Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Department Split on 30.10.2026 at 12


Warning
Occasional gusts of NE wind 35-45, in the North Adriatic up to 55, at the foot of Velebit up to 70 knots. A risk of light isolated thunderstorms in the Central and South Adriatic.
Synopsis
A ridge of a high is being spread from the north across the Adriatic and some humid and unstable air is circulating at high altitudes.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE wind 10-20, locally in the North Adriatic up to 28, at the foot of Velebit 18-36, at night in the Central and South Adriatic up to 24 knots. The sea 2-3, in the open and in the North Adriatic 3-4. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with likely scattered rain and in the Central and South Adriatic also with isolated rain showers with thunder, mainly in the open sea.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Moderate to fresh, locally strong, in the North Adriatic near gale, at the foot of Velebit also gale NE wind. The sea smooth to slight, in the open and in the North Adriatic also moderate. Variably cloudy with likely scattered rain and in the Central and South Adriatic with isolated rain showers with thunder, mainly in the open sea.
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