Pasha Dere, Bulgaria

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Constanta, is 132 km away. Nearest airport: VAR (VAR), 16 km.

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About Pasha Dere

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (107°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (287°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 63). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Constanta, is 132 km away. Nearest airport: VAR (VAR), 16 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to VAR, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA).
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Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Pasha Dere.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Constanta, is 132 km away. Nearest airport: VAR (VAR), 16 km.
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Forecast

The score for beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Pasha Dere, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	2 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft2 smushy	0kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	27, poor	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	18°C
Mon 26Oct	45, fair	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 27Oct	15, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to VAR, changing at FRA, then 35 min by road. About 19h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Pasha Dere
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Pasha Dere
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Pasha Dere
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 1 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to VAR, changing at FRA, then 35 min by road. About 19h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £790–£1,555 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to VAR, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£505–£1,050
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£30–£45
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£790–£1,555

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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