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Last update: 08:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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, Mar 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
2%
19° C
1015 hpa
192° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
01:38
0.5 m
04h
352° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
193° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
0.9 m
07h
11° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
19° C
1016 hpa
193° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
07:40
1.8 m
10h
249° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
4%
24° C
1017 hpa
193° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
1.3 m
13h
257° WSW
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
25° C
1016 hpa
194° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
-0.1 m
16h
274° W
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
23° C
1015 hpa
195° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
14:40
-0.4 m
19h
302° WNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
20° C
1016 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
14 s
0.9 m
22h
306° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
47%
18° C
1016 hpa
199° SSW
1.0 m
13 s
21:03
1.3 m

Monday, Mar 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
317° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
16° C
1016 hpa
222° SW
1.1 m
11 s
02:23
0.4 m
04h
326° NW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
15° C
1015 hpa
272° W
1.2 m
6 s
0.6 m
07h
339° NNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
23%
14° C
1016 hpa
278° W
1.2 m
6 s
08:25
1.8 m
10h
292° WNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
268° W
1.2 m
9 s
1.5 m
13h
272° W
11 kts
max 14 kts
0%
23° C
1014 hpa
279° W
1.4 m
6 s
0.2 m
16h
295° WNW
11 kts
max 16 kts
0%
22° C
1013 hpa
274° W
1.8 m
6 s
15:12
-0.3 m
19h
337° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
277° W
1.6 m
6 s
0.8 m
22h
354° N
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
277° W
1.2 m
6 s
21:31
1.4 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)

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
11° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
276° W
1.1 m
8 s
0.6 m
04h
33° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
276° W
1.0 m
7 s
03:06
0.2 m
07h
27° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
8%
14° C
1017 hpa
273° W
1.0 m
5 s
1.3 m
10h
209° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
20° C
1018 hpa
261° W
0.9 m
6 s
09:06
1.7 m
13h
236° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
21° C
1017 hpa
262° W
0.9 m
6 s
0.5 m
16h
249° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
20° C
1016 hpa
266° W
0.8 m
5 s
15:40
-0.2 m
19h
335° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1016 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
4 s
0.7 m
22h
351° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
272° W
0.9 m
5 s
21:58
1.4 m

Wednesday, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
0° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1016 hpa
270° W
1.0 m
4 s
0.8 m
04h
0° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
264° W
1.0 m
6 s
03:48
0.2 m
07h
15° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
15° C
1016 hpa
258° WSW
0.9 m
8 s
0.9 m
10h
244° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
66%
21° C
1016 hpa
260° W
0.9 m
7 s
09:47
1.5 m
13h
265° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
22° C
1015 hpa
277° W
1.0 m
5 s
0.7 m
16h
337° NNW
6 kts
max 11 kts
48%
22° C
1014 hpa
284° WNW
1.4 m
6 s
16:07
0.0 m
19h
333° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
7 s
0.6 m
22h
340° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
6 s
22:24
1.5 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, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
345° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
13° C
1015 hpa
270° W
1.1 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
354° N
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
246° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
04:31
0.2 m
07h
354° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
12° C
1016 hpa
240° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
0.6 m
10h
321° NW
6 kts
max 13 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
10:27
1.4 m
13h
329° NNW
5 kts
max 13 kts
4%
20° C
1015 hpa
266° W
0.9 m
11 s
0.9 m
16h
356° N
8 kts
max 13 kts
0%
20° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
0.9 m
10 s
16:30
0.1 m
19h
4° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
0.6 m
22h
10° N
9 kts
max 10 kts
0%
12° C
1016 hpa
283° WNW
1.1 m
10 s
22:50
1.5 m

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
19° NNE
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
12° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
9 s
1.1 m
04h
21° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
9 s
05:14
0.2 m
07h
10° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
13° C
1016 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
0.4 m
10h
242° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
21° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
11:09
1.2 m
13h
240° WSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
284° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
1.0 m
16h
243° WSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
98%
20° C
1013 hpa
283° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
16:50
0.3 m
19h
22° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
82%
15° C
1012 hpa
280° W
0.9 m
11 s
0.6 m
22h
35° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
14° C
1013 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
11 s
23:16
1.5 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, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
39° NE
11 kts
max 21 kts
5%
17° C
1013 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
11 s
1.3 m
04h
14° NNE
7 kts
max 11 kts
3%
15° C
1013 hpa
276° W
0.8 m
11 s
0.4 m
07h
6° N
8 kts
max 11 kts
11%
14° C
1015 hpa
270° W
0.8 m
11 s
06:01
0.2 m
10h
33° NNE
4 kts
max 16 kts
2%
20° C
1016 hpa
268° W
0.7 m
11 s
0.8 m
13h
289° WNW
0 kts
max 9 kts
40%
22° C
1016 hpa
266° W
0.7 m
11 s
11:57
1.0 m
16h
359° N
5 kts
max 12 kts
4%
22° C
1015 hpa
268° W
0.6 m
11 s
17:06
0.5 m
19h
10° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
4%
17° C
1016 hpa
269° W
0.6 m
10 s
0.6 m
22h
10° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
53%
15° C
1016 hpa
270° W
0.6 m
10 s
1.3 m

Sunday, Mar 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
6° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
2%
14° C
1015 hpa
274° W
0.6 m
10 s
23:44
1.4 m
05h
18° NNE
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
14° C
1014 hpa
259° W
0.6 m
11 s
0.6 m
08h
17° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1014 hpa
247° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
07:57
0.2 m
11h
219° SW
1 kts
max 4 kts
0%
24° C
1014 hpa
241° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
0.6 m
14h
242° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
24° C
1012 hpa
240° WSW
0.5 m
12 s
13:59
0.8 m
17h
254° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
23° C
1011 hpa
242° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
18:13
0.6 m
20h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
0.7 m
23h
12° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
18° C
1011 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
1.2 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)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
11° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
1011 hpa
259° W
0.7 m
12 s
01:16
1.4 m
05h
4° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
3%
17° C
1009 hpa
266° W
0.7 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
5° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
18° C
1010 hpa
275° W
0.7 m
13 s
09:15
0.3 m
11h
237° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
41%
24° C
1011 hpa
280° W
0.7 m
13 s
0.4 m
14h
185° S
5 kts
max 5 kts
16%
23° C
1011 hpa
281° W
0.7 m
13 s
0.6 m
17h
185° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
22° C
1010 hpa
281° W
0.8 m
12 s
16:25
0.7 m
20h
26° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
11%
17° C
1011 hpa
280° W
0.8 m
12 s
0.8 m
23h
353° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1012 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
12 s
1.1 m

Tuesday, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
61° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
53%
16° C
1013 hpa
271° W
0.8 m
13 s
02:01
1.3 m
05h
66° ENE
1 kts
max 3 kts
37%
15° C
1012 hpa
263° W
0.8 m
14 s
1.0 m
08h
72° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
76%
16° C
1013 hpa
260° W
0.8 m
15 s
0.5 m
11h
185° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
94%
20° C
1014 hpa
260° W
0.8 m
15 s
11:02
0.3 m
14h
191° S
5 kts
max 5 kts
40%
20° C
1014 hpa
245° WSW
0.8 m
16 s
0.4 m

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