Marine weather in Martinique

Boating conditions

Fort-de-France Bay, Martinique. A report cross-checked across several forecast models (Météo-France, GFS, ICON, ECMWF) and against the state of the sea, with a confidence rating that rises when the sources agree and drops when they disagree.

Good boating conditions

Wind and sea within coastal cruising limits.

Wind 6.9 kn E · gusts 15.3 kn Light breeze High confidence (4 sources agree)
Sea (swell) 0.7 m ESE · period 5 s Long swell 0.8 m Models: 0.7 to 1.2 m Medium confidence (3 sources disagree)
Sky 27 °C Drizzle · rain 0.1 mm ☀ 5:54 am ☾ 5:49 pm
Tides (Fort-de-France)
6:50 am Low tide · 0.66 m 1:47 pm High tide · 0.82 m 6:39 pm Low tide · 0.75 m
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Cross-checked with: Météo-France, GFS (NOAA), ICON (DWD), ECMWF, Météo-France Wave, GWAM (DWD), ECMWF WAM
Report updated at 6:16 pm (Martinique time).

The live weather map

Interactive Windy.com map (ECMWF model), centered on Martinique. Wind in knots. Pick a layer (wind, gusts, waves, swell, rain, temperature, clouds, currents) to change the display.

Wind direction and strength

N NE E SE S SW W NW
6.9kn gusts 15.3 kn
Wind from E · 81° The arrow points the way the wind is blowing.
Tide right now 0.75m falling
Low tide in 22 min 6:39 pm · 0.75 m
12 am6 am12 pm6 pm LT 6:50 am0.66 mHT 1:47 pm0.82 mLT 6:39 pm0.75 m
LT 6:50 am 0.66 m HT 1:47 pm 0.82 m LT 6:39 pm 0.75 m
Check the SHOM tide tables →

In-house harmonic prediction (real constants from the Fort-de-France tide gauge, TICON-4 / REFMAR-SHOM). Heights above chart datum.

The next few hours

0715 76 pm0.7 m77 pm0.7 m68 pm0.7 m79 pm0.7 m610 pm0.7 m611 pm0.8 m612 am0.7 m61 am0.7 m52 am0.7 m53 am0.6 m54 am0.6 m55 am0.6 m
Wind (kn) Gusts Swell (m) ▼ wind direction

Next few days

Tomorrow
Wind 9 kn Gusts 18 kn Swell 0.7 m Rain 2.5 mm
Friday Oct 9
Wind 10 kn Gusts 20 kn Swell 0.7 m Rain 1.4 mm
Saturday Oct 10
Wind 9 kn Gusts 19 kn Swell 0.7 m Rain 1 mm
Sunday Oct 11
Wind 11 kn Gusts 22 kn Swell 0.7 m Rain 2.5 mm

Source by source

The figure at the top is the median of the models below. When they disagree, we lower the confidence rating and show the range. We do not hide uncertainty.

Wind (knots)

Météo-France7.3 kn
GFS (NOAA)6.5 kn
ICON (DWD)6.1 kn
ECMWF7.5 kn
Consensus (median)6.9 kn

Swell (meters)

Météo-France Wave0.72 m
GWAM (DWD)1.18 m
ECMWF WAM0.66 m
Consensus (median)0.7 m

Sources: Open-Meteo (Météo-France, GFS/NOAA, ICON/DWD and ECMWF models for wind; Météo-France Wave, GWAM and ECMWF WAM for swell), free data. Interactive map: Windy.com. Tides: WorldTides (Fort-de-France) or the SHOM link. Official alerts: Météo-France Antilles. This report is a decision aid: responsibility for going out stays with the skipper.