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Last update: 12:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Dec 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
157° SSE
16 kts
max 25 kts
1%
17° C
1003 hpa
215° SW
1.8 m
9 s
1.4 m
05h
156° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
0%
17° C
1003 hpa
215° SW
1.8 m
9 s
03:58
1.8 m
08h
156° SSE
17 kts
max 22 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
215° SW
1.8 m
9 s
0.7 m
11h
166° SSE
15 kts
max 18 kts
0%
20° C
1004 hpa
214° SW
1.7 m
8 s
10:03
0.4 m
14h
169° S
19 kts
max 24 kts
0%
20° C
1003 hpa
214° SW
1.9 m
8 s
1.4 m
17h
165° SSE
20 kts
max 26 kts
0%
20° C
1002 hpa
217° SW
1.9 m
11 s
16:11
1.8 m
20h
157° SSE
19 kts
max 29 kts
0%
18° C
1002 hpa
223° SW
2.1 m
13 s
0.8 m
23h
152° SSE
18 kts
max 27 kts
0%
17° C
1003 hpa
223° SW
2.2 m
13 s
22:28
0.3 m

Sunday, Dec 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
146° SE
11 kts
max 17 kts
0%
16° C
1001 hpa
221° SW
2.1 m
13 s
1.2 m
05h
143° SE
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
16° C
1000 hpa
220° SW
2.1 m
12 s
04:44
1.8 m
08h
139° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
18° C
1000 hpa
221° SW
2.1 m
12 s
1.0 m
11h
167° SSE
9 kts
max 10 kts
97%
21° C
1000 hpa
222° SW
2.1 m
12 s
10:52
0.4 m
14h
170° S
14 kts
max 16 kts
84%
21° C
999 hpa
223° SW
2.2 m
12 s
1.1 m
17h
166° SSE
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
20° C
999 hpa
224° SW
2.2 m
12 s
16:59
1.7 m
20h
161° SSE
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
18° C
999 hpa
225° SW
2.2 m
12 s
1.1 m
23h
162° SSE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
18° C
999 hpa
226° SW
2.2 m
12 s
23:13
0.4 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Dec 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
164° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
54%
17° C
998 hpa
227° SW
2.0 m
12 s
0.9 m
05h
166° SSE
10 kts
max 15 kts
23%
17° C
998 hpa
227° SW
1.9 m
12 s
05:32
1.7 m
08h
169° S
10 kts
max 13 kts
4%
18° C
1000 hpa
226° SW
1.7 m
12 s
1.3 m
11h
184° S
11 kts
max 13 kts
1%
20° C
1001 hpa
223° SW
1.7 m
12 s
11:45
0.5 m
14h
196° SSW
13 kts
max 15 kts
1%
21° C
1000 hpa
220° SW
1.8 m
12 s
0.8 m
17h
190° S
13 kts
max 17 kts
5%
20° C
1000 hpa
219° SW
1.9 m
12 s
17:48
1.6 m
20h
175° S
11 kts
max 16 kts
4%
19° C
1001 hpa
220° SW
1.9 m
12 s
1.3 m
23h
170° S
9 kts
max 14 kts
8%
18° C
1002 hpa
221° SW
1.9 m
12 s
00:00
0.5 m

Tuesday, Dec 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
168° SSE
8 kts
max 12 kts
2%
18° C
1001 hpa
222° SW
1.9 m
12 s
0.7 m
05h
166° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
2%
17° C
1001 hpa
222° SW
1.9 m
11 s
06:23
1.6 m
08h
178° S
8 kts
max 11 kts
10%
19° C
1003 hpa
223° SW
1.9 m
11 s
1.5 m
11h
182° S
11 kts
max 13 kts
1%
21° C
1003 hpa
224° SW
1.9 m
11 s
0.8 m
14h
184° S
14 kts
max 16 kts
1%
21° C
1003 hpa
226° SW
1.9 m
11 s
12:43
0.6 m
17h
169° S
16 kts
max 21 kts
3%
20° C
1003 hpa
228° SW
1.9 m
11 s
1.3 m
20h
157° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
226° SW
2.0 m
11 s
18:41
1.5 m
23h
156° SSE
15 kts
max 23 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
223° SW
2.0 m
10 s
0.8 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Dec 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
152° SSE
14 kts
max 21 kts
1%
17° C
1003 hpa
218° SW
2.0 m
10 s
00:52
0.6 m
05h
141° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
17° C
1002 hpa
216° SW
1.9 m
10 s
1.3 m
08h
135° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
18° C
1002 hpa
213° SSW
1.8 m
10 s
07:18
1.6 m
11h
190° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
22° C
1001 hpa
208° SSW
1.8 m
10 s
1.0 m
14h
177° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
1%
23° C
999 hpa
190° S
2.0 m
9 s
13:49
0.7 m
17h
161° SSE
14 kts
max 17 kts
0%
22° C
997 hpa
177° S
2.1 m
8 s
1.1 m
20h
152° SSE
11 kts
max 15 kts
0%
21° C
997 hpa
169° S
2.1 m
8 s
19:42
1.4 m
23h
140° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
18° C
997 hpa
187° S
1.8 m
9 s
1.0 m

Thursday, Dec 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
144° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
17° C
995 hpa
198° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
01:52
0.7 m
05h
128° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
60%
16° C
994 hpa
205° SSW
1.4 m
10 s
1.1 m
08h
123° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
98%
19° C
994 hpa
214° SW
1.3 m
10 s
08:21
1.5 m
11h
259° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
23° C
993 hpa
215° SW
1.2 m
10 s
1.2 m
14h
231° SW
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
23° C
991 hpa
216° SW
1.2 m
9 s
15:03
0.7 m
17h
209° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
22° C
990 hpa
217° SW
1.3 m
9 s
0.9 m
20h
220° SW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
20° C
993 hpa
218° SW
1.2 m
9 s
20:54
1.3 m
23h
227° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
26%
19° C
993 hpa
219° SW
1.2 m
9 s
1.1 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Dec 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
344° NNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
8%
18° C
993 hpa
222° SW
1.1 m
11 s
03:01
0.8 m
05h
344° NNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
49%
17° C
993 hpa
225° SW
1.1 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
346° NNW
15 kts
max 22 kts
56%
17° C
995 hpa
228° SW
1.2 m
14 s
1.4 m
11h
322° NW
18 kts
max 26 kts
34%
19° C
995 hpa
233° SW
1.4 m
15 s
09:31
1.5 m
14h
323° NW
18 kts
max 29 kts
98%
19° C
994 hpa
234° SW
1.7 m
15 s
0.9 m
17h
325° NW
17 kts
max 27 kts
86%
18° C
993 hpa
233° SW
2.0 m
16 s
16:20
0.8 m
20h
293° WNW
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.08 mm
18° C
995 hpa
230° SW
2.3 m
15 s
1.1 m
23h
262° W
12 kts
max 16 kts
13%
0.64 mm
17° C
997 hpa
229° SW
2.5 m
15 s
22:14
1.3 m

Saturday, Dec 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
288° WNW
11 kts
max 16 kts
63%
0.82 mm
16° C
998 hpa
230° SW
2.8 m
14 s
0.9 m
05h
276° W
14 kts
max 20 kts
8%
1.06 mm
16° C
1000 hpa
230° SW
3.0 m
14 s
04:15
0.8 m
08h
265° W
13 kts
max 18 kts
1%
0.42 mm
17° C
1003 hpa
229° SW
3.2 m
14 s
1.2 m
11h
255° WSW
13 kts
max 16 kts
15%
18° C
1005 hpa
229° SW
3.4 m
13 s
10:40
1.5 m
14h
251° WSW
12 kts
max 13 kts
9%
18° C
1005 hpa
229° SW
3.5 m
13 s
1.1 m
17h
251° WSW
10 kts
max 11 kts
13%
18° C
1005 hpa
229° SW
3.5 m
13 s
17:26
0.7 m
20h
232° SW
8 kts
max 10 kts
42%
17° C
1007 hpa
230° SW
3.5 m
13 s
0.9 m
23h
196° SSW
7 kts
max 8 kts
67%
16° C
1008 hpa
230° SW
3.4 m
13 s
23:27
1.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Dec 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
160° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
48%
16° C
1007 hpa
229° SW
3.3 m
13 s
1.1 m
05h
136° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
68%
15° C
1007 hpa
229° SW
3.2 m
12 s
05:22
0.8 m
08h
164° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
39%
17° C
1007 hpa
228° SW
3.0 m
12 s
1.0 m
11h
172° S
9 kts
max 10 kts
51%
19° C
1007 hpa
227° SW
2.9 m
12 s
11:41
1.5 m
14h
181° S
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
20° C
1005 hpa
226° SW
2.8 m
12 s
1.3 m
17h
172° S
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
19° C
1003 hpa
224° SW
2.7 m
12 s
18:18
0.7 m
20h
161° SSE
14 kts
max 20 kts
0%
18° C
1003 hpa
222° SW
2.6 m
11 s
0.8 m
23h
154° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
4%
17° C
1002 hpa
221° SW
2.5 m
11 s
00:24
1.4 m

Monday, Dec 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
142° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
16° C
999 hpa
220° SW
2.4 m
11 s
1.2 m
05h
134° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
1%
16° C
998 hpa
219° SW
2.2 m
11 s
06:16
0.8 m
08h
351° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
18° C
999 hpa
219° SW
2.1 m
11 s
0.9 m
11h
253° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
21° C
998 hpa
218° SW
2.1 m
11 s
12:30
1.5 m
14h
201° SSW
11 kts
max 11 kts
5%
22° C
997 hpa
218° SW
2.1 m
11 s
1.4 m
17h
189° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
1%
21° C
996 hpa
218° SW
2.1 m
11 s
0.8 m
20h
183° S
10 kts
max 12 kts
0%
19° C
997 hpa
218° SW
2.1 m
11 s
19:00
0.6 m
23h
183° S
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
18° C
998 hpa
217° SW
2.2 m
11 s
1.2 m

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