Komiža is the harbour town on the west coast of Vis. Stay on the town quay inside the breakwater, on a buoy in one of two fields, or at anchor; the bay is open to the west, so go round to Vis town if a westerly is forecast.
€60a day on the town quay, 12 m boat (Official source, )
36buoys in two fields (Official source, )
5 NMto the Blue Cave (Measured by us, )
12.5 NMto Vis town, north coast (Measured by us, )
Photo: “Hafen Komiza auf der Insel Vis in Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Photo: “Aerial view of Komiza Town Harbour on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized
Photo: “Komiza Town Harbour with a view to the Fishermen's Museum on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
All 50 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on : 12 from the operator, 17 from official sources, 9 measured by us and 12 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 12 as a guide.
Can we stay here tonight? Yes: on the town quay, on a buoy in the bay, or at anchor. The quay and the buoys fill by late afternoon in July and August.
On the quay
Komiža is a class I.B county port: €5 a metre a day for a boat of 10.01 to 15 m, so €60 for a 12 m boat, all year. (Official source, )In the Split-Dalmatia county ports, catamarans pay twice the rate per metre. (Official source, )You pay the port authority's attendant in the port, in cash or by card, and get an invoice. (Official source, )
On a buoy
Two buoy fields in the bay, under a county concession held by Nautički centar Komiža d.o.o.: Lučica, for 19 boats up to 12 m, and Pol Guspu, for 17 boats up to 16 m. (Official source, )The 2026 buoy price: unknown. Tell us about the buoy price in 2026 at KomižaIn 2023 a buoy cost €45 a night for a boat of 10 to 12.49 m, paid in cash. VAT, rubbish collection and the showers in the harbour's public toilets were included; water and power were extra, at the port authority's rates. (From the operator, )
At anchor
In a public port's anchorage you pay the berth fee less 30% on a buoy, or less 50% at anchor. (Official source, )No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance. (Official source, )Where boats anchorAnchoring rules and fees
On the quay the port charge includes water, power, rubbish and the washroom with showers for men and women. In 2023 it was €35 a day for a boat of 10.01 to 15 m. (From the operator, )Metered water costs €5 a cubic metre and power €0.68 a kWh. Without a meter, a boat up to 20 m pays a flat €1.20 a metre for water and €1.20 a metre for power, before VAT. (Official source, )
Fuel
The port authority lists a fuel pump for boats in Vis town, with power, water and repairs, and none in Komiža. For serious repairs, it says, go to Vis. (Official source, )
Ashore
The port authority lists 390 m of quay in Komiža, and shops, a market, a fish market, a clinic and a pharmacy in town. A bus runs to Vis town and its ferry, and small boats to Biševo. Its staff answer on +385 91 271 3000 and +385 91 271 3002. (Official source, )
Wind
Take care on the harbour in a westerly storm. Westerlies and south-westerlies raise high waves in Komiža bay (Third-party source, ), and its buoys take swell in any southerly. (Third-party source, )Our cautious answer:if a westerly, a south-westerly or a thunderstorm is forecast, decide by lunchtime and go round to Vis town. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.Shelter by wind
The office
The harbourmaster's office on the Riva is open on Wednesdays only, phone +385 21 713 085. The Vis town office covers the rest of the week, phone +385 21 711 111. (Official source, )
Photo: “Aerial view of Komiza Town Harbour on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resizedThe town quay
Inside the breakwater, night 3 of our route
€60a day on the town quay, 12 m boat
(Official source, )Photo: “Aerial view of Lucica Beach in Komiza, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resizedLučica buoys
Buoys for smaller boats, south of the harbour
Unknowna night on a buoy, July 2026, 12 m boat
Photo: “Komiža Island Vis” by ModriDirkac, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedPol Guspu buoys
Buoys for larger boats, north of the bay
Unknowna night on a buoy, July 2026, 12 m boat
Photo: “Komiža Island Vis” by ModriDirkac, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedAt anchor in the bay
South of the buoy fields
Not for navigation
Photo: “Hafen Komiza auf der Insel Vis in Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
The town quay
Stern-to inside the breakwater, below the Kaštel and the Riva. Night 3 of our route.
Komiža bay is open to the west and south-west, and these winds raise high waves in it (Third-party source, ).Berths inside the breakwater are sheltered (Third-party source, ).Its buoys lie close together, are open to westerlies, and take swell in any wind with south in it. A bura blows across them in shifting gusts but raises no waves. (Third-party source, )Our cautious answer:if a westerly, south-westerly or thunderstorm is forecast, lie inside the breakwater or go round to Vis town. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.
€60a day on the town quay, 12 m boat (Official source, )
Paying, water and power
Metres count whole, so a 12.3 m boat pays for 13 m. You pay the port authority's attendant in the port, in cash or by card, and get an invoice. (Official source, )Metered water costs €5 a cubic metre and power €0.68 a kWh. Without a meter, a boat up to 20 m pays a flat €1.20 a metre for water and €1.20 a metre for power, before VAT. (Official source, )
Photo: “Aerial view of Lucica Beach in Komiza, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized
Lučica buoys
The field for smaller boats, just south of the harbour, a short row from the Riva. (Official source, )
Komiža bay, where the Lučica buoys lie, is open to the west and south-west, and these winds raise high waves in it. The buoys take swell, and are exposed to any wind with south in it. Our cautious answer:treat Lučica as open from the west round to the south. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
The field for larger boats, off the beach below the Gospa Gusarica church at the north of the bay. (Official source, )
Westerly and south-westerly winds raise high waves in Komiža bay, where the Pol Guspu buoys lie, and the buoys take swell. Our cautious answer:expect swell in anything from the west to the south. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
Room to anchor south of the buoy fields, clear of the fairway and the beaches. Boats anchor south-west of Komiža harbour. It isn't safe in a bura, which comes in very strong gusts away from the shore, westerlies raise high waves in the bay, and a strong jugo makes it worse. Our cautious answer:anchor off Komiža only in settled weather, keep clear of the fallen rocks along the shore, and leave for Vis town if a bura, a jugo, a westerly or a southerly is forecast. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
In a public port's anchorage you pay the berth fee less 30% on a buoy, or less 50% at anchor. (Official source, )
No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance. (Official source, )
Every way to stay in Komiža, at a glance
The price of a night for a 12 m monohull, and who to call. The county port charges the same all year. In the Split-Dalmatia county ports, catamarans pay twice the rate per metre. (Official source, )Two buoy fields in the bay, under a county concession held by Nautički centar Komiža d.o.o.: Lučica, for 19 boats up to 12 m, and Pol Guspu, for 17 boats up to 16 m. (Official source, )
The bay faces west, towards Biševo and the open sea. The island shelters it from the bura and the jugo, but a westerly or a summer storm from the west sends a swell straight in.
OpenSome swellShelteredWedges show where the wind blows from
Westerly, summer stormsfrom the west and southwest
Komiža bay is open to the west and south-west, and these winds raise high waves in it (Third-party source, ).Berths inside the breakwater are sheltered (Third-party source, ).Its buoys lie close together, are open to westerlies, and take swell in any wind with south in it. A bura blows across them in shifting gusts but raises no waves. (Third-party source, )Our cautious answer:if a westerly, south-westerly or thunderstorm is forecast, lie inside the breakwater or go round to Vis town. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.
Maestralfrom the northwest
Some swell on the outer buoys. The afternoon breeze blows along the coast, so Pol Guspu rolls a little and the quay stays calm.
Bura and jugofrom the northeast and southeast
Sheltered. Both blow over the island, so expect gusts down the hills rather than swell.
What our sources say, not a forecast. DHMZ marine forecast (Official source, )
Wind and sea, next 3 days
For Komiža bay. Go round to Vis town harbour if a westerly is forecast.
Model forecast from Open-Meteo.Not an official forecast.Not for navigation.
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
Distances by sea from Komiža, measured with our route tool and rounded (Measured by us, ). Times at 6 knots, or at your own speed if you set one on the route page.
Vis harbour is open to the bura and the jugo, and every wind blows hard here, the bura and the jugo most of all. (Third-party source, )Our cautious answer:in a bura or a jugo expect a rough night on the town quay, and strong gusts in any other wind. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.The Kut side is open to northerly and north-westerly winds. (Third-party source, )Our cautious answer:in a strong maestral expect Kut to be the more exposed side. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. The island's main harbour, on the north coast, sheltered from the west.
12.5 NMabout 2 h, north coast (Measured by us, )
Photo: “Stoncica beach bay on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
A sea cave on Biševo that you visit on the operator's small boats, 5 NM from Komiža (Measured by us, ).
How to stop
Nautički centar Komiža d.o.o. holds the county concession for the mooring in Mezuporat bay, where you land for the Blue Cave. (Official source, )
Tickets
Nautički centar Komiža d.o.o. runs the cave visits and publishes the price list. The list in force since 1 Jun 2025 has a high season from 20 Jun to 10 Sep, and lower prices from 1 Apr to 19 Jun and from 11 Sep to 31 Oct. (From the operator, )
Queue
Queues are longest from about 10 am to 1:30 pm in July and August. Visitors wait at the Mezuporat pier and get a queue number with the ticket. (Third-party source, )
Photo: “Luftbild von der Bucht Stiniva auf der Insel Vis in Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized
Anchoring in the cove isn't recommended. It is deep, and southerly winds send a strong surge into it. The cliffs block some of the bura, but it comes in strong gusts that can drag an anchor. (Official source, )
The rules
No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance. (Official source, )
Busy
In summer many small boats and yachts anchor or tie up right at the mouth of the cove. (Official source, )
Rules it out
Anchoring in the cove isn't recommended. It is deep, and southerly winds send a strong surge into it. The cliffs block some of the bura, but it comes in strong gusts that can drag an anchor. (Official source, )
Porat, Biševo
The sandy bay on the north side of Biševo, and a stop on the boat from Komiža. 6 NM away (Measured by us, ).
How to stop
Smaller boats can anchor in the inner bay in 5 to 10 m. Watch for rocks round the pier, in about 2 m. (Official source, )
By ferry
Nautički centar Komiža d.o.o. runs state boat line 612 from Komiža to Mezuporat, Salbunara and Porat on Biševo, with a 2026 timetable. (From the operator, )
Rules it out
Leave at once in westerly and south-westerly winds. The bay is no shelter from the jugo either, because it often veers south-west. (Official source, )
Don't miss in Komiža
Photo: “Aerial view of Komiza Town Harbour on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized
The boat to Biševo
Leave your own boat in the bay
Nautički centar Komiža d.o.o. runs state boat line 612 from Komiža to Mezuporat, Salbunara and Porat on Biševo, with a 2026 timetable. (From the operator, )
Photo: “Komiza Town Harbour with a view to the Fishermen's Museum on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
The Kaštel
A 16th-century tower on the waterfront, built to guard the harbour. Every day 9 am to noon and 7 pm to 9.30 pm, the hours from 1 May 2025 (the Town has posted none for 2026). (From the operator, )
The church on the beach at the north of the bay, above the Pol Guspu buoys. Its name means Our Lady of the Pirates.
Where to eat
We name a place only after it has confirmed its details to us.
Konoba JastožeraThe Riva, Komiža
Lobster is the speciality here, cooked several ways, brodetto among them. Call to book. (From the operator, )
On the route
Komiža is days 3 and 4 of Seven days from Split, a 123 NM loop. (Measured by us, ) Night 3 is on the town quay, and day 4 leaves early for the Blue Cave before the tour boats. 37 NM from Split, straight. (Measured by us, )
Not for navigationPhoto: “Maslinica, marina s tvrzí 01” by Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Day 1 of 7, Saturday
Split to Maslinica, Šolta
14 NM
Tonight: Marina Martinis Marchi
€135 a day in July 2026, 12 m boat, plus €10 water and power
(From the operator, )Photo: “J32 421 Vis-Stadt, Lučica” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Day 2 of 7, Sunday
Maslinica to Vis town
21 NM
Tonight: Vis town quay
€119.15 a day on the quay in 2026, 12 m boat
(Measured by us, )Photo: “Aerial view of Komiza Town Harbour on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Day 3 of 7, Monday
Vis town to Komiža
19 NM
Tonight: Komiža town quay
€60 a day on the town quay, 12 m boat
(Official source, )Photo: “Palmizana - panoramio” by Dejan Sekuloski, CC BY 3.0, resized
Day 4 of 7, Tuesday
Komiža to Pakleni Islands
28 NM by the Blue Cave
Tonight: ACI Marina Palmižana
€140 a night in July, 12 m boat
(From the operator, )Photo: “Yacht Line Up, Stari Grad - Hvar Island” by Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, resized
Day 5 of 7, Wednesday
Pakleni Islands to Stari Grad
13 NM
Tonight: Stari Grad town quay
€60 a day on the town quay, 12 m boat
(Official source, )Photo: “Milna - ACI marina” by Silverije, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Day 6 of 7, Thursday
Stari Grad to Milna, Brač
15 NM
Tonight: ACI Marina Milna
€128 a day in July, 12 m boat, ACI Marina Milna
(From the operator, )Photo: “Aerial view of Marina Split in Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Day 7 of 7, Friday
Milna to Split
13 NM
Tonight: Your charter base in Split
Included in the charter
(From the operator, )Photo: “Aerial view of Marina Split in Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Start and finish
Split
Charter bases
Sunsail gives 6 pm as its usual boarding time at Marina Agana, its base near Trogir, and sells a 3 pm start as an extra
(From the operator, )Photo: “Biševo - Blue Cave - 2021-07-30 11-56-09 2642” by Pierre-Selim Huard, CC BY 4.0, resized
On day 4
The Blue Cave, Biševo
A sea cave on Biševo, lit blue by the sun through an opening under the water.
Unknown
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.
Komiža, Vis
At the end of September 2026 a crew reached Komiža bay in the late afternoon, picked up a mooring buoy and went ashore for a lobster dinner at Jastožera.
Arriving early on a light-wind day in late August 2025, they picked up a buoy in Komiža easily, then watched other boats compete for the last ones. The buoys felt close together, and a catamaran swinging nearby worried them.
In late August 2025 it took some asking around in Komiža to find where to leave the dinghy, and they ended up at one end of a beach.
One crew rode out 50-knot gusts and a night of gale-force wind in Komiža. It wasn't comfortable, but the wind was blowing off the shore, not into the bay.
A sailor on their own 13 m boatu/oudcedar on Reddit · Posted · Retold in our words · Account not independently verified · Read the reply ↗
Still right?Facts sailors saw still as we say them, by a tap on "Yes, I saw it" or in a dated forum post. Neither changes the fact or its date.
Our route tool: our planning line by sea, with varying clearance near the coast and harbour approaches (Stončica: distance to Komiža. Komiža: distance to Mezuporat. Stiniva: distance from Komiža. Blue Cave: distance from Komiža to Porat)
(Measured by us, )
Our route tool, along our planned line (redrawn 25 Sep 2026; days 3, 6 and 7 through our plan's stops, joined from the solver's legs of 26 Sep 2026, on 5 Oct 2026) (Distances and hours for every day)
(Measured by us, )
Our route tool: the shortest line by sea between the two harbours, from the table of harbour distances measured on 26 Sep 2026 (Komiža: distance to Vis town, distance from Split)
(Measured by us, )
Our sum of the county port authority's fee and Gradina Vis d.o.o.'s 2026 port charge, both collected in the port (Vis town: a day on the town quay, in all)
(Measured by us, )
Our route tool, along our planned line (Blue Cave: distance from Komiža)
Dalmacija Danas: Nevrijeme poharalo Vis, paragraphs 1 and 2 and paragraphs 1 and 2 (the storm of 3 Aug 2025) (Komiža bay: the bay in a westerly storm, shelter. Komiža: the buoys in a southerly, shelter, shelter on the buoys)
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Photos on this page
Komiža, Vis, the harbour. Photo: “Hafen Komiza auf der Insel Vis in Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Komiža, island of Vis. Photo: “Aerial view of Komiza Town Harbour on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized
Komiža, Vis, the Riva and the Kaštel. Photo: “Komiza Town Harbour with a view to the Fishermen's Museum on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Lučica, just south of Komiža harbour, Vis. Photo: “Aerial view of Lucica Beach in Komiza, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized
Komiža, Vis, the bay. Photo: “Komiža Island Vis” by ModriDirkac, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized
Kut, Vis town, island of Vis. Photo: “J32 421 Vis-Stadt, Lučica” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Stončica, east coast of Vis. Photo: “Stoncica beach bay on Vis island, Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, resized
Mezuporat, Biševo, off Komiža. Photo: “Biševo, u daljini Vis” by August Dominus, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized
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Blue Cave, Biševo, near Komiža. Photo: “Biševo - Blue Cave - 2021-07-30 11-56-09 2642” by Pierre-Selim Huard, CC BY 4.0, cropped and resized
Stiniva Bay, south coast of Vis. Photo: “Luftbild von der Bucht Stiniva auf der Insel Vis in Kroatien” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized
Komiža, the church of Gospa Gusarica. Photo: “Gospa Gusarica” by August Dominus, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized
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