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Batumi Beach offers surfing on the Black Sea—an inland sea that produces surprisingly legitimate waves when winter storms sweep through. This subtropical Georgian resort city has seen a small but growing surf community develop, riding the short-period wind swells that arrive from November through March. The water is warmer than you'd expect for the latitude, the setting is exotic (think Soviet-era resorts meeting modern development), and the novelty of surfing between Europe and Asia adds to the experience. For those who've surfed everywhere conventional, Batumi offers genuine discovery.
🇬🇪 Black Sea surfing • Georgian subtropical • Winter wind swells
Works best with swells from 290° (WNW). Workable range: 275°-330°.
Ideal size: 1.3m. Too small below 0.5m, too big (closeout) above 2m.
Needs at least 5s period. Ideal: 8s+ (long-period groundswell).
Offshore wind from 90° (E). Offshore range: 50°-130°. Best window: morning.
Winter storms on Black Sea produce wind swells.
Rocky/pebble beach. Short period waves. Cold water winter.
Swell direction must be within the workable range AND within the spot's coastal orientation. A south-facing beach cannot receive north swells, no matter the size or period.
Offshore wind (blowing from land toward ocean) grooms the wave face. Onshore wind (blowing from ocean toward land) destroys wave quality. Wind tolerance varies by wave type.