Mogren I
Mogren I
The first of Budva’s two Mogren coves, ten minutes along the cliff path from the Old Town and reached only on foot.
Our verdict
Mogren I is Budva’s prettiest swim and its most exposed: about 180 m of fine sand under a rock wall, clear water, and the Old Town a ten-minute cliff walk away. It is the cove the path reaches first and the busier of the two, with a concession and a lifeguard in season; Mogren II, through the tunnel at the far end, is always quieter. The setting is the point, and so is the price of it — the path closes in a southerly, there is no road, and the concessions are the only services.
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Mogren I, in facts
The shore
Facilities
Access
Rules and character
Facts verified September 28, 2026 · Length: OpenStreetMap way 62263551 (Mogren 1): about 180 m of shore. Our guide gives about 350 m for the two coves together · 9 more still to check on the ground
Mogren I 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 on September 12, 2026.
Map
The shaded water is the official bathing zone for station Mogren 01 — the stretch JP Morsko dobro actually samples, not an outline of the beach.
Getting there
1.7 km
Budva
17 km
Tivat airport
17 km
Kotor
Straight-line distances — Montenegro's roads are mountain roads, so the drive is longer.
- On the The Seven Bays walkStop: budva-old-town
- By carNo road to the beach: park in Budva and walk from the Old Town
- 10 min on footwith steps — From the Ballerina statue below the Old Town walls along the cliff path, 8–10 minutes
Today at Mogren I
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 21.4 °C when the sample was taken
10 of 10 samples Excellent across the 2026 season
Official result from JP Morsko dobro, station Mogren 01
Clear turquoise water, calmest in the morning before the boats and the afternoon breeze
No award we can cite for this beach. Absence is information too.
Know before you swim
- The cliff path is unsafe in a southerly wind or strong waves, and its gate is locked in rough seas — do not climb round it
- If the concessions have closed for big waves, do not swim: a swimmer drowned in the second cove on 27 July 2026 after both had shut
- The path is paved but uneven, with steps — not for pushchairs or anyone unsteady on their feet
- Rocks at both edges of the cove and in the passage through to Mogren II
When the water is warm
Mogren I was at its warmest, 27.6 °C, on September 1, 2026, and at its coldest, 19.1 °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 | 21.4 °C | Excellent |
| September 15, 2026 | 25.4 °C | Excellent |
| September 1, 2026 | 27.6 °C | Excellent |
| August 18, 2026 | 26.0 °C | Excellent |
| August 4, 2026 | 24.3 °C | Excellent |
| July 21, 2026 | 23.7 °C | Excellent |
| July 7, 2026 | 21.2 °C | Excellent |
| June 23, 2026 | 23.7 °C | Excellent |
| June 9, 2026 | 23.3 °C | Excellent |
| May 26, 2026 | 19.1 °C | Excellent |
Season by season
Mogren I has been sampled 69 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 | — | 22.9 °C | 25.1 °C |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | 25.1 °C | 26.4 °C |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | 23.8 °C | 27.2 °C |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | — | 24.9 °C | 27.5 °C |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | — | 24.8 °C | 27.8 °C |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | 22.7 °C | 25.3 °C |
| 2026in progress | 10 | 10 | — | 23.8 °C | 27.6 °C |
Licensed as
The state leases this coast lot by lot. Mogren I is tendered as 2 lots covering about 300 m of shore, each with an official category.
| Category | Lots | Shore |
|---|---|---|
| Family bathing | 2 | 300 m |
About 4,188 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
Mogren I and its neighbours
The same nine measures for the beaches you could reach the same day. Bold means it differs from this one.
| Measure | Mogren Ithis beach |  Mogren II0.2 km |  Bečići3.2 km |  Trsteno3.9 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | sand | sand | sand and fine pebble — differs | sand |
| Entry | gentle | gentle | gentle | gentle |
| Depth | shallow | shallow | shallow | shallow far out — differs |
| Shade | trees and umbrellas | umbrellas for hire — differs | trees and umbrellas | umbrellas for hire — differs |
| Character | organised | organised and free sections — differs | organised and free sections — differs | organised |
| Length | 0.2 km | 0.2 km | 1.9–2 km — differs | 0.1 km |
| Latest water | Excellent | —no official sampling point — differs | Excellent | Excellent |
| Crowd | busy in season | quiet — differs | busy in season | quiet — differs |
| Getting there | on foot | on foot | by road — differs | by road — differs |
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The full guide
Read the Mogren I 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
- How do I get to Mogren I?
- On foot only. From the Ballerina statue below the Old Town walls follow the paved cliff path for 8–10 minutes. The gate opens at set hours and is locked in rough seas. The second cove is a rock passage and a tunnel further on.
- Which cove is quieter?
- Mogren II, the farther one through the tunnel. Arrive before 10:00 in July and August if you want sand on either without renting a lounger.
- Is there a lifeguard?
- Our list records a lifeguard on this cove in season and none on Mogren II. Neither is watched once the concessions close for weather.
Sources
- montenegro.com — Mogren Beach guide (/cities/budva/mogren-beach)
- montenegro.com — "25 Best Beaches in Montenegro" (research seed)
- Government of Montenegro / Morsko Dobro — official Blue Flag recipient list 2024 (no Mogren entry)
- OpenStreetMap — way 62263551 (Mogren 1)