Silistar Surf Guide

Silistar in Bulgaria - Black Sea is an exposed sandbar break that has fairly consistent surf. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. The sandbar break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Silistar Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar3fairly consistent
12.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Silistar:

The best conditions reported for surf at Silistar occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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Interactive Silistar surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Silistar is Burgas (Bourgas) Airport (BOJ) in Bulgaria, 73 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Silistar is Ataturk (Istanbul) Airport (IST) in Turkey, 134 km (83 miles) away.

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Silistar Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 15:02 Local Time
Monday 04
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Wave (m)
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Wind (km/h)
25
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15
10
Wind State cross-
on
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on
cross cross

Swell History at Silistar

Surf stats for Silistar, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Silistar

Wind stats for Silistar, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Silistar Reviews:

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Ratings
Based on 6 votes.
  • Overall:3.0
  • Quality on a good day:3.7
  • Consistency of Surf:3.0
  • Difficulty Level:2.7
  • Wind and Kite Surfing:2.6
  • Crowds:3.8
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Review
Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.
mark from Bulgaria
“Silistra,is a very beautiful beach bay break,rocks at both ends,so safe for all classes of surfer although a really nice place to be, it's rare that this break works; plus in summer it has been controlled by the Mafia, charging you to park and it's a national park beach!!!

It gets very, very busy in summer and of past years free camping has been stopped, it's such a shame, if you want to stay over at this break you have to go to the camp site,which I would recommend, but not in high season,as its full of bull-headed Bulgarian Mafia who think they own the place.

But back to the break; when the conditions are wright it has a left and right break and depending on the sandbar it has an easy paddle out using the small rip.

I would say its ok for learning on, doesn't get really big, possibly 1m max, but can be clean on the right day, but its rare.

There are better breaks in Bulgaria but if you want to take a partner who doesn't surf they will be happy too at this beautiful surf spot that will satisfy all.”

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