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Cres, Croatia

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About Cres

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 5). The sea is about 11°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cres. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RJK, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).

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  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Cres.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 25 kn gusting 37, cross-offshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct09kncross-offflat
Mon 19Oct04knsideflat
Tue 20Oct5919kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct7637kncross-off0.9 mwaves
Thu 22Oct015knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct1814knsideflat
Sat 24Oct019knoffnot safeflat
Sun 25Oct018kncross-offflat
Mon 26Oct2424kncross-offflat
Tue 27Oct012kncross-offflat

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to RJK, changing at ZRH, then 50 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Cres

    14 kn gusting 19, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Cres

    25 kn gusting 37, cross-offshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 15, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 19, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RJK, changing at ZRH, then 50 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £885–£1,705 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £460–£955
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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