Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Department Split on 15.07.2025 at 12


Warning
In the afternoon in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic a very low risk of light isolated thunderstorms and a low risk of the gusts of NW, at night along the coast of NE wind 35-40 knots. Tomorrow in the North Adriatic occasional gusts of NE wind 35-40, at the foot of Velebit up to 50 knots and there is a low risk of isolated thunderstorms.
Synopsis
A ridge of a high is being spread from the west across the Adriatic while to the north of the Adriatic a trough with a frontal disturbance is shifting to the east.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW wind 8-18, in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic up to 24 knots but towards end of the day will be decreasing. At night along the coast NE wind 6-16, only in some places in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic up to 20 knots. The sea 2-3, locally in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic 4. Visibility 20 km. Mostly clear skies but there is a very low risk of rain showers and thunder along the coast of the South and of a part of the Central Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to moderate NW wind. Along the coast light to moderate, in the North and along the coast of the South and of a part of the Central Adriatic fresh NE wind only in some places and at the foot of Velebit also of near gale force but towards midday will be decreasing. The sea smooth to slight, only locally in the South Adriatic moderate. Mostly clear skies but in the North Adriatic there will be some variable cloudiness and isolated rain showers and thunder.
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