Sveti Nikola

Coastal beach in Novigrad, Zadar region · view on map

Sea
24.2 °C
Air
27.6 °C
Zadar, ~26 km · 2026-09-18
Sveti Nikola, Novigrad
Photo: IZOR - Beach profile: Croatian national bathing water portal (IZOR).
Sveti Nikola, Novigrad
Photo: IZOR - Beach profile: Croatian national bathing water portal (IZOR).
Sveti Nikola, Novigrad
Photo: IZOR - Beach profile: Croatian national bathing water portal (IZOR).
Latest water test (14 Sep 2026): Excellent

Sveti Nikola is a partly managed beach with a pebble shore. In season it is usually busy, and the prevailing wind blows from the north-east. It sits in a campsite, and you get there by a surfaced road. Parking at the beach is charged. The seabed drops away gently, at under 15°. For anyone arriving by boat, there is mooring on the beach itself.

Beach facts

Beach type
Partially cultivated
Surface
Pebbly
Shore slope
Gentle (under 15°)
Slope into the sea
Gentle (under 15°)
Access
Asphalt road
Parking
Yes, charge
Nearest parking
≈ 100 m (~2 min walk)
Surroundings
Camp
Boat docking
On the beach
Crowds in season
High
Prevailing wind
North-East
Avg. sea temp in season
23.54 °C

Pebble Accessible Gentle slope Camping

swimming buoys café bar sanitary facility shower accessible facilities playground bench trashcan hotel camp

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

Quality history

20092019
Excellent
Year-by-year table
SeasonClassification
2019Excellent
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Excellent
2014Excellent
2013Excellent
2012Excellent
2011Excellent
2010Excellent
2009Excellent

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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).