Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Department Split on 12.02.2026 at 12


Warning
In places of the central and south Adriatic gusts of southeast and south winds, locally of southwest winds, at the end of the day gusts of north and northwest winds 35–40 knots. Sea in the south Adriatic possibly 5. In the north Adriatic a risk of fog. A chance of thunderstorms.
Synopsis
A low with a frontal system is shifting over the Adriatic Sea further south-eastwards.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
Southeast and south winds, in places southwest winds, at the end of the day turning to north and northwest, 10-20 kn, in the central and south Adriatic up to 24, in the extreme south up to 28 kn. Sea 2-3, in the open 3-4, in the south Adriatic possibly 5. Visibility 5-15 km, in the north Adriatic possibly less than 1 km due to fog. Mostly cloudy, locally rain and a risk of thundershowers.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to moderate, in the central and south Adriatic fresh to strong north and northwest winds. Sea smooth to slight, in the open moderate, in the south Adriatic possibly rough. Over the north Adriatic a risk of fog, mainly during the night and morning. Mostly cloudy, locally rain and a risk of thunder showers.
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