Best Pebble Beaches in Dalmatia

We rank the top 40 of 46 pebble beaches in Dalmatia. Punta Rata Beach (Croatia) comes first with 4.7 / 5, followed by Dubovica, Nugal Beach.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 33 of the 40 have easy access, and 17 are hidden gems.

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1Punta 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.

2Dubovica

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.

3Nugal 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.

4Punta 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.

5Pupnatska 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.

6Soline 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.

7Sveti 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.

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.

9Drvenik 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.

10Gradac 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.

11Jagodna 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.

12Kasjuni 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.

13Lovrecina 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.

14Makarska 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.

15Sjekirica 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.

16Stoncica 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.

17Trstenica 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.

18Tucepi 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.

19Zavala 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.

20Baska 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.

21Igrane Beach, Makarska Riviera

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

Igrane is a small village on the southern Makarska Riviera, with a pebble beach and a little harbour below the Biokovo mountain.

22Kolovare Beach, Zadar

Kolovare, Zadar, Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Kolovare is the main city beach of Zadar, on the eastern side of the old town peninsula.

23Okrug Gornji Beach, Ciovo

Okrug Gornji, Ciovo, Split-Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Okrug Gornji is a village on the island of Ciovo, joined to Trogir by a short bridge.

24Ovcice 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.

25Pakostane 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.

26Podgora 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.

27Pomena Beach, Mljet

Pomena, Mljet, Dubrovnik-Neretva · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Pomena is a small village at the north-western end of Mljet island, beside the entrance to Mljet National Park.

28Primosten Beach

Primosten, Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Primosten sits on a small wooded islet joined to the mainland, with pebble beaches and clear water on both sides.

29Raduca Beach, Primosten

Raduca, Primosten, Dalmatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Raduca is a long pebble beach south of Primosten in central Dalmatia, backed by pines and olive trees.

30Supetar 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.

31Trstenik Beach, Peljesac

Trstenik, Peljesac, Dubrovnik-Neretva · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Trstenik is a small village on the south coast of the Peljesac peninsula, with a long pebble beach and a little harbour with fishing boats.

32Trstevica Beach, Prvic

Sepurine, Prvic Island, Sibenik archipelago · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Trstevica is a quiet pebble beach beside the village of Sepurine on Prvic, a small island in the Sibenik archipelago.

33Viganj Beach, Peljesac

Viganj, Peljesac, Dubrovnik-Neretva · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Viganj is a small village on the Peljesac peninsula, facing the island of Korcula across a narrow channel.

34Zivogosce Beach, Makarska Riviera

Zivogosce, Makarska Riviera, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Zivogosce is a seaside village on the Makarska Riviera with a long beach of small pebbles, pine trees along the shore and the Biokovo mountains rising behind.

35Copacabana Beach, Dubrovnik

Copacabana, Babin Kuk, Dubrovnik · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Copacabana is a long pebble beach on the Babin Kuk peninsula in Dubrovnik, with clear water and a lively beach scene.

36Kupari 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.

37Lapad Beach

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Lapad Beach lies in a sheltered bay on the Lapad peninsula, a short bus ride from the old town of Dubrovnik.

38Medena Beach, Seget Vranjica

Medena, Seget Vranjica, Split-Dalmatia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Medena is a long pebble and shingle beach in Seget Vranjica, a few kilometres west of Trogir in central Dalmatia.

39Omis Beach

Omis, Dalmatia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Omis is a small Dalmatian town at the mouth of the Cetina river, wedged between steep limestone mountains and the sea.

40Petrcane Beach, Zadar

Petrcane, Zadar · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Petrcane is a former fishing village about 10 km north of Zadar, with a pebble beach beside a promenade and a small harbour.

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