7. Sun 81, too small
  8. Mon 910, too small
  9. Tue 1017, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–12 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bassa Trinita, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov6, too small2 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the north, 23 knots17°C
Tue 3Nov6, too small1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots17°C
Wed 4Nov5, too small1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Thu 5Nov4, too smallunder 1 ft6 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 6Nov2, too small1 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the north-east, 20 knots17°C
Sat 7Nov19, too small2 ft4 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore17°C
Sun 8Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the west, 6 knots18°C
Mon 9Nov10, too small1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the north, 1 knot19°C
Tue 10Nov17, too small2 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the west, 1 knot20°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:52 +0.0 mLow 07:45 −0.1 mHigh 15:05 +0.1 mLow 22:16 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:35 +0.0 mLow 09:16 −0.1 mHigh 16:17 +0.1 mLow 23:21 −0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 04:59 +0.1 mLow 10:38 −0.1 mHigh 17:18 +0.2 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bassa Trinita

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (304°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (124°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). 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). The town to stay in is La Maddalena, 3.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 wind sports spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,280–US$2,390 each

about US$1,280–US$2,390 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FSC, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$449
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,280–US$2,390

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: La Maddalena

Closest

La Maddalena

about 10 min by car · 139 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 139 places to stay in La Maddalena · Booking.com

About La Maddalena its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FSC, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.