BeachScout

On the beach

  • Beach bar
  • Benches
  • Kids' area
  • Parking
  • Restaurant
  • Showers
  • Toilets

Right now

Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.

Water temp
27°C
Warm and pleasant for swimming
Wave height
0.6m
Light chop
Wind
9km/h
E breeze
UV index
7/ 11
High — seek shade midday

7-day outlook

7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.

Water temperature

Next 7 days, °C

27°27°28°28°28°27.8 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.1m0.3m0.6m0.9m0.7 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for S. Caterina Marina
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 227.50.6
Thu 327.30.7
Fri 427.50.7
Sat 527.60.3
Sun 627.70.3
Mon 727.80.3
Tue 827.80.2

Typical water temperature by month

Modeled estimate

Plausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.

Monthly water temperature

Typical range across the year, °C

14°18°21°25°28°Typical this month: 26°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at S. Caterina Marina (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan16
Feb16
Mar16
Apr18
May21
Jun24
Jul26
Aug26
Sep26
Oct24
Nov21
Dec18

Location & nearby beaches

40.1049°N, 8.4894°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.

How do you get to S. Caterina Marina?

  • Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
  • Bus stop: Santa Caterina di Pittinuri, about ~210 m away.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest village: Santa Caterina di Pittinuri, about ~200 m away.
  • 5 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Chiosco Manca, about ~40 m away.
  • 8 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Hotel La Baia, about ~120 m away.
  • 2 shops nearby, the closest about ~100 m away

What kind of beach is this?

This beach sits in a built-up resort setting, with hotels, restaurants and services clustered around it — a full-service stretch of coast that tends to be busy in peak season and quieter outside it.

Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).

Good for
  • Families
  • Full-service days

Is the water clean at S. Caterina Marina?

S. Caterina Marina sits on a stretch of coast classed as a coastal 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, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. There's parking about ~150 m from the beach.

That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. The most reliable swimming window here typically runs from July–September, with the water usually at its warmest around August. Outside that window it's cooler and often quieter. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Excellent for 11 straight years. The nearest town, Santa Caterina di Pittinuri, is about ~200 m away.

That “Excellent” label comes from a full season of official water sampling, not a single test — it's one step on a four-point scale (Excellent, Good, Sufficient, Poor) reassessed once a year. Today's actual conditions can differ from the seasonal average, so for a live snapshot see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above. There are 5 places to eat within a kilometre — Chiosco Manca is the closest, about ~40 m away.