Marina, Milna, Brač
ACI Marina Milna
ACI Marina Milna is a marina with 148 sea berths at the head of Milna bay, on the west coast of Brač, open all year. It is 11 NM from Split. A 12 m boat pays €128 a night in July and August. A catamaran or trimaran pays twice the price on a daily berth from 1 Jun to 30 Sep. The rest of the year it pays 50% more.
All 51 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on : 29 from the operator, 12 from official sources, 6 measured by us and 4 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 4 as a guide.
Written by Domagoj Franc, editor. Reviewed by Ivor Benko, skipper.
Tonight in ACI Marina Milna
Can we stay here tonight? Yes, the marina is open all year. ACI says the marina runs with fewer berths this year while it is rebuilt, so book ahead on ACI's site. (From the operator, )
Shelter by wind in Milna bay
Milna lies at the end of a long, narrow bay cut deep into the west coast of Brač, facing the Split Gate. The marina is at the far end, in the south-east arm. What ACI and our visits say, wind by wind, is below.
- All windsthe operator's words
- Sheltered. Milna is the largest and best-protected bay on the west coast of Brač, sheltered from all winds, ACI says. (From the operator, )
- Burafrom the northeast
- The inner bay at Milna, where ACI's marina lies, is sheltered from most winds, but a strong bura reaches it, and southerly and south-westerly winds blow hard there without raising big waves. Our cautious answer: expect gusts on the pontoons in a strong bura and double your lines, and never anchor in the harbour entrance. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
- Maestralfrom the northwest
- Milna's outer bay is open to northerly and north-westerly winds, and southerly and south-westerly winds blow hard across it but raise no big waves (Third-party source, ), while the inner bay is sheltered. (Third-party source, ) Our cautious answer: in a strong maestral expect chop at the mouth, and keep to the inner bay. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.
The approach. Mrduja islet, 2.5 NM west of Milna in the Split Gate, is the landmark. Its green light, Fl G 3s, at 43°20.3′N 16°24.9′E, can be passed on either side. (From the operator, )
From Mrduja, pass Cape Bijaka and its red light, Fl R 3s. The church bell tower at the head of the bay points to the marina, with a red light on the town pier to port, Fl(2) R 5s. (From the operator, )
More than 20,000 passages a year go through the Split Gate, over 10,000 each way, two to three times more in summer, and about 30% of them fast craft. On 14 Jun 2026 a passenger ship and a sailing yacht collided there. Keep a lookout astern (Official source, ) Crossing the Split Gate: fast ferries
Within 300 m of the shore, in narrow channels and near harbours and anchorages, go no faster than 8 knots (Article 50). (Official source, ) HHI nautical charts (Official source, )
What our sources say, not a forecast and not for navigation. Bura, jugo and maestral explained
Wind and sea, next 3 days
For Milna and the Split Gate. Split, Trogir, Šolta, Brač and Vis all lie in the Middle Adriatic area of the DHMZ marine forecast. (Official source, )
Model forecast from Open-Meteo.Not an official forecast. Not for navigation.
Official forecast: DHMZ marine forecast (Official source, )
How to read this forecast
Each part of the day shows its strongest hourly wind and gust, and its highest wave, in Croatian time. The words follow the Beaufort scale, and the model can't tell a real bura from any other northeast wind. How to read a model forecast
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, CC BY 4.0. Grouped into parts of the day by OlaSail.
If ACI Marina Milna is full
Milna town quay and Marina Vlaška
The Milna town quay is a class I.C county port: €4.50 a metre a day for a boat of 10.01 to 15 m, so €54 for a 12 m boat, all year. (Official source, ) Marina Vlaška has 71 berths for boats up to 20 m, in a cove on the north side of the entrance to the inlet, a 15-minute walk from the village. Open all year. Phone +385 21 636 028. (From the operator, )
The quay at Bobovišća na Moru is a class II county port: €4 a metre a day for a boat of 10.01 to 15 m, so €48 for a 12 m boat. (Official source, ) Buoys for 16 boats up to 17 m in Bobovišća bay, and 19 up to 12 m in Vića Luka beside it, under a county concession held by KARABIN j.d.o.o. (Official source, )
€100 a night on a buoy, for a boat of 14 to 44 ft (From the operator, ) Coves with buoys on the south-west coast. The Milna Tourist Board lists buoy fields in Smrčeva, Lučice East and Osibova, but the county's records show those concessions ended between 2022 and 2024, so who runs the buoys in 2026 is unclear. (Third-party source, )
What sailors told us
From sailors after a night here. They tell us what to check next, and don't count in the checks above.
Milna, Brač
The marina in Milna was very full even in late May 2025, early in the season, and the crew were glad they had booked ahead. It started pouring just as they came in to berth.
Milna, Brač
In late August 2025 a breeze in the upper teens was blowing across the quay of ACI Marina Milna as they came in, and the yacht ahead of them was swept onto moored boats until a marinero towed it into place with a dinghy. They berthed next, with the crew ready on the fenders.
Coming into Milna in late August 2025 they found six boats queuing for the fuel dock behind a catamaran and gave up. When they came back first thing the next morning, five boats were already waiting.
Milna, Brač
A twelve-boat flotilla stayed a second day in Milna in mid-September 2024 while a front brought strong winds and big seas outside.
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Sources for ACI Marina Milna
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- Written by
- Domagoj Franc, editor
- Reviewed by
- Ivor Benko, skipper: the shelter and the approach.
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- ACI doesn't pay to be listed or checked. We read its own pages, price list and terms.
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