--- title: "Nečujam bay buoys, Šolta: fees, shelter and anchoring" description: "Nečujam, Šolta's largest bay, a short sail from Split: the buoys, where to anchor, the small port's fee, and why to leave before a bura." url: https://olasail.com/moorings/necujam-buoys/ updated: 2026-10-07 --- > The Markdown copy of https://olasail.com/moorings/necujam-buoys/, from OlaSail, a planning reference for sailing in Croatia, not for navigation. Every page: https://olasail.com/llms.txt [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/) Photo: “Šolta Nečujam Hrvatska Podkamenica 2012 a” by [Joadl](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%A0olta_Ne%C4%8Dujam_Hrvatska_Podkamenica_2012_a.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0 AT](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at/deed.en), cropped and resized Buoys, anchoring and a small port, Šolta # Nečujam bay buoys Nečujam is the largest bay on Šolta, 9 NM from Split, with coves where yachts take a buoy or anchor in 3 to 40 m. It is open to the bura and other northerly winds, the county's anchorage study says, so leave before a bura. €36 a day on the quay, 12 m boat (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) 9 NM from Split to Nečujam (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) 3 to 40 m depth where boats anchor (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) 48 buoys in the coves (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) All 41 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on 7 Oct 2026: 2 from the operator, 31 from official sources, 7 measured by us and 1 from a third-party source, such as a pilot book or a magazine, so treat that one as a guide. See every source 2 From the operator (operator) 31 Official source (official) 7 Measured by us (measured) 1 Third-party source (third party) Written by [Domagoj Franc](https://olasail.com/about/people/domagoj-franc/), editor. Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper. Published 7 Oct 2026. [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/) ## Tonight in Nečujam bay Can we stay here tonight? Yes, unless a bura or a strong northerly is forecast. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [The forecast for the bay](https://olasail.com/moorings/necujam-buoys/#wx) - The bay: Nečujam is the largest bay on Šolta, about 1 NM east of Rogač. Boats anchor in its coves: Mala Maslinica, Potkamenica, Šumpjevina, Supetar at the head of the bay, and Tiha. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Supetar cove, at the head of the bay, has a hotel, sports courts and a pier. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Buoys: In 2018 the county decided to grant a 10-year concession for an anchorage for 48 boats in the Piškera and Maslinica coves. Its 2021 study lists no concession there, so it is not confirmed that buoys are laid. (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) The 2026 buoy price: unknown. [Tell us about the buoy price at Nečujam](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#fact=necujam.buoyPrice) The county's 2021 anchorage study listed no concession for a buoy field in Nečujam, only a request for one in Mala Maslinica cove, and Šolta's proposals for fields in four more coves. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [How mooring buoys work](https://olasail.com/moorings/#buoys) · [Picking up a mooring buoy, step by step](https://olasail.com/moorings/med-mooring/#buoy) - Fees: Nečujam is a class III county port: €3 a metre a day for a boat of 10.01 to 15 m, so €36 for a 12 m boat on the quay. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) On a buoy in its anchorage you pay 30% less, about €25 for a 12 m boat, and at anchor half, €18. That applies only inside the port's own area. In the Split-Dalmatia county ports, catamarans pay twice the rate per metre. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) 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, 25 Sep 2026) You pay the port authority's attendant in the port, in cash or by card, and get an invoice. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Anchoring: Boats anchor in 3 to 40 m. The bottom is mostly sand and mud, and the sand holds well. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Piškera cove holds the remains of an ancient fish pond, a protected site: keep your anchor off it. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance. (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) [Anchoring rules and fees](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/) - Water, fuel: The port authority lists no water, power, fuel, showers or waste service for boats in Nečujam. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) The nearest fuel pump it lists is in Rogač, 2 NM west. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) For water and showers, [Maslinica marina](https://olasail.com/moorings/maslinica-marina/) is 8 NM away and [ACI Marina Split](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-split/) 9 NM. - Ashore: Restaurants, a club and a shop in Nečujam. For a doctor, the post office or a bank, go to Grohote, and for repairs to Maslinica or Rogač. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Contact: The Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority runs the port: Prilaz braće Kaliterna 10, Split, phone [+385 21 339 825](tel:+38521339825), info@lusdz.hr. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - On our routes: Night 6 of [An easy first week from Trogir](https://olasail.com/routes/first-week-short-hops/#day-6), 9 NM from Split, and 11 NM back to Trogir on day 7. (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) The shorter first night of [Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/#day-1), when the boat is late. More about the island by boat: [Šolta for sailors](https://olasail.com/places/solta/#necujam) ## VHF and position for Nečujam bay Unknown a night on a buoy, July 2026, 12 m boat [Tell us about the buoy price at Nečujam](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#fact=necujam.buoyPrice) [Call the port authority](tel:+38521339825) - Wind: Open to the bura (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Leave before a bura: [the forecast](https://olasail.com/moorings/necujam-buoys/#wx) - VHF: None listed for the bay Split vessel traffic service works on VHF channels 12 and 62, and the Split harbour area on channel 9 (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Position: 43°23.34′N 016°19.21′E (Measured by us, 29 Sep 2026) Approximate: the middle of the bay, read off OpenStreetMap. Not a waypoint. - Harbour office: The harbourmaster's office in Rogač is open on Wednesdays only, phone +385 21 654 139. The Split office covers the rest of the week (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Open in a map app](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=43.389,16.320167) [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/) ## Shelter by wind in Nečujam bay The bay opens to the north, towards Split, and branches into coves like the fingers of a hand. What the county's anchorage study says, wind by wind, is below. - Bura and tramontana from the northeast and north: Open. The bay is open to northerly winds and their waves. A storm bura raises a rough to very rough sea in it. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) In a bura it is better to anchor close to the east shore, north of the pier in Supetar cove. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Our advice: if a strong bura is forecast, leave for the south side of the island. [Summer storms and the bura](https://olasail.com/croatia/safety-and-emergencies/#storms) - Jugo from the southeast: Some slop. A strong jugo sends a slop into the bay. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Maestral from the northwest: Nečujam is sheltered from every wind except northerlies, and so from the maestral. Our cautious answer: expect some swell near the mouth of the bay in a strong maestral. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - The current in the bay: Tidal currents run at up to 0.3 knots, and a storm bura can raise them to 0.8 knots. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Coming in. A light stands on Cape Bad, about 0.7 NM west of the bay. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) A sewage outfall runs 0.45 NM out to the northeast from the cove east of Rat point. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Keep your anchor clear of it. Within 300 m of the shore, in narrow channels and near harbours and anchorages, go no faster than 8 knots (Article 50). (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [HHI nautical charts](https://www.hhi.hr/en/products-and-services/nautical-charts) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) What our sources say, not a forecast and not for navigation. [Bura, jugo and maestral explained](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#winds) ## Wind and sea, next 3 days For Nečujam bay. Don't stay the night if a bura or a strong northerly is forecast. Split, Trogir, Šolta, Brač and Vis all lie in the Middle Adriatic area of the DHMZ marine forecast. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Model forecast from Open-Meteo. Not an official forecast. Not for navigation. Official forecast: [DHMZ marine forecast](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) 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](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#reading-the-forecast) [Weather data by Open-Meteo.com](https://open-meteo.com/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Grouped into parts of the day by OlaSail. ## Keep planning [Route An easy first week from Trogir A first sailing week from Trogir with short hops and no open-sea crossing. Šolta’s exposed south coast needs settled summer weather; each day has a Plan B.](https://olasail.com/routes/first-week-short-hops/) [Route Seven days from Split A Saturday to Saturday sailing week from Split to Šolta, Vis, Hvar and Brač: the distance each day, where to sleep, and a Plan B for the wind.](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/) [Moorings Anchoring rules and fees Where you may anchor, and who may charge you for it](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/) [Moorings Booking a berth, and when to arrive How far ahead to book, which places take bookings, and when the rest fill up](https://olasail.com/moorings/booking-a-berth/) [Moorings Med mooring, step by step How to moor stern-to on a town quay or in a marina, pick up a buoy and tie ashore](https://olasail.com/moorings/med-mooring/) [Sailing in Croatia Bura, jugo and maestral: which forecast? How the main winds behave, and which forecast to read each morning](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/) ## Sources for Nečujam bay 41 facts from 19 sources, last checked 7 Oct 2026. [Marina Martinis Marchi: daily berth price list 2026, in force from 23 Mar 2026](https://www.martinis-marchi.com/Portals/0/adam/Sadrzaj/OfgRuMP9uU6Ejjdz7fUilA/Link/Price%20list%20daily%20berth%202026_10.03.2026.pdf) (Maslinica: the marina price, water, power and showers) (From the operator, 5 Oct 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County: Decision on the Nečujam anchorage concession, 30 Jul 2018](https://www.dalmacija.hr/dokumenti?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=4232), Decision, Articles 1 and 2 (Nečujam: buoys in the bay) (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) [More i krš and the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split: Split-Dalmatia County's anchorage study, phase III (2021)](https://moreikrs.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Studija-sidrista-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije-%E2%80%93-III.-faza-podloga-za-prostorni-plan-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije.pdf.pdf), section 3, concessioned anchorage areas (Nečujam: buoys in the bay, concessions for buoys) (Official source, 30 Sep 2026) [More i krš and the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split: Split-Dalmatia County's anchorage study, phases I and II (2019)](https://moreikrs.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Studija-sidrista-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije-%E2%80%93-I.-i-II.-faza-podloga-za-prostorni-plan-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije.pdf) (Nečujam: depth and holding, shelter from northerly winds, the coves, the head of the bay, the old fish pond, where to anchor in a bura, the bay in a jugo, the current, the light at the mouth, the sewage outfall. Shelter in Tatinja) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: Port fee rules (Pravilnik o lučkim pristojbama) of 21 Jun 2023, with the 2025 and 2026 changes](https://www.lusdz.hr/Portals/0/adam/Documents/4T8EmwsaZUyU-OIRrV9Ykw/Files/Pravilnik%20o%20lu%C4%8Dkim%20pristojbama/PRAVILNIK%20O%20LU%C4%8CKIM%20PRISTOJBAMA%202023.pdf), Articles 8 and 14 and Article 16 (Nečujam: the harbour fee. Catamaran fees in county ports, paying in a county port. Rogač: the harbour fee. Stomorska: the harbour fee) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: the port of Nečujam](https://www.lusdz.hr/o-nama/popis-luka-pod-nadleznoscu-lusdz/luka/1220) (Nečujam: what is ashore, the port authority) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Show all 19 sources Show fewer sources [Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: the port of Rogač](https://www.lusdz.hr/o-nama/popis-luka-pod-nadleznoscu-lusdz/luka/1227) (Rogač: fuel and what is ashore) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure: harbourmaster's office in Rogač: address, phone and hours](https://mmpi.gov.hr/default.aspx?id=13974) (Rogač: the harbour office) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [DHMZ forecast for sailors (Prognoza za pomorce)](https://meteo.hr/prognoze.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=pomorci) (The forecast area in Central Dalmatia) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County: Decision on the Tatinja anchorage concession (Šolta), 21 Jun 2023](https://adria-gis.com/pupd/arhiva/koncesija/1000001778917/Odluka%20o%20davanju%20koncesije%20-%20sidri%C5%A1te%20-%20Tatinja%20-%20%C5%A0olta.pdf) (Tatinja: the buoy field) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority: the port of Stomorska](https://www.lusdz.hr/o-nama/popis-luka-pod-nadleznoscu-lusdz/luka/1233) (Stomorska: what is ashore) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [gov.hr, Nautics: concessioned anchorages and fees (the government nautical guide)](https://gov.hr/en/nautics/1558) (Who may charge you, official charts) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) [The maritime safety ordinance (Pravilnik o sigurnosti pomorske plovidbe), Narodne novine 52/2025](https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2025_03_52_685.html), Article 53, Article 102 and Article 50 (The 150 m anchoring rule, the VHF channels for Split traffic in the Split Gate, speed near the shore) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia: HHI nautical charts (products and services)](https://www.hhi.hr/en/products-and-services/nautical-charts) (Official charts) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) [DHMZ marine forecast for the Adriatic (English)](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) (The marine forecast) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches (Nečujam: distance from Split, distance to Rogač, distance to Maslinica, distance from Trogir, distance to Tatinja, distance to Stomorska) (Measured by us, 7 Oct 2026) [OpenStreetMap relation 10954167, Uvala Nečujam](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) (Nečujam: position) (Measured by us, 29 Sep 2026) [More magazin: Šolta, mjesta, uvale, sidrišta i vodič za nautičare](https://more.hr/blog/solta-mjesta-uvale-sidrista-i-vodic-za-nauticare/), Nečujam paragraph (Nečujam: the bay in the maestral) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) [CV Sistemi (SmArtNav): peljar.cvs.hr: Prvi hrvatski on-line peljar Jadranskog mora (online Adriatic pilot)](https://peljar.cvs.hr/show_place_info.php?id=254&type=2), Pilot entries: Nečujam (Nečujam: the bay in the maestral) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - Written by: [Domagoj Franc](https://olasail.com/about/people/domagoj-franc/), editor - Reviewed by: [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper: the shelter, the holding and the hazards. - Not paid for: Nobody pays to be listed or checked. We read the port authority's rules and the county's anchorage studies. (From the operator) (Official source) (Seen by us) (Seen by a sailor) (Measured by us) (Sources disagree) (Third-party source) [How we check](https://olasail.com/about/how-we-check/#labels) ## Photos on this page - Podkamenica cove, Nečujam bay, north coast of Šolta. Photo: “Šolta Nečujam Hrvatska Podkamenica 2012 a” by [Joadl](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%A0olta_Ne%C4%8Dujam_Hrvatska_Podkamenica_2012_a.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0 AT](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at/deed.en), cropped and resized - Nečujam bay, north coast of Šolta. Photo: “Šolta Nečujam Hrvatska 2012 a” by [Joadl](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%A0olta_Ne%C4%8Dujam_Hrvatska_2012_a.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0 AT](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at/deed.en), cropped and resized - Tatinja bay, south coast of Šolta. Photo: “Veli Školj, Tatinja, Šolta” by [Luboš Holič](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veli_%C5%A0kolj,_Tatinja,_%C5%A0olta.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), cropped and resized - Maslinica, Šolta, the marina and castle. Photo: “Maslinica, marina s tvrzí 01” by [Draceane](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maslinica,_marina_s_tvrz%C3%AD_01.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), resized - Rogač, Šolta, the harbour. Photo: “Šolta Rogač Hrvatska 2012 a” by [Joadl](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%A0olta_Roga%C4%8D_Hrvatska_2012_a.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0 AT](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at/deed.en), cropped and resized - Stomorska, Šolta, the harbour. Photo: “Šolta Stomorska Hrvatska Westufer 2012 c” by [Joadl](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%A0olta_Stomorska_Hrvatska_Westufer_2012_c.jpg), [CC BY-SA 3.0 AT](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at/deed.en), cropped and resized