Nugal

A cove with its own waterfall, at the end of a cliffside path.

No photo yet. We don’t lie with pictures.

How we rated it: up one for a sourced find, its own waterfall; down one because a source calls the cliff path a bit dangerous.

The hang

Nugal is a pebble cove south-east of Makarska with its own waterfall, about 30 feet high, fed by a stream off Mount Biokovo. You reach it by a stony coastal path of 30 to 40 minutes from Makarska or from Tučepi, or by kayak or boat. Parts of the path run along narrow cliff edges that one walker calls a bit dangerous if you are not careful. There are no facilities, though boat taxis sell water and fruit, around €5 a bottle. Wikipedia calls it an all-nude beach; a 2025 blogger says partly. We measured 112 metres.

The real intel

Best months · warmest sea: July and August (26.1 °C each), then September. Coolest: February (13.7 °C). One year of data, 2025.
Best months · emptiest: Early in the day, before the path and the beach fill.
Getting there: A stony coastal path, 30 to 40 minutes from Makarska or from Tučepi, or by kayak or boat.
Cost reality: Water from the boat taxis, around €5 a bottle. Nothing else for sale.
The catch nobody tells you: Narrow cliffside sections of the path; one source calls them a bit dangerous if you are careless.

The year at Nugal

Warmest sea in July and August. Fewest wet days in June. Pick your fight.

Sea (°C)

13.7

14.5

15.9

19.6

24.3

26.1

24.8

20.6

16.1

Air (°C)

9.2

8.8

12.3

17.5

25.4

26.2

25.5

21.8

15.3

11.8

9.8

Sun (h/day)

5.4

7.2

7.8

10.3

12.7

14.1

13.1

12.6

10.4

8.6

6.3

6.8

Rain (days)

One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.

The neighbours

6 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.

1.1 kmJadran156 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
1.6 kmDračevice889 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
2.3 kmRatac426 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
2.7 kmSt. Peter Lighthouse778 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
3.1 kmKraj851 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
3.5 kmDog Beach24 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.

Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.

The crowd

Fills during the day; go early.

The facts · we measured

Length: 112 m
Mean width: 13.1 m
Area: 1,466 m²
Warmest sea (2025): 26.1 °C in Jul
Coldest sea (2025): 13.7 °C in Feb
Sea by month, °C: Jan 15.0 · Feb 13.7 · Mar 14.5 · Apr 15.9 · May 19.6 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 24.8 · Oct 20.6 · Nov 18.0 · Dec 16.1