Croatia / Šibenik-Knin
Vodice
Vodice is a coastal resort area in Šibenik-Knin, Croatia. Its longest mapped beach (Plava plaža (The blue beach)) stretches about 641 m and has a pebble surface. The sea averages 24.4 °C in August, its warmest month, and 13.2 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Services in the resort
- 80Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 3Public toilets
- –Showers
- 2Drinking water
- 27Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 105Hotels & guesthouses
- 4Campsites
- 10Grocery shops
- 2Water-sports spots
- 6Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 13Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 52 restaurants, 7 cafés, 20 bars and 1 fast-food outlet. Accommodation: 105 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.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Vodice Hangar”, 570 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.
Month by month
October at Vodice
Beach-day index 4.4/10 · Croatia median 4.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 14.0 °C | 13.2 °C | 13.3 °C | 14.6 °C | 17.7 °C | 21.6 °C | 23.8 °C | 24.4 °C | 22.3 °C | 20.4 °C | 18.2 °C | 15.9 °C |
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 22° | 17° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 11° | 7° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 91 | 86 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 39 | 52 | 95 | 94 | 125 | 110 |
| Cloud % | 66 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 29 | 43 | 51 | 64 | 63 |
| Wind m/s | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| Record high/low | 15°/-17° | 16°/-15° | 20°/-17° | 24°/-5° | 29°/0° | 34°/5° | 37°/9° | 38°/7° | 33°/2° | 27°/-3° | 24°/-6° | 14°/-15° |
| Beach index | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
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 9.4/10 with highs of 28 °C, sea at 23.8 °C and 39 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Croatia in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 18.3 °C, cooler than 56% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (125 mm) and July the driest (39 mm); the yearly total is about 960 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.0 hours in December to 15.4 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 20:37 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-east (165°). Open water fills about 22% of the horizon close by, which makes it a sheltered cove or bay.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 238° to 304°, behind the land.
The opposite shore is only about 1.0 km away to the south-south-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 11 m deep and 7 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 14 m above sea level 500 m inland and 31 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 76% built-up land, 13% tree cover and 6% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 24% of that circle.
- Built 76%
- Tree 13%
- Grass 6%
- Shrub 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.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Split Saint Jerome Airport Split | SPU | 48.5 km | south-east |
| Zadar Airport Zadar | ZAD | 50.6 km | north-west |
| Brač Airport Gornji Humac | BWK | 89.8 km | south-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 6 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal Vodice (440 m) and 27 mapped car parks within 1 km.
4 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 41.8K residents); within 30 km there are 16 (about 58.1K).
From above
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Aquarium and Museum of Maritime Tradition attraction 290 m SW
Nature
- Parc National De Krka, Croatia nature reserve 80 m SW
Diving & boat hire
- Xcellerator boat rental Vodice Croatia 440 m E
- Rent a boat Jagrc 480 m SW
Campsites
- Auto Camp Ivona 410 m NE
- Vodice 740 m SW
- Camping Srdarev 750 m SW
- Podice 800 m SW
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodice | – | 24.4 °C | 641 m | Pebble |
| Plava plaža | 1.1 km SW | 24.4 °C | 641 m | Pebble |
| Plaža Podvrške | 17.9 km NW | 24.2 °C | 198 m | – |
- Plava plaža1.1 km SWCompare
- Plaža Podvrške17.9 km NWCompare
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 16.8 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w176972942; 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 S2C_33TWJ_20260730_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site HRBWC-COAST-HR4-3070).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.