Crikvenica tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 06:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Europe/Zagreb local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Next spring tide on Sun 17 May (range 0.8m). Next neap on Thu 21 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

Crikvenica lies on the Vinodol coast, about 35 km southeast of Rijeka, on the eastern shore of the Kvarner Gulf. It is best known within Croatia for something rare on the Adriatic: sandy beaches. Most of the Croatian coast is rock and pebble; Crikvenica has stretches of sand and coarse-sand shingle that make it a family summer resort with a different feel from the typical rocky Dalmatian bay. The Vinodol valley behind the town opens onto this stretch of coast, giving it a slightly more open landscape than the karst cliff sections to the north and south. Tidal range at Crikvenica is consistent with the broader Kvarner Gulf — approximately 0.6–0.7 m mean, semidiurnal. This is higher than beaches of equivalent character in Dalmatia. On a sandy beach with a gentle slope, that 0.6 m range translates to a visible shift in waterline of 2–3 m horizontally at low gradient, so arriving at low tide and returning at high tide gives noticeably different beach widths. Setting up towels near the high-water mark at mid-tide and watching the water advance is a common experience for visitors unfamiliar with the Kvarner range. The town waterfront runs along the shore in a gentle arc, with the small harbour at the north end (fishing boats, some private craft), the main beach (Gradska plaža) in the centre, and a sequence of smaller beaches extending south toward the village of Dramalj. The sea wall promenade parallels the beach and connects most of the beach stretches on foot. For families: the shallow gradient and sandy bottom at Gradska plaža make it one of the better-suited children's swimming beaches on the Kvarner. High tide reduces the walk from the water's edge to the promenade; low tide extends the beach but exposes some weed patches. Water temperature peaks around 25–26 °C in late July and August. Official tide data: Croatian Hydrographic Institute (HHI). Tide predictions here from Open-Meteo Marine (±45 min, ±0.2–0.3 m); the Kvarner range makes tidal timing relevant to beach planning.