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🇦🇱 Plazhi Iliria

/PLAZHI ILIRIA · DURRES/ · BEGINNER · SANDY BEACH BREAK
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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Plazhi Iliria · Durrës · Albania

/ILIRIA/
41.30°N · 19.49°E

Getting there

From Tirana · 40 km · 45 min
Airport Tirana Intl. (TIA) · 30 km · 35 min
Note One of Albania's most documented surf spots, right on the main Adriatic coast at Durrës — independently catalogued on surf-forecast.com as a consistent beach break.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Beach car parks · fills in summer
Fills by Summer resort season · quieter Oct–Apr for surf
Walk to water ~2 min
Facilities Full Durrës resort services nearby

Hazards

SANDBAR Exposed sandy beach break, fairly consistent by regional standards — forgiving, small sandbar peaks.
POLLUTION Water quality concerns have been flagged here — check conditions after rain before paddling out.
INFORMATION Very limited surf information and no established surf community — self-sufficient approach required.
BEGINNER-FRIENDLY Slow, forgiving beach break — one of the more approachable spots on this whole list.

Local knowledge

Best tide Works all tide stages
Peak season Nov–Mar · SW swell + ENE offshore wind · Strong NW windswells also activate it
Swell key SW swell + ENE offshore wind · Sandy beach break, lefts and rights · Groundswell rare, mostly windswell
Level Beginner-friendly · Sandy · Surfable at all tides, rarely crowded
Dawn patrol Catalogued independently on surf-forecast.com — one of the very few Albanian breaks with any real documentation.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Plazhi Iliria
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JAN
4/3
13°
FEB
4/3
12.5°
MAR
4/3
13.5°
APR
3/2
15.5°
MAY
3/2
19°
JUN
SHORT
23°
JUL
SHORT
26°
AUG
SHORT
26.5°
SEP
SHORT
24.5°
OCT
3/2
21°
NOV
4/3
17.5°
DEC
4/3
14.5°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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No established surf school

DURRËS · Bring own equipment
No established surf schools — self-sufficient required
Windsurf/surffrom €40
Intensive (5 days)from €150
Private lessonsavailable
Self-sufficient required
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Surf shops nearby

Bring all equipment
NO SURF SHOPS LOCALLY · Self-sufficient
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Durrës sports shops
DURRËS CENTRE · 4 KM · Basic range
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Tirana sports shops
TIRANA · 40 KM · Full range
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Food & coffee

Durrës beachfront restaurants
NEARBY · Wide choice, resort dining
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Durrës old town
4 KM · Roman amphitheatre + local dining
Map →
Tirana
40 KM · Full capital-city dining scene
Map →
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SW swell with an ENE offshore wind on Albania's most documented break. Tell us the conditions — we'll text you when everything lines up.

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