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 5.2 kn ESE · gusts 14.7 kn Light breeze High confidence (4 sources agree)
Sea (swell) 0.8 m ESE · period 5.7 s Long swell 1.0 m Models: 0.8 to 1.4 m Medium confidence (3 sources disagree)
Sky 28 °C Overcast ☀ 5:54 am ☾ 5:49 pm
Tides (Fort-de-France)
6:08 am Low tide · 0.63 m 1:41 pm High tide · 0.80 m 5:01 pm Low tide · 0.77 m 11:20 pm High tide · 0.88 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 5:04 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
5.2kn gusts 14.7 kn
Wind from ESE · 104° The arrow points the way the wind is blowing.
Tide right now 0.77m rising
High tide in 6 hr 15 min 11:20 pm · 0.88 m
12 am6 am12 pm6 pm LT 6:08 am0.63 mHT 1:41 pm0.80 mLT 5:01 pm0.77 mHT 11:20 pm0.88 m
LT 6:08 am 0.63 m HT 1:41 pm 0.80 m LT 5:01 pm 0.77 m HT 11:20 pm 0.88 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 55 pm0.8 m56 pm0.8 m47 pm0.8 m48 pm0.7 m49 pm0.7 m510 pm0.8 m511 pm0.8 m412 am0.8 m41 am0.8 m42 am0.8 m43 am0.8 m44 am0.8 m
Wind (kn) Gusts Swell (m) ▼ wind direction

Next few days

Tomorrow
Wind 9 kn Gusts 17 kn Swell 0.8 m Rain 1.5 mm
Thursday Oct 8
Wind 9 kn Gusts 19 kn Swell 0.7 m Rain 2.8 mm
Friday Oct 9
Wind 10 kn Gusts 19 kn Swell 0.7 m Rain 1 mm
Saturday Oct 10
Wind 9 kn Gusts 19 kn Swell 0.7 m Rain 1.1 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-France5.7 kn
GFS (NOAA)4.6 kn
ICON (DWD)3.4 kn
ECMWF7 kn
Consensus (median)5.2 kn

Swell (meters)

Météo-France Wave0.82 m
GWAM (DWD)1.40 m
ECMWF WAM0.78 m
Consensus (median)0.8 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.