Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Department Split on 19.05.2026 at 12


Warning
In the Central Adriatic occasional gusts of NW wind of about 35 knots. At night and in the morning in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic low risk of fog. Still initially along the coast risk of isolated thunderstorms.
Synopsis
A field of high keeps staying across the Adriatic, whereas a humid and unstable air is approaching at high altitudes from the west.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW wind 6-16, in the South Adriatic up to 20, in the Central locally up to 22 knots. Along the coast of the North, at night also of the Central and South Adriatic locally NE wind 6-16 knots. In the far north mainly calm. The sea 1-2, in the Central and South Adriatic 2-3, in the open of the South Adriatic 3-4. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy, still initially along the coast likely rain and rain showers with thunder. At night clearing up.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to moderate, in the Central and South Adriatic also fresh NW wind, along the coast locally light to moderate NE wind. In the far north mainly calm. The sea calm or smooth, in the Central and South Adriatic slight, in the open sea of the South Adriatic also moderate. In the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic during the night and in the morning low risk of fog. Mostly clear skies.

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