Nicosia:The Cyprus Department of Meteorology has released its forecast for the sea area surrounding Cyprus for the period from 0600 on October 24 until 0600 on October 25, 2026. The forecast covers an area extending 8 kilometers seawards and is based on the Beaufort wind scale.
According to Cyprus News Agency, the area is currently under the influence of weak high pressure, which is expected to result in mainly fine weather conditions. However, there will be instances of locally increased low cloud coverage tonight, particularly over the western and northern coasts. Later, local mist and increased cloud cover are likely over the eastern and southeastern coastal areas.
The atmospheric pressure at the time of the forecast issue is recorded at 1014 hPa. Visibility across the sea area is anticipated to be good, with a sea surface temperature of 25°C. There are no warnings in effect for the period.
For the west coast, winds in the morning are expected to shift from northwest to north at a Beaufort scale of 3 to 4, gradually changing to west to northwest at 4. The sea will range from smooth to slight, becoming locally slight. In the afternoon, winds will be west to northwest at 4 to 5, with localized conditions of northwest to north at 3 to 4. The sea state will be slight, with some areas smooth to slight. During the night, winds will transition to northwest to northeast at 3, with local conditions at first from northwest at 4, resulting in smooth to slight seas, locally slight initially.
On the south coast, morning winds will be northwest to northeast at 3 to 4, gradually shifting southeast to southwest at 3, with the sea state smooth to slight. Afternoon winds will be southeast to southwest at 3 to 4, locally shifting to northeast to southeast, with similar sea conditions. At night, winds will be northwest to northeast at 3, occasionally 3 to 4, maintaining a smooth to slight sea state.
The east coast will experience northwest to north winds at 3 in the morning, occasionally 3 to 4, with a smooth to slight sea, at times slight. In the afternoon, winds will shift to north to northeast at 3, at times 3 to 4, with similar sea conditions. At night, winds will change to west to northwest at 3, initially north to northeast at 3 to 4, resulting in a smooth to slight sea, initially slight locally.
For the north coast, morning winds will be variable at 3, gradually shifting to northwest to northeast, with a smooth to slight sea. In the afternoon, winds will be northwest to north at 3, occasionally 3 to 4 locally, with similar sea conditions. At night, winds will change to southeast to southwest at 3, locally west to northwest, with a smooth to slight sea condition.