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Pula, Croatia

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About Pula

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE 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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 11°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at expert level the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pula. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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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. 25 min from the airport to Pula.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

Pula on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 15 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct08knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct06knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct016knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct030knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Thu 22Oct2022kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct09kncross-offflat
Sat 24Oct019knsidechop
Sun 25Oct012knside-onflat
Mon 26Oct011knside-onflat
Tue 27Oct011knside-onflat

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. May0of 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 25 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 20 kn gusting 30, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 9, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PUY, changing at ZRH, then 25 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

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