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Last update: 16:35 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, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
162° SSE
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
9° C
978 hpa
162° SSE
2.4 m
7 s
01:09
1.8 m
03h
149° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
9° C
979 hpa
178° S
2.1 m
6 s
02:33
1.9 m
06h
149° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
979 hpa
222° SW
2.1 m
16 s
05:33
0.8 m
09h
138° SE
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
9° C
979 hpa
221° SW
2.3 m
17 s
2.0 m
12h
149° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.43 mm
9° C
979 hpa
224° SW
2.2 m
17 s
10:49
2.2 m
15h
153° SSE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.42 mm
9° C
977 hpa
226° SW
2.0 m
16 s
13:52
1.7 m
18h
272° W
18 kts
max 25 kts
77%
0.54 mm
7° C
978 hpa
227° SW
2.1 m
16 s
17:52
0.5 m
21h
216° SW
11 kts
max 17 kts
67%
8° C
979 hpa
229° SW
1.9 m
15 s
1.7 m

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
170° S
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
978 hpa
230° SW
1.7 m
15 s
23:25
2.0 m
03h
147° SSE
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
7° C
976 hpa
203° SSW
1.9 m
8 s
01:42
1.8 m
06h
145° SE
26 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3.53 mm
7° C
973 hpa
157° SSE
2.4 m
6 s
06:12
0.8 m
09h
167° SSE
23 kts
max 28 kts
74%
0.85 mm
7° C
975 hpa
165° SSE
2.4 m
7 s
1.9 m
12h
157° SSE
26 kts
max 32 kts
4%
8° C
975 hpa
188° S
2.8 m
10 s
11:28
2.1 m
15h
146° SE
28 kts
max 37 kts
77%
8° C
974 hpa
210° SSW
3.6 m
16 s
14:20
1.7 m
18h
145° SE
33 kts
max 43 kts
99%
7° C
973 hpa
207° SSW
4.3 m
15 s
18:33
0.6 m
21h
154° SSE
32 kts
max 40 kts
99%
1.03 mm
6° C
976 hpa
210° SSW
4.6 m
15 s
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, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
164° SSE
31 kts
max 38 kts
99%
2.19 mm
8° C
978 hpa
209° SSW
4.5 m
14 s
00:04
2.0 m
03h
164° SSE
27 kts
max 35 kts
99%
8° C
981 hpa
207° SSW
4.2 m
12 s
02:13
1.8 m
06h
163° SSE
24 kts
max 33 kts
67%
7° C
982 hpa
203° SSW
3.8 m
11 s
06:56
0.9 m
09h
160° SSE
24 kts
max 33 kts
28%
7° C
985 hpa
202° SSW
3.6 m
11 s
1.6 m
12h
163° SSE
22 kts
max 29 kts
77%
8° C
986 hpa
203° SSW
3.3 m
11 s
12:04
2.0 m
15h
168° SSE
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
8° C
987 hpa
214° SW
3.1 m
14 s
14:50
1.7 m
18h
166° SSE
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.9 mm
8° C
988 hpa
217° SW
2.9 m
16 s
19:19
0.7 m
21h
159° SSE
18 kts
max 23 kts
61%
8° C
989 hpa
220° SW
2.7 m
16 s
1.2 m

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
167° SSE
14 kts
max 20 kts
34%
7° C
988 hpa
225° SW
2.5 m
16 s
00:43
1.9 m
03h
154° SSE
12 kts
max 16 kts
86%
7° C
988 hpa
227° SW
2.2 m
16 s
02:44
1.8 m
06h
130° SE
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
987 hpa
227° SW
2.0 m
15 s
04:38
1.9 m
09h
119° ESE
12 kts
max 15 kts
93%
6° C
988 hpa
228° SW
1.8 m
14 s
07:46
1.0 m
12h
120° ESE
13 kts
max 16 kts
92%
7° C
988 hpa
225° SW
1.7 m
12 s
12:33
1.9 m
15h
91° E
9 kts
max 11 kts
98%
8° C
990 hpa
226° SW
1.6 m
13 s
15:21
1.7 m
18h
63° ENE
11 kts
max 14 kts
11%
6° C
993 hpa
226° SW
1.6 m
14 s
16:50
1.8 m
21h
50° NE
11 kts
max 14 kts
30%
5° C
995 hpa
230° SW
1.6 m
14 s
20:11
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)

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
39° NE
9 kts
max 12 kts
43%
3° C
997 hpa
230° SW
1.5 m
14 s
01:24
1.8 m
03h
47° NE
9 kts
max 10 kts
98%
4° C
998 hpa
231° SW
1.4 m
14 s
03:07
1.8 m
06h
81° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
999 hpa
232° SW
1.3 m
13 s
05:24
1.9 m
09h
116° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
4° C
998 hpa
229° SW
1.3 m
12 s
08:45
1.0 m
12h
126° SE
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
220° SW
1.4 m
11 s
12:43
1.8 m
15h
144° SE
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
6° C
994 hpa
190° S
1.6 m
7 s
15:49
1.7 m
18h
139° SE
21 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.45 mm
6° C
990 hpa
190° S
1.9 m
6 s
17:41
1.8 m
21h
140° SE
25 kts
max 35 kts
99%
7.41 mm
6° C
984 hpa
198° SSW
2.1 m
6 s
21:11
1.0 m

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
251° WSW
21 kts
max 31 kts
9%
4.99 mm
7° C
984 hpa
214° SW
2.1 m
8 s
1.6 m
03h
251° WSW
16 kts
max 26 kts
3%
6° C
984 hpa
218° SW
2.1 m
9 s
1.7 m
06h
237° WSW
9 kts
max 16 kts
4%
6° C
983 hpa
222° SW
2.0 m
11 s
06:15
1.9 m
09h
162° SSE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
7° C
981 hpa
222° SW
2.1 m
12 s
09:52
1.1 m
12h
117° ESE
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
976 hpa
223° SW
2.2 m
13 s
13:20
1.6 m
15h
106° ESE
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
4.66 mm
7° C
971 hpa
222° SW
2.3 m
14 s
14:31
1.6 m
18h
155° SSE
18 kts
max 26 kts
22%
4.84 mm
7° C
968 hpa
223° SW
2.2 m
15 s
18:43
1.7 m
21h
113° ESE
20 kts
max 24 kts
99%
2.45 mm
6° C
966 hpa
217° SW
2.2 m
15 s
22:20
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)

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
358° N
22 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.63 mm
5° C
967 hpa
215° SW
2.0 m
16 s
1.4 m
03h
324° NW
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
2.12 mm
5° C
972 hpa
221° SW
2.0 m
16 s
1.7 m
06h
311° NW
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.78 mm
4° C
976 hpa
222° SW
2.0 m
16 s
07:14
1.9 m
09h
322° NW
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4° C
980 hpa
221° SW
2.0 m
16 s
1.6 m
12h
324° NW
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.54 mm
4° C
984 hpa
220° SW
2.0 m
16 s
11:04
1.1 m
15h
319° NW
18 kts
max 24 kts
94%
5° C
988 hpa
220° SW
1.9 m
17 s
1.6 m
18h
322° NW
14 kts
max 22 kts
44%
4° C
991 hpa
226° SW
1.9 m
17 s
1.7 m
21h
319° NW
9 kts
max 14 kts
4%
4° C
994 hpa
226° SW
1.9 m
17 s
20:01
1.8 m

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
357° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
74%
3° C
994 hpa
227° SW
1.9 m
17 s
23:34
1.1 m
03h
131° SE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
3° C
994 hpa
227° SW
1.8 m
16 s
1.6 m
06h
152° SSE
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
6° C
992 hpa
227° SW
1.7 m
16 s
06:12
1.9 m
09h
156° SSE
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.98 mm
6° C
990 hpa
225° SW
1.7 m
14 s
08:13
1.9 m
12h
151° SSE
26 kts
max 36 kts
99%
2.38 mm
6° C
987 hpa
222° SW
1.8 m
13 s
12:20
1.0 m
15h
212° SSW
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.72 mm
9° C
986 hpa
219° SW
2.0 m
11 s
1.4 m
18h
245° WSW
14 kts
max 24 kts
98%
8° C
987 hpa
217° SW
2.0 m
11 s
18:29
1.8 m
21h
235° SW
17 kts
max 27 kts
95%
0.54 mm
8° C
989 hpa
217° SW
1.9 m
11 s
19:44
1.8 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)

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
229° SW
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.75 mm
8° C
989 hpa
222° SW
2.0 m
12 s
00:51
1.1 m
03h
254° WSW
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.84 mm
7° C
989 hpa
224° SW
2.1 m
12 s
1.5 m
06h
251° WSW
11 kts
max 19 kts
42%
0.66 mm
7° C
991 hpa
224° SW
2.2 m
13 s
06:43
2.0 m
09h
260° W
10 kts
max 19 kts
24%
7° C
994 hpa
223° SW
2.3 m
13 s
1.8 m
12h
260° W
15 kts
max 22 kts
4%
9° C
997 hpa
223° SW
2.4 m
14 s
1.2 m
15h
247° WSW
14 kts
max 20 kts
0%
9° C
998 hpa
224° SW
2.5 m
16 s
13:31
0.9 m
18h
232° SW
11 kts
max 19 kts
67%
7° C
1000 hpa
220° SW
2.5 m
16 s
19:14
1.9 m
21h
218° SW
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
1000 hpa
224° SW
2.6 m
17 s
21:13
1.8 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
208° SSW
12 kts
max 19 kts
85%
8° C
999 hpa
221° SW
2.6 m
16 s
1.5 m
03h
198° SSW
12 kts
max 19 kts
91%
8° C
999 hpa
221° SW
2.5 m
16 s
01:58
1.0 m
06h
188° S
15 kts
max 22 kts
77%
8° C
999 hpa
222° SW
2.4 m
16 s
07:26
2.1 m
09h
182° S
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
9° C
997 hpa
219° SW
2.4 m
16 s
1.9 m
12h
160° SSE
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.53 mm
9° C
994 hpa
217° SW
2.3 m
16 s
1.6 m
15h
211° SSW
26 kts
max 37 kts
99%
6.16 mm
10° C
990 hpa
218° SW
2.2 m
15 s
14:27
0.6 m
18h
253° WSW
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
9° C
993 hpa
216° SW
2.2 m
14 s
1.7 m
21h
225° SW
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
8° C
994 hpa
215° SW
2.1 m
15 s
20:01
2.0 m

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