Check the Beach

Novalja Gaj

Lika-Senj County, Croatia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:03 pm
Now
6.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Novalja Gaj.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
14°C57°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
63 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
6.5GoodNow63
6.3Good9 am53
5.8Good10 am85
5.8Good11 am85
5.9Good12 pm106
6.0Good1 pm117
6.1Good2 pm127
6.0Good3 pm149
6.1Good4 pm148
5.9Good5 pm1912
7.2Great6 pm106
Sat
2.0Poor8 am2113
2.6Poor9 am2314
2.7Poor10 am2515
2.6Poor11 am2516
2.6Poor12 pm2716
2.5Poor1 pm2818
2.3Poor2 pm2818
3.3Poor3 pm138
2.2Poor4 pm2113
3.2Poor5 pm1912
3.4Poor6 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -0.5 m. High at 6 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 12 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, -<0.1 mLow 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 12 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, -<0.1 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.

  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miStara Novalja (village)
Nearest airport
37 km23 miAerodrom Mali Lošinj (LSZ)

Nearby places

  • Vrsha Beach BarFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi
  • Konoba TerraPizza
    630 m0.4 mi
  • A'mare beach restaurantFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

  • Babe Beach1.2 km0.7 mi south-east away
    3.4 Poor tomorrow
  • Planjka2.4 km1.5 mi east away
    3.4 Poor tomorrow
  • Dog beach3.0 km1.9 mi south-east away
    3.4 Poor tomorrow
  • Jadra3.8 km2.3 mi north away
    3.2 Poor tomorrow
  • Straško4.5 km2.8 mi south-east away
    3.4 Poor tomorrow