mountain The beaches on either side of the spit, measured in 2015 east side was and the west side was long, but the exact shape and length of the landform varies with regard to changes in tide, current, waves and wind. The spit points directly south. The farthest end, which is usually turned slightly toward the east, will often shift to the west in certain weather conditions, esp. a strong south-easterly wind known in Croatia as the
Jugo. Changes in the shape of the beach occur mostly from autumn to spring during strong winds and currents. In summer the spit is either straight or turned to east due to daily afternoon west thermic wind
Maestral. During extreme weather with stormy winds and waves, the top can shift from one side to the other in a matter of hours. The promontory is protected as a geomorphological phenomenon. The sea is normally warmer on the west side, contrary to that side being the windy/wavy side on most afternoons. The current on the top can be mildly hazardous for swimmers who venture far southward from the tip toward the open sea, as it could be difficult to swim back west toward the beach (the swimmer being well over from the coast); the danger is not severe, however, as the standard current would carry the swimmer back east toward the harbor of
Bol (and the beaches on the
promontory of land that lies between Zlatni Rat and the town). A reliable afternoon westerly wind known as a
Maestral has made the beach a destination for
windsurfers. ==Roman piscine, remains of villa rustica==