Marina and charter base, Split
ACI Marina Split
ACI Marina Split is a marina with 318 sea berths on the west side of Split's city harbour, under Marjan hill, open all year. A 12 m boat pays €168 a night in July and August. A Saturday night in July or August costs €184.80 for a 12 m boat and €369.60 for a 12 m catamaran.
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All 53 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on : 35 from the operator, 8 from official sources, 8 measured by us and 2 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 2 as a guide.
Written by Domagoj Franc, editor. Reviewed by Ivor Benko, skipper.
Tonight in ACI Marina Split
Can we stay here tonight? Yes, the marina is open all year. Book ahead on ACI's site. (From the operator, )
Saturday changeover at ACI Marina Split
Most charter weeks start and end on a Saturday, so the marina, its laundry and the fuel dock are busiest then. A night here on your own boat before or after the charter costs more at the weekend in July and August. (From the operator, )
Your first night out
- Nečujam bay buoys, Šolta9 NM (Measured by us, ) about 1½ h
- ACI Marina Milna, Brač11 NM (Measured by us, ) about 2 h
- Maslinica marina, Šolta14 NM (Measured by us, ) about 2½ h
Shelter by wind in ACI Marina Split
The marina lies behind a solid rock breakwater on the west side of Split's city harbour, north of the Sustipan peninsula. Marjan hill rises to the northwest, and the ferry port fills the rest of the harbour to the east. What ACI and our visits say, wind by wind, is below.
- Jugo and southerliesfrom the southeast and south
- Sheltered by the breakwater. A solid rock breakwater protects the marina from southerly winds and seas, ACI says. (From the operator, ) Our advice: in a strong jugo, ask for a berth on an inner pontoon and rig extra lines.
- Burafrom the northeast
- Split's harbour, where ACI lies, gets frequent and very gusty bura: northerly winds bring sudden, strong gusts but raise little sea inside the harbour, a 2021 study of the port finds. Our cautious answer: double your lines when a bura is forecast, as the port order asks in a storm. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
- Maestralfrom the northwest
- The north-westerly measured at Split-Marjan is infrequent and mostly light, force 1 to 4, a 2021 study of the port finds from ten years of data. No source describes the marina itself in a maestral. Our cautious answer: don't count on Marjan hill for shelter in a strong north-westerly: no source confirms it. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
The approach. Split is a busy ferry port. Ships leaving it have right of way, and you may not anchor anywhere in the port except in an emergency, ACI says. (From the operator, ) Fast ferries and the Split Gate
You enter between a red light on Cape Sustipan, Fl R 6s, and a green lighthouse on the head of the main breakwater, Fl G 6s, with a fog horn every 30 seconds. The cathedral bell tower and a lit stone obelisk, Fl(2) W 20s, are good landmarks. (From the operator, )
A red tower on the inner breakwater, Fl R 2s, marks the marina's east entrance: keep close to its head. The new waterfront west of the marina has not been surveyed, so don't berth there except at the fuel station. (From the operator, )
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 Split. A strong jugo is the wind to watch in the harbour. 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 Split is full
Split city harbour, the west quay
The west quay, Zapadna obala, is run by the county port authority: €114 a day for a boat of 11.01 to 12 m in July and August, and €90 in June and September. (Official source, ) Close to the old town, and busy with ferries and tour boats.
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€114 a day in July, 12 m boat (From the operator, ) Marina Kaštela has 420 sea berths, answers on VHF channel 17, and has a laundry, a supermarket and two restaurants. (From the operator, ) In the closed bay between Split and Trogir.
Anchoring instead? Split is a busy ferry port. Ships leaving it have right of way, and you may not anchor anywhere in the port except in an emergency, ACI says. (From the operator, ) Outside the port, only a company with a concession for that anchorage, or the port authority inside a public port, may charge you for anchoring. Anywhere else, nobody may. (Official source, ) Anchoring rules and fees
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Sources for ACI Marina Split
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- Domagoj Franc, editor
- Reviewed by
- Ivor Benko, skipper: the shelter and the approach.
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