Bačvice - zapad

Coastal beach in Split, Split region · view on map

Sea
25.2 °C
Air
27.2 °C
Split, ~1 km · 2026-09-18
Bačvice - zapad, Split
Photo: IZOR - Beach profile: Croatian national bathing water portal (IZOR).
Bačvice - zapad, Split
Photo: IZOR - Beach profile: Croatian national bathing water portal (IZOR).
Bačvice - zapad, Split
Photo: IZOR - Beach profile: Croatian national bathing water portal (IZOR).
Latest water test (14 Sep 2026): Sufficient Blue Flag
Annual classification 2025: Excellent

Bačvice - zapad is a managed beach with a sandy shore. In season it is usually busy, and the prevailing wind blows from the south-east. It sits in town, and you get there by a surfaced road. Parking at the beach is charged.

Beach facts

Beach type
Cultivated
Surface
Sandy
Access
Asphalt road
Parking
Yes, charge
Nearest parking
≈ 260 m (~4 min walk)
Surroundings
Town beach
Crowds in season
High
Prevailing wind
South-East
Avg. sea temp in season
23.37 °C

Sandy Blue Flag Lifeguard Accessible

swimming buoys restaurant café bar fast food lifeguard service shower changing room accessible facilities land sport water sport bench parking area trashcan

Beach profile: Croatian national bathing water portal (IZOR).

Facts from the beach operator

Parking capacity
134 on-street parking spaces on Šetalište Bačvice and the adjoining streets (Split Parking d.o.o., 30 June 2026)

Source: Split Parking d.o.o. (beach operator), confirmed via Grad Split, 09/2026.

Quality history

20092025
Excellent
Year-by-year table
SeasonClassification
2025Excellent
2024Excellent
2023Excellent
2022Excellent
2021Excellent
2020Excellent
2019Excellent
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Excellent
2014Excellent
2013Excellent
2012Excellent
2011Excellent
2010Excellent
2009Excellent

Sample statistics by season

2021202220232024
Samples taken40404040
E. coli, 95th percentile (CFU/100 ml)41445078
Intestinal enterococci, 95th pct. (CFU/100 ml)19212223

EU thresholds for an "Excellent" coastal rating: E. coli ≤ 250, enterococci ≤ 100 CFU/100ml (95th percentile).

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Classifications follow the EU Bathing Water Directive: each season's rating is based on the last four seasons of samples. Source: European Environment Agency / Croatian national monitoring (Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries).