Bol is home to Croatia's famous Zlatni Rat beach—a stunning golden horn of pebbles that shifts shape with currents and storms. While the beach is world-famous, the surf is nearly non-existent, working maybe a handful of times per winter when Bora wind storms generate short-period Adriatic chop. Croatian surfers treat any rideable wave here as a miracle worth celebrating. This is Adriatic reality: stunning beauty, crystal water, ancient Roman history, and almost no surf.
Water temp
14°C
Wetsuit
4/3mm fullsuit
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
2/10
Access: Ferry from Split to Brač, then drive to Bol.
Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb
Secondary: Oct, Mar
Winter Bora storms only. Extremely rare surf.