Check the Beach

Žal

Općina Smokvica, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:57 pm
Now
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Žal.

Partner links

Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sun, so a beachfront room still pays off.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
8.1GreatNow53
8.4Great9 am43
8.6Excellent10 am43
8.7Excellent11 am32
8.8Excellent12 pm21
8.2Great1 pm32
7.8Great2 pm42
7.2Great3 pm53
6.9Good4 pm63
7.7Great5 pm63
Sat
5.9Good8 am1510
5.8Good9 am1510
5.9Good10 am1911
5.3Fair11 am1912
4.5Fair12 pm2113
4.2Fair1 pm2012
3.8Poor2 pm1811
3.0Poor3 pm1610
3.0Poor4 pm106
3.6Poor5 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.7 m. High at 3 am, -0.2 mLow 9 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m170 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m150 ft
  • Boat ramp60 m200 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
210 m700 ftBrna (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miZračna luka Brač (BWK)

Nearby places

  • Night club "Ernest"Food and drink
    50 m150 ft
  • Pizzeria "Žal"Pizza
    60 m180 ft
  • Night Bar "Šćeta"Food and drink
    130 m410 ft
  • "Zaratak"Food and drink
    250 m830 ft
  • "Riva"Food and drink
    270 m900 ft

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

Nearby beaches

  • Istruga0.5 km0.3 mi north-west away
    5.9 Good tomorrow
  • Javna plaža5.3 km3.3 mi west away
    6.0 Good tomorrow
  • Blaca5.8 km3.6 mi north away
    5.9 Good tomorrow
  • Žitna6.5 km4.1 mi east away
    5.5 Good tomorrow
  • Javna plaža7.8 km4.8 mi north-west away
    5.9 Good tomorrow