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Piscinas

Surf spot · Italy

Is it worth the trip?

8Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 4 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 9 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
56kJ
Wind
N 8 kn
Temp
16°C

Tue 3 · 17 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
31kJ
Wind
NNE 2 kn
Temp
17°C

Wed 4 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
6kJ
Wind
E 11 kn
Temp
20°C

Thu 5 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 smushy
Energy
3kJ
Wind
WNW 2 kn
Temp
21°C

Fri 6 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 smushy
Energy
4kJ
Wind
W 6 kn
Temp
20°C

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft4 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
W 4 kn
Temp
18°C

Sun 8 · 2 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
W 3 kn
Temp
19°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 14, too small
  2. Mon 29, too small
  3. Tue 317, too small
  4. Wed 46, too small
  5. Thu 54, too small
  6. Fri 62, too small
  7. Sat 71, too small
  8. Sun 82, too small
  9. Mon 91, too small
  10. Tue 104, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Jan, Nov1 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Piscinas, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov4, too small1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots19°C
Mon 2Nov9, too small3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)56kJwind from the north, 8 knots16°C
Tue 3Nov17, too small3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots17°C
Wed 4Nov6, too small1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the east, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Thu 5Nov4, too small1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.)3kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots21°C
Fri 6Nov2, too small1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the west, 6 knots20°C
Sat 7Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the west, 4 knots18°C
Sun 8Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the west, 3 knots19°C
Mon 9Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots23°C
Tue 10Nov4, too small2 ft3 smushy2 ft at break (est.)5kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots23°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 06:16 −0.1 mHigh 13:59 +0.1 mLow 21:43 −0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:20 +0.0 mLow 07:35 −0.1 mHigh 15:20 +0.1 mLow 22:57 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:16 +0.0 mLow 09:11 −0.0 mHigh 16:33 +0.1 mLow 23:46 −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.

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Photos of Piscinas

La spiaggia di Piscinas - panoramio
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Piscinas

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

The spot faces W (290°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (110°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fluminimaggiore.

Water about 20°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$1,290–US$2,410 each

about US$1,290–US$2,410 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 CAG, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$523–US$1,090
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$1,290–US$2,410

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

Closest

Fluminimaggiore

22 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Fluminimaggiore · Booking.com

About Fluminimaggiore its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Fluminimaggiore, 12 km (about 25 min by car)

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

About 19h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CAG, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 25m by road

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