Most developed beaches have a paid zone of loungers and umbrellas at the front and a free zone behind or to the side. By law a share of each beach must stay free, so if the whole strip looks rented, walk on.
The sea is gentle by Mediterranean standards: no tides, small waves, and a shallow entry on most of the coast, which makes it unusually good with small children. Rip currents do appear after storms — swim near the lifeguard flags.
Jellyfish arrive in warm spells, mostly harmless moon jellies.
The north coast around Kavarna and Kaliakra is cliffs and small coves; the middle is the big resorts; the south past Sozopol turns wild again towards Strandzha, where some beaches have no road at all.
Sea temperature and wave height on the place screen come from a live marine forecast whenever you have signal.
