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About active bol

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

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE 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 6). The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June and July, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bol. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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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 SPU, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 15 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → SPU · Skyscanner from about £470 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to active bol.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in BolAd

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

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Bol · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Bol · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

active bol on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 6 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct09kncross-offflat
Mon 19Oct02knside-onflat
Tue 20Oct5322knsideflat
Wed 21Oct4532knsidechop
Thu 22Oct09knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct2515knside-onflat
Sat 24Oct2722knsideflat
Sun 25Oct6516knsideflat
Mon 26Oct09knoffnot safeflat
Tue 27Oct011kncross-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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun5of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

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

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf active bol

    9 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Bol Zlatni Rat

    9 kn gusting 32, onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

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

Rough cost

About £895–£1,730 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 £470–£980
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Bol

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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