Bečići
Bečićka plaža
Nearly two kilometres of fine sand and shingle with a shallow shoreline, six Blue Flag concessions and a Paris Grand Prix from 1935.
Our verdict
Bečići is the long beach of the Budva riviera: 1,950 m by the usual figure, fine sand mixed with small shingle that is gentler underfoot than most of the coast, and water that stays shallow at the shoreline. It is divided among hotel and public concessions — six held a 2024 Blue Flag — but public-beach rules keep half of each public sector free of furniture, and the eastern end towards Rafailovići is the least crowded. The 1935 Paris Grand Prix is a long time ago; the sand still earns its place.
Bečići, in facts
The shore
Facilities
Access
Rules and character
Facts verified September 28, 2026 · Length: sr.wikipedia and our Bečići hub give 1,950 m; Budva Tourism gives about 2,000 m and 99,000 m² · 6 more still to check on the ground
Bečići in pictures
Photographs and footage by Montenegro.com, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Ours were shot on September 28, 2026.
Bečići in motion
A slow pan across Bečići bay
Thatched umbrellas on the Bečići sand
Along the shore from Bečići towards Rafailovići
Photographs and footage by Montenegro.com, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Ours were shot on September 28, 2026.
Map
The shaded water is the official bathing zone for station Bečićka plaža 03 — the stretch JP Morsko dobro actually samples, not an outline of the beach.
Getting there
2.8 km
Budva
18 km
Kotor
18 km
Tivat airport
Straight-line distances — Montenegro's roads are mountain roads, so the drive is longer.
- On the The Seven Bays walkStop: becici
- By busBudva–Petrovac and Budva–Sveti Stefan local routes (stops on the Adriatic highway above the beach)
- By carAbout 3 km south-east of Budva; hotel car parks are for guests and street parking is scarce — walk the promenade or take the 5-minute bus
- 25 min on footflat — From Budva Old Town along the promenade round the Zavala headland and through a short tunnel, 20–30 minutes
Today at Bečići
Which way the beach faces is computed from the OpenStreetMap coastline, so onshore and offshore mean this shore and not the region. Forecast by Open-Meteo
Water and awards
Excellent
Latest official sample September 29, 2026: Excellent
Sea 20.9 °C when the sample was taken
10 of 10 samples Excellent across the 2026 season
Official result from JP Morsko dobro, station Bečićka plaža 03
Monitored sector by sector along the strand, so the figure above is the sector nearest the middle of the bay; the far ends can read differently
- Blue Flag 2024 — six concessions: Dolcevita, Sveti Toma 2, Sunset, Jeff, Samsara Deluxe, Bella VistaAn annual award for named concessions, not the whole strand; read the flag on your sector
- Grand Prix, most beautiful beach in Europe — Paris 1935As recorded by Budva Tourism and sr.wikipedia; the original exposition record is not online
Know before you swim
- Jet skis, parasailing and banana boats run from the beach — swim inside the buoy line and watch for the marked craft lanes
- Boat traffic in and out of the Rafailovići mooring at the eastern end
- No natural shade along most of the strand — the pines are only at the ends
- Crossing the Adriatic highway at the bus stops above the beach
When the water is warm
Bečići was at its warmest, 28.0 °C, on September 1, 2026, and at its coldest, 19.3 °C, on May 26, 2026. Every point is a real sampling visit with the temperature read on the spot, not a monthly average copied from somewhere else.
See all 10 samplings
| Sampled | Sea | Result |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2026 | 20.9 °C | Excellent |
| September 15, 2026 | 25.7 °C | Excellent |
| September 1, 2026 | 28.0 °C | Excellent |
| August 18, 2026 | 26.1 °C | Excellent |
| August 4, 2026 | 25.5 °C | Excellent |
| July 21, 2026 | 25.8 °C | Excellent |
| July 7, 2026 | 21.2 °C | Excellent |
| June 23, 2026 | 23.5 °C | Excellent |
| June 9, 2026 | 24.0 °C | Excellent |
| May 26, 2026 | 19.3 °C | Excellent |
Official result from JP Morsko dobro, station Bečićka plaža 03
Season by season
Bečići has been sampled 69 times since 2020: 65 of those readings Excellent, 4 below it.
How warm the water got, season by season. The average is of the July and August samplings only — a fixed window, so a year the inspectors happened to come early does not read as a cold one.
A handful of seasons is a record, not a trend: the spread here is what a few dated readings look like, not evidence of a sea warming or cooling. A hollow point marks a season that recorded a sampling below Excellent.
| Season | Samplings | Excellent | Below | Jul–Aug mean | Warmest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23.8 °C | 26 °C |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25.7 °C | 26.7 °C |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24.2 °C | 27.5 °C |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | — | 24.4 °C | 28 °C |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | — | 21 °C | 28.2 °C |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | 23.2 °C | 25.5 °C |
| 2026in progress | 10 | 10 | — | 24.7 °C | 28 °C |
Official result from JP Morsko dobro, station Bečićka plaža 03
Licensed as
The state leases this coast lot by lot. Bečići is tendered as 17 lots covering about 1,074 m of shore, each with an official category.
| Category | Lots | Shore |
|---|---|---|
| Family bathing | 9 | 570 m |
| Hotel beach | 8 | 504 m |
About 57,663 m² in total. This is what has been licensed, not what we saw: the number of sunbeds, toilets and showers on a lot is fixed in the signed lease, which is not published. JP Morsko dobro tenders
Nearby beaches
Bečići and its neighbours
The same nine measures for the beaches you could reach the same day. Bold means it differs from this one.
| Measure | Bečićithis beach |  Rafailovići0.9 km |  Kamenovo1.4 km |  Pržno2.2 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble |
| Entry | gentle | gentle | gentle | gentle |
| Depth | shallow | shallow | shallow | shallow |
| Shade | trees and umbrellas | umbrellas for hire — differs | umbrellas for hire — differs | umbrellas for hire — differs |
| Character | organised and free sections | organised — differs | organised — differs | organised — differs |
| Length | 1.9–2 km | 1.9–2 km | 0.3–0.3 km — differs | 0.1–0.3 km — differs |
| Latest water | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Crowd | busy in season | busy in season | busy in season | busy in season |
| Getting there | by road | by road | by road | by road |
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Questions
- Is Bečići free?
- Entry is free everywhere. The strand is split into hotel and public sectors; on public sectors half the length must stay free of furniture, with a 3 m strip along the water. Follow the marked layout on your sector.
- How long is Bečići beach?
- About 1,950 m by sr.wikipedia and our hub; Budva Tourism rounds it to 2,000 m and 99,000 m². Rafailovići is its eastern end, not a separate bay.
- Can I walk to Bečići from Budva?
- Yes — along the promenade round the Zavala headland and through a short tunnel, 20 to 30 minutes on the flat. It is the first leg of our Seven Bays walk.
- Does Bečići have a Blue Flag?
- Six named concessions — Dolcevita, Sveti Toma 2, Sunset, Jeff, Samsara Deluxe and Bella Vista — are on the official 2024 list. The award is per concession and per year, so check the flag where you sit.
Sources
- sr.wikipedia — Бечићи (1,950 m; Grand Prix Paris 1935)
- montenegro.com — Bečići city hub (/cities/becici) and Rafailovići hub and guide
- Budva Tourism Organisation — Bečići Beach dimensions and sector division, via our Rafailovići guide
- montenegro.com — "25 Best Beaches in Montenegro" (research seed)
- Government of Montenegro / Morsko Dobro — official Blue Flag recipient list 2024
- OpenStreetMap — way 207518787 (Bečićka plaža)