AtlanticSea

Adriatic Sea

Between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula

A long, narrow arm of the Mediterranean dotted with islands and historic ports from Venice to Dubrovnik.

Max depth

1,233 m

Avg depth

252 m

Temperature

11 to 26 °C

Salinity

38-39 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

SardineAnchovySea BreamMullet

Mammals

Bottlenose DolphinMonk Seal (very rare)

Corals

Red Coral (deep)

Invertebrates

OctopusScampi

Other wildlife

Loggerhead Turtle

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Limestone & carbonate sand
Built from reefs, shells and calcareous plankton
Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Karst limestone
Dissolved limestone coasts of the Dinarides

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:08:52 PM

Sea surface temp

17.8 °C

Wind

—

Wave height

0.2 m

Wave period

3.5 s

Visibility

—

Air temp

—

Current

0.06 m/s

Swell height

0.1 m

Readings interpolated at 43.00°, 15.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 06:00 PM

-0.72 m

High tide

Sat 01:00 AM

-0.40 m

Low tide

Sat 07:00 AM

-0.59 m

High tide

Sat 11:00 AM

-0.54 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

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