ACI Marina Pomer in Istria: travel, harbour info and destinations

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ACI Marina Pomer is located in the small village of Pomer in the far south of Istria, at the innermost part of a bay belonging to the Bay of Medulin, around 10 kilometres from Pula. Here you can read how to get to the marina, where to park and shop, what wind to expect, which destinations between Cape Kamenjak and the Kvarner Gulf are nearby, and what skippers should note when entering.

Where is ACI Marina Pomer?

ACI Marina Pomer is located on the southeastern edge of the village of Pomer, around 800 metres from the village centre, right at the back of its bay. Pomer was once a small fishing village. South of the marina lie the village of Premantura and beyond it Cape Kamenjak, the southern tip of Istria. In front of the bay are scattered the eleven uninhabited islands and islets of the Medulin Archipelago.

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The marina is the southernmost marina in Istria. It is operated by the Croatian marina operator ACI, based in Rijeka, which also runs the ACI marina in front of the old town of Pula. At the eastern end of the bay lies the village of Medulin with Marina Medulin, a separate harbour with its own approach.

Arriving for your trip start at ACI Marina Pomer

From Pula Airport to the marina

Pula Airport is about 8 kilometres north of the marina as the crow flies. The easiest way is by taxi, as the licensed taxis wait right at the airport exit.

The airport shuttle bus only goes as far as Pula bus station, not to Pomer. It departs about 30 minutes after a landing and does not run on days without flights. The journey costs €6 (as at: November 2026). From the bus station it is still about 7 kilometres as the crow flies to the marina.

The nearest major airports are considerably further away: Rijeka about 135 kilometres from Pula, Trieste about 165, Ljubljana about 220 and Zagreb about 270 kilometres.

By car or train

By car you come via the Istrian Y motorway. From the west and north it leads via Trieste, Koper and Buje to Pula; from the east via Rijeka, the Učka Tunnel and Pazin. After leaving the motorway a road leads directly to Pomer and the marina.

Pula has a railway station. From Slovenia, you travel via Ljubljana, changing at Divača and Buzet; from Zagreb, you travel via Rijeka, with one stretch by bus. For the last leg from Pula, take a taxi or a suburban bus: lines 26 and 28 of the Pulapromet transport operator run via Banjole to Pomer. According to the winter timetable, which is valid until 10 May 2027, they run several times a day from Monday to Friday, and line 28 also runs on Saturdays. There is no bus to Pomer on Sundays.

Parking

The marina has its own car park. There are further car parks in the village: two are right next to the Brionka grocery store north-west of the marina, and another is about 700 metres as the crow flies south of the marina.

Shopping for the trip

During the boating season, a small grocery shop is open in the marina, but you will do your first big shop in the village. The Brionka grocery store is about 600 metres as the crow flies north-west of the marina, so just a few minutes' walk away. The larger Plodine supermarket is on the western edge of the village, about 1.2 kilometres from the marina. You can reach a Konzum store after about 1.9 kilometres. For a big shop by car or taxi, Pula is also an option: the Max City shopping centre at Ulica Stoja 14 has a Plodine store, which is open Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 10 pm and closed on Sundays. There is a hypermarket with a car park in the City Mall shopping centre at Rimske centurijacije 101.

Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services

There is no pharmacy in Pomer itself. The nearest are around 1.9 kilometres as the crow flies west of the marina towards Banjole and around 2.7 kilometres east in Medulin. Open round the clock is the Centar pharmacy at Giardini 14 in Pula. In Medulin, Ulica SAD 37, there is a tourist clinic open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. from mid-May onwards. Pula General Hospital at Santoriova 24A has an accident and emergency department. Outside surgery hours, the stations of the Istria County Institute for Emergency Medicine treat acute cases round the clock.

• 112: general emergency number, free from all networks
• 194: ambulance, 192: police, 193: fire brigade
• 195: sea rescue, the coastguard coordination centre MRCC Rijeka; at sea you can also reach them on VHF channel 16

What does ACI Marina Pomer offer?

ACI Marina Pomer has 295 berths in the water and 14 dry berths on land, and is open all year round. At the day berth, it accepts yachts up to 35 metres in length, while annual berths are available for boats up to 18 metres.

Feature	Details
Position (approximate)	44° 49,3′ N, 013° 54,1′ E
Operator	ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club), Rijeka
Address	Pomer 26a, 52100 Pula
Berths	295 in the water, 14 on land
Max. boat length	35 m (day berth), 18 m (annual berth)
Open	year-round
VHF channel	17
Power	16 to 63 A
Nearest boat fuel station	approx. 11 nm
Harbour master's office	Pula
Phone	+385 52 573 162, mobile +385 98 398 832
Email	m.pomer@aci-club.hr
Distance	Pula centre approx. 10 km

Equipment

A breakwater protects the harbour basin with the berths. ACI Marina Pomer is one of the 18 ACI marinas in operation all year round. You can therefore cast off and arrive here in winter and in the low season as well.

The shore side of the marina was completely rebuilt in 2016. There are showers and toilets, including accessible facilities, a laundry, a reception with a currency exchange and a cash machine, free Wi-Fi, a restaurant with a terrace and a pool with a pool bar. You can store bicycles, surfboards or outboard motors in a separate storage room. The power connections are rated at 16 to 63 amps. For work on your boat, there is a workshop and a crane, and a charter agency is also based in the marina. The nearest boat fuel station is about 11 nautical miles away.

Mooring fees

The price of a day berth depends on boat length and season. For a yacht up to 12 metres in length, it costs 116 euros per day in July and August, 110 euros from April to June and in September and October, and 90 euros from November to March. For catamarans and trimarans, all prices are 80 per cent higher (as of November 2026). You can find all lengths in the Marina price list.

What sailing weather can you expect in Pomer?

In summer the Maestral, a moderate, steady wind from northwest to west, usually blows along the Istrian coast in fine weather. From autumn to spring the Bora and Jugo play the greater role.

The Bora blows cold and very gusty from the northeast down from the mainland. The Jugo blows from the southeast, bringing clouds, rain and high seas. Both matter if you're sailing from Pomer across the Kvarner Gulf to Cres or Lošinj.

The Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service DHMZ issues wind and storm warnings in yellow, orange and red levels.

Which destinations lie close to ACI Marina Pomer?

From Pomer you sail south around Cape Kamenjak and on to Pula and the Brijuni Islands, or east across the Kvarner Gulf to the islands of Cres and Lošinj. The distances are rounded distances over water on the usual course from the marina; the nautical chart applies for precise planning.

• Cape Kamenjak: about 5 nm. The southern tip of Istria and the Medulin Archipelago are protected areas and part of the European conservation network Natura 2000. The cape is suitable for a first short leg.
• Pula: about 17 nm, round Kamenjak and north along the west coast. You can read how Marina Veruda on the southern edge of the city is equipped in the harbour profile of Marina Veruda.
• Brijuni Islands: about 19 nm, past Pula. In the national park you moor in Veliki Brijun harbour; anchoring is permitted only in the designated zone off the harbour. The harbour listens on VHF channel 9; in addition to the berth fee you pay an entrance fee for the national park.
• Unije: about 19 nm southeast across the Kvarner Gulf, an intermediate destination on the way to Lošinj.
• Rabac: about 25 nm, north along the east coast of Istria.
• Cres: about 26 nm, straight across the Kvarner Gulf to the island's main town.
• Mali Lošinj: about 31 nm, a long day's passage across the Kvarner Gulf.

For a week's sailing trip a circuit via Unije, Lošinj and Cres works well; for shorter days the west coast with Pula and the Brijuni Islands.

What can you do on a harbour day in Pomer?

Pomer itself is a small holiday resort with a beach and restaurants. For excursions to Kamenjak or Pula you need a taxi, a hire car or a bicycle.

• Pomer Beach: Not far from the marina lies a rocky beach with pebble coves and a concreted section for sunbathing; pines provide shade. Restaurants and bars are nearby.
• Cape Kamenjak: The southern tip of Istria with meadows, maquis and rocky coastline is reached via Premantura. Entry is free on foot and by bicycle; in summer a fee is charged for cars.
• Arena in Pula: The Roman amphitheatre from the 1st century stands at the edge of the old town, about 7 kilometres as the crow flies from the marina. Its outer wall is up to a good 32 metres high; in summer concerts and the Pula Film Festival are held there.
• Aquarium Pula: It is located on the Verudela peninsula on the southern edge of Pula in an Austro-Hungarian fortress from the 19th century and displays animals from the Adriatic, the Mediterranean and tropical waters.

For skippers: Berthing and sea weather at ACI Marina Pomer

Channel 16 is the distress and calling channel; for ACI Marina Pomer itself you use VHF channel 17. Over that or by telephone you announce your arrival.

Registration and Berthing

In all ACI marinas, you should call in no later than 30 minutes before arrival, via VHF channel 17 or by phone, and ask for instructions; the marina staff will assign you a berth. The marina holds a reserved day berth free until 8 pm, and it is paid up to 2 pm the following day. After mooring, go to reception and present the boat's papers, proof of insurance and your certificates of competence.

Anyone entering Croatia with a yacht pays the safety of navigation fee for the current calendar year, plus the tourist tax. You have the crew list stamped at the harbour master's office; the Pula harbour master's office is responsible for Pomer.

Harbour rules and rules off the coast

• In the marina the berth terms of ACI and the marina's harbour regulations apply. This includes keeping quiet and being considerate to neighbours.
• Off the Croatian coast you travel at most 5 knots up to 150 metres from shore, and at most 8 knots between 150 and 300 metres.
• You keep at least 50 metres' distance from marked bathing areas, and at least 150 metres from natural bathing beaches.
• In the Donji Kamenjak and Medulin Archipelago protected area you never anchor in seagrass meadows and check the bottom beforehand.

Approach

You enter the Bay of Medulin from the south. The approach to Marina Pomer is marked by a beacon northeast of the islet of Premanturski, a red post on a concrete base. At the head of the marina's breakwater stands a light on a red column.

The green and red light buoys further east in the bay belong to the approach to Medulin, not to Pomer.

Because of the many reefs and shoals in the bay, you enter through the main channel east of the islet of Fenera and then pass between the islands of Ceja and Bodulaš. Keep closer to Ceja, as it is much shallower around Bodulaš. At night, the light on Rt Munat marks this course. Further in, steer for the middle of the passage between Rt Munat and Rt Kašteja, and then round the islet of Pomerski Školjić on its eastern side. The marina then comes into view, and by day you can recognise it by its white crane. The official nautical charts of the Croatian Hydrographic Institute are suitable for the approach, for example 100-16, MK-3 and MK-4.

Which marine weather forecast applies in Pomer?

For Pomer the marine weather forecast of the Croatian Meteorological Service DHMZ for the Adriatic, northern Adriatic section, applies. You can read it on the Meteorological Service website, also in English and German, or listen to it on VHF.

The forecast first gives the warnings and general weather situation, then the forecast for wind, sea state and visibility for twelve hours and an outlook for the following twelve hours. The coast radio station Rijeka Radio broadcasts weather forecasts and warnings in English and Croatian at 05:30, 12:30, 19:30 and 00:30 UTC on VHF channels 04, 19, 20, 23, 24, 81 and 85 — in summer therefore two hours later local time.

Trips from Pomer on Törnfinder

In November 2026 there are 4 sailing trip dates on Törnfinder with departure or destination at ACI Marina Pomer.

All current offers can be found in the trip overview, trips throughout the country under Sailing in Croatia and trips in the wider sailing area under Sailing in the Adriatic.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get from Pula Airport to ACI Marina Pomer?

Most easily by taxi. The airport shuttle bus only goes as far as Pula bus station, from where it is still around 7 kilometres as the crow flies to the marina.

Where do I park at the start of my trip at ACI Marina Pomer?

In the marina car park or in one of the car parks in the village, for example near the Brionka grocery store north-west of the marina.

Is there a supermarket near ACI Marina Pomer?

Yes. The Brionka food shop is around 600 metres from the marina in the village, the larger Plodine supermarket around 1.2 kilometres.

Is there a pharmacy near ACI Marina Pomer?

Not in the village itself. The nearest pharmacies are around 1.9 kilometres to the west towards Banjole and in Medulin; a pharmacy in Pula is open round the clock.

Is ACI Marina Pomer the same as Marina Medulin?

No. Both are situated in Medulin Bay, but Marina Medulin is around 2.5 kilometres further east near the town of Medulin, with its own access road.

On which VHF channel can ACI Marina Pomer be reached?

On channel 17, like all ACI marinas. You can reach the marina by telephone on +385 52 573 162.