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Water Sports, Diving & Active Beaches: Istria County (Istra) (96)
Directory of 96 officially monitored water sports and active beaches in Istria with verified IZOR recreational facilities (water sports centers, diving clubs, floating aquaparks, or beach courts — 100.0% rated "Excellent" water quality). View all 217 beaches in Istria →
96
Official Swimming Spots
19
Coastal Municipalities
100.0%
Sea Quality "Excellent" (IZOR)
Calm
539 km of coastline, fragrant pine forests, Kamenjak peninsula & crystal-clear waters
Wind Patterns & Natural Shelter (Istria)
Istria’s western coast (from Umag to Pula) is naturally sheltered from strong north-easterly Bora winds by the Učka mountain range, ensuring calm waters even during breezy days. The eastern coast (Rabac) features deep, turquoise bays beneath steep slopes.
💡 Tip: Open the interactive map guide to calculate which coves are sheltered from Bora, Sirocco, or Maestral today.
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Istria (96)
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📍 Poreč · Červar
💧 Excellent
Červar - Porat
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Poreč
💧 Excellent
Gradska plaža Poreč
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Poreč · Špadići
💧 Excellent
Hotel Materada - Južni dio
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Poreč · Špadići
💧 Excellent
Hotel Materada - Sjeverni dio
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Poreč · Borik
💧 Excellent
Hotel Pical - Bungalovi
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Poreč · Borik
💧 Excellent
Hotel Pical - Plaža Borik
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Poreč · Brulo
💧 Excellent
Hotel Rubin - Plaža Brulo
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Poreč · Zelena laguna
💧 Excellent
Hoteli Lotos - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Poreč · Sv. Nikola O.
💧 Excellent
Otok Sv. Nikola - Istok
🏄 Water sports🚻 Restrooms / Toilets📋 Official beach profile
📍 Poreč
💧 Excellent
Rt Bara - Plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Poreč · Materada
💧 Excellent
Rt Sv. Martin - Prema uvali Sv. Martin
🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Poreč · Špadići
💧 Excellent
Špadići - Uvala Srgulje (južni dio)
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Poreč · Špadići
💧 Excellent
Špadići - Uvala Srgulje (sredina)
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Poreč
💧 Excellent
Sv. Duh - Bunker
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Rovinj · Monsena
💧 Excellent
AC Amarin - pješčana plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Rovinj · Polari
💧 Excellent
AC Polari - Plaža Polari
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Rovinj · Valalta
💧 Excellent
AC Valalta - Ispod aquagana
☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Rovinj · Valalta
💧 Excellent
AC Valalta - Rt Feliks
🏄 Water sports🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🚿 Showers
📍 Rovinj · Valalta
💧 Excellent
AC Valalta - Uvala prema marini
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Rovinj · Veštar
💧 Excellent
AC Veštar - Sjeverna strana uvale
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Rovinj · Veštar
💧 Excellent
AC Veštar - Uvala sredina
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Rovinj · Crveni otok
💧 Excellent
Crveni otok - Uvala istočno od nasipa
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🛝 Children's playground
📍 Rovinj · Lone U.
💧 Excellent
Lone - Ispod hotela Monte Mulini
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports🚿 Showers
📍 Rovinj · Lone U.
💧 Excellent
Monte Mulini - Do lukobrana
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports🚿 Showers
📍 Rovinj · Katarina O.
💧 Excellent
Otok Katarina - Uvala Lone
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Rovinj · Monsena
💧 Excellent
TN Valdaliso - Rt Barabiga
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Rovinj · Villas Rubin
💧 Excellent
TN Villas Rubin - Ispod Zabavnog centra
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Labin · Girandela
💧 Excellent
Hotel Girandella - Ispod restorana
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Lanterna - Ispod hotela (istok)
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Lanterna - Ispod hotela (zapad)
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Marina - Ispod hotela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel Merkur - Ispod hotela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Labin · Girandela
💧 Excellent
Hotel Neptun - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Labin · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Hotel St. Andrea - Ispod hotela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Labin · Rabac
💧 Excellent
Rabac naselje - AC Maslinica I
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Labin · Rabac
💧 Excellent
Rabac naselje - AC Maslinica II
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Veruda
💧 Excellent
Gortanova uvala - Sredina uvale
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Pula · Verudela
💧 Excellent
Hotel Brioni - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Verudela
💧 Excellent
Hotel Histria - Ispod hotela
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Pješčana uvala
💧 Excellent
Pješčana Uvala - Plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Pula · Verudela
💧 Excellent
Punta Verudela - Kod aquagana
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Pula · Puntižela
💧 Excellent
Puntižela - Monte Cristo Beach
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Verudela
💧 Excellent
Uvala Sv. Ivan - Plaža Ambrela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Pula · Stoja
💧 Excellent
Valkane - Sredina uvale
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Pula · Veruda
💧 Excellent
Valsaline - Uvala F.S.
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Umag · Savudrija
💧 Excellent
AC Borozija
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Umag · Finida
💧 Excellent
AC Finida - Sredina
🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Umag · Katoro
💧 Excellent
Katoro - Hotel Koralj
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Umag · Katoro
💧 Excellent
Katoro - Velestrin
🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Umag
💧 Excellent
Moela
🏐 Sports & volleyball♿ Wheelchair / ramp access☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Umag · Punta
💧 Excellent
TN Punta - Hotel Sipar
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Umag · Stella Maris
💧 Excellent
TN Stella Maris - Laguna ispod aquagana
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Umag · Stella Maris
💧 Excellent
TN Stella Maris - Restoran
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Umag · Stella Maris
💧 Excellent
TN Stella Maris- Jezero
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Medulin · Kazela
💧 Excellent
AC Kažela - Textil Strand
🍽️ Restaurant🏄 Water sports🛝 Children's playground
📍 Medulin
💧 Excellent
AC Medulin - Markovi brigi
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Medulin
💧 Excellent
AC Medulin - Spoj mali poluotok
🏄 Water sports🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Medulin · Premantura
💧 Excellent
AC Stupice - Južno od poluotoka
🏐 Sports & volleyball🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Medulin · Premantura
💧 Excellent
AC Stupice - Poluotok
🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Medulin
💧 Excellent
Hotel Belvedere - Molo
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball👕 Changing cabins
📍 Medulin
💧 Excellent
Hotel Holiday - Ispod hotela
🏄 Water sports🪢 Swimmer safety barrier📋 Official beach profile
📍 Medulin
💧 Excellent
Uvala Bijeca - Plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Novigrad Istra · Mareda
💧 Excellent
AC Mareda - Ispod restorana
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Novigrad Istra · Mareda
💧 Excellent
Mareda - Caffe Macumba
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Novigrad Istra · Novigrad
💧 Excellent
Novigrad - Karpinjan
🏐 Sports & volleyball🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Novigrad Istra · Novigrad
💧 Excellent
Novigrad - Sv. Pelagij
🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Novigrad Istra · Tere
💧 Excellent
TN Tere - Hotel Laguna
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball👕 Changing cabins
📍 Novigrad Istra · Tere
💧 Excellent
TN Tere - Hotel Maestral
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Vrsar · Koversada
💧 Excellent
AC Koversada - Pješčana plaža
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports🛝 Children's playground
📍 Vrsar
💧 Excellent
AC Orsera - Plaža Vala
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Vrsar · Valkanela
💧 Excellent
AC Valkanela - Uvala Valkanela
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Vrsar
💧 Excellent
Montraker - Montraker
🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Vrsar
💧 Excellent
TN Belveder - Hotel Panorama
🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports👕 Changing cabins
📍 Vrsar
💧 Excellent
Val de la fontana - Gradska plaža
🍽️ Restaurant🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
AC Lanterna - Plaža Valeta
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Lanterna - Rt Zub
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
Lanterna - Uvala Valeta - sport
🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Tar-Vabriga · Lanterna
💧 Excellent
TN Lanterna - Plaža Crnika
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Buje · Kanegra
💧 Excellent
AC Kanegra - Bullea
🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Buje · Kanegra
💧 Excellent
AC Kanegra - Ispod restorana
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Buje · Kanegra
💧 Excellent
AC Kanegra - Market
🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Raša · Sv. Marina
💧 Excellent
AC Marina - Pozicija II
🤿 Diving center🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans📋 Official beach profile
📍 Raša · Tunarica
💧 Excellent
AC Tunarica - Lijeva strana uvale
🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café🚿 Showers
📍 Raša · Ravni
💧 Excellent
TN Ravni - Pozicija I
🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café🪑 Promenade benches
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Frequently Asked Questions (Istria)
Key facts about sea water quality, bays, and wind conditions in Istria.
Which are the top "Water Sports & Diving" beaches in Istria? ▾
There are 96 officially monitored swimming spots matching "Water Sports & Diving" in Istria. Top verified locations include: Salbunić (38°), AC Orsera - Plaža Vala (304°), Kolone - Uvala Sv. Jakov (225°), Kolone - Uvala Sv. Pavao (225°), AC Lanterna - Plaža Valeta (307°), with 96 rated "Excellent" under EU bathing water standards.
How does MareSpot verify "Water Sports & Diving" in Istria? ▾
MareSpot cross-references official Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IZOR) field inspection tags with coastal open-sea bearing vectors (0°–360°) and real-time marine weather models.
How many official beaches are in Istria and what is the water quality? ▾
Across Istria County (Istra), there are 96 officially monitored swimming spots spread across 19 towns and municipalities. According to IZOR laboratory tests, 96 beaches (100.0%) hold the highest "Excellent" bathing water grade.
Which towns in Istria have the most monitored beaches and coves? ▾
The destinations with the highest number of officially monitored beaches and bays in Istria include: Poreč, Rovinj, Labin, Pula, Umag, Medulin.
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Kvarner & Islands
274 beaches
Islands of Krk, Cres, Lošinj & Rab, historic Opatija Riviera & wild turquoise coves
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Lika Coast & North Pag
25 beaches
Zavratnica sea fjord, Pag moonscape bays, Zrće & Planjka in Novalja
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Zadar Region
85 beaches
Sakarun white-sand beach, Queen’s Beach in Nin, Pag moonscapes & 300 islands
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Šibenik Riviera
103 beaches
Murter sandy coves (Slanica), Primošten peninsula, Rogoznica & Kornati gateway
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Central Dalmatia
167 beaches
Zlatni Rat in Bol, Stiniva Cove on Vis, Punta Rata in Brela, Pakleni Islands & Makarska
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Dubrovnik Region
121 beaches
Pasjača cliff beach, Banje beach by Dubrovnik walls, Saplunara sand dunes & Pelješac coves
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