Pebble beach · Cavtat, Croatia

Žal

Žal is a pebble beach in Cavtat, Croatia. The beach runs for roughly 262 m, a long beach. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the west-north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 4.5 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 12.1 m at 400 m. It is one of 14 beaches around Cavtat; the nearest is Čista luka, 280 m away.

SurfacePebble
Size262 m longa long beach
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the west-north-west
Depth4.5 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Tidal range31 cmsmall
Tree cover8%little tree cover by satellite

Conditions right now at Žal

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Where it is

42.5853, 18.2249 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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