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Last update: 22:40 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)

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
301° WNW
14 kts
max 24 kts
6%
4° C
1003 hpa
282° WNW
0.8 m
4 s
1.6 m
03h
293° WNW
13 kts
max 25 kts
4%
4° C
1002 hpa
281° W
0.7 m
4 s
01:57
0.8 m
06h
292° WNW
14 kts
max 27 kts
5%
4° C
1000 hpa
280° W
0.9 m
4 s
2.0 m
09h
323° NW
16 kts
max 25 kts
70%
4° C
1001 hpa
283° WNW
0.8 m
4 s
07:35
2.2 m
12h
322° NW
12 kts
max 20 kts
36%
3° C
1003 hpa
294° WNW
0.7 m
4 s
1.7 m
15h
324° NW
15 kts
max 22 kts
2%
4° C
1003 hpa
302° WNW
0.7 m
4 s
14:29
0.6 m
18h
316° NW
13 kts
max 22 kts
0%
2° C
1004 hpa
303° WNW
0.7 m
4 s
1.8 m
21h
309° NW
12 kts
max 20 kts
1%
2° C
1005 hpa
294° WNW
0.7 m
4 s
20:04
2.1 m

Saturday, Jan 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
309° NW
14 kts
max 22 kts
4%
2° C
1005 hpa
282° WNW
0.7 m
5 s
22:32
1.8 m
03h
315° NW
13 kts
max 22 kts
4%
2° C
1005 hpa
288° WNW
0.7 m
5 s
02:52
0.7 m
06h
313° NW
12 kts
max 20 kts
69%
1° C
1005 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
5 s
2.0 m
09h
323° NW
12 kts
max 21 kts
21%
2° C
1006 hpa
290° WNW
0.7 m
5 s
08:22
2.3 m
12h
327° NNW
15 kts
max 22 kts
0%
3° C
1007 hpa
304° NW
0.8 m
5 s
11:25
1.8 m
15h
322° NW
15 kts
max 21 kts
0%
3° C
1007 hpa
298° WNW
0.8 m
5 s
15:21
0.5 m
18h
324° NW
12 kts
max 22 kts
23%
1° C
1008 hpa
296° WNW
0.7 m
5 s
1.6 m
21h
326° NW
14 kts
max 23 kts
0%
1° C
1009 hpa
301° WNW
0.7 m
4 s
20:54
2.2 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)

Sunday, Jan 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
323° NW
11 kts
max 20 kts
0%
0° C
1010 hpa
299° WNW
0.6 m
5 s
23:25
1.8 m
03h
314° NW
10 kts
max 17 kts
0%
0° C
1010 hpa
291° WNW
0.6 m
5 s
03:44
0.7 m
06h
310° NW
11 kts
max 18 kts
0%
0° C
1010 hpa
293° WNW
0.6 m
5 s
1.8 m
09h
310° NW
10 kts
max 17 kts
0%
1° C
1011 hpa
292° WNW
0.5 m
5 s
09:09
2.4 m
12h
304° NW
12 kts
max 15 kts
1%
4° C
1011 hpa
289° WNW
0.5 m
5 s
12:07
1.7 m
15h
291° WNW
11 kts
max 15 kts
5%
4° C
1010 hpa
291° WNW
0.5 m
5 s
16:10
0.4 m
18h
301° WNW
11 kts
max 21 kts
9%
2° C
1010 hpa
289° WNW
0.5 m
4 s
1.3 m
21h
293° WNW
13 kts
max 23 kts
74%
2° C
1010 hpa
282° WNW
0.6 m
4 s
21:42
2.2 m

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
313° NW
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2° C
1009 hpa
279° W
0.6 m
4 s
00:11
1.8 m
03h
307° NW
10 kts
max 14 kts
72%
2° C
1009 hpa
273° W
0.6 m
4 s
01:38
1.9 m
06h
325° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
75%
2° C
1009 hpa
275° W
0.6 m
4 s
04:33
0.6 m
09h
329° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
55%
1° C
1009 hpa
274° W
0.5 m
4 s
09:54
2.4 m
12h
342° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
55%
2° C
1010 hpa
273° W
0.5 m
4 s
12:48
1.7 m
15h
350° N
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
2° C
1009 hpa
274° W
0.5 m
4 s
13:51
1.8 m
18h
335° NNW
9 kts
max 15 kts
1%
1° C
1010 hpa
277° W
0.5 m
3 s
16:57
0.3 m
21h
344° NNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
1%
0° C
1012 hpa
270° W
0.5 m
3 s
22:27
2.2 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)

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
344° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
0° C
1012 hpa
239° WSW
0.4 m
4 s
00:53
1.7 m
03h
338° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
0° C
1013 hpa
229° SW
0.4 m
4 s
02:28
2.0 m
06h
326° NW
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
0° C
1013 hpa
208° SSW
0.3 m
3 s
05:20
0.7 m
09h
311° NW
6 kts
max 7 kts
34%
0° C
1014 hpa
195° SSW
0.3 m
5 s
2.2 m
12h
307° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
3° C
1014 hpa
221° SW
0.3 m
6 s
10:37
2.4 m
15h
291° WNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3° C
1012 hpa
233° SW
0.3 m
6 s
14:41
1.8 m
18h
288° WNW
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
3° C
1012 hpa
243° WSW
0.4 m
6 s
17:43
0.4 m
21h
299° WNW
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
3° C
1012 hpa
227° SW
0.4 m
6 s
1.8 m

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
346° NNW
12 kts
max 20 kts
4%
1° C
1013 hpa
225° SW
0.5 m
7 s
23:11
2.2 m
03h
341° NNW
12 kts
max 21 kts
2%
1° C
1013 hpa
233° SW
0.6 m
7 s
01:31
1.7 m
06h
332° NNW
13 kts
max 23 kts
2%
0° C
1014 hpa
227° SW
0.6 m
7 s
06:05
0.8 m
09h
329° NNW
13 kts
max 25 kts
2%
1° C
1016 hpa
233° SW
0.7 m
7 s
2.0 m
12h
334° NNW
13 kts
max 19 kts
2%
3° C
1016 hpa
223° SW
0.7 m
6 s
11:17
2.2 m
15h
315° NW
12 kts
max 17 kts
0%
3° C
1015 hpa
211° SSW
0.7 m
6 s
14:04
1.6 m
18h
312° NW
9 kts
max 11 kts
87%
2° C
1016 hpa
224° SW
0.8 m
7 s
18:27
0.5 m
21h
292° WNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2° C
1015 hpa
217° SW
0.8 m
6 s
1.6 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)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
266° W
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
1014 hpa
210° SSW
0.9 m
6 s
23:53
2.0 m
03h
242° WSW
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
5° C
1011 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
6 s
02:04
1.7 m
06h
216° SW
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.8 mm
6° C
1008 hpa
213° SSW
1.0 m
7 s
06:50
0.9 m
09h
270° W
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2.71 mm
7° C
1005 hpa
221° SW
1.1 m
7 s
1.7 m
12h
256° WSW
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.72 mm
8° C
1003 hpa
220° SW
1.1 m
7 s
11:53
2.1 m
15h
252° WSW
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.58 mm
10° C
1000 hpa
219° SW
1.1 m
6 s
14:37
1.6 m
18h
268° W
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.37 mm
8° C
999 hpa
216° SW
1.1 m
8 s
19:11
0.6 m
21h
293° WNW
12 kts
max 20 kts
59%
7° C
998 hpa
215° SW
1.1 m
8 s
1.3 m

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
287° WNW
12 kts
max 21 kts
17%
5° C
998 hpa
219° SW
1.1 m
9 s
00:33
1.9 m
03h
287° WNW
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5° C
998 hpa
219° SW
1.2 m
8 s
02:33
1.7 m
06h
295° WNW
16 kts
max 27 kts
57%
5° C
998 hpa
222° SW
1.3 m
8 s
04:39
2.0 m
09h
286° WNW
13 kts
max 24 kts
4%
4° C
999 hpa
221° SW
1.5 m
8 s
07:35
1.1 m
12h
288° WNW
15 kts
max 23 kts
9%
6° C
999 hpa
217° SW
1.6 m
8 s
12:21
1.9 m
15h
293° WNW
16 kts
max 24 kts
4%
6° C
998 hpa
224° SW
1.7 m
8 s
15:07
1.6 m
18h
285° WNW
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
998 hpa
223° SW
1.7 m
8 s
16:49
1.8 m
21h
285° WNW
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
4° C
998 hpa
214° SW
1.6 m
9 s
19:55
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)

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
290° WNW
16 kts
max 28 kts
5%
4° C
999 hpa
215° SW
1.6 m
9 s
01:10
1.8 m
03h
285° WNW
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
998 hpa
223° SW
1.5 m
9 s
02:55
1.7 m
06h
304° NW
12 kts
max 23 kts
4%
3° C
998 hpa
225° SW
1.4 m
9 s
05:18
2.0 m
09h
321° NW
14 kts
max 23 kts
4%
3° C
1000 hpa
224° SW
1.4 m
10 s
08:22
1.2 m
12h
338° NNW
14 kts
max 22 kts
4%
5° C
1002 hpa
226° SW
1.4 m
9 s
12:36
1.8 m
15h
325° NW
15 kts
max 21 kts
1%
5° C
1004 hpa
227° SW
1.4 m
9 s
15:33
1.6 m
18h
326° NW
12 kts
max 21 kts
0%
3° C
1006 hpa
229° SW
1.4 m
9 s
17:29
1.8 m
21h
323° NW
10 kts
max 16 kts
0%
2° C
1008 hpa
225° SW
1.5 m
9 s
20:41
1.0 m

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
314° NW
7 kts
max 8 kts
1%
2° C
1009 hpa
224° SW
1.5 m
8 s
1.6 m
03h
249° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
88%
2° C
1008 hpa
225° SW
1.5 m
9 s
01:42
1.7 m
06h
226° SW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4° C
1006 hpa
223° SW
1.5 m
9 s
05:58
2.0 m
09h
192° SSW
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
1003 hpa
209° SSW
1.5 m
8 s
09:12
1.3 m
12h
179° S
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
7° C
999 hpa
206° SSW
1.5 m
8 s
13:01
1.7 m
15h
155° SSE
23 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
993 hpa
15:56
1.6 m
18h
132° SE
24 kts
max 30 kts
99%
9.29 mm
5° C
988 hpa
18:10
1.7 m

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