Best Beaches in Croatia in June

We rank the top 40 of 85 beaches to visit in Croatia in June. Zlatni Rat (Croatia) comes first with 4.8 / 5, followed by Stiniva, Dubovica.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 27 of the 40 have easy access, and 20 are hidden gems.

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1Zlatni Rat

Brač Island, Croatia · 4.8 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

The famous "Golden Horn" — a distinctive pebble cape that juts into the Adriatic and magically shifts shape with the currents and winds.

2Stiniva

Vis, Croatia · 4.7 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

A hidden pebble cove squeezed between sheer cliffs, with a narrow sea entrance framing the turquoise water.

3Dubovica

Hvar, Croatia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

A small pebble cove on the south coast of Hvar, reached by a steep path from the road or by boat.

4Nugal Beach

Makarska, Dalmatia · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

A small, secluded pebble cove with clear turquoise water below limestone cliffs and pines, reached on foot along a path from the Makarska coast.

5Pasjaca Beach

Popovici, Konavle, Croatia · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 23 °C

A wild pebble beach below a steep cliff in Konavle, south-east of Dubrovnik, known for its dramatic setting.

6Punta Rata

Brela, Makarska Riviera, Croatia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A fine-pebble beach backed by pine forest, with Brela Rock rising from the sea at its western end.

7Pupnatska Luka Beach, Korcula

Pupnatska Luka, Pupnat, Korcula · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Pupnatska Luka is a long pebble bay on the south coast of Korcula, below the village of Pupnat, with clear turquoise water and forested hills on both sides.

8Rajska Plaza

Lopar, Rab, Croatia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Also called Paradise Beach, the best-known beach on Rab, a long stretch of brown sand where the warm, shallow water reaches far out.

9Sakarun Beach

Dugi Otok, Croatia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A long, shallow, white-sand bay in the Kornati archipelago — rare for the Adriatic and ideal for families.

10Saplunara

Mljet, Croatia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

A rare sandy bay at the southeast end of Mljet, relatively quiet and set in protected surroundings.

11Kamenjak Beach, Premantura

Premantura, Istria · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Kamenjak is a protected peninsula at the southern tip of Istria, with rocky coves, small pebble beaches and low pine scrub.

12Lokrum Island, Dubrovnik

Lokrum, Dubrovnik · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Lokrum is a small wooded island a short boat ride from the old port of Dubrovnik, with rocky shores, a botanical garden and a ruined monastery.

13Nin Beach

Nin, Zadar County · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Queen Beach (Kraljicina plaza) is a sandy beach of more than 2 km on the Nin lagoon near Zadar.

14Palmizana Beach, Pakleni Islands

Palmizana, Sveti Klement, near Hvar · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Palmizana is a bay on Sveti Klement, the largest of the Pakleni Islands off Hvar, with a pine-shaded shore of rock slabs and small pebble coves, a marina and a botanical garden.

15Porat Beach

Bisevo, Croatia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A small sandy bay on the island of Bisevo, with very clear water, a few houses and terraced fields behind.

16Slanica Beach

Murter, Sibenik-Knin, Croatia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A sandy bay near the town of Murter with shallow water and pine trees along the shore.

17Soline Beach, Brela

Soline, Brela, Makarska Riviera · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Soline is a pebble beach beside the village of Brela on the Makarska Riviera, shaded by pines, with clear turquoise water and the Biokovo mountains behind.

18Sunj Beach

Lopud, Dubrovnik Riviera, Croatia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A shallow crescent of sand about 200 metres long, backed by pines on the car free island of Lopud, a rare sandy beach near Dubrovnik.

19Sveti Jakov Beach

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A small pebble and shingle cove east of Dubrovnik old town, with clear, deep blue water and wooded cliffs behind.

20Banje Beach

Dubrovnik, Croatia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A pebble beach just outside the Old Town walls, with a paid beach club and free public sections on both sides.

21Cikat Bay, Losinj

Cikat, Mali Losinj, Losinj · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Cikat is a long, sheltered bay beside Mali Losinj, with pine and tamarisk trees casting shade along a shore of rock platforms and small pebble beaches.

22Donje Celo Beach, Kolocep

Donje Celo, Kolocep, Elaphiti Islands · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Donje Celo is a small village on Kolocep, the smallest inhabited Elaphiti island near Dubrovnik, with a small sandy beach in a sheltered bay.

23Drvenik Beach, Dalmatia

Drvenik, Gradac, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Drvenik is a village at the southern end of the Makarska Riviera in Dalmatia, with a long pebble beach below pine trees and a view of the island of Hvar and the Peljesac peninsula.

24Gradac Beach, Makarska Riviera

Gradac, Makarska Riviera · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Gradac is a pebble beach town at the southern end of the Makarska Riviera, with a long promenade, clear water and the Biokovo mountains rising steeply behind.

25Jagodna Beach

Hvar, Dalmatia · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

A pebble beach in a clear bay on the south coast of Hvar, east of Hvar Town, backed by pine forest.

26Kasjuni Beach

Split, Dalmatia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble beach below the forested Marjan hill on the south side of Split, with clear water and a lively beach lounge.

27Lone Bay

Rovinj, Istria · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble and rock bay with clear water, shaded by pines in the Zlatni Rt forest park just south of Rovinj, with paths along the coast.

28Lovrecina Bay, Brac

Postira, Brac · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Lovrecina is a sheltered bay near Postira on the north coast of Brac, with fine pebbles and sand, shallow clear water and pine trees behind the beach.

29Makarska Beach

Makarska, Dalmatia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

The long pebble and sand town beach of Makarska, with the dramatic Biokovo mountain wall behind it and a Mediterranean promenade along the back.

30Pinizule Beach

Premantura, Istria, Croatia · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A small rocky cove on the Istrian coast with clear water, flat stone slabs and pine trees reaching down to the shore.

31Sjekirica Beach, Brsecine

Brsecine, Dubrovnik coast · 4.4 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

Sjekirica is a small pebble beach on the Adriatic coast north of Dubrovnik, close to the village of Brsecine, with a rocky islet just offshore and green hills behind.

32Stara Baska Beach

Stara Baska, Krk · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long bay at the southern tip of Krk with fine gravel and pebbles and clear water, framed by bare limestone hills.

33Stoncica Beach

Vis Island, Croatia · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A sheltered pebble bay on the island of Vis, with clear water and pine-covered hills around it.

34Trstenica Beach

Orebic, Peljesac · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Trstenica is a long beach of fine shingle and sand beside the town of Orebic on the Peljesac peninsula.

35Tucepi Beach

Tucepi, Makarska Riviera · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Tucepi is a long pebble beach on the Makarska Riviera in central Dalmatia, below the Biokovo mountains.

36Zavala Beach

Zavala, Hvar · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A pebble and gravel beach in the village of Zavala on the quiet south coast of Hvar.

37Zlatni Rt, Rovinj

Zlatni Rt Forest Park, Rovinj, Istria · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Zlatni Rt, or Punta Corrente, is a forest park of pines and cypresses south of Rovinj old town, with pebble and rock beaches along its shore.

38Zrce Beach

Novalja, Pag · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A long pebble beach on the island of Pag, about 2 km from Novalja, known for its beach clubs and summer music events.

39Baska Voda Beach

Baska Voda, Makarska Riviera · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Baska Voda is a small Dalmatian town on the Makarska Riviera, with a long pebble beach lined by pines and palms and the high Biokovo mountains rising behind.

40Bilin Zal Beach, Lumbarda

Lumbarda, Korcula · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Bilin Zal is a shallow cove of sand and fine pebbles near the village of Lumbarda at the eastern end of Korcula.

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How we picked these beaches

Included when the beach usual swimming season covers the month, then ranked by editorial score. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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