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Šolta island by boat

Šolta is the low island just west of Split, and the easy first night of a charter week. Maslinica's marina and Šešula bay sit on its west end, and Stomorska and Nečujam face Split on the north coast.

14 NMfrom Split, about 2½ h (Measured by us, )
9 NMfrom Split, about 1½ h (Measured by us, )
6places to stay the night
Days 1 and 2of our week from Split
The marina in Maslinica bay on Šolta, with yachts on the pontoons, the old castle and a small beach in front.Photo: “Maslinica, marina s tvrzí 01” by Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Yachts moored close together in the narrow Šešula bay beside Maslinica, late lightPhoto: “Šolta Maslinica Hrvatska Uvala Šešula 2019 08a” by Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped and resized
The waterfront of Stomorska on Šolta, with stone houses, palms and small boats on the quay above clear green water.Photo: “Šolta Stomorska Hrvatska Westufer 2012 c” by Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped and resized

Written by Domagoj Franc, editor. Reviewed by Ivor Benko, skipper.

Published .

All 66 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on : 15 from the operator, 23 from official sources, 12 measured by us and 16 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 16 as a guide.

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15 From the operator (operator)23 Official source (official)12 Measured by us (measured)16 Third-party source (third party)

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Where to spend the night on Šolta

6 places to stay the night, on the west end and the north and south coasts. Prices are per night for a 12 m boat in July 2026. The bura blows from the northeast, straight onto the north coast. What each wind does. Our cautious answer: weather descriptions, not a forecast: read DHMZ's forecast for sailors before you go. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet.

Šolta island places
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Every place to stay on Šolta, at a glance

The price of a night for a 12 m monohull in July 2026, and who to call. County ports charge the same all year: You pay the port authority's attendant in the port, in cash or by card, and get an invoice. In the Split-Dalmatia county ports, catamarans pay twice the rate per metre.

PlaceKindA night, 12 m boatContact
The marina in Maslinica bay on Šolta, with yachts on the pontoons, the old castle and a small beach in front.Maslinica, Marina Martinis MarchiMarina, 50 berths€135 (From the operator, )plus €10 for water and powerVHF channel 17 (From the operator, )
Yachts moored close together in the narrow Šešula bay beside Maslinica, late lightŠešulaBuoys and restaurant jettiesFree with dinner (From the operator, )Not listed yet
A gulet and yachts moored in Rogač bay on Šolta, next to the ferry quay, with pine woods and houses behind.RogačCounty port, class II€48 (Official source, )+385 91 110 0271 (Official source, )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, )
A tender on its mooring over clear water in Podkamenica cove, Nečujam bay, with a mooring buoy beside it and yachts moored along the far shoreNečujamCounty port, class III, and buoys€36 (Official source, )on the quayNot listed yet
The waterfront of Stomorska on Šolta, with stone houses, palms and small boats on the quay above clear green water.StomorskaCounty port, class I.C€54 (Official source, )+385 91 882 7076 (Official source, )
The mouth of Tatinja bay on Šolta at dusk: the Veli Školj rock in a flat calm sea, a small boat heading out and the rocky headland on the rightTatinjaBuoys for a restaurant's guests€25 (From the operator, )a night per boat, for dinner guestsBook by email

Wind and shelter on Šolta

The three summer winds, and which harbours each one reaches. Check the forecast before you pick a night, and our guide to the winds for which forecast to trust.

Maestralfrom the northwest

The afternoon sea breeze in summer. A good beam reach from Split to the west end.

Some swell
Maslinica (Third-party source, ); Šešula, the north-east arm (Third-party source, ); Šešula, the far south-east arm (Third-party source, ); and Nečujam (Third-party source, )
Sheltered
Stomorska, the north-west part (Third-party source, ); Stomorska, the south part, behind the breakwater (Third-party source, ); and Tatinja (Third-party source, )

Jugofrom the southeast

A warm, wet wind that brings swell onto the south coast.

Exposed
Šešula, the north-east arm (Third-party source, ) and Tatinja (Official source, )
Some swell
Nečujam (Official source, )
Sheltered
Maslinica (Third-party source, ); Šešula, the far south-east arm (Third-party source, ); Rogač (Third-party source, ); Stomorska, the north-west part (Third-party source, ); and Stomorska, the south part, behind the breakwater (Third-party source, )

Burafrom the northeast

Cold, dry and gusty, straight across the Split channel onto the north coast.

Exposed
Šešula, the north-east arm (Third-party source, ); Rogač (Third-party source, ); Nečujam (Official source, ); and Stomorska, the north-west part (Third-party source, )
Gusty
Maslinica (Third-party source, )
Sheltered
Šešula, the far south-east arm (Third-party source, ); Stomorska, the south part, behind the breakwater (Third-party source, ); and Tatinja (Third-party source, )

Split, Trogir, Šolta, Brač and Vis all lie in the Middle Adriatic area of the DHMZ marine forecast. Read the DHMZ marine forecast for it each morning.

Wind and sea, next 3 days

For Maslinica.

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.

Swim stops on Šolta by boat

Most swim stops face south, towards Vis, so the jugo decides which ones work. Each row says how to stop and what rules it out.

Tatinja

Tatinja

A quiet south coast bay with a restaurant’s buoys, from Maslinica: 5 NM (Measured by us, )

How to stop
A buoy field of 16 berths in three parts, under a county concession held by TRAMAK 22 j.d.o.o. (Official source, )
Fee
Restaurant Lonely Paradise, in the bay, runs the buoys for its guests under the concession of Tramak 22 j.d.o.o. It asks €25 a night per boat from dinner guests, paid when you book (From the operator, )
Rules it out
Tatinja is sheltered from the maestral, the tramontana and the bura. Sources differ on the south: More magazin calls it wide open to the south, the Šolta Tourist Board sheltered from south-easterlies. Our cautious answer: treat Tatinja as open to the jugo and leave if one is forecast, and mind the 3 m passage inside the rock. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
Livka bay

Livka bay

A deep cove at the southeast tip of Šolta, facing Brač, from Stomorska: 5 NM (Measured by us, )

How to stop
There is room to anchor in Livka, often beside fishing boats. Our cautious answer: check the depth and the bottom yourself before you drop the anchor, and leave if a southerly is forecast. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
Fee
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 Who may charge you
Busy
Blue Shark’s Four Islands tour from Split stops in Livka Bay for 45 minutes late in the afternoon, before returning to Split at about 19:00 (From the operator, )
Rules it out
Livka is open to the jugo but sheltered from other winds, and by day the wash from the Split Gate can make it rolly. Our cautious answer: leave Livka when a jugo or any southerly is forecast. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
Senjska bay

Senjska bay

A pebble cove halfway along the south coast, from Maslinica: 6 NM (Measured by us, )

How to stop
Senjska is over 20 m deep except at the heads of its arms. Our cautious answer: plan on deep water and a long chain, or a stern line ashore at the head. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )
The rules
No anchoring within 150 m of a natural beach, under the 2025 ordinance (Official source, )
Rules it out
Senjska's east arm is well sheltered from the jugo. Our cautious answer: sources differ, so treat the bay as open to the jugo unless you are well inside the east arm. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, )

Don't miss on Šolta

The Split Gate, the strait between Šolta and Brač, seen from the sea, with a small lighthouse and the mainland mountains beyondPhoto: “Splitska vrata 2016” by Ante Pletikosić, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized

The Split Gate

The strait between Šolta and Brač. Most yachts from the Split marinas pass through it. 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 Split vessel traffic service works on VHF channels 12 and 62, and the Split harbour area on channel 9

The marina in Maslinica bay on Šolta, with yachts on the pontoons, the old castle and a small beach in front.Photo: “Maslinica, marina s tvrzí 01” by Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

The castle in Maslinica

A baroque castle built by the Marchi family on the harbour front, now a small hotel. The same company runs the marina, and a hotel in the baroque Martinis Marchi castle on the waterfront. The hotel and its restaurant open in season only

Milna waterfront seen from the water, stone houses, palms and yachts moored on the quayPhoto: “Milna, kikötő - panoramio” by Sztudva Gyöngyi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized

Milna on Brač, across the Split Gate

Two marinas and a town quay on the west end of Brač, and the last night of our week. About 5.5 NM from Stomorska to Milna, across the Split Gate

Trogir old town seen from a boat in the channel, with the cathedral and church towers, yachts and a gulet along the Riva.Photo: “Trogir panorama města z lodi 1” by VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized

Trogir and Čiovo, to the north

An old town on an islet, and the charter marinas near the airport. About 9 NM from Trogir to Maslinica

Where to eat

We name a place only after it has confirmed its details to us.

Šišmiš

Dalmatian and Mediterranean dishes on the north side of Šešula bay. Its buoys are free for guests who eat there. Book online with your boat’s details. (From the operator, )

Volat

Octopus salad and black risotto are on its 2025 menu, on the Riva in Stomorska. (From the operator, )

On the route

Šolta is days 1 and 2 of Seven days from Split, a 123 NM loop. (Measured by us, )

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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.

Šolta

Heading north from Vis on 30 Sep 2026, a crew motored until the wind came up in the afternoon, then sailed on and anchored for the night in a quiet bay at the eastern tip of Šolta.

A first-time sole skipper on a 38 ft charter yacht, Sep 2026u/Zelimex on Reddit · Posted · Retold in our words · Account not independently verified · Read the post

Šešula bay, Šolta

On the first night of a late May 2025 charter they moored at a restaurant in Šešula bay, ate on its patio looking over the bay, and watched the other boats leave in the morning.

A travel blogger on a 38 ft yacht with a hired skipper, late May 2025One Girl Whole World: a week sailing from Trogir, late May 2025, the first day · By Jessica · Reported · Retold in our words · Account not independently verified

Šešula bay, Šolta

On the last night of a September 2024 flotilla the boats rafted up on a restaurant's buoys in Šešula bay, swam off the sterns all afternoon and ate at that restaurant in the evening. Some walked over to Maslinica first for the live folk music.

A sailor on a club flotilla, September 2024, in a sailing magazineLatitude 38: a club flotilla's week in Croatia, September 2024, the paragraph on Šešula · By Rod Witel · Reported · Retold in our words · Account not independently verified

Šešula bay, Šolta

A boat owner who knows the Trogir area wrote in May 2024 that the two konobas in Šešula bay have buoys.

A boat ownerJuergen01 on boote-forum.de · Posted · Retold in our words · Account not independently verified · Read the reply

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  • The marina in Maslinica bay on Šolta, with yachts on the pontoons, the old castle and a small beach in front.Maslinica, Šolta, the marina and castle. Photo: “Maslinica, marina s tvrzí 01” by Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
  • Yachts moored close together in the narrow Šešula bay beside Maslinica, late lightUvala Šešula, next to Maslinica, island of Šolta. Photo: “Šolta Maslinica Hrvatska Uvala Šešula 2019 08a” by Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped and resized
  • The waterfront of Stomorska on Šolta, with stone houses, palms and small boats on the quay above clear green water.Stomorska, Šolta, the harbour. Photo: “Šolta Stomorska Hrvatska Westufer 2012 c” by Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped and resized
  • A gulet and yachts moored in Rogač bay on Šolta, next to the ferry quay, with pine woods and houses behind.Rogač, Šolta, the harbour. Photo: “Šolta Rogač Hrvatska 2012 a” by Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped and resized
  • A tender on its mooring over clear water in Podkamenica cove, Nečujam bay, with a mooring buoy beside it and yachts moored along the far shorePodkamenica cove, Nečujam bay, north coast of Šolta. Photo: “Šolta Nečujam Hrvatska Podkamenica 2012 a” by Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped and resized
  • The mouth of Tatinja bay on Šolta at dusk: the Veli Školj rock in a flat calm sea, a small boat heading out and the rocky headland on the rightTatinja bay, south coast of Šolta. Photo: “Veli Školj, Tatinja, Šolta” by Luboš Holič, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized
  • The Split Gate, the strait between Šolta and Brač, seen from the sea, with a small lighthouse and the mainland mountains beyondThe Split Gate (Splitska vrata), between Šolta and Brač. Photo: “Splitska vrata 2016” by Ante Pletikosić, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized
  • Milna waterfront seen from the water, stone houses, palms and yachts moored on the quayMilna, island of Brač. Photo: “Milna, kikötő - panoramio” by Sztudva Gyöngyi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized
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  • Trogir old town seen from a boat in the channel, with the cathedral and church towers, yachts and a gulet along the Riva.Trogir, the old town from the channel. Photo: “Trogir panorama města z lodi 1” by VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized
  • Aerial of Split with ACI Marina Split, Marjan hill, the Riva and the islands beyondSplit. Photo: “Aerial view of Marina Split in Croatia” by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized
  • Kut waterfront in Vis town with yachts and gulets moored and a yacht on a buoy in frontKut, Vis town, island of Vis. Photo: “J32 421 Vis-Stadt, Lučica” by Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

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Aerial of Split with ACI Marina Split, Marjan hill, the Riva and the islands beyond
SplitMarinas, the airport and changeover day
14 NM
Milna waterfront seen from the water, stone houses, palms and yachts moored on the quay
BračMilna, Bol and the south coast
5.5 NM
Kut waterfront in Vis town with yachts and gulets moored and a yacht on a buoy in front
VisVis town, Komiža and the bays
21 NM