France

Mistral brings waves of up to 7 meters


Mistral rushes to Corsica and Sardinia with 12 Beaufort

Forecast wave height

The Mistral (wind) regularly creates stormy conditions in the Golfe du Lion. The winds often reach as far as Menorca, Corsica, Sardinia and even Tunisia.


Starting this evening, a particularly strong Mistral will build up, bringing hurricane gusts (12 Beaufort) with it from Wednesday afternoon to Saturday. The waves reach a height of up to 7 meters.



The Balearic island of Menorca will also be hit hard, with heavy gusts of wind (10 Bft) and waves of 3 meters expected. Sardinia will be hit particularly hard on Friday night. Hurricane gusts of 140 km/h are forecast there.

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