San Benedetto del Tronto
Surf spot · Italy
Is it worth the trip?
No score for San Benedetto del Tronto on these dates yet: the forecast refreshes every three hours.
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 1–5 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Jan, Nov2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
No forecast for San Benedetto del Tronto yet: it refreshes every three hours.
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 09:01 +0.1 mLow 18:28 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 10:06 +0.1 mLow 18:06 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:32 +0.0 mLow 04:38 +0.0 mHigh 10:50 +0.1 mLow 18:20 −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
best Jan, Nov
Good days in a typical week, each month, for beginners, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 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
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Map
the spot and its town
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About
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About San Benedetto del Tronto
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (51°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (231°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.8 km out (1 in 278). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 27°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January and November, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Benedetto del Tronto, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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$2,420 each
about US$1,290–US$2,420 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 FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$523–US$1,090 |
| 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$1,290–US$2,420 |
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
about 5 min by car · 212 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About San Benedetto del Tronto its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Marina Palmense on Booking.com
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- Beds in Ascoli Piceno on Booking.com
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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 17h 45m
About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FCO, direct, then 3h 30m by road
Flights ORD → FCO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.