Croatia / Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Plaža Oprna
Plaža Oprna is a 144 m-long pebble beach facing south, 5.9 km south-east of Punat (Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia). The sea averages 23.8 °C in August, its warmest month, and 11.0 °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 Oprna
Beach-day index 3.7/10 · Croatia median 4.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 12.0 °C | 11.0 °C | 11.2 °C | 13.2 °C | 17.1 °C | 21.1 °C | 23.5 °C | 23.8 °C | 21.4 °C | 19.0 °C | 16.5 °C | 13.9 °C |
| High °C | 4° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 5° |
| Low °C | -1° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° |
| Rain mm | 101 | 108 | 91 | 92 | 105 | 79 | 62 | 82 | 140 | 132 | 156 | 123 |
| Cloud % | 64 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 61 |
| Wind m/s | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Daylight h | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 8.8 |
| Record high/low | 15°/-15° | 15°/-13° | 20°/-13° | 25°/-3° | 30°/2° | 36°/4° | 38°/10° | 37°/7° | 30°/4° | 26°/-3° | 23°/-4° | 14°/-11° |
| Beach index | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
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 9.2/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 23.5 °C and 62 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Croatia in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 0.7 °C cooler than the Croatia median for August (24.5 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 17.0 °C, cooler than 64% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (156 mm) and July the driest (62 mm); the yearly total is about 1,270 mm.
Daylight runs from 8.8 hours in December to 15.6 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 20:46 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south (175°). Open water fills about 39% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in November–January; in mid-December it goes down at 16:20 local time on a bearing of 237°.
Sunrise is over the sea in November–February.
The opposite shore is only about 12.0 km away to the south, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves. The beach is on an island of about 408 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 36 m deep and 70 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 112 m above sea level 500 m inland and 194 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 39% bare ground, sand or rock, 36% grassland and 14% shrubland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a mixed, lightly developed setting. Water makes up 37% of that circle.
- Bare 39%
- Grass 36%
- Shrub 14%
- Tree 8%
- Built 3%
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 shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 1Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 4Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Drinking water
- 1Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Campsites
- 1Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 1 bar.
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
- Kurić peak 860 m NW
Islands in view
- Hrid Biškupići 2.2 km W
Campsites
- Skrila Sunny Camping 900 m E
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rijeka Airport Rijeka(Omišalj) | RJK | 28.6 km | north |
| Pula Airport Pula | PUY | 58.9 km | west |
| Zadar Airport Zadar | ZAD | 111 km | south-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 mapped car park within 1 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 6.6K residents); within 30 km there are 22 (about 39.5K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaža Oprna | – | 23.8 °C | 144 m | Pebble |
| Vela plaža | 6.8 km E | 23.8 °C | – | – |
| Rajska plaža | 17.4 km S | 23.8 °C | 1.2 km | Sand |
- Vela plaža6.8 km ECompare
- Rajska plaža17.4 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 10.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w87333081; 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.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_33TVK_20260426_1_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 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.