Check the Beach

Plazhi Jakaj

Shkodër County, Albania

Plazhi Jakaj 2 photos

  • Velipoja

    Velipoja. Rrozafa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Velipoja, laguna e Vilunit

    Velipoja, laguna e Vilunit. Rrozafa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
20°C68°F
Wind
63 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am74
7.6Great9 am85
8.3Great10 am96
8.6Excellent11 am85
8.8Excellent12 pm75
8.9Excellent1 pm53
9.0Excellent2 pm42
9.0Excellent3 pm95
8.9Excellent4 pm138
8.7Excellent5 pm138
Sat
5.4Fair8 am74
5.4Fair9 am74
5.6Good10 am74
5.8Good11 am74
6.0Good12 pm32
6.3Good1 pm32
6.2Good2 pm42
6.5Good3 pm32
6.5Good4 pm32
7.4Great5 pm11
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 m. High at 3 am, -0.3 mLow 8 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m130 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink142 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m200 ft
  • Playground90 m290 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m830 ft
Nearest town
490 m0.3 miVelipojë (village)
Nearest airport
84 km52 miAeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Kukësit Zayed (KFZ)

Nearby places

  • AvalonFood and drink
    60 m200 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%