Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Department Split on 12.08.2026 at 12


Warning
Occasional gusts of NE wind 35-45, at foot of Velebit up to 55 knots. In the afternoon there is a low risk of isolated thunder storms.
Synopsis
A ridge of high is intensifying towards the Adriatic from the northwest.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW, along the coast of the South Adriatic also SW wind 8-18 knots. In the North Adriatic, still initially and again at night elsewhere as well NE wind 6-16, at night locally up to 20 knots, in the South Adriatic up to 24 knots. At foot of Velebit NE wind 10-20, locally up to 24, at night 15-30 knots. The sea 2-3, in the open of the North and South Adriatic and in the Velebit Channel 3-4. Visibility of about 20 km. Mostly clear skies, during the afternoon increase of cloudiness with possibility of rain or rain showers with thunder.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Moderate to fresh, in the South Adriatic locally strong, at foot of Velebit near gale force NE wind. In the open sea of the Central and South Adriatic light to moderate, locally fresh NW wind. The sea smooth to slight, in the open of the North and South Adriatic and in the Velebit Channel moderate. Mostly clear skies.
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