La Rotonda (Sicily)
Surf spot · Italy
Is it worth the trip?
13Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 2 ft swell at 4 s
Mon 2 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- W 15 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- WNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 15, too small
- Mon 29, too small
- Tue 318, too small
- Wed 45, too small
- Thu 55, too small
- Fri 620, too small
- Sat 713, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 923, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 1–6 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the west, 4 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | offshorewind from the west, 15 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the west, 5 knots, offshore | 23°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 00:28 −0.1 mHigh 07:22 +0.1 mLow 14:31 −0.0 mHigh 20:07 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:03 −0.0 mHigh 08:57 +0.1 mLow 16:08 −0.0 mHigh 22:22 +0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:04 −0.0 mHigh 10:36 +0.1 mLow 17:19 −0.1 mHigh 23:44 +0.1 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for beginners, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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More surf near here
3 places
- Capannone (Sicily) 0.2 km away
- Siracusa 8.2 km away
- Arenella (Sicily) 15.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Rotonda (Sicily)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (119°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (299°). 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 600 m out (1 in 58). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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). The town to stay in is Avola, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 21°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$1,310–US$2,470 each
about US$1,310–US$2,470 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CTA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$549–US$1,150 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$268–US$449 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$301–US$563 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,310–US$2,470 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
2 min by car · 301 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Avola its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Arenella on Booking.com
26 min by car · 68 places to stay
- Beds in Portopalo di Capo Passero on Booking.com
44 min by car · 109 places to stay
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 19h 40m
About 19h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → CTA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.