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Plaža Petrac

Town of Rab, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia

Plaža Petrac 5 photos

  • 20140505 Rab town 4 towers

    20140505 Rab town 4 towers. Isiwal, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • 20140505 Rab old town 1

    20140505 Rab old town 1. Isiwal, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • 20140505 Rab Katamaran PAG-RIJEKA

    20140505 Rab Katamaran PAG-RIJEKA. Isiwal, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • 20140505 Rab town harbour Šetalište kapetana Ivana Dominisa

    20140505 Rab town harbour Šetalište kapetana Ivana Dominisa. Isiwal, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Island RAB – FIERA,Craftsmanhip - old boat repair - panoramio

    Island RAB – FIERA,Craftsmanhip - old boat repair - panoramio. Guba Zoky Rabko, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NE
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
6.4Good8 am53
6.4Good9 am10
5.8Good10 am42
5.9Good11 am74
5.9Good12 pm53
6.0Good1 pm85
6.3Good2 pm117
6.7Good3 pm138
6.5Good4 pm138
6.3Good5 pm1610
7.9Great6 pm2013
Sat
2.8Poor8 am1811
2.7Poor9 am2213
3.0Poor10 am1811
2.9Poor11 am2012
2.5Poor12 pm2717
2.7Poor1 pm2616
2.2Poor2 pm2012
2.2Poor3 pm2113
3.2Poor4 pm149
3.3Poor5 pm1912
3.9Poor6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, -0.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.6 m. High at 7 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mHigh 8 am, -0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 8 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 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

  • Restrooms220 m720 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m90 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m270 ft
  • Playground240 m790 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
490 m0.3 miBanjol (village)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miAerodrom Mali Lošinj (LSZ)

Nearby places

  • ArtićFood and drink
    80 m270 ft
  • Restaurant Villa PetracFood and drink
    100 m320 ft
  • PetracFood and drink
    110 m370 ft
  • PerlaRegional
    120 m390 ft
  • Punta ArticBalkan
    260 m860 ft

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%