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Last update: 20:37 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)

Tuesday, Dec 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
26° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
1%
12° C
1023 hpa
289° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
1.1 m
04h
27° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
12° C
1021 hpa
295° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
02:46
1.3 m
07h
21° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
12° C
1022 hpa
300° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
07:10
0.9 m
10h
27° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
16° C
1022 hpa
300° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
1.2 m
13h
334° NNW
3 kts
max 6 kts
4%
18° C
1020 hpa
301° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
12:52
1.6 m
16h
344° NNW
4 kts
max 7 kts
4%
17° C
1019 hpa
300° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
0.9 m
19h
27° NNE
7 kts
max 8 kts
2%
14° C
1020 hpa
300° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
20:18
-0.1 m
22h
31° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
13° C
1020 hpa
302° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
0.1 m

Wednesday, Dec 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
35° NE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
13° C
1019 hpa
302° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
0.9 m
04h
33° NNE
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
13° C
1018 hpa
299° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
03:39
1.3 m
07h
31° NNE
7 kts
max 8 kts
3%
13° C
1019 hpa
295° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
1.0 m
10h
24° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
17° C
1019 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
08:38
0.9 m
13h
345° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1017 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
13:59
1.3 m
16h
349° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
19° C
1017 hpa
295° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
1.1 m
19h
27° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
296° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
0.3 m
22h
25° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
21:08
0.0 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)

Thursday, Dec 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
31° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
277° W
1.4 m
14 s
0.8 m
04h
28° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
277° W
1.4 m
15 s
04:27
1.4 m
07h
28° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
280° W
1.5 m
15 s
1.1 m
10h
31° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1018 hpa
285° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
10:10
0.8 m
13h
311° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
288° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
1.0 m
16h
335° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
15:18
1.2 m
19h
27° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1016 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
0.6 m
22h
30° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
21:56
0.2 m

Friday, Dec 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
33° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
0.7 m
04h
36° NE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
05:09
1.4 m
07h
35° NE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
288° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
1.3 m
10h
51° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
288° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
0.7 m
13h
305° NW
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
11:31
0.6 m
16h
292° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1014 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
16:48
1.0 m
19h
51° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
0.8 m
22h
53° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
22:42
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)

Saturday, Dec 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
55° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
0.6 m
04h
59° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
14° C
1015 hpa
282° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
1.3 m
07h
57° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
90%
14° C
1015 hpa
279° W
1.1 m
12 s
05:45
1.5 m
10h
104° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
55%
17° C
1016 hpa
277° W
1.0 m
12 s
0.7 m
13h
214° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
49%
19° C
1015 hpa
275° W
1.0 m
12 s
12:35
0.4 m
16h
201° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1015 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
12 s
0.8 m
19h
170° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
272° W
0.9 m
12 s
18:20
1.0 m
22h
62° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
12 s
23:25
0.6 m

Sunday, Dec 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
48° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
12 s
0.7 m
04h
76° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
270° W
0.9 m
12 s
1.3 m
07h
38° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
267° W
0.9 m
12 s
06:18
1.6 m
10h
87° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
7%
17° C
1018 hpa
269° W
0.9 m
11 s
0.8 m
13h
277° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
90%
19° C
1017 hpa
268° W
0.8 m
11 s
13:26
0.2 m
16h
284° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
18° C
1017 hpa
268° W
0.8 m
11 s
0.5 m
19h
328° NNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
17%
15° C
1018 hpa
268° W
0.8 m
11 s
19:42
1.0 m
22h
64° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1019 hpa
269° W
0.8 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)

Monday, Dec 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
37° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
7%
14° C
1019 hpa
268° W
0.9 m
10 s
00:06
0.7 m
04h
13° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
89%
14° C
1019 hpa
266° W
0.9 m
10 s
1.2 m
07h
18° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
19%
13° C
1020 hpa
261° W
0.9 m
11 s
06:48
1.6 m
10h
336° NNW
0 kts
max 2 kts
99%
17° C
1022 hpa
265° W
0.9 m
11 s
1.0 m
13h
280° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
18° C
1020 hpa
271° W
0.9 m
10 s
14:07
0.1 m
16h
301° WNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
17° C
1020 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
11 s
0.3 m
19h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1022 hpa
275° W
0.9 m
12 s
0.9 m
22h
352° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
8%
15° C
1023 hpa
267° W
0.9 m
12 s
20:49
1.0 m

Tuesday, Dec 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
51° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1022 hpa
249° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
00:44
0.8 m
04h
7° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1022 hpa
245° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
1.2 m
07h
31° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
48%
14° C
1023 hpa
259° W
1.2 m
15 s
07:17
1.7 m
10h
48° NE
0 kts
max 3 kts
11%
17° C
1024 hpa
277° W
1.2 m
12 s
1.2 m
13h
293° WNW
4 kts
max 7 kts
14%
19° C
1022 hpa
282° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
0.2 m
16h
358° N
4 kts
max 8 kts
14%
17° C
1022 hpa
283° WNW
1.5 m
12 s
14:45
0.0 m
19h
344° NNW
4 kts
max 8 kts
19%
15° C
1023 hpa
281° W
1.6 m
13 s
0.8 m
22h
16° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
14° C
1023 hpa
273° W
1.6 m
13 s
21:43
1.0 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 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
349° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
13° C
1023 hpa
268° W
1.6 m
13 s
01:22
0.9 m
04h
11° N
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1022 hpa
267° W
1.6 m
13 s
1.1 m
07h
0° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1023 hpa
269° W
1.6 m
13 s
07:47
1.7 m
10h
16° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
78%
16° C
1024 hpa
276° W
1.6 m
12 s
1.4 m
13h
302° WNW
4 kts
max 9 kts
99%
18° C
1022 hpa
279° W
1.6 m
12 s
0.3 m
16h
350° N
4 kts
max 11 kts
99%
17° C
1021 hpa
279° W
1.5 m
12 s
15:19
-0.1 m
19h
10° N
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
1022 hpa
279° W
1.5 m
12 s
0.6 m
22h
3° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1023 hpa
278° W
1.5 m
12 s
22:28
1.1 m

Thursday, Dec 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
41° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
12%
14° C
1022 hpa
277° W
1.4 m
12 s
01:58
0.9 m
04h
18° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
10%
14° C
1021 hpa
277° W
1.4 m
12 s
1.1 m
07h
34° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
2%
14° C
1022 hpa
278° W
1.4 m
12 s
08:18
1.7 m
10h
34° NE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1023 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
1.5 m
13h
318° NW
3 kts
max 6 kts
88%
20° C
1021 hpa
284° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
0.5 m
16h
334° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
51%
19° C
1020 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
15:54
-0.2 m
19h
15° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
27%
17° C
1020 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
0.4 m
22h
26° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
15° C
1021 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
23:08
1.1 m

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