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Horizont, Croatia

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About Horizont

Known for kitesurfing, sailing 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, sailing 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Poreč. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TRS, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 15 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → TRS · Skyscanner from about £455 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Horizont.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in PorečAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Horizont on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct011knsideflat
Mon 19Oct07knside-onflat
Tue 20Oct023kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct035kncross-off1.0 mwaves
Thu 22Oct017knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct013kncross-offflat
Sat 24Oct020kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct012kncross-offflat
Mon 26Oct012kncross-offflat
Tue 27Oct09knsideflat

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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 TRS, changing at FRA, then 1h 30 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 17 kn gusting 35, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 17, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 13, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 20, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to TRS, changing at FRA, then 1h 30 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £880–£1,695 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 £455–£945
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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