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Last update: 17:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
318° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
5%
2° C
1021 hpa
0.3 m
04h
260° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
91%
2° C
1021 hpa
04:10
0.6 m
07h
203° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
1° C
1020 hpa
0.3 m
10h
185° S
3 kts
max 6 kts
0%
6° C
1019 hpa
09:55
0.0 m
13h
198° SSW
7 kts
max 13 kts
30%
10° C
1015 hpa
0.4 m
16h
197° SSW
8 kts
max 21 kts
99%
10° C
1011 hpa
16:26
0.7 m
19h
201° SSW
10 kts
max 31 kts
99%
8° C
1010 hpa
0.5 m
22h
212° SSW
10 kts
max 32 kts
99%
8° C
1008 hpa
23:07
0.0 m

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
215° SW
9 kts
max 28 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
0.2 m
04h
208° SSW
5 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
1006 hpa
05:03
0.6 m
07h
199° SSW
5 kts
max 16 kts
93%
6° C
1006 hpa
0.4 m
10h
202° SSW
5 kts
max 10 kts
96%
7° C
1006 hpa
10:47
0.0 m
13h
198° SSW
8 kts
max 16 kts
99%
11° C
1002 hpa
0.2 m
16h
200° SSW
7 kts
max 19 kts
99%
11° C
1000 hpa
17:17
0.7 m
19h
211° SSW
8 kts
max 22 kts
98%
9° C
999 hpa
0.6 m
22h
203° SSW
8 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
997 hpa
0.2 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)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
238° WSW
8 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.57 mm
7° C
996 hpa
00:00
0.0 m
04h
297° WNW
13 kts
max 25 kts
97%
1.45 mm
2° C
999 hpa
0.5 m
07h
292° WNW
12 kts
max 23 kts
4%
-2° C
1002 hpa
05:53
0.6 m
10h
294° WNW
13 kts
max 22 kts
49%
-2° C
1005 hpa
0.1 m
13h
291° WNW
14 kts
max 21 kts
89%
-1° C
1004 hpa
11:41
0.0 m
16h
290° WNW
11 kts
max 23 kts
25%
-1° C
1005 hpa
0.6 m
19h
283° WNW
11 kts
max 26 kts
33%
-3° C
1008 hpa
18:04
0.7 m
22h
284° WNW
11 kts
max 29 kts
23%
-3° C
1009 hpa
0.3 m

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
282° WNW
10 kts
max 27 kts
1%
-4° C
1011 hpa
00:49
0.0 m
04h
274° W
8 kts
max 23 kts
0%
-4° C
1013 hpa
0.4 m
07h
242° WSW
4 kts
max 12 kts
48%
-4° C
1015 hpa
06:40
0.6 m
10h
216° SW
5 kts
max 8 kts
10%
-1° C
1016 hpa
0.2 m
13h
194° SSW
8 kts
max 14 kts
96%
2° C
1014 hpa
12:33
16h
192° SSW
10 kts
max 24 kts
5%
4° C
1012 hpa
0.5 m
19h
195° SSW
10 kts
max 29 kts
4%
2° C
1013 hpa
18:49
0.7 m
22h
194° SSW
8 kts
max 30 kts
5%
1° C
1014 hpa
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)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
197° SSW
7 kts
max 27 kts
72%
0° C
1013 hpa
01:35
04h
196° SSW
7 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0° C
1013 hpa
0.3 m
07h
194° SSW
6 kts
max 22 kts
96%
0° C
1013 hpa
07:24
0.6 m
10h
209° SSW
9 kts
max 25 kts
62%
4° C
1014 hpa
0.3 m
13h
231° SW
11 kts
max 24 kts
5%
8° C
1013 hpa
13:22
0.0 m
16h
243° WSW
10 kts
max 23 kts
5%
8° C
1014 hpa
0.3 m
19h
301° WNW
8 kts
max 17 kts
6%
4° C
1018 hpa
19:30
0.8 m
22h
318° NW
8 kts
max 18 kts
78%
0° C
1020 hpa
0.5 m

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
312° NW
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
-1° C
1022 hpa
02:18
0.0 m
04h
293° WNW
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-2° C
1022 hpa
0.1 m
07h
292° WNW
7 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-2° C
1022 hpa
08:03
0.7 m
10h
296° WNW
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
-2° C
1023 hpa
0.5 m
13h
286° WNW
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0° C
1020 hpa
14:09
0.0 m
16h
305° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
6%
0° C
1019 hpa
0.1 m
19h
319° NW
9 kts
max 16 kts
4%
-2° C
1020 hpa
20:09
0.8 m
22h
310° NW
9 kts
max 19 kts
4%
-4° C
1020 hpa
0.6 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)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
305° NW
9 kts
max 20 kts
0%
-4° C
1020 hpa
0.1 m
04h
298° WNW
8 kts
max 20 kts
0%
-5° C
1021 hpa
02:58
0.0 m
07h
289° WNW
7 kts
max 16 kts
0%
-5° C
1022 hpa
0.6 m
10h
225° SW
5 kts
max 9 kts
0%
-3° C
1022 hpa
08:39
0.7 m
13h
219° SW
8 kts
max 13 kts
50%
1° C
1018 hpa
0.1 m
16h
217° SW
7 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2° C
1016 hpa
14:53
0.0 m
19h
208° SSW
6 kts
max 23 kts
66%
0° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
22h
224° SW
8 kts
max 25 kts
64%
0° C
1015 hpa
20:46
0.8 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
231° SW
5 kts
max 17 kts
4%
-1° C
1015 hpa
0.2 m
04h
262° W
3 kts
max 10 kts
41%
-2° C
1016 hpa
03:35
-0.1 m
07h
317° NW
3 kts
max 7 kts
11%
-3° C
1017 hpa
0.5 m
10h
303° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
0° C
1017 hpa
09:13
0.7 m
13h
264° W
6 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3° C
1015 hpa
0.2 m
16h
291° WNW
10 kts
max 19 kts
5%
4° C
1015 hpa
15:36
-0.1 m
19h
290° WNW
9 kts
max 23 kts
25%
0° C
1019 hpa
0.5 m
22h
313° NW
7 kts
max 16 kts
91%
-2° C
1021 hpa
21:23
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)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
306° NW
7 kts
max 18 kts
67%
-3° C
1023 hpa
0.3 m
04h
296° WNW
9 kts
max 24 kts
0%
-4° C
1026 hpa
04:11
-0.1 m
07h
305° NW
8 kts
max 15 kts
4%
-6° C
1029 hpa
0.4 m
10h
307° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
25%
-5° C
1031 hpa
09:48
0.7 m
13h
301° WNW
8 kts
max 13 kts
81%
-3° C
1030 hpa
0.3 m
16h
297° WNW
6 kts
max 12 kts
4%
-1° C
1030 hpa
16:19
-0.1 m
19h
22° NNE
2 kts
max 4 kts
18%
-3° C
1031 hpa
0.3 m
22h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
2%
-4° C
1032 hpa
22:02
0.8 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Tides
01h
108° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
-5° C
1031 hpa
0.4 m
04h
157° SSE
3 kts
max 8 kts
4%
-5° C
1030 hpa
04:45
-0.1 m
07h
176° S
3 kts
max 8 kts
53%
-5° C
1030 hpa
0.2 m
10h
198° SSW
7 kts
max 17 kts
92%
0° C
1028 hpa
10:25
0.8 m
13h
213° SSW
9 kts
max 19 kts
36%
6° C
1024 hpa
0.5 m
16h
213° SSW
8 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
1021 hpa
17:03
-0.1 m
19h
209° SSW
8 kts
max 29 kts
62%
3° C
1021 hpa
0.1 m
22h
217° SW
5 kts
max 25 kts
99%
3° C
1021 hpa
22:44
0.8 m

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This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 12:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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