Overview

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Vratnik is an unusual spot located at 600m altitude in the Lika-Senj region, at the foot of the Vratnik pass. This landkite spot benefits from the extremely powerful Bora (NE) wind descending from the Velebit massif. Conditions are challenging with violent gusts, reserved for experts.

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Spot forecast for Vratnik

Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:07

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Vratnik: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

119h

in April · 14 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, April and July, at 15 rideable days and 22 °C. The low point is January, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 5 °C. The wettest month is September, with 240 mm.

Monthly averages: Vratnik

Monthly averages — Vratnik — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.0	29 h	6 °C	133 mm
February	7.5	44 h	8 °C	104 mm
March	9.0	69 h	11 °C	146 mm
April	14.0	119 h	15 °C	93 mm
May	12.0	78 h	18 °C	134 mm
June	9.5	81 h	24 °C	142 mm
July	13.0	98 h	26 °C	90 mm
August	16.5	118 h	26 °C	95 mm
September	8.0	64 h	20 °C	240 mm
October	9.0	55 h	15 °C	149 mm
November	8.5	53 h	9 °C	148 mm
December	9.0	55 h	5 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of Vratnik spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, NNW.

Depending on conditions: E, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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