Croatia · Šibenik-Knin
Crnica - Banj
Šibenik — Šibenik-Knin, Croatia
On the beach
Right now
Sample dataIllustrative conditions — the live Open-Meteo marine feed wasn't reachable, so these are deterministic placeholder values that will be replaced automatically once the feed is available.
7-day outlook
Sample dataModeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.
Water temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Water temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 25.8 | 0.4 |
| Thu 3 | 26.1 | 0.4 |
| Fri 4 | 25.8 | 0.4 |
| Sat 5 | 25.3 | 0.4 |
| Sun 6 | 24.9 | 0.4 |
| Mon 7 | 24.9 | 0.4 |
| Tue 8 | 25.3 | 0.4 |
Typical water temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly water temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical water temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15 |
| Feb | 14 |
| Mar | 15 |
| Apr | 17 |
| May | 20 |
| Jun | 23 |
| Jul | 25 |
| Aug | 26 |
| Sep | 25 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 20 |
| Dec | 17 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- Minerska2.6 kmŠibenik, Šibenik-Knin
- Uvala Škar3.1 kmŠibenik, Šibenik-Knin
- Jadrija, Guština uvala3.4 kmJadrija, Šibenik-Knin
- Jadrija, kabine lijevo3.6 kmJadrija, Šibenik-Knin
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
How do you get to Crnica - Banj?
- Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
- Nearest bus stop is about ~260 m away.
- Ferry: Šibenik, about ~1.0 km away.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest city: Šibenik, about ~1.2 km away.
- 52 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Petrus, about ~60 m away.
- 14 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Apartments & Rooms Krecak Šibenik, about ~360 m away.
- 25 shops nearby, the closest about ~450 m away
What kind of beach is this?
This is a town beach, woven into the everyday fabric of a city or larger settlement — expect company on warm days, especially through July and August, alongside easy access to shops and services.
Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).
- Families
- Water sports
Is the water clean at Crnica - Banj?
Crnica - Banj sits on a stretch of coast classed as a transitional bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Excellent for the 2025 season. Under the EU Bathing Water Directive, national authorities test for intestinal enterococci and E. coli through the season and report the results the following spring — the 2025 rating was published in spring 2026, and 2026's won't follow until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, IZOR (Croatia's Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries) — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. It sits in Šibenik, Šibenik-Knin. There's parking about ~90 m from the beach.
That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. If you're timing a visit around water temperature rather than crowds, July–September is the safest bet, with August typically the peak — expect cooler, calmer water either side of that stretch. Water quality here is tracked across 2 separate monitoring points along the shoreline.
“Excellent” is one point on a four-step scale — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — assigned once per year from that season's water samples, not a live reading. It describes how the site performs on average across the season, not the exact water quality this afternoon; for day-to-day water conditions, see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above. There are 52 places to eat within a kilometre — Petrus is the closest, about ~60 m away.