Biala, Bulgaria

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Constanta, is 157 km away. Nearest airport: VAR (VAR), 40 km.

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About Biala

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

The spot faces E (93°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (273°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). 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 May, June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Constanta, is 157 km away. Nearest airport: VAR (VAR), 40 km.

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 İstanbul Airport (IST), direct. About 13 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 3 h 35 from the airport to Biala.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Constanta, is 157 km away. Nearest airport: VAR (VAR), 40 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Biala, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	19°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	16°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to IST, then 3h 35 by road. About 19h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to IST, then 3h 35 by road. About 19h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £840–£1,650 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 IST, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£515–£1,075
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£840–£1,650

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

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