--- title: "Bora, jugo and maestral: sailing weather in Croatia" description: "The bora, jugo, maestral and summer storms in Croatia, and which forecasts to trust: DHMZ's marine forecast, coast radio on VHF and tonight's harbour." url: https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/ updated: 2026-10-07 --- > The Markdown copy of https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/, from OlaSail, a planning reference for sailing in Croatia, not for navigation. Every page: https://olasail.com/llms.txt [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#page=Bora%2C%20jugo%20and%20maestral%3A%20sailing%20weather%20in%20Croatia) # Bora, jugo and maestral: sailing weather in Croatia Trust the official DHMZ marine forecast and its warnings. Read it every morning and before each crossing, and choose tonight's harbour for the strongest wind it gives, not the average. 12 + 12 h in each DHMZ marine forecast (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) 4 a day weather on the coast radio (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) 195 sea rescue, or VHF 16 (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Photo: “The power of nature in Croatia” by [otrow_photography](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_power_of_nature_in_Croatia.jpg), [CC0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en), resized All 29 facts on this page name their source, the latest checked on 6 Oct 2026: 5 from the operator, 16 from official sources, 1 measured by us and 7 from third-party sources, such as pilot books and magazines, so treat those 7 as a guide. See every source 5 From the operator (operator) 16 Official source (official) 1 Measured by us (measured) 7 Third-party source (third party) Written by [Domagoj Franc](https://olasail.com/about/people/domagoj-franc/), editor. Reviewed by [Ivor Benko](https://olasail.com/about/people/ivor-benko/), skipper (Croatian skipper's licence, category C). Published 7 Oct 2026. Every morning on the boat - Read the DHMZ marine forecast and its warnings for Central Dalmatia. [DHMZ marine forecast](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) - No signal? Listen on the VHF. Split Radio reads the weather at 07:45, 14:45, 21:45 and 02:45, Croatian summer time. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Look at the gusts, not the average, and pick tonight's harbour for the strongest wind in the forecast. ## Which forecast to trust Sailors in Croatia juggle five or six forecasts every morning. They don't carry the same weight. Start at the top of this list, and use the ones further down only to fill in detail. 1. The DHMZ marine forecast and warnings Use it to decide whether to sail, where to go and where to spend the night. It is the official forecast, written by forecasters in Split. (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) DHMZ gives green, yellow, orange and red warnings for each county and for the sea areas, among them Central Dalmatia (Srednja Dalmacija). (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [DHMZ marine forecast](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) 2. The coast radio and Navtex Use it at sea, when you have no signal. It reads the same official forecast out on the VHF, and adds gale warnings between the set times. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [The coast radio times and channels](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#vhf) are below. 3. DHMZ's wind maps Use them to see where the wind is strongest, hour by hour, along your route. DHMZ's own model, ALADIN, runs four times a day and shows the wind hour by hour for 72 hours, with maps for the Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik and Kvarner areas. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Its forecast for sailors takes the wind from ALADIN and the waves from the European ECMWF model, and warns that the two can sometimes disagree. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) 4. Global models in wind apps Use them for the big picture a few days ahead. They run on a coarser grid, so they smooth out the local gusts off the mountains and inside summer storms. If an app and the DHMZ text disagree, go with DHMZ and the stronger wind. 5. Our wind and sea, next 3 days Use it for a quick look at one harbour on our routes. It is a model forecast from Open-Meteo, shown as it comes, with no verdicts. [Try it below](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#forecast) ## The winds, one by one Four names come up on every forecast, and a fifth, the summer storm, is the one that catches sailors out. Photo: “Sea in Senj” by [Sergey](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_in_Senj.jpg), [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0), resized A bura day in Senj, on the northern coast under the Velebit mountains. The wind whips the sea white round the harbour breakwater. - Bura from the northeast: The bura (bora in English) is a cold, gusty wind that falls off the mountains. It is strongest close under the coastal mountains and can blow for days. Single bura gusts in Croatia have reached 69 m/s, about 134 knots, and the 10-minute average has passed 40 m/s, about 78 knots. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) DHMZ's forecast for sailors looks three days ahead, but in the channels the bura can start suddenly, and it is stronger at night. Make for shelter at the first signs, and don't spend the night in a bay open to the north or northeast if one is forecast. (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [What a sailor told us](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#report-wx-r-buraWarned) - Jugo from the southeast: A warm, humid wind, often with rain, that builds gradually and can blow for days, usually up to three in summer. It raises big waves on the open sea. Harbours and bays open to the south-east and south become unsafe: leave before it builds. It can keep you in port. (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [What a sailor told us](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#report-wx-r-jugo) - Maestral from the northwest: The summer north-westerly of fair weather. It starts in the morning, is strongest in the early afternoon and dies by sunset. It is the ideal sailing wind. (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) - Tramontana from the north: A cold, dry north wind that comes with clear weather. It is stronger offshore, where it raises big waves, so a bay open to the north becomes a lee shore. (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) - Summer storm nevera, from any side: In summer, a passing cold front brings storms with strong mixing of the air, a sudden stronger wind, thunder and showers. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) It comes fast and often passes within an hour, but the wind can swing right round and turn a calm bay into a lee shore. Watch the warnings, reef early and keep the engine ready. [Safety at sea: when a storm is coming](https://olasail.com/croatia/safety-and-emergencies/#storms) · [What a sailor told us](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#report-wx-r-fifty) What each wind does. Our cautious answer: weather descriptions, not a forecast: read DHMZ's forecast for sailors before you go. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. The winds above are from DHMZ and the Croatian encyclopedia, with our own advice. ## Which months are windiest We counted the windy days in model data for the open sea west of Vis, on the way to [the Blue Cave on Biševo](https://olasail.com/places/bisevo-blue-cave/). June is the calmest month. Spring and autumn bring the most wind, much of it from the jugo. (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) For crowds, sea temperature and prices in each month, read [Best time to sail in Croatia, month by month](https://olasail.com/croatia/best-time-to-sail/). | Month | Days with gusts of 25 kn or more | Days with 17 kn or more, from the | Strongest gust | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bura | Jugo | Maestral | | | | | Apr | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 47 kn | | May | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 44 kn | | Jun | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 kn | | Jul | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 34 kn | | Aug | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 38 kn | | Sep | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 40 kn | | Oct | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 42 kn | Days with a gust of 25 knots or more on the open sea west of Vis, by month, 2021 to 2025, from a weather model. Each figure is the average over those years, rounded. A model smooths the wind. Real gusts, above all in summer storms and under the mountains, were often stronger. Not for navigation. ## Reading the DHMZ marine forecast - What it holds: Each issue has a warning, a synopsis of the weather, a forecast for the next 12 hours and one for the 12 hours after, and the Beaufort and Douglas scales. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Languages: It comes in Croatian, English, German and Italian. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Warnings: DHMZ gives green, yellow, orange and red warnings for each county and for the sea areas, among them Central Dalmatia (Srednja Dalmacija). (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - By Navtex: DHMZ writes a 24-hour forecast for the northern, middle and southern Adriatic that goes out by Navtex in English on 518 kHz. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) ### The wind words, in knots | Beaufort | Words | Knots | What it means on a charter yacht | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 4 | Moderate | 11 to 16 | Good sailing. Full sail on most boats. | | 5 | Fresh | 17 to 21 | Reef early. Crossings get wet. | | 6 | Strong | 22 to 27 | Hard work for a new crew. Stay in port or keep to sheltered water. | | 7 | Near gale | 28 to 33 | Stay in a sheltered harbour. | | 8 and up | Gale | 34 and up | Stay in port, with extra lines. | "Locally up to" in the forecast means some places will get that much, often in gusts off the land. Plan for it. ## Weather on the VHF The three coast radio stations read the official forecast in English and Croatian at set times every day. The times are in UTC: add 2 hours in Croatian summer time, and 1 hour in winter. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | Station | VHF channels | UTC | Summer time | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Split Radio Central Dalmatia | 07, 21, 23, 28, 81, 84 | 05:45, 12:45, 19:45, 00:45 | 07:45, 14:45, 21:45, 02:45 (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | | Rijeka Radio Istria and Kvarner | 04, 19, 20, 23, 24, 81, 85 | 05:30, 12:30, 19:30, 00:30 | 07:30, 14:30, 21:30, 02:30 (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | | Dubrovnik Radio South Dalmatia | 04, 07, 28, 85 | 06:20, 13:20, 20:20, 01:20 | 08:20, 15:20, 22:20, 03:20 (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) | - Gale warnings: Between the set times, the coast radio stations read extra wind warnings: every 2 hours for winds of 30 to 50 knots, and every hour above 50 knots. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) - Navtex: Split Radio sends Navtex in English on 518 kHz at 02:40, 06:40, 10:40, 14:40, 18:40 and 22:40 UTC, and in Croatian on 490 kHz. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) - Harbourmasters: The harbourmasters' offices and their branch offices use VHF channels 10 and 16, and channel 70 for DSC. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Harbourmasters' offices broadcast weather reports on their own VHF channel, Split on channel 67. Our cautious answer: rely on the coast radio stations' scheduled broadcasts, and use this only as a backup. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) - In an emergency: 195 for sea rescue (MRCC Rijeka). Free from a landline or a mobile, day and night. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) VHF channel 16 to ask for help at sea. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) 112 for any emergency. At sea, 112 puts your call through to MRCC Rijeka, the sea rescue centre. (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Safety at sea: who to call in an emergency](https://olasail.com/croatia/safety-and-emergencies/#emergency) ## Wind and sea, next 3 days Current model values are not available on this page yet. For wind and sea, read the official DHMZ forecast. It never says whether to go: that is your call. Model forecast from Open-Meteo. Not an official forecast. Not for navigation. Official forecast: [DHMZ marine forecast](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) How to read this forecast - Each part of the day shows its strongest hourly wind, the direction at that hour, its strongest gust and its highest wave. Today counts only the hours still to come. - Morning is 06:00 to 12:00, afternoon 12:00 to 18:00 and evening 18:00 to midnight, Croatian time. - The words follow the Beaufort scale: light is under 11 kn, moderate 11 to 16 kn, fresh 17 to 21 kn, strong 22 to 33 kn and gale 34 kn or more. - A local name is added when a moderate or stronger wind blows from that wind's usual direction. The model can't tell a real bura from any other northeast wind. - The model gives the wind over open water near each point. In a harbour or under high ground it can be calmer, or much gustier. - Wave height, where the model has it, is its significant wave height: the average of the highest third of the waves. Single waves can be much higher. [Weather data by Open-Meteo.com](https://open-meteo.com/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Grouped into parts of the day by OlaSail. Each harbour in the picker has its own page: [Split](https://olasail.com/places/split/), [Maslinica](https://olasail.com/moorings/maslinica-marina/), [Vis town](https://olasail.com/moorings/vis-town-harbour/), [Komiža](https://olasail.com/places/komiza/), [Palmižana](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-palmizana/), [Hvar town](https://olasail.com/moorings/hvar-town-harbour/), [Stari Grad](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/), [Milna](https://olasail.com/moorings/aci-marina-milna/). ## Choosing tonight's harbour Most bad nights come from being in the right harbour for the wrong wind. Read the forecast in the afternoon, and look at the direction of the strongest wind it gives for the night. Then check which way your harbour is open. Our route [Seven days from Split](https://olasail.com/routes/split-seven-days/) gives a Plan B for each day's wind. [Stončica bay, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/stoncica/) Open to the bura. The bay is well sheltered from every other wind, the operator says. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [Komiža, Vis](https://olasail.com/places/komiza/) Komiža bay is open to the west and south-west, and these winds raise high waves in it (Third-party source, 27 Sep 2026). Berths inside the breakwater are sheltered (Third-party source, 27 Sep 2026). Its buoys lie close together, are open to westerlies, and take swell in any wind with south in it. A bura blows across them in shifting gusts but raises no waves. (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) Our cautious answer: if a westerly, south-westerly or thunderstorm is forecast, lie inside the breakwater or go round to Vis town. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. [Vis town harbour](https://olasail.com/moorings/vis-town-harbour/) Vis harbour is open to the bura and the jugo, and every wind blows hard here, the bura and the jugo most of all. (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) Our cautious answer: in a bura or a jugo expect a rough night on the town quay, and strong gusts in any other wind. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. The Kut side is open to northerly and north-westerly winds. (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) Our cautious answer: in a strong maestral expect Kut to be the more exposed side. Our skipper reviewer hasn't checked this yet. [Stari Grad, Hvar](https://olasail.com/moorings/stari-grad-town-quay/) In strong winds, boats further out in Stari Grad bay should seek shelter in Stari Grad itself. In Zavala, a cove on the Kabal shore 1.7 NM north-west of the town, the bura and jugo can blow hard but raise no high waves, though a north-westerly makes a rough sea; Tiha, further out, is a good anchorage in all winds of moderate strength. (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) Shelter comes from the operator or an official source, and our skipper reviewer checks it on the water. The other harbours on Vis, each with its shelter, are on [Vis by boat](https://olasail.com/places/vis/#stay), and those on Hvar on [Hvar by boat](https://olasail.com/places/hvar/#stay). Before you anchor in a bay, read [Anchoring in Croatia: the rules and the fees](https://olasail.com/moorings/anchoring-rules-and-fees/). ## Common questions - Which weather forecast should I use for sailing in Croatia?: The DHMZ marine forecast and its warnings, every morning and before each crossing. Use apps only to see where the gusts are. (Official source, 25 Sep 2026) - How much warning do you get of a bura?: Usually a few days: it shows in the DHMZ forecast and warnings well ahead. Summer storms give far less warning. [What a sailor told us](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#report-wx-r-buraWarned) - What time is the weather on the VHF?: Split Radio reads it at 07:45, 14:45, 21:45 and 02:45 in Croatian summer time, on channels 07, 21, 23, 28, 81 and 84. (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [All three coast radio stations](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#vhf) - What should we do when a summer storm comes?: Get the sails down or reefed early, put lifejackets on, start the engine and keep clear of any shore the wind could push you onto. In a harbour, add lines and fenders. [Safety at sea: summer storms and the bura](https://olasail.com/croatia/safety-and-emergencies/#storms) - Is it windier in spring and autumn?: Yes. In our count, spring and autumn had far more days with strong gusts than summer, and June was the calmest month. (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) [Windy days by month](https://olasail.com/croatia/weather-and-winds/#months) · [Best time to sail, month by month](https://olasail.com/croatia/best-time-to-sail/) ## Help keep this page right Found something different on the water this season? Tell us what you found. We check it with the source before anything changes. [Report a change](https://olasail.com/about/corrections/#page=Bora%2C%20jugo%20and%20maestral%3A%20sailing%20weather%20in%20Croatia) [Other ways to help](https://olasail.com/about/contribute/) ## Sources 29 facts from 25 sources, last checked 6 Oct 2026. [Plovput radio service: maritime safety information and its broadcast schedule](https://www.plovput.hr/en/radio-service/maritime-safety-information-msi) (Split Radio weather times, Rijeka Radio weather times, Dubrovnik Radio weather times) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [Plovput radio service: the NAVTEX system (Croatian)](https://www.plovput.hr/radijska-sluzba/navtex-sustav) (Navtex times) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [Gradina Vis d.o.o.: its anchorages page (Stončica and the others it holds)](https://gradinavis.hr/sidrista/) (Stončica: shelter in a bura) (From the operator, 26 Sep 2026) [Split-Dalmatia County's anchorage plan (Plan rasporeda nautičkih sidrišta), adopted 29 Apr 2024](https://moreikrs.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Plan-rasporeda-nautickih-sidrista-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije.pdf), 2.3.12 Tiha and 2.3.18 Zavala (pp. 123 to 134) (Stari Grad: shelter in a bura) (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) [DHMZ forecast for sailors (Prognoza za pomorce)](https://meteo.hr/prognoze.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=pomorci), Forecast for mariners (NAVTEX), issue date and time (When the marine forecast comes out, the Navtex forecast) (Official source, 4 Oct 2026) [Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure: Search and rescue at sea: MRCC Rijeka keeps a 24-hour watch on 195](https://mmpi.gov.hr/search-and-rescue-7010/7010) (The sea rescue number) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Show all 25 sources Show fewer sources [gov.hr: 195, the maritime search and rescue service](https://gov.hr/en/195-maritime-search-and-rescue-service/1188) (The distress channel, the emergency number) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [DHMZ weather warnings by county](https://meteo.hr/naslovnica-upozorenja-zupanije.php?tab=upozorenja) (Weather warnings) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia: Radio service for mariners 2024 (online preview)](https://www.hhi.hr/Portals/0/adam/HHI/X_zz1OrshUuqLO_JddKm5w/PdfView/RS_2024.pdf) (Extra gale warnings, the harbourmasters' channels) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [DHMZ ALADIN model maps](https://meteo.hr/prognoze.php?section=prognoze_model¶m=ala_k) (The ALADIN wind maps) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) [DHMZ model forecast for sailors (prognoza za nautičare)](https://meteo.hr/prognoze.php?section=prognoze_model¶m=prog_nauticari), the forecast for sailors: three days ahead (The forecast for sailors, what each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [DHMZ: the climate of Croatia](https://meteo.hr/klima.php?section=klima_hrvatska¶m=k1), Maritime climate: Bura and Jugo, and the summer paragraph (The strongest bura gusts, what each wind does, summer storms) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [DHMZ marine forecast for the Adriatic (English)](https://meteo.hr/prognoze_e.php?section=prognoze_specp¶m=jadran) (The marine forecast, what the marine forecast holds, the languages of the marine forecast) (Official source, 26 Sep 2026) Our count from Open-Meteo's historical weather data, a model and not measurements, for the open sea west of Vis, 2021 to 2025 (Windy days by month) (Measured by us, 26 Sep 2026) [Hrvatska enciklopedija: the entries bura, jugo, maestral and tramontana](https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/bura), Entries bura, jugo, maestral and tramontana (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [HHI: Adriatic Pilot, Croatian Coast, 1st edition 2026 (free preview)](https://www.hhi.hr/Portals/0/adam/HHI/M9-upOPhZECJ61exIk9IaA/PdfView/Sailing%20Directions%202026-1.pdf), 7.94 Šćedro: a south-east-open cove to be left at the first signs of a south-easterly; a north cove exposed to strong northerlies (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [US NGA: Pub. 132, Sailing Directions (Enroute) Eastern Mediterranean, 17th edition 2026](https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?type=view&key=16694491/SFH00000/Pub132bk.pdf), 10.1 and 10.7: shelter at the first signs of a bora (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [US NGA: Pub. 9, The American Practical Navigator (Bowditch), 2024, volume II, glossary](https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?type=view&key=16693975/SFH00000/Bowditch_Vol_2_LoRes.pdf), Glossary: lee shore (What each wind does) (Third-party source, 5 Oct 2026) [More i krš and the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split: Split-Dalmatia County's anchorage study, phases I and II (2019)](https://moreikrs.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Studija-sidrista-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije-%E2%80%93-I.-i-II.-faza-podloga-za-prostorni-plan-Splitsko-dalmatinske-zupanije.pdf), section 5.4.1 and 4.4.8 Luka Tiha and 4.4.9 Zavala (pp. 277 to 288) (Komiža: shelter on the buoys. Stari Grad: shelter in a bura) (Official source, 6 Oct 2026) [CV Sistemi (SmArtNav): peljar.cvs.hr: Prvi hrvatski on-line peljar Jadranskog mora (online Adriatic pilot)](https://peljar.cvs.hr/show_place_info.php?id=1647&type=2), Pilot entries: Luka Vis (Vis town: shelter, shelter on the Kut side) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) [CV Sistemi (SmArtNav): peljar.cvs.hr: Prvi hrvatski on-line peljar Jadranskog mora (online Adriatic pilot)](https://peljar.cvs.hr/show_place_info.php?id=1648&type=2), Pilot entries: Kut (Vis town: shelter, shelter on the Kut side) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) [CV Sistemi (SmArtNav): peljar.cvs.hr: Prvi hrvatski on-line peljar Jadranskog mora (online Adriatic pilot)](https://peljar.cvs.hr/show_place_info.php?id=1397&type=2), Pilot entries: Zaljev Komiža (Komiža bay: shelter. Komiža: shelter, shelter on the buoys) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) [Dalmacija Danas: Nevrijeme poharalo Vis](https://www.dalmacijadanas.hr/video-nevrijeme-poharalo-vis-vjetar-izbacio-jedrilicu-na-obalu-stradali-brodovi-i-katamaran/), paragraphs 1 and 2 (the storm of 3 Aug 2025) (Komiža bay: shelter. Komiža: shelter, shelter on the buoys) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) [Imray, Adriatic Pilot (8th edition, 2020), Supplement No. 1, May 2024](https://www.imray.com/media/2u2nljgc/2024-adriatic-supplement.pdf), entry for book page 145, "Komiža" (Komiža bay: shelter. Komiža: shelter, shelter on the buoys) (Third-party source, 28 Sep 2026) [Marina Veruda: Informacije za nautičare u Hrvatskoj](https://media.marina-veruda.hr/documents/b9c286e262d1aa36e25ad995aa730f1d.pdf), Table "Vremenska izvješća lučkih kapetanija" (The harbourmasters' weather loop) (Third-party source, 26 Sep 2026) Photos on this page - Croatian Adriatic coast, place not named by the author. Photo: “The power of nature in Croatia” by [otrow_photography](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_power_of_nature_in_Croatia.jpg), [CC0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en), resized - Senj harbour, under the Velebit. Photo: “Sea in Senj” by [Sergey](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_in_Senj.jpg), [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0), resized - Komiža, island of Vis. Photo: “Aerial view of Komiza Town Harbour on Vis island, Croatia” by [dronepicr](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Komiza_Town_Harbour_on_Vis_island,_Croatia_(48608822587).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized - The Split Gate (Splitska vrata), between Šolta and Brač. Photo: “Splitska vrata 2016” by [Ante Pletikosić](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Splitska_vrata_2016.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), resized - Ždrilca, Pakleni islands, off Hvar town. Photo: “Zdrilca - panoramio” by [Dejan Sekuloski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zdrilca_-_panoramio.jpg), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), resized - Saskinja bay near Maslinica, island of Šolta. Photo: “Ocean near Maslinica on Solta in Croatia” by [Lennartbj](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocean_near_Maslinica_on_Solta_in_Croatia.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), resized - Stiniva Bay, south coast of Vis. Photo: “Luftbild von der Bucht Stiniva auf der Insel Vis in Kroatien” by [dronepicr](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luftbild_von_der_Bucht_Stiniva_auf_der_Insel_Vis_in_Kroatien_(48608286123).jpg), [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), resized (From the operator) (Official source) (Seen by us) (Seen by a sailor) (Measured by us) (Sources disagree) (Third-party source) [How we check](https://olasail.com/about/how-we-check/#labels) 29 facts, last checked 6 Oct 2026. 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