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Petarčica

Općina Jelsa, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

Petarčica 2 photos

  • Zavala, island of Hvar 20220726 01

    Zavala, island of Hvar 20220726 01. Argo Navis, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Zavala, island of Hvar 20220726 02

    Zavala, island of Hvar 20220726 02. Argo Navis, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:58 pm
8 am
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NE
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am64
8.3Great9 am63
8.5Excellent10 am64
8.4Great11 am64
6.6Good12 pm53
7.2Great1 pm53
6.2Good2 pm43
7.1Great3 pm42
8.5Excellent4 pm42
8.1Great5 pm32
Sat
4.6Fair8 am1710
4.6Fair9 am1610
4.1Fair10 am1710
3.0Poor11 am149
2.8Poor12 pm138
2.8Poor1 pm138
2.8Poor2 pm128
2.8Poor3 pm74
2.7Poor4 pm42
3.4Poor5 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m130 ft
  • Picnic tables380 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
500 m0.3 miZavala (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miZračna luka Brač (BWK)

Nearby places

  • Cafebar PetarčicaFood and drink
    40 m130 ft
  • Terra NovaFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • Stella MareFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 98%
  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 18%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%