Pursuant to the provisions of the International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea - SOLAS Convention and Maritime Code, the Republic of Croatia is obliged to organize a radio service for navigation safety and protection of human life at sea, on inland waterways in the internal waters and territorial sea of Croatia. Coastal stations in Rijeka, Split and Dubrovnik performs continuous vigil on the international frequency for distress, safety and calling 156,800 MHz.
Broadcast:
Rijeka Radio VHF channel 04, 20, 24, 81 at: 05:30, 12:30, 19:30, 00:30
Split Radio VHF channel 07, 21, 23, 28, 81 at: 05:45, 12:45, 19:45, 0:45
Dubrovnik Radio VHF channel 04, 07, 28, 85 at: 06:20, 13:20, 20:20, 01:20
Navtex: 518kHz "Q" from Split Radio at: 02:40, 06:40, 10:40, 14:40, 18:40, 22:40
Continuous weather forecasts for the Croatian coastal region are provided in Croatian, English, Italian and German every 15 minutes, and are updated at 7:00, 13:00 and 19:00 (local time). The forecast is for the next 24 hours and includes information on barometric. Broadcast frequencies:
VHF ch. 73 for northern Adriatic/ western coast of Istria - port authority Pula
VHF ch. 69 for northern Adriatic/ eastern part - port authority Rijeka
VHF ch. 67 for central Adriatic / eastern part - port authority Split
VHF ch. 73 for southern Adriatic / eastern part - port authority Dubrovnik
Internet weather sites: For 24 hr text-based forecast of winds and seas from the Meteorological Station in Split.
Prognosa Nautica gives rather graphically fussy but detailed 72 hr forecast of wind strengths and wave heights for specific ports and islands.
Also try the reception desk in nearly all marinas (+24 and +96 hours) and harbour masters’ offices (+24 and +48 hours)
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