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Medulin, Croatia

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About Medulin

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 106). The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Medulin. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → PUY · Skyscanner from about £460 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Medulin.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 12 kn gusting 24, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Medulin
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0, poorwind from the east, 4 knots10knsideflat
Mon 19Oct0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot6knsideflat
Tue 20Oct76, goodwind from the south-east, 12 knots24knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct53, goodwind from the south-east, 21 knots45knside-on1.2 mwaves
Thu 22Oct0, poorwind from the south-east, 3 knots14knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct0, poorwind from the north-east, 2 knots11knoffnot safeflat
Sat 24Oct13, poorwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots26knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots18knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots12kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct0, poorwind from the north-east, 4 knots12knoffnot safeflat

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. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov2of 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 PUY, changing at ZRH, then 30 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Medulin

    12 kn gusting 24, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Medulin

    21 kn gusting 45, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 26, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PUY, changing at ZRH, then 30 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £830–£1,615 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
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Medulin

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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