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Last update: 20:43 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)

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
327° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
12° C
1022 hpa
267° W
1.4 m
10 s
1.0 m
04h
338° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
12° C
1021 hpa
280° W
1.2 m
8 s
1.4 m
07h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
11° C
1022 hpa
281° W
1.1 m
9 s
05:47
1.5 m
10h
214° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
5%
16° C
1022 hpa
282° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
0.6 m
13h
244° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
18° C
1021 hpa
282° WNW
1.0 m
8 s
13:35
-0.1 m
16h
255° WSW
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
18° C
1019 hpa
208° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
0.2 m
19h
332° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
14° C
1019 hpa
206° SSW
1.2 m
16 s
0.9 m
22h
11° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
13° C
1019 hpa
211° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
20:36
1.0 m

Friday, Feb 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
19° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
12° C
1018 hpa
220° SW
1.0 m
16 s
00:22
0.8 m
04h
16° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
12° C
1017 hpa
235° SW
0.9 m
16 s
1.3 m
07h
14° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
12° C
1018 hpa
254° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
06:33
1.6 m
10h
266° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
19° C
1019 hpa
247° WSW
0.8 m
15 s
0.8 m
13h
264° W
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
20° C
1018 hpa
235° SW
0.8 m
14 s
14:06
-0.2 m
16h
247° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
20° C
1017 hpa
235° SW
0.9 m
15 s
0.1 m
19h
9° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1018 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
0.9 m
22h
28° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1018 hpa
255° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
20:49
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)

Saturday, Feb 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
44° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
7%
14° C
1018 hpa
269° W
0.9 m
15 s
01:03
0.7 m
04h
68° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
55%
14° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
1.1 m
07h
80° E
5 kts
max 7 kts
95%
14° C
1019 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
16 s
07:12
1.7 m
10h
133° SE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
18° C
1020 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
1.1 m
13h
157° SSE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
18° C
1019 hpa
286° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
0.0 m
16h
168° SSE
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
17° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
14:34
-0.2 m
19h
102° ESE
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
289° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
0.8 m
22h
103° ESE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
21:06
1.1 m

Sunday, Feb 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
98° E
4 kts
max 6 kts
94%
13° C
1017 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
01:39
0.6 m
04h
92° E
4 kts
max 6 kts
85%
12° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
1.0 m
07h
117° ESE
6 kts
max 11 kts
90%
13° C
1016 hpa
274° W
0.7 m
14 s
07:49
1.7 m
10h
147° SSE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
271° W
0.7 m
13 s
1.3 m
13h
152° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
68%
16° C
1015 hpa
275° W
0.8 m
14 s
0.1 m
16h
145° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
15%
15° C
1013 hpa
282° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
15:01
-0.3 m
19h
111° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
36%
13° C
1014 hpa
287° WNW
0.8 m
16 s
0.7 m
22h
122° ESE
12 kts
max 18 kts
95%
0.6 mm
13° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
15 s
21:26
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)

Monday, Feb 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
137° SE
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.74 mm
13° C
1012 hpa
280° W
1.1 m
14 s
02:15
0.5 m
04h
138° SE
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
10.6 mm
13° C
1008 hpa
264° W
1.4 m
12 s
0.7 m
07h
204° SSW
5 kts
max 18 kts
99%
26.11 mm
13° C
1009 hpa
264° W
1.5 m
12 s
08:24
1.8 m
10h
148° SSE
1 kts
max 5 kts
98%
3.59 mm
13° C
1010 hpa
267° W
1.4 m
12 s
1.5 m
13h
214° SW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1.77 mm
14° C
1010 hpa
269° W
1.4 m
13 s
0.3 m
16h
208° SSW
3 kts
max 6 kts
93%
1.66 mm
13° C
1009 hpa
266° W
1.5 m
12 s
15:27
-0.3 m
19h
134° SE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.5 mm
12° C
1008 hpa
268° W
1.7 m
12 s
0.6 m
22h
182° S
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
3.95 mm
13° C
1008 hpa
267° W
1.9 m
12 s
21:48
1.2 m

Tuesday, Feb 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
198° SSW
16 kts
max 24 kts
98%
4.88 mm
12° C
1008 hpa
267° W
1.9 m
11 s
0.7 m
04h
221° SW
13 kts
max 19 kts
97%
4.61 mm
13° C
1008 hpa
266° W
1.9 m
11 s
02:53
0.4 m
07h
263° W
9 kts
max 14 kts
66%
1.81 mm
13° C
1011 hpa
262° W
1.9 m
10 s
1.4 m
10h
254° WSW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.14 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
261° W
2.0 m
11 s
09:00
1.7 m
13h
248° WSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.7 mm
13° C
1014 hpa
262° W
2.0 m
10 s
0.5 m
16h
244° WSW
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.28 mm
13° C
1014 hpa
264° W
2.0 m
10 s
15:52
-0.2 m
19h
201° SSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
97%
1.14 mm
11° C
1014 hpa
263° W
2.0 m
9 s
0.5 m
22h
283° WNW
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
5.37 mm
10° C
1013 hpa
263° W
1.8 m
10 s
22:11
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)

Wednesday, Feb 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
303° WNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
95%
3.22 mm
9° C
1014 hpa
265° W
1.7 m
10 s
0.8 m
04h
321° NW
8 kts
max 11 kts
29%
8° C
1015 hpa
267° W
1.6 m
10 s
03:33
0.4 m
07h
323° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
3%
8° C
1017 hpa
271° W
1.5 m
10 s
1.1 m
10h
298° WNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
2%
12° C
1019 hpa
276° W
1.4 m
11 s
09:37
1.6 m
13h
292° WNW
12 kts
max 16 kts
6%
15° C
1019 hpa
277° W
1.3 m
11 s
0.7 m
16h
268° W
14 kts
max 15 kts
34%
13° C
1018 hpa
276° W
1.4 m
10 s
16:17
-0.2 m
19h
304° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
4%
10° C
1020 hpa
275° W
1.4 m
10 s
0.4 m
22h
294° WNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
28%
11° C
1019 hpa
274° W
1.4 m
10 s
22:37
1.4 m

Thursday, Feb 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
252° WSW
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.86 mm
11° C
1018 hpa
272° W
1.3 m
10 s
1.0 m
04h
319° NW
9 kts
max 15 kts
3%
2.71 mm
11° C
1018 hpa
272° W
1.3 m
10 s
04:17
0.3 m
07h
337° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
2%
8° C
1019 hpa
274° W
1.4 m
10 s
0.8 m
10h
330° NNW
8 kts
max 15 kts
1%
13° C
1020 hpa
277° W
1.4 m
10 s
10:17
1.5 m
13h
324° NW
9 kts
max 16 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
280° W
1.4 m
10 s
0.9 m
16h
334° NNW
8 kts
max 15 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
278° W
1.6 m
9 s
16:43
0.0 m
19h
11° N
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
10° C
1019 hpa
279° W
1.6 m
9 s
0.4 m
22h
14° NNE
9 kts
max 9 kts
0%
9° C
1020 hpa
278° W
1.5 m
10 s
23:05
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)

Friday, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
19° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
8° C
1020 hpa
280° W
1.4 m
10 s
1.2 m
04h
21° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
8° C
1020 hpa
280° W
1.4 m
10 s
05:06
0.2 m
07h
19° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
8° C
1020 hpa
282° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
0.5 m
10h
257° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
16° C
1021 hpa
282° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
11:02
1.3 m
13h
240° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
5%
17° C
1020 hpa
280° W
1.2 m
11 s
1.0 m
16h
265° W
7 kts
max 7 kts
7%
17° C
1018 hpa
277° W
1.3 m
10 s
17:08
0.1 m
19h
348° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
5%
13° C
1018 hpa
275° W
1.3 m
9 s
0.4 m
22h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
8%
12° C
1019 hpa
273° W
1.2 m
10 s
1.3 m

Saturday, Feb 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
12° C
1018 hpa
270° W
1.1 m
9 s
23:37
1.5 m
04h
12° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
12° C
1017 hpa
268° W
1.0 m
9 s
0.5 m
07h
29° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1017 hpa
272° W
0.9 m
9 s
06:03
0.2 m
10h
189° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
94%
17° C
1018 hpa
271° W
0.9 m
9 s
0.9 m
13h
205° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
97%
19° C
1017 hpa
270° W
0.9 m
9 s
11:55
1.1 m

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