Easiest Beaches to Reach in Croatia

We rank the 22 easy-access beaches in Croatia. Zlatni Rat (Croatia) comes first with 4.8 / 5, followed by Punta Rata Beach, Punta Rata.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 22 of the 22 have easy access, and 2 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.

2Punta Rata Beach

Brela, Makarska Riviera · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long arc of small white pebbles under pine trees in Brela, with clear turquoise water and a rock off the shore.

3Punta 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.

4Rajska 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.

5Sakarun 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.

6Nin 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.

7Slanica 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.

8Banje 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.

9Kasjuni 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.

10Lone 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.

11Makarska 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.

12Stara 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.

13Zrce 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.

14Ovcice Beach

Split, Croatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble and sand beach beside the Marjan peninsula in Split, with pine trees behind and clear water.

15Pakostane Beach

Pakostane, Zadar County · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A pine-shaded bay on the coast between Zadar and Sibenik, with a mix of sand, shingle and rocky terraces.

16Podgora Beach

Makarska Riviera, Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A long pebble beach in Podgora on the Makarska Riviera, backed by pines with views across to the island of Brac.

17Supetar Beach

Brac · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble beach near the town of Supetar on the island of Brac, with clear water and views across the channel.

18Bačvice

Split, Croatia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Split's city beach, with shallow, sandy-bottomed water and the home of picigin, a ball game played in the shallows.

19Girandella Beach

Rabac, Istria · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble beach in the resort of Rabac on the east coast of Istria, lined with pines and facing the Kvarner Bay.

20Kupari Beach

Zupa dubrovacka, near Dubrovnik · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pebble beach in Zupa dubrovacka, about 10 km south of Dubrovnik, beside the shell of a military holiday resort built for Yugoslav army officers.

21Medulin Beach

Medulin, Istria · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A broad bay at the southern tip of Istria with shallow water, pebble and stone beaches and pine shade.

22Zaton Beach

Zaton, near Nin and Zadar · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long, shallow beach between Zadar and Nin on the Adriatic, mostly sand with pebbles in places.

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How we picked these beaches

Included when our access rating is Easy (a short, flat walk or direct road access), then ranked by editorial score. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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