sakarun, Croatia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Nin, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZAD (ZAD), 39 km.

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About sakarun

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

The spot faces S (160°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (340°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Nin, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZAD (ZAD), 39 km.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ZAD, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
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Getting there. 1 h from the airport to sakarun.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Nin, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZAD (ZAD), 39 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at sakarun, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft4 s	0kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	4, poor	3 ft5 s	49kJ	wind from the south-east, 26 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	3 ft4 s	19kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft3 s	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 26Oct	39, fair	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	19°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. 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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to ZAD, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 18h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf sakarun
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 3 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to ZAD, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 18h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £790–£1,545 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 ZAD, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£465–£970
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		£790–£1,545

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

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