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Last update: 10:35 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)

Saturday, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
291° WNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
4%
4° C
994 hpa
232° SW
1.5 m
15 s
00:52
1.4 m
03h
295° WNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
28%
4° C
995 hpa
232° SW
1.3 m
15 s
1.5 m
06h
319° NW
9 kts
max 15 kts
5%
3° C
996 hpa
233° SW
1.1 m
15 s
06:52
1.7 m
09h
325° NW
8 kts
max 12 kts
18%
6° C
998 hpa
233° SW
1.0 m
15 s
1.7 m
12h
311° NW
4 kts
max 6 kts
4%
9° C
1000 hpa
233° SW
0.9 m
15 s
13:01
1.1 m
15h
266° W
6 kts
max 7 kts
22%
9° C
1000 hpa
233° SW
0.8 m
14 s
1.3 m
18h
275° W
8 kts
max 8 kts
55%
7° C
1002 hpa
234° SW
0.8 m
13 s
1.6 m
21h
299° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
3%
6° C
1004 hpa
236° SW
0.8 m
12 s
21:51
1.8 m

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
325° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
5° C
1006 hpa
236° SW
0.7 m
11 s
01:23
1.2 m
03h
269° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
40%
5° C
1006 hpa
236° SW
0.6 m
11 s
1.4 m
06h
259° W
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
6° C
1007 hpa
237° WSW
0.6 m
8 s
06:57
1.7 m
09h
237° WSW
12 kts
max 17 kts
93%
8° C
1008 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
6 s
09:06
1.7 m
12h
220° SW
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
9° C
1007 hpa
232° SW
1.2 m
4 s
1.3 m
15h
223° SW
21 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.42 mm
9° C
1005 hpa
234° SW
1.9 m
6 s
13:35
1.0 m
18h
282° WNW
16 kts
max 24 kts
3%
8° C
1006 hpa
236° SW
1.7 m
6 s
1.6 m
21h
274° W
14 kts
max 24 kts
5%
6° C
1009 hpa
237° WSW
1.5 m
6 s
19:48
1.7 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 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
274° W
14 kts
max 23 kts
95%
6° C
1010 hpa
240° WSW
1.5 m
6 s
22:38
1.8 m
03h
265° W
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
1010 hpa
239° WSW
1.4 m
8 s
01:55
1.1 m
06h
265° W
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
6° C
1011 hpa
229° SW
1.4 m
21 s
07:09
1.8 m
09h
258° WSW
15 kts
max 20 kts
79%
8° C
1012 hpa
229° SW
1.5 m
20 s
09:42
1.7 m
12h
246° WSW
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
10° C
1012 hpa
228° SW
1.5 m
19 s
10:43
1.7 m
15h
237° WSW
17 kts
max 23 kts
98%
10° C
1012 hpa
230° SW
1.5 m
18 s
14:09
0.8 m
18h
235° SW
17 kts
max 25 kts
72%
9° C
1012 hpa
230° SW
1.6 m
17 s
1.7 m
21h
235° SW
14 kts
max 23 kts
12%
9° C
1012 hpa
233° SW
1.4 m
13 s
19:47
1.8 m

Tuesday, Mar 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
222° SW
14 kts
max 22 kts
61%
8° C
1011 hpa
233° SW
1.3 m
12 s
23:19
1.9 m
03h
203° SSW
12 kts
max 20 kts
58%
8° C
1009 hpa
235° SW
1.3 m
7 s
02:27
0.9 m
06h
194° SSW
13 kts
max 20 kts
96%
8° C
1009 hpa
233° SW
1.3 m
5 s
1.9 m
09h
190° S
14 kts
max 19 kts
16%
9° C
1009 hpa
230° SW
1.3 m
5 s
07:35
2.0 m
12h
179° S
14 kts
max 18 kts
8%
10° C
1009 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
5 s
11:28
1.7 m
15h
179° S
11 kts
max 18 kts
0%
10° C
1008 hpa
225° SW
1.2 m
6 s
14:42
0.6 m
18h
139° SE
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
9° C
1008 hpa
229° SW
1.1 m
9 s
1.8 m
21h
119° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
9° C
1009 hpa
227° SW
1.0 m
12 s
20:10
2.0 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)

Wednesday, Mar 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
103° ESE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
9° C
1010 hpa
226° SW
1.0 m
12 s
22:30
1.7 m
03h
97° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
9° C
1011 hpa
224° SW
1.0 m
13 s
02:59
0.7 m
06h
86° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
9° C
1013 hpa
224° SW
1.0 m
15 s
1.9 m
09h
95° E
11 kts
max 16 kts
0%
10° C
1014 hpa
220° SW
1.2 m
17 s
08:12
2.1 m
12h
92° E
11 kts
max 15 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
224° SW
1.3 m
17 s
11:07
1.6 m
15h
84° E
11 kts
max 16 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
16 s
15:15
0.4 m
18h
72° ENE
9 kts
max 15 kts
0%
10° C
1017 hpa
224° SW
1.2 m
15 s
1.8 m
21h
48° NE
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
10° C
1018 hpa
218° SW
1.1 m
14 s
20:43
2.1 m

Thursday, Mar 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
43° NE
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
9° C
1018 hpa
215° SW
1.1 m
13 s
23:15
1.7 m
03h
35° NE
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
8° C
1019 hpa
211° SSW
1.0 m
13 s
03:33
0.5 m
06h
30° NNE
10 kts
max 14 kts
0%
7° C
1019 hpa
207° SSW
0.9 m
12 s
1.8 m
09h
36° NE
11 kts
max 16 kts
0%
10° C
1020 hpa
189° S
0.9 m
10 s
08:52
2.2 m
12h
70° ENE
9 kts
max 12 kts
1%
12° C
1019 hpa
180° S
0.8 m
10 s
11:46
1.6 m
15h
102° ESE
6 kts
max 9 kts
20%
13° C
1018 hpa
179° S
0.7 m
10 s
15:50
0.3 m
18h
53° NE
7 kts
max 12 kts
95%
11° C
1018 hpa
181° S
0.6 m
9 s
1.6 m
21h
61° ENE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
10° C
1019 hpa
169° S
0.7 m
9 s
21:20
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)

Friday, Mar 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
50° NE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
9° C
1018 hpa
149° SSE
0.8 m
8 s
23:56
1.7 m
03h
43° NE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
1018 hpa
124° SE
0.9 m
6 s
04:09
0.4 m
06h
48° NE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5° C
1018 hpa
116° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
1.5 m
09h
53° NE
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
6° C
1018 hpa
114° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
09:33
2.3 m
12h
70° ENE
13 kts
max 16 kts
35%
9° C
1017 hpa
111° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
12:22
1.6 m
15h
67° ENE
10 kts
max 15 kts
47%
10° C
1015 hpa
112° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
13:30
1.7 m
18h
40° NE
10 kts
max 18 kts
18%
9° C
1014 hpa
120° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
1.1 m
21h
48° NE
14 kts
max 23 kts
0%
7° C
1015 hpa
120° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
21:58
2.3 m

Saturday, Mar 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
46° NE
14 kts
max 21 kts
0%
5° C
1013 hpa
121° ESE
1.0 m
7 s
00:34
1.7 m
03h
34° NE
13 kts
max 19 kts
4%
4° C
1012 hpa
117° ESE
1.1 m
7 s
01:53
1.8 m
06h
33° NNE
15 kts
max 23 kts
7%
4° C
1010 hpa
114° ESE
1.1 m
7 s
04:47
0.3 m
09h
49° NE
18 kts
max 26 kts
10%
6° C
1009 hpa
104° ESE
1.1 m
6 s
10:13
2.3 m
12h
63° ENE
18 kts
max 23 kts
49%
9° C
1006 hpa
112° ESE
1.2 m
7 s
12:58
1.6 m
15h
56° NE
20 kts
max 26 kts
39%
10° C
1003 hpa
117° ESE
1.1 m
7 s
14:11
1.7 m
18h
54° NE
23 kts
max 30 kts
9%
6° C
1001 hpa
115° ESE
1.2 m
7 s
17:06
0.2 m
21h
53° NE
26 kts
max 37 kts
95%
6° C
1000 hpa
117° ESE
1.3 m
7 s
2.0 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)

Sunday, Mar 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
59° ENE
24 kts
max 33 kts
85%
0.6 mm
7° C
998 hpa
107° ESE
1.4 m
6 s
22:36
2.3 m
03h
62° ENE
23 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.52 mm
6° C
996 hpa
107° ESE
1.3 m
7 s
02:33
1.8 m
06h
62° ENE
24 kts
max 31 kts
99%
7° C
994 hpa
110° ESE
1.3 m
7 s
05:29
0.4 m
09h
79° E
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
2.99 mm
6° C
994 hpa
108° ESE
1.3 m
7 s
2.0 m
12h
130° SE
17 kts
max 21 kts
37%
1.48 mm
7° C
994 hpa
118° ESE
1.2 m
7 s
10:52
2.2 m
15h
105° ESE
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
9° C
994 hpa
123° ESE
1.1 m
7 s
13:32
1.6 m
18h
88° E
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
995 hpa
127° SE
1.0 m
7 s
17:49
0.4 m
21h
104° ESE
20 kts
max 29 kts
99%
1.38 mm
9° C
994 hpa
130° SE
1.1 m
8 s
1.9 m

Monday, Mar 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
105° ESE
20 kts
max 30 kts
99%
1.86 mm
10° C
994 hpa
128° SE
1.1 m
7 s
23:13
2.2 m
03h
98° E
20 kts
max 29 kts
99%
1.53 mm
9° C
993 hpa
129° SE
1.1 m
7 s
01:46
1.7 m
06h
98° E
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
10° C
993 hpa
118° ESE
1.1 m
7 s
06:13
0.5 m
09h
113° ESE
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
10° C
994 hpa
116° ESE
1.1 m
7 s
1.8 m
12h
116° ESE
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
10° C
995 hpa
119° ESE
1.0 m
7 s
11:31
2.1 m
15h
112° ESE
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.4 mm
10° C
995 hpa
120° ESE
0.9 m
7 s
14:05
1.6 m
18h
112° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.9 mm
10° C
996 hpa
117° ESE
0.9 m
7 s
18:35
0.6 m
21h
102° ESE
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.69 mm
10° C
997 hpa
114° ESE
1.0 m
6 s
1.6 m

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