Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Department Split on 14.05.2026 at 06


Warning
In the North, in the evening in the Central and tomorrow also in a part of the South Adriatic occasional gusts of SE and SW winds 35-45 knots. Locally risk of isolated thunderstorms, particularly in the far north and south of the Adriatic, at night also elsewhere.
Synopsis
A wide trough with the frontal system is being spread across the Adriatic from the north, whereas a low in the north of the Italy will be gradually getting deeper.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE and SW wind increasing to 10-20, in the North Adriatic locally up to 28, in the afternoon westwards the Istria SW wind up to 34 knots. The sea intensifying to 2-3, in the afternoon in the North Adriatic possibly 4. Visibility 10-20, locally possibly reduced to about 4 km due to rain or mist. Gradual increase of cloudiness, in the North and South Adriatic scattered rain, rain showers and thunder, particularly in the far north of the Adriatic. Still initially in a part of the Central and South Adriatic mostly clear skies.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Moderate to strong SE and SW winds, westwards the Istria locally near gale SW wind. The sea smooth to slight, locally moderate, particularly in the north Adriatic. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and likely rain showers with thunder. Visibility locally reduced due to rain.
PMC - Split

Douglas scale
State of the sea Description Waves average height (m)
0 calm (glassy) 0
1 calm (rippled) 0 - 0.1
2 smooth 0.1 - 0.5
3 slight 0.5 - 1.2
4 moderate 1.25 - 2.5
5 rough 2.5 - 4
6 very rough 4 - 6
7 high 6 - 9
8 very high 9 - 14
9 phenomenal > 14

Beaufort scale
Wind speed Waves height
km/h m/s kt mph m ft
0 Bf calm < 1 0 - 0.2 < 1 < 1 - -
1 Bf light air 1 - 5 0.3 - 1.5 1 - 3 1-3 0.1 (0.1) 0.25 (0.25)
2 Bf light breeze 6 - 11 1.6 - 3.3 4 - 6 4 - 7 0.2 (0.3) 0.5 (1)
3 Bf gentle breeze 12 - 19 3.4 - 5.4 7 - 10 8 - 12 0.6 (1) 2 (3)
4 Bf moderate breeze 20 - 28 5.5 - 7.9 11 - 16 13 - 18 1 (1.5) 3.5 (5)
5 Bf fresh breeze 29 - 38 8.0 - 10.7 17 - 21 19 - 24 2 (2.5) 6 (8.5)
6 Bf strong breeze 39 - 49 10.8 - 13.8 22 - 27 25 - 31 3 (4) 9.5 (13)
7 Bf near gale 50 - 61 13.9 - 17.1 28 - 33 32 - 38 4 (5.5) 13.5 (19)
8 Bf gale 62 - 74 17.2 - 20.7 34 - 40 39 - 46 5.5 (7.5) 18 (25)
9 Bf strong gale 75 - 88 20.8 - 24.4 41 - 47 47 - 54 7 (10) 23 (32)
10 Bf storm 89 - 102 24.5 - 28.4 48 - 55 55 - 63 9 (12.5) 29 (41)
11 Bf violent storm 103 - 117 28.5 - 32.6 56 - 63 64 - 72 11.5 (16) 37 (52)
12 Bf hurricane >= 118 >= 32.7 >= 64 >= 73 14 (-) 45 (-)

Adriatic sub-basins