Santa Caterina
Surf spot · Italy
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 2 ft swell at 4 s
Mon 2 · 13 out of 100
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Tue 3 · 34 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 13 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 5 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 3 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 4 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 4 out of 100
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Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
The spot in five 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
Full forecast
every day, every number
Santa Caterina does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
No forecast for Santa Caterina 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 06:10 −0.1 mHigh 13:32 +0.1 mLow 21:21 −0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:55 +0.0 mLow 07:37 −0.1 mHigh 15:03 +0.1 mLow 22:39 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:57 +0.0 mLow 09:18 −0.0 mHigh 16:29 +0.1 mLow 23:34 −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.
Map
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Photos of Santa Caterina
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More surf near here
5 places
- S'Archittu 1.6 km away
- Sa mesa longa 10.3 km away
- Minicapo 11.9 km away
- Capo mannu 1 12.1 km away
- Capo Mannu 2 12.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Santa Caterina
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (282°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (102°). 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 900 m out (1 in 92). 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 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is S Archittu, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 1 climbing area.
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$1,280–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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to AHO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$516–US$1,070 |
| 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$1,280–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: 3 towns
3 min by car · 22 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About S Archittu its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Putzu Idu on Booking.com
20 min by car · 13 places to stay
- Beds in San Giovanni Di Sinis on Booking.com
44 min by car · 8 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 18h 50m
About 18h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AHO, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → AHO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.