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Clear Pebble Beaches & Coves for Snorkeling: Kvarner Gulf & Islands (Krk, Cres, Lošinj, Rab) (170)

Explore 170 pebble beaches offering crystal-clear snorkeling visibility in Kvarner & Islands (100.0% "Excellent" water quality). View all 274 beaches in Kvarner & Islands →

170 Official Swimming Spots
25 Coastal Municipalities
100.0% Sea Quality "Excellent" (IZOR)
Calm Islands of Krk, Cres, Lošinj & Rab, historic Opatija Riviera & wild turquoise coves
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Wind Patterns & Natural Shelter (Kvarner & Islands)

While the coastal strip beneath Mount Velebit experiences strong Bora gusts, the sheltered western bays of Cres, Lošinj, and Krk remain calm, glassy, and ideal for swimming.

💡 Tip: Open the interactive map guide to calculate which coves are sheltered from Bora, Sirocco, or Maestral today.
📍 INTERACTIVE BAY MAP · 170 BEACHES

Map of All Beaches & Coves: Kvarner & Islands

Kvarner & Islands (170)

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Quick jump to town or municipality in Kvarner & Islands

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📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Hotel Istra - kupalište

☕ Beach bar / Café👕 Changing cabins🚿 Showers
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Hotel Kristal - kupalište

☕ Beach bar / Café🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🚿 Showers
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Hotel Kvarner - kupalište

🚿 Showers📋 Official beach profile🏖️ isp
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Hotel Milenij - kupalište

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Hotel Miramar - plaža

🛝 Children's playground🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Ika - plaža

🍽️ Restaurant☕ Beach bar / Café🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

ispod hotela Navis

📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Ispod Općine

🛝 Children's playground🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Ičići - kraj

🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Ičići - početak

🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Lido

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Puntica

🛝 Children's playground🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Slatina -sredina

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Tomaševac

🛟 Lifeguard on duty☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Lipovica

🛝 Children's playground🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Mali Raj

📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Plaža ispod hotela Belveder

📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Plaža ispod hotela Ičići

🍽️ Restaurant🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🚗 Parking available
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Punta Kolova

🍽️ Restaurant🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🚗 Parking available
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Villa Ariston

🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🪑 Promenade benches📋 Official beach profile
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Volosko - plaža Črnikovica

📋 Official beach profile🏖️ isp
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Volosko - vaterpolo igralište

📋 Official beach profile🏖️ isp
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Volosko - Veli mul

🛝 Children's playground🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Opatija 💧 Excellent

Zonovo

🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🪑 Promenade benches📋 Official beach profile
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Balustrada

🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Bazeni hotela Katarina

🍽️ Restaurant☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Glavna plaža istok - žal kod male luč.

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Glavna plaža kod Aquagana

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Glavna plaža sredina

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Glavna plaža zapad - Crni mol

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Hotel Amabilis - plaža

🏨 Hotel nearby👕 Changing cabins📋 Official beach profile
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Hotel International

☕ Beach bar / Café🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Hotel Kaštel

🛟 Lifeguard on duty👕 Changing cabins🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Hotel Marina - plaža

🏨 Hotel nearby👕 Changing cabins🚿 Showers
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Hotel Omorika

🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Kačjak - istok - betonirani plato

🚗 Parking available📋 Official beach profile🏖️ isp
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Lanterna - plaža

🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Odmaralište Stoimena

🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball🏨 Hotel nearby
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Odmaralište željezare Jesenice - Hotel Riviera

🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Pazdehova

👕 Changing cabins🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🏠 Auxiliary beach facility
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Plivalište

🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Podvorska

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Rt Kačjak

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Selce konoba Ulika

🍽️ Restaurant☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Selce pl. Poli mora Hotel Slaven

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Thalassotherapia

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty♿ Wheelchair / ramp access
📍 Crikvenica 💧 Excellent

Uvala Slana

🍽️ Restaurant☕ Beach bar / Café👕 Changing cabins
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

AK Kovačine

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Autokamp Kovačine - FKK dio

☕ Beach bar / Café🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🚿 Showers
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Beli

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🤿 Diving center
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Cres - ispod zabavnog centra

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Cres - kod Sv. Nikole

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Cres - Vila Riviera

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Grabar

🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports🛝 Children's playground
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Porozina - plaža

🏠 Auxiliary beach facility📋 Official beach profile
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Rt Kovačine

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Stara Gavza - plaža

🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café🛝 Children's playground
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Uvala Dražica

🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🚿 Showers🪑 Promenade benches
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Uvala Gavza

🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans📋 Official beach profile
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Uvala Kimen

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Cres 💧 Excellent

Valun - plaža

🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

AK Ježevac

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Camping Krk

🏐 Sports & volleyball🏨 Hotel nearby☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

kampa Glavotok

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Dražica

🏐 Sports & volleyball🏨 Hotel nearby☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Kupalište Dunat

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Pinezići - plaža

☕ Beach bar / Café👕 Changing cabins🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Plav

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Plaža ispod hotela Koralj

☕ Beach bar / Café🚿 Showers🏠 Auxiliary beach facility
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Porporela

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Portopižana

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Uvala Malo more

🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans📋 Official beach profile
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Uvala Tomaževo

🚻 Restrooms / Toilets🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🚿 Showers
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Uvala Trojna

🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans📋 Official beach profile
📍 Krk 💧 Excellent

Uvala Valda Gara

🏐 Sports & volleyball☕ Beach bar / Café👕 Changing cabins
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Čikat - uvala Blatina

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Srebrna uvala

🍽️ Restaurant🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans📋 Official beach profile
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Sunčana uvala - FKK

☕ Beach bar / Café👕 Changing cabins🚻 Restrooms / Toilets
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Sunčana uvala - Hotel Vespera

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Sunčana uvala - Ht. Vespera i V.žal

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Sunčana uvala - Mali Žal

🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans🪑 Promenade benches📋 Official beach profile
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Sunčana uvala - Veli Žal

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏐 Sports & volleyball
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Sunčana uvala - Žalić

🍽️ Restaurant🛟 Lifeguard on duty🏄 Water sports
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Uvala Čikat - AK Čikat

🏐 Sports & volleyball♿ Wheelchair / ramp access🛝 Children's playground
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Uvala Čikat - AK Kredo

🍽️ Restaurant🏄 Water sports👕 Changing cabins
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Uvala Čikat - Hotel Alhambra

♿ Wheelchair / ramp access🏨 Hotel nearby🗑️ Waste bins / Trash cans
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Uvala Čikat - Hotel Bellevue

🍽️ Restaurant🏐 Sports & volleyball🏄 Water sports
📍 Mali Lošinj 💧 Excellent

Uvala Valdarke

🚿 Showers🏖️ proc🚗 Parking available
🏨 Accommodation · Kvarner & Islands

Find accommodation in Kvarner & Islands

Search available hotels, apartments, luxury villas, and holiday rooms along the coast in Kvarner & Islands.

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⛵ Tours & Experiences · Kvarner & Islands

Boat trips & experiences in Kvarner & Islands

Book top sea excursions, national park day trips, skippered boat charters, scuba diving, and wine tours in Kvarner & Islands.

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🚗 Car Rental & Mobility · Kvarner & Islands

Find Car Rental in Kvarner & Islands

Explore remote beaches, scenic coastal roads, and hidden coves across Kvarner & Islands. Compare rental car deals at airports and hubs like Rijeka.

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Frequently Asked Questions (Kvarner & Islands)

Key facts about sea water quality, bays, and wind conditions in Kvarner & Islands.

Which are the top "Pebble & Snorkeling" beaches in Kvarner & Islands? ▾

There are 170 officially monitored swimming spots matching "Pebble & Snorkeling" in Kvarner & Islands. Top verified locations include: Sv. Marek (102°), Gornja Supetarska Draga - sredina (243°), Uvala Gožinka (206°), Uvala Čifnata (199°), Kamp Omišalj (328°), with 170 rated "Excellent" under EU bathing water standards.

How does MareSpot verify "Pebble & Snorkeling" in Kvarner & Islands? ▾

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 Kvarner & Islands and what is the water quality? ▾

Across Kvarner Gulf & Islands (Krk, Cres, Lošinj, Rab), there are 170 officially monitored swimming spots spread across 25 towns and municipalities. According to IZOR laboratory tests, 170 beaches (100.0%) hold the highest "Excellent" bathing water grade.

Which towns in Kvarner & Islands have the most monitored beaches and coves? ▾

The destinations with the highest number of officially monitored beaches and bays in Kvarner & Islands include: Opatija, Crikvenica, Cres, Krk, Mali Lošinj, Rab.

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Try our interactive wind simulator calculating which of the 170 coves is currently in mirror-calm bonaca in real time.