5/20/2023 0 Comments Maestral croatia![]() It soothes the heat of the afternoon, but it also makes the channel a perfect spot for windsurfing – as having constant, not too strong wind during most of the afternoon, day in and day out is a dream come true for windsurfers. So, maestral is a part of everyday life in Korčula, there's almost no day during the summer when there's no maestral at all (unless there's other winds, of course, such as serious "bura", strong wind coming mostly from the Norheast, or "jugo", usually bringing with it clouds, rain and ugly weather from the South). And, if you take a look at the map of Korčula, you will have no trouble understanding why we're writing about it on the site dedicated to Korčula.Īs you can see and probably already know, there's a narrow channel between Korčula and Pelješac Peninsula, and maestral gets channelled in the 15 or so kilometres of the channel, and the Eastern-most point of that narrow channel is just where the Old Town Korčula lies. It rarely blows high uphill, and rarely is it a really strong wind with the speed of over 30 km/h, but it does get stronger as you get down the Adriatic coast, to the south. It will only appear during the period of anticyclone, which basically means nice weather, and it usually appears during the afternoon – its onset is sometime around midday, and you can almost feel it relenting during sunset on most evenings. Croatian Wikipedia will be a bit more helpful, though in Croatian, detailing that maestral is a refreshing wind blowing from the North-West during hot summer days, from the sea onto the land (it's a sea breeze). ![]() If you google "maestral wind", your first hit will be to Wikipedia link for mistral, where in the chapter "Maestral or maestro in the Adriatic" it will inform you that it is, in fact, not the same or even *similar* wind to the mistral you've just spent 10 minutes reading about. So let's, first of all, define "maestral". ![]() I like defining things, that's just the kind of person I am. If you're visiting Korčula in the summer, you will feel it, and hear people talking about "maestral".
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