Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Department Split on 30.03.2026 at 12
Warning
Gusts of NE winds 35-45, tomorrow increasing up to 60, along the coast of the North Adriatic up to 80 knots. Still today in the Central and South Adriatic occasional gusts of NW wind, tomorrow in the far south of the Adriatic SE wind 35-40 knots. Tomorrow in the open sea of the North and of a part of the Central Adriatic the sea possibly 5. Risk of light isolated thunderstorms, paticularly tomorrow in the open sea.
Synopsis
A ridge of high is being spread from the northwest across the Adriatic while frontal system is approaching, a shallow low will be forming across the Ligurian Sea and tomorrow will be shifting over Thyrennian Sea and gradually will be getting deeper.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW and W winds 10-20, in the South and Central Adriatic locally up to 24 knots, in the North Adriatic and along the coast will be turning to NE and N winds 10-20, in the evening at foot of Velebit and in the far North of the Adriatic NE wind locally up to 26 knots. The sea 2-3, in the open possibly 4. Visibility 20 km or more. Gradual increase of cloudiness. In the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic, in the evening also in the open sea scattered rain and low possibility of some rain showers with thunder.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Moderate to strong NE wind, in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic locally near gale and along the coast of the North Adriatic gale and strong gale. Still initially in the open sea moderate to fresh NW and N winds. In the larger part of the South Adriatic moderate to fresh, in the far south possibly strong SE and E winds. The sea smooth to slight, locally moderate, in the open of the North and of a part of the Central Adriatic possibly rough. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain and rain showers with thunder, particularly in the open sea.
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
