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Velika Plaža

Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro

Velika Plaža 1 photo

  • Czarnogóra - Ulcinj - Wielka Plaża

    Czarnogóra - Ulcinj - Wielka Plaża. krysi@, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 5:49 pm
8 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 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°C61°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NE
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am85
7.3Great9 am106
8.1Great10 am127
8.3Great11 am127
8.6Excellent12 pm106
9.0Excellent1 pm53
9.1Excellent2 pm42
8.9Excellent3 pm128
8.8Excellent4 pm149
8.6Excellent5 pm1610
Sat
5.5Good8 am96
5.5Good9 am106
5.7Good10 am106
5.9Good11 am96
6.0Good12 pm85
6.1Good1 pm74
6.2Good2 pm64
6.4Good3 pm53
6.3Good4 pm43
7.2Great5 pm32
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.

About Velika Plaža

Velika Plaža is a sandy beach located in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro, and is the longest beach in the country. It is 9,765 meters long and is 4,785 meters away from Otrant Beach.

From Wikipedia

Velika Plaža (Albanian: Plazhi i Madh; (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Велика Плажа), pronounced [ʋɛ̂likaː plǎːʒa];, lit. "Big Beach") is a beach in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro. It stretches from Port Milena in Ulcinj to the Bojana River, which separates it from Ada Bojana.

Source: Velika Plaža on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m650 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miDonji Štoj - Shtoji i Poshtëm (village)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miAerodrom Podgorica (TGD)

Nearby places

  • Coco BeachFood and drink
    200 m650 ft
  • Paradise BeachFood and drink
    200 m660 ft
  • Xbar BeachFood and drink
    430 m0.3 mi
  • Cabo Havana BeachBalkan
    530 m0.3 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.

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 51%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%