Karadere beach
Byala, Varna, Bulgaria
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:13 pm3.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 96 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 2616 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 83%
- Sunset
- 6:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 7 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
- High 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 7 am, -0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Karadere beach
Karadere beach is a sandy beach located in Bulgaria, near the city of Varna. It spans an area of 139,607 square meters and has a length of 3,800 meters. The nearest airport is 49 kilometers away, and there is another beach called Чайка located 5.6 kilometers to the south.
Karadere (Bulgarian: Кара дере) is one of the last remaining unblighted by mass tourism development areas with a wild beach on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The name derives from the Turkish kara meaning black and dere meaning gully. Situated to the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains, Karadere is about 5 kilometers away from the town of Byala and the village of Goritsa, Varna Province. The beach spans 5 kilometers in length and is bordered by a mixed oak forest, vineyards and cultivated land. The mouths of the Karadere river and the Byala river are situated on the beach. Although Karadere is relatively close to the town and village, it is difficult to reach because there is no infrastructure. Bumpy dirt roads and tracks lead to the beach where there is no cell phone service, electricity, tap water, sewage or any other urban facilities.
Source: Karadere beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.3 km2.1 miБяла (town)
- Nearest airport
- 49 km30 miЛетище Бургас (BOJ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Чайка5.6 km3.5 mi south away7.5 Great tomorrow
- Обзор8.9 km5.5 mi south away7.5 Great tomorrow
- Шкорпиловци9.0 km5.6 mi north away7.5 Great tomorrow
- Камчия14 km8.8 mi north away7.2 Great tomorrow
- Irakli (beach)18 km11 mi south away7.6 Great tomorrow
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 17%
- Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 13%
- Thu5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 12%