Beach of Durrës
Durrës County, Albania
Today at a glance
Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 5:49 pm7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 15°C58°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 64 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 10%
- Sunset
- 5:49 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 8 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 3 am, -0.3 m<1 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 Beach of Durrës
Beach of Durrës is a popular beach in Albania, located in Durrës County. It is 3 kilometers away from Green Park Beach, another nearby beach in the area. The nearest bus stop is 387 meters from the beach.
The Beach of Durrës (Albanian: Plazhi i Durrësit) is the biggest and most visited beach in Albania. It lines the seafront of the city of Durrës and is about 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) long. A number of notable Hotels overlook the beach such as the Adriatik Hotel.
This destination is popular with people from Albania (mainly from Middle and North Albania), Kosovo and North Macedonia. It is also a popular summer and weekend destination for the people of Tirana and Durrës. The estimated number of tourists, most of whom frequent the beach during the summer period, is about 600,000 a year.
Source: Beach of Durrës on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink77 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m560 ft
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 390 m0.2 mi
- Nearest town
- 2.7 km1.7 miRrashbull (village)
- Nearest airport
- 112 km70 miAeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Kukësit Zayed (KFZ)
Nearby places
- Madre PerlaFood and drink170 m560 ft
- HemingwayFood and drink190 m620 ft
- HALALTurkish210 m690 ft
- Empire Beach RestaurantFood and drink220 m710 ft
- Beach bar AMH HotelFood and drink250 m820 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Green Park Beach3.0 km1.9 mi south-east away8.7 Excellent later
- Sandy beach3.7 km2.3 mi west away8.6 Excellent later
- Aragosta Beach4.5 km2.8 mi west away8.6 Excellent later
- Golems Beach5.1 km3.2 mi south-east away8.7 Excellent later
- Shark Watersport5.3 km3.3 mi south-east away8.7 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Beach of Durrës.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.6 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 73%
- Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
- Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%