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🇭🇷 Bol / Zlatni Rat

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Best directionNW
Wind speed15–28kt
SeasonMay – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterChop + waves
Ridden forKitesurfing

A pebble spit that changes shape with the seasons, on the Adriatic island of Brač, where the Maestral thermal is squeezed through the Hvar channel most summer afternoons.

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Getting thereBrač Island — a 1-hour public car-ferry from Split to Supetar, then a 40-minute drive via the D113. A car or local water taxi is required for gear; large paid…
HazardsExtreme crowding, with thousands of swimmers, windsurfers, and watercraft packing the narrow gravel horn in summer. Watch for the wind turning strongly…
Best time of dayAfternoon, May-September, when the northerly Maestral funnels reliably through the Hvar Channel with a strong thermal boost…
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