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Rijeka, Croatia

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About Rijeka

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 19°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 steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Rijeka. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 18 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RJK, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA).

    See flights ORD → RJK · Skyscanner from about £460 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Rijeka.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 13 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct09knsideflat
Mon 19Oct09knonflat
Tue 20Oct08knsideflat
Wed 21Oct1929knside-onchop
Thu 22Oct023knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct013knside-onflat
Sat 24Oct018knoffnot safeflat
Sun 25Oct012knsideflat
Mon 26Oct06kncross-offflat
Tue 27Oct013knoffnot 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 kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to RJK, changing at FRA, then 35 min by road. About 18h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 8, side-shore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 23, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 13, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RJK, changing at FRA, then 35 min by road. About 18h door to door

Rough cost

About £845–£1,635 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 £30–£45
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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