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Last update: 14:40 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, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
126° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1018 hpa
269° W
2.5 m
12 s
1.3 m
04h
135° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1.03 mm
12° C
1017 hpa
268° W
2.5 m
12 s
04:38
2.1 m
07h
147° SSE
7 kts
max 18 kts
99%
1.08 mm
13° C
1017 hpa
267° W
2.3 m
12 s
1.7 m
10h
162° SSE
9 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.51 mm
13° C
1017 hpa
268° W
2.3 m
12 s
0.7 m
13h
318° NW
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
10.75 mm
12° C
1017 hpa
271° W
2.4 m
12 s
11:38
0.5 m
16h
336° NNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
10.02 mm
11° C
1019 hpa
272° W
2.5 m
12 s
1.2 m
19h
337° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.68 mm
10° C
1021 hpa
275° W
2.5 m
14 s
17:37
1.4 m
22h
20° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
70%
9° C
1022 hpa
277° W
2.5 m
15 s
22:39
1.0 m

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
69° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
9%
8° C
1023 hpa
278° W
2.6 m
15 s
1.2 m
04h
87° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
41%
7° C
1022 hpa
278° W
2.6 m
14 s
05:18
2.1 m
07h
74° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
69%
6° C
1020 hpa
278° W
2.6 m
14 s
1.9 m
10h
29° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
58%
10° C
1019 hpa
278° W
2.5 m
14 s
1.0 m
13h
349° N
8 kts
max 8 kts
83%
14° C
1016 hpa
279° W
2.5 m
14 s
12:44
0.5 m
16h
343° NNW
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
12° C
1013 hpa
279° W
2.6 m
14 s
0.9 m
19h
27° NNE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
10° C
1011 hpa
279° W
2.7 m
14 s
19:05
1.3 m
22h
74° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
9° C
1007 hpa
279° W
2.7 m
13 s
23:22
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)

Tuesday, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
81° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
9° C
1005 hpa
279° W
2.6 m
13 s
1.2 m
04h
82° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
9° C
1002 hpa
279° W
2.5 m
13 s
1.8 m
07h
90° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
9° C
1002 hpa
279° W
2.3 m
13 s
06:07
2.0 m
10h
104° ESE
0 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1001 hpa
280° W
2.2 m
13 s
1.2 m
13h
247° WSW
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1000 hpa
280° W
2.1 m
12 s
13:53
0.4 m
16h
224° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.97 mm
10° C
999 hpa
281° W
2.0 m
12 s
0.6 m
19h
259° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
2.49 mm
9° C
1001 hpa
282° WNW
2.0 m
12 s
1.2 m
22h
11° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
9° C
1001 hpa
283° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
21:01
1.3 m

Wednesday, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
50° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
79%
8° C
1001 hpa
284° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
00:29
1.2 m
04h
88° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
9° C
1002 hpa
285° WNW
1.9 m
11 s
1.6 m
07h
44° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
88%
0.55 mm
9° C
1004 hpa
285° WNW
1.8 m
11 s
07:04
2.0 m
10h
38° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
98%
12° C
1007 hpa
285° WNW
1.8 m
11 s
1.5 m
13h
313° NW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.51 mm
11° C
1009 hpa
287° WNW
1.8 m
11 s
0.6 m
16h
333° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
85%
0.6 mm
10° C
1011 hpa
289° WNW
1.8 m
10 s
14:57
0.3 m
19h
331° NNW
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
10° C
1014 hpa
290° WNW
1.8 m
10 s
1.0 m
22h
328° NNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
9° C
1016 hpa
289° WNW
1.9 m
10 s
22:26
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)

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
96%
9° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.9 m
10 s
01:54
1.3 m
04h
336° NNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
9° C
1018 hpa
285° WNW
1.9 m
10 s
1.5 m
07h
8° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
54%
9° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
1.9 m
10 s
08:05
2.1 m
10h
351° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
76%
11° C
1021 hpa
288° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
1.8 m
13h
333° NNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
12° C
1021 hpa
288° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
0.8 m
16h
341° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
36%
11° C
1020 hpa
287° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
15:51
0.2 m
19h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
13%
8° C
1020 hpa
287° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
0.8 m
22h
22° NNE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
8° C
1020 hpa
287° WNW
2.2 m
16 s
23:06
1.5 m

Friday, Feb 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
28° NNE
2 kts
max 4 kts
60%
7° C
1019 hpa
286° WNW
2.3 m
17 s
1.4 m
04h
50° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
81%
7° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
2.4 m
17 s
03:05
1.3 m
07h
114° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
7° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
2.6 m
17 s
1.8 m
10h
183° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
10° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
2.8 m
16 s
09:03
2.1 m
13h
218° SW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
12° C
1015 hpa
288° WNW
2.9 m
16 s
1.1 m
16h
190° S
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
11° C
1013 hpa
288° WNW
3.0 m
16 s
16:35
0.1 m
19h
183° S
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.91 mm
9° C
1012 hpa
288° WNW
2.9 m
15 s
0.5 m
22h
190° S
5 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6.38 mm
9° C
1010 hpa
287° WNW
2.9 m
15 s
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)

Saturday, Feb 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
149° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
9.04 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
286° WNW
2.8 m
15 s
23:34
1.6 m
04h
91° E
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
3.85 mm
7° C
1006 hpa
284° WNW
2.7 m
15 s
04:01
1.2 m
07h
118° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
9.12 mm
6° C
1006 hpa
284° WNW
2.6 m
15 s
1.6 m
10h
159° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
76%
1.41 mm
8° C
1006 hpa
284° WNW
2.7 m
15 s
09:54
2.2 m
13h
351° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
92%
2.9 mm
7° C
1005 hpa
286° WNW
2.8 m
15 s
1.4 m
16h
8° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
49%
0.57 mm
8° C
1003 hpa
287° WNW
2.9 m
15 s
17:13
0.0 m
19h
20° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
1003 hpa
287° WNW
3.0 m
15 s
0.3 m
22h
23° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
5° C
1001 hpa
288° WNW
3.2 m
15 s
1.3 m

Sunday, Feb 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
7° N
8 kts
max 10 kts
98%
5° C
1001 hpa
288° WNW
3.3 m
15 s
00:01
1.6 m
04h
6° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
85%
4° C
1001 hpa
288° WNW
3.3 m
15 s
04:48
1.1 m
07h
33° NNE
4 kts
max 7 kts
8%
2° C
1002 hpa
288° WNW
3.4 m
15 s
1.4 m
10h
140° SE
1 kts
max 4 kts
55%
7° C
1002 hpa
288° WNW
3.5 m
15 s
10:40
2.2 m
13h
212° SSW
8 kts
max 11 kts
97%
9° C
1000 hpa
288° WNW
3.5 m
14 s
1.7 m
16h
172° S
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
996 hpa
288° WNW
3.5 m
14 s
0.3 m
19h
141° SE
12 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.6 mm
6° C
993 hpa
288° WNW
3.4 m
14 s
17:47
-0.1 m
22h
115° ESE
7 kts
max 15 kts
99%
10.05 mm
4° C
992 hpa
288° WNW
3.2 m
14 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, Feb 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
140° SE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.33 mm
5° C
991 hpa
288° WNW
3.1 m
14 s
00:27
1.7 m
04h
131° SE
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.68 mm
4° C
991 hpa
288° WNW
3.0 m
13 s
1.1 m
07h
125° SE
9 kts
max 19 kts
28%
0.44 mm
4° C
991 hpa
288° WNW
2.9 m
13 s
05:31
0.9 m
10h
132° SE
11 kts
max 25 kts
89%
8° C
990 hpa
288° WNW
3.0 m
13 s
11:23
2.2 m
13h
179° S
11 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.55 mm
8° C
989 hpa
287° WNW
3.1 m
13 s
2.0 m
16h
129° SE
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6.43 mm
6° C
989 hpa
288° WNW
3.3 m
13 s
0.5 m
19h
158° SSE
13 kts
max 28 kts
99%
2.17 mm
6° C
990 hpa
289° WNW
3.4 m
13 s
18:20
-0.1 m
22h
152° SSE
13 kts
max 28 kts
39%
1.03 mm
6° C
991 hpa
291° WNW
3.5 m
13 s
1.1 m

Tuesday, Feb 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
143° SE
10 kts
max 21 kts
80%
6° C
992 hpa
292° WNW
3.5 m
13 s
00:54
1.8 m
04h
156° SSE
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.76 mm
6° C
992 hpa
293° WNW
3.5 m
13 s
1.2 m
07h
125° SE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.29 mm
6° C
993 hpa
295° WNW
3.5 m
13 s
06:13
0.8 m
10h
121° ESE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
994 hpa
296° WNW
3.4 m
13 s
1.8 m
13h
119° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
2.84 mm
5° C
996 hpa
296° WNW
3.3 m
13 s
12:05
2.2 m
16h
122° ESE
4 kts
max 9 kts
68%
4.54 mm
6° C
997 hpa
296° WNW
3.2 m
13 s
0.8 m
19h
109° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
42%
5° C
997 hpa
296° WNW
3.1 m
13 s
18:51
-0.1 m
22h
98° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
25%
3° C
998 hpa
296° WNW
3.0 m
13 s
0.9 m

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