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Kvarner · Primorsko-goranska

Cres

Cres is a long, narrow and sparsely populated Kvarner island, with a safe marina in the town of Cres, the canal at Osor and quiet bays in the south.

Area (km²)
406
Population
2,849
Highest peak (m)
648

Cres stretches some sixty kilometres from Kvarner towards Lošinj, from which it is separated only by the narrow cut at Osor. The north of the island is steep and wooded, home to griffon vultures, while the south breaks up into a string of bays around Punta Križa. Lubenice stands on a cliff high above the west coast, and below it are Sveti Ivan beach and the Blue Grotto (Plava grota).

The town of Cres lies in a deep, well-protected bay with an ACI marina. You can pass through Osor only when the bridge is opened, twice a day, so a passage towards the Lošinj Channel has to be timed to its schedule. In the south are the anchorages of Kolorat, Jadrišćica and Ul, quiet even in season.

For boaters

ACI marina Cres, Cres town harbour, the small harbours of Valun, Martinšćica and Osor. Anchorages around Punta Križa.

Marinas and harbours

Fuel

  • INA Cres-marina

    Mon-Sat 08:00-13:00, 16:00-19:00 · Sun 08:00-13:00

    +385 91 497 1143

Anchorages

  • Uvala Kolorat

    Sheltered from Jugo, Oštro, Lebić, Levant

    Open to Tramontana, Bura

    A paid buoy field in a wooded, uninhabited bay with no facilities at all. Northerly winds and bura bring a slight to moderate swell. Mind the Kolorat shoal (4.5 m) about 500 m north of the point of the same name.

  • Uvala Jadrišćica

    Sheltered from Bura

    Open to Jugo

    The concession list gives 30 buoys, one guide about twenty, some of them opposite the Baldarin campsite; the Pogana arm also has a pontoon with 60 berths, electricity and water. There are several shoals and reefs in the bay (east of Rt Suha and along the southwestern shore), and the very head of the bay is shallow, about 0.5 m. Jugo sends swell in; keep your speed down near the campsite because of swimmers.

  • Uvala Majiška

    Sheltered from Jugo, Oštro, Lebić, Pulenat, Maestral

    Open to Tramontana, Bura

    The narrower western arm of Kolorat bay, open to the north. The six buoys are meant for boats up to 9 m and the depth is about 1.5 m or less; overnight stays on a buoy are charged. Anchoring on your own anchor is not allowed within 150 m of the concession part of the bay.

  • Uvala Jaz

    Sheltered from Tramontana, Pulenat, Maestral

    Open to Jugo, Oštro

    A buoy field south of the Osor channel; the list gives 10 buoys, another source 20. One guide says anchoring is not possible south of the channel because of an underwater cable. The swing bridge opens at 9:00 and 17:00, the channel has a 5-knot limit, and the bura can be very strong at Osor.

Bays on the island

  • Barbarova draga
  • Cilvena dražica
  • Draga
  • Draga Buc
  • Draga Nedomisje
  • Jadrišćica
  • Košutova draga
  • Lučica
  • Lučica Beli
  • Luka
  • Luka Bijar
  • Luka Cres
  • Luka Martinšćica
  • Luka Ustrine
  • Lupeška dražica
  • Mala Javorna
  • Mali bok
  • Pavanjeva draga
  • Skopji bok
  • Smardeća uvala
  • Uvala Arcić
  • Uvala Argonić
  • Uvala Baba
  • Uvala Badnjev
  • Uvala Bakinjev
  • Uvala Balalta
  • Uvala Baldarin
  • Uvala Banja
  • Uvala Barnestrovica
  • Uvala Bela
  • Uvala Birbiraj
  • Uvala Bokinić
  • Uvala Časarov
  • Uvala Crnikova
  • Uvala Dirašnić
  • Uvala Dirincinjev
  • Uvala Dol
  • Uvala Dolac
  • Uvala Donji Kus
  • Uvala Dovica
  • Uvala Draženj
  • Uvala Dražinj
  • Uvala Dubovica
  • Uvala Dupalna
  • Uvala Dupeljna
  • Uvala Fojiška
  • Uvala Fratar
  • Uvala Freh
  • Uvala Galboka
  • Uvala Garina
  • Uvala Gavza
  • Uvala Girišnica
  • Uvala Grabov mulec
  • Uvala Grabrova
  • Uvala Grisinja
  • Uvala Gromočića
  • Uvala Gruh
  • Uvala Hropinjine
  • Uvala Jablanac
  • Uvala Javorna
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Data source: OpenStreetMap (ODbL). The data may be incomplete, so check directly on site before you arrive.

Routes that call at the island

Trips to the island

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Neighbouring islands

Safety

Emergency at sea

Croatia's national maritime search and rescue coordination centre (MRCC Rijeka) is on watch 24 hours a day. Save the number before you set off.

Before you call, have ready the boat's position (coordinates or the nearest headland, island or bay), the number of people on board and a description of the problem. A call to 112 is put through to the maritime rescue centre.

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The information is for guidance only and does not replace official nautical charts, pilot books or forecasts. Check the current conditions and regulations before you set off.