Nearby, not Dobreč itself — The mouth of the Bay of Kotor from the tip of Luštica: the Arza fort on its headland, the island fort of Mamula and the Prevlaka peninsula beyond — the water the Dobreč boats cross
Dobreč
A 100-metre pebble cove on the outer Luštica shore with no road to it: the boat from Herceg Novi is the only way in and the only way out.
Our verdict
Dobreč is the quiet stop the Herceg Novi excursion boats sell: a short pebble cove on the north shore of Luštica, facing back across the bay mouth to Njivice and Prevlaka, with maquis behind it and no road. The water is open-sea water rather than inner-bay water, and the company is whoever the last boat brought. Our own list places it "near Bigova"; it is not — Bigova is on the Grbalj coast south of Tivat, and Dobreč is reached from the Herceg Novi side.
- quiet
- snorkelling
- swimming
Dobreč, in facts
The shore
Facilities
Access
Facts verified September 28, 2026 · Length: Our 25 Best Beaches list; Morsko Dobro publishes no length we could open · Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL · 11 more still to check on the ground
Dobreč in pictures
Map
The shaded water is the official bathing zone for station Dobreč — the stretch JP Morsko dobro actually samples, not an outline of the beach.
Getting there
4.9 km
Herceg Novi
14 km
Tivat airport
17 km
Kotor
Straight-line distances — Montenegro's roads are mountain roads, so the drive is longer.
- By boatExcursion and taxi boats from the Herceg Novi quay, Igalo and Njivice in season (May–October); the Žanjice, Mamula and Blue Cave boats call here on request
- By carNo road reaches the cove — come by boat
Today at Dobreč
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 21.6 °C when the sample was taken
10 of 10 samples Excellent across the 2026 season
Official result from JP Morsko dobro, station Dobreč
Nine official samples in 2026, nine Excellent — open-sea water at the mouth of the bay rather than inner-bay water
No award we can cite for this beach. Absence is information too.
Know before you swim
- No road and no path we can vouch for: if the last boat leaves without you there is no walking out — agree the return time with the skipper
- Boats come right into the cove to land passengers all day — swim close in or inside any buoys that are set
- Pebble and rock at the water’s edge, with sea urchins on the rock at both ends — wear swim shoes
- Carry water and shade for the whole day; count on nothing being open
When the water is warm
Dobreč was at its warmest, 27.5 °C, on September 1, 2026, and at its coldest, 19.2 °C, on June 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 | 21.6 °C | Excellent |
| September 15, 2026 | 23.0 °C | Excellent |
| September 1, 2026 | 27.5 °C | Excellent |
| August 18, 2026 | 23.7 °C | Excellent |
| August 4, 2026 | 25.9 °C | Excellent |
| July 21, 2026 | 24.0 °C | Excellent |
| July 7, 2026 | 20.4 °C | Excellent |
| June 26, 2026 | 19.2 °C | Excellent |
| June 23, 2026 | 23.0 °C | Excellent |
| June 9, 2026 | 20.4 °C | Excellent |
Season by season
Dobreč has been sampled 68 times since 2020, and the water came back Excellent every single time.
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.
| Season | Samplings | Excellent | Below | Jul–Aug mean | Warmest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | — | 24.5 °C | 245.5 °C |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | 25 °C | 27 °C |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | 24 °C | 25 °C |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | — | 24.8 °C | 27 °C |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | — | 21.7 °C | 24.5 °C |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | 22.6 °C | 24.4 °C |
| 2026in progress | 10 | 10 | — | 23.5 °C | 27.5 °C |
Licensed as
The state leases this coast lot by lot. Dobreč is a single lot covering about 40 m of shore, with an official category.
| Category | Lots | Shore |
|---|---|---|
| Family bathing | 1 | 40 m |
About 515 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
Dobreč and its neighbours
The same nine measures for the beaches you could reach the same day. Bold means it differs from this one.
| Measure | Dobrečthis beach |  Rose1.8 km |  Žanjice2.3 km |  Mirišta2.6 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | pebble | pebble | pebble | pebble |
| Entry | moderate | moderate | moderate | moderate |
| Depth | deepens quickly | deepens quickly | deepens quickly | deepens quickly |
| Shade | natural | natural | umbrellas for hire — differs | trees and umbrellas — differs |
| Character | wild | wild | organised — differs | organised and free sections — differs |
| Length | 100 m | 80–150 m | 300 m — differs | 200 m — differs |
| Latest water | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Crowd | quiet | quiet | busy in season — differs | quiet |
| Getting there | by boat | by boat | by road — differs | on foot — differs |
Stay near Dobreč
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Questions
- How do I get to Dobreč?
- By boat only. Taxi and excursion boats leave the Herceg Novi quay, Igalo and Njivice in season, and the Žanjice, Mamula and Blue Cave boats will drop you here on request. Fix the pick-up time before you step off.
- Is there anything to eat or drink at Dobreč?
- Our list says nothing at all, and we could not confirm otherwise, so bring your own water and food. Žanjice, the next big bay round the tip, has restaurants.
- Can I combine Dobreč with the Blue Cave?
- Yes — the same boats run past both. Since 2026 motorboats stop outside the cave and you swim or paddle in, sea state permitting.
Sources
- Our 25 Best Beaches in Montenegro list (entry 13), with its Bigova location corrected
- montenegro.com — Njivice and Luštica city hubs (summer boats to Dobreč, Mamula, Žanjice and the Blue Cave; boat tours May–October)
- Wikipedia — Njivice, Herceg Novi (summer boats to Dobreč), via our Njivice page notes
- OpenStreetMap — beach way 256230788 (surface pebblestone)