Croatia / Split-Dalmatia
Plaža Duće
Plaža Duće is a 220 m-long sandy beach facing south in Duće (Split-Dalmatia, Croatia). The sea averages 24.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 12.8 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Plaža Duće
Beach-day index 5.0/10 · Croatia median 4.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 13.8 °C | 12.8 °C | 12.9 °C | 14.5 °C | 18.0 °C | 21.8 °C | 24.0 °C | 24.5 °C | 22.8 °C | 20.8 °C | 18.6 °C | 16.0 °C |
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 7° |
| Low °C | -0° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 93 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 50 | 28 | 38 | 80 | 87 | 123 | 117 |
| Cloud % | 70 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 55 | 66 | 65 |
| Wind m/s | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Daylight h | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| Record high/low | 16°/-16° | 17°/-13° | 20°/-14° | 24°/-3° | 29°/2° | 35°/5° | 37°/10° | 39°/8° | 33°/5° | 27°/-0° | 23°/-4° | 15°/-14° |
| Beach index | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August; July scores 9.5/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 24.0 °C and 28 mm of rain.
In July that is 0.3 points above the median of the 158 beaches in Croatia covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 18.4 °C, cooler than 55% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (28 mm); the yearly total is about 910 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.0 hours in December to 15.4 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 20:32 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south (185°). Open water fills about 50% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in October–March; in mid-December it goes down at 16:17 local time on a bearing of 238°.
Sunrise is over the sea in October–February.
The opposite shore is only about 5.0 km away to the south, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 68 m deep and 61 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 93 m above sea level 500 m inland and 343 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 58% shrubland, 24% built-up land and 14% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 54% of that circle.
- Shrub 58%
- Built 24%
- Tree 14%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Duće-Golubinka”, 330 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 17Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 9Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 34Hotels & guesthouses
- 16Campsites
- 2Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 4Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 9 restaurants, 3 cafés and 5 bars. Accommodation: 34 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Nature
- Gripice peak 830 m NW
- Čeline peak 1.1 km N
- Babnjača peak 1.2 km NE
Diving & boat hire
- Rent a Boat and Jet Ski 310 m W
Campsites
- Mira 200 m W
- Camping Miroslav 510 m W
- Miroslav 530 m W
- Duće 540 m W
- Ljubica 560 m W
- More 580 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brač Airport Gornji Humac | BWK | 17.2 km | south |
| Split Saint Jerome Airport Split | SPU | 31.7 km | west |
| Mostar International Airport Mostar | OMO | 97.0 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 4 bus stops within 1.5 km and 9 mapped car parks within 1 km.
6 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 15.5K residents); within 30 km there are 51 (about 298.4K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaža Duće | – | 24.5 °C | 220 m | Sand |
| Plaža Lovrečina | 7.8 km S | 24.5 °C | 202 m | Sand |
| Bačvice | 19.0 km W | 24.6 °C | 301 m | Sand |
| Zlatni Rat | 20.4 km S | 24.8 °C | 491 m | Pebble |
- Plaža Lovrečina7.8 km SCompare
- Bačvice19.0 km WCompare
- Zlatni Rat20.4 km SCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 18.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w242456746; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_33TXJ_20250724_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site HRBWC-COAST-HR4-2032).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 3.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.