Jaz
Plaža Jaz
A 1.2-kilometre bay of sand and pebble 6 km west of Budva with five Blue Flag concessions, a campsite behind the sand and a quieter naturist cove at its eastern end.
Our verdict
Jaz is the beach the riviera measures itself against: two sections of about 800 m and 400 m, pebble at the waterline and sand under the water, with space to swim that the town beaches of Budva never have. The long western beach is fully organised — five of its concessions held a 2024 Blue Flag — while the smaller eastern cove towards Budva stays quiet and traditionally naturist. It ranked 35th in Europe’s 50 Best Beaches for 2026, and the bay has hosted the Rolling Stones, Madonna and four Sea Dance festivals.
Jaz, in facts
The shore
Facilities
Access
Rules and character
Facts verified September 28, 2026 · Length: Our Jaz guide: two sections of about 800 m and 400 m; our 25-best list gives 1.2 km · 7 more still to check on the ground
Jaz in pictures
Some of these are ours, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0; the rest are licensed and are not. Ours were shot in September 2026.
Map
The shaded water is the official bathing zone for station Jaz 03 — the stretch JP Morsko dobro actually samples, not an outline of the beach.
Getting there
2.9 km
Budva
15 km
Tivat airport
16 km
Kotor
Straight-line distances — Montenegro's roads are mountain roads, so the drive is longer.
- By busBudva–Jaz–Trsteno–Ploče local line, 14 departures a day (Budva Tourism)
- By carAbout 6 km and 10–15 minutes west of Budva by the Adriatic highway; large paid car park behind the beach (€3–5 a day on our 2026 list), full by mid-morning in July and August
- 2 min on footflat — The bus stop and the car parks are directly behind the beach
Today at Jaz
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 21.9 °C when the sample was taken
9 of 10 samples Excellent across the 2026 season
Official result from JP Morsko dobro, station Jaz 03
Clear water over a sandy seabed, and the sampling point sits off the organised western section
- #35, Europe’s 50 Best Beaches 2026
- Blue Flag 2024 — five concessions: SBS, Blue Beach, Escallera, S and I beach life, PoseidonAn annual award; read the flag on the day rather than carrying 2024 forward
Know before you swim
- Water-sports operators launch from the main beach in peak season — stay inside the buoy line
- Pebble and gravel at the waterline over the sandy seabed: bring water shoes
- The car park behind the beach fills in July and August and the access road backs up
- The eastern cove has no concession services — carry water and shade
When the water is warm
Jaz was at its warmest, 28.5 °C, on September 1, 2026, and at its coldest, 20.6 °C, on June 23, 2026. Every point is a real sampling visit with the temperature read on the spot, not a monthly average copied from somewhere else.
The hollow point is the one sampling that came back below Excellent.
See all 10 samplings
| Sampled | Sea | Result |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2026 | 21.9 °C | Excellent |
| September 15, 2026 | 27.3 °C | Excellent |
| September 1, 2026 | 28.5 °C | Excellent |
| August 21, 2026 | 25.7 °C | Sufficient |
| August 4, 2026 | 23.1 °C | Excellent |
| July 21, 2026 | 26.5 °C | Excellent |
| July 7, 2026 | 25.0 °C | Excellent |
| June 23, 2026 | 20.6 °C | Excellent |
| June 9, 2026 | 25.3 °C | Excellent |
| May 26, 2026 | 22.1 °C | Excellent |
Season by season
Jaz 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 | 25.5 °C | 27.4 °C |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | 26.3 °C | 27.1 °C |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | 23.8 °C | 26 °C |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | — | 23.8 °C | 27 °C |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24.5 °C | 27 °C |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 23.9 °C | 27.3 °C |
| 2026in progress | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25.1 °C | 28.5 °C |
Licensed as
The state leases this coast lot by lot. Jaz is tendered as 18 lots covering about 1,529 m of shore, each with an official category.
Among them: Diving, Naturist, Quiet bathing.
| Category | Lots | Shore |
|---|---|---|
| Family bathing | 12 | 998 m |
| Day-trip bathing | 2 | 133 m |
| Diving | 1 | 104 m |
| Naturist | 1 | 101 m |
| Quiet bathing | 1 | 100 m |
| Hotel beach | 1 | 93 m |
About 40,493 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
Jaz and its neighbours
The same nine measures for the beaches you could reach the same day. Bold means it differs from this one.
| Measure |  Jazthis beach |  Bečići5.3 km |  Rafailovići6.1 km |  Sveti Stefan7.6 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble | sand and fine pebble |
| Entry | moderate | gentle — differs | gentle — differs | moderate |
| Depth | deepens quickly | shallow — differs | shallow — differs | deepens quickly |
| Shade | umbrellas for hire | trees and umbrellas — differs | umbrellas for hire | umbrellas for hire |
| Character | organised and free sections | organised and free sections | organised — differs | organised — differs |
| Length | 1.2 km | 1.9–2 km — differs | 1.9–2 km — differs | 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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The full guide
Read the Jaz guide
Everything above is the short form. The guide has the sources, the sector codes, the sampling dates and the things that change within a season.
Questions
- Is Jaz sandy or pebbly?
- Pebble and gravel on the shore with a sandy seabed once you are in the water. Water shoes make the first metres easier.
- How do I get to Jaz without a car?
- The Budva–Jaz–Trsteno–Ploče local bus, with 14 departures a day listed by Budva Tourism, takes about 10 minutes from Budva. On foot it is about 50 minutes by the road.
- Does Jaz have a Blue Flag?
- Five Jaz concessions — SBS, Blue Beach, Escallera, S and I beach life and Poseidon — are on the official 2024 list. The award is annual, so check the flag on the beach for the current season.
- Can I camp at Jaz?
- Yes. There is a campsite behind the main beach; our 2026 list quotes €15–20 a night for a pitch.
Sources
- montenegro.com — Jaz Beach guide (/cities/budva/jaz-beach)
- montenegro.com — "25 Best Beaches in Montenegro" (research seed)
- Government of Montenegro / Morsko Dobro — official Blue Flag recipient list 2024 (39 beaches and 1 marina)
- worlds50beaches.com — Europe’s 50 Best Beaches 2026
- Budva Tourism (budva.travel) — local bus routes, via our guide
- OpenStreetMap — beach way 101394255, nudist cove way 1436750020