Croatia / Split-Dalmatia
Plaža Nugal
Plaža Nugal is an 80 m-long pebble beach facing south-west, 1.8 km north-west of Tučepi (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.
Reference
Nugal Beach is an all nude beach on the Makarska riviera in Croatia, between the towns of Makarska and Tučepi. Situated in a pebbled bay surrounded by steep cliffs, the beach is only accessible by foot following a prepared but stony path along the coast from Makarska (a 30-minute walk) or from Tučepi.
Wikidata item Q7068729 · classified as nude beach.
Month by month
October at Plaža Nugal
Beach-day index 4.5/10 · 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 | 3° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 28° | 29° | 22° | 16° | 10° | 4° |
| Low °C | -4° | -3° | -0° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 105 | 99 | 88 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 32 | 40 | 84 | 95 | 128 | 123 |
| Cloud % | 74 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 55 | 59 | 69 | 70 |
| Wind m/s | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Daylight h | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Record high/low | 14°/-22° | 16°/-19° | 19°/-22° | 23°/-6° | 27°/-2° | 33°/2° | 38°/7° | 39°/4° | 33°/1° | 27°/-5° | 22°/-8° | 14°/-20° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
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 9.3/10 with highs of 28 °C, sea at 24.0 °C and 32 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Croatia in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 18.4 °C, cooler than 55% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (128 mm) and July the driest (32 mm); the yearly total is about 980 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.0 hours in December to 15.4 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 20:30 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-west (215°). 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 every month; in mid-June it goes down at 20:33 local time on a bearing of 304°.
The opposite shore is only about 12.0 km away to the south-west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 72 m deep and 72 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 77 m above sea level 500 m inland and 275 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 56% tree cover, 23% shrubland and 15% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 47% of that circle.
- Tree 56%
- Shrub 23%
- Built 15%
- Grass 4%
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.
OpenStreetMap marks nudism here as “yes”.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
![500px provided description: Seaside Makarska [#quay ,#Summer ,#Water ,#Sea ,#Seaside ,#Adriatic ,#Trip ,#Town ,#Makarska]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Seaside_Makarska_%28163883969%29.jpeg/1280px-Seaside_Makarska_%28163883969%29.jpeg)
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 2Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 1Public toilets
- –Showers
- 4Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Grocery shops
- 3Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Cash machines
- 12Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 1 restaurant and 1 café. Accommodation: 2 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
Viewpoints
- Amazing view on Nugal Beach 110 m SE
Nature
- Gradac peak 210 m NW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brač Airport Gornji Humac | BWK | 28.8 km | west |
| Mostar International Airport Mostar | OMO | 65.8 km | east |
| Split Saint Jerome Airport Split | SPU | 66.1 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 3 bus stops within 1.5 km and 4 mapped car parks within 1 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 15.8K residents); within 30 km there are 28 (about 47.6K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 6,093 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in June (1,328 views), 9.6× the quietest month.
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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 16.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w30416234; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_33TXH_20240814_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 260 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.