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San Vito Lo Capo Beach
San Vito. Photo: Lost passenger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

San Vito

Surf spot · Italy

Is it worth the trip?

16Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: too small (2 ft swell at 5 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
30kJ
Wind
WNW 31 kn
Temp
17°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Swell
6 ft6 smushy
Energy
234kJ
Wind
NW 12 kn
Temp
19°C

Wed 4 · 24 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
13kJ
Wind
SE 7 kn
Temp
20°C

Thu 5 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
2kJ
Wind
E 7 kn
Temp
19°C

Fri 6 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
2kJ
Wind
S 11 kn
Temp
19°C

Sat 7 · 25 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
15kJ
Wind
W 11 kn
Temp
19°C

Sun 8 · 16 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
4kJ
Wind
SW 6 kn
Temp
19°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 211, too small
  2. Tue 30, too big
  3. Wed 424, too small
  4. Thu 55, too small
  5. Fri 68, too small
  6. Sat 725, too small
  7. Sun 816, too small
  8. Mon 94, too small
  9. Tue 106, too small
  10. Wed 116, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 3–11 ftof swell
  • Water 20 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at San Vito, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov11, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)30kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots17°C
Tue 3Nov0, too big6 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)234kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots19°C
Wed 4Nov24, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots20°C
Thu 5Nov5, too small1 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the east, 7 knots19°C
Fri 6Nov8, too small1 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 7Nov25, too small2 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore19°C
Sun 8Nov16, too small1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 9Nov4, too small1 ft3 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots19°C
Tue 10Nov6, too small1 ft3 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south, 13 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 11Nov6, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south, 15 knots24°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 02:26 +0.1 mLow 08:14 −0.1 mHigh 15:17 +0.1 mLow 22:22 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:57 +0.1 mLow 09:49 −0.1 mHigh 16:28 +0.1 mLow 23:30 −0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:14 +0.1 mLow 11:10 −0.1 mHigh 17:29 +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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Photos of San Vito

91010 San Vito Lo Capo TP, Italy - panoramio (20)
Photo: Filippo Piazza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
La spiaggia in inverno - panoramio
Photo: Filippo Piazza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spiaggia - panoramio (4)
Photo: Elettricista Tecnolo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About San Vito

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

The spot faces NE (35°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (215°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 95). 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 San Vito Lo Capo, 0.2 km away (1 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 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$1,310–US$2,460 each

about US$1,310–US$2,460 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PMO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$543–US$1,130
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$450
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$564
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,310–US$2,460

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

Where to stay: 2 towns

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Getting there: about 18h 55m

About 18h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PMO, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 50 min by road

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