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Last update: 04:55 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 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
212° SSW
8 kts
max 11 kts
44%
7° C
995 hpa
228° SW
1.6 m
18 s
1.6 m
03h
220° SW
11 kts
max 17 kts
98%
0.61 mm
7° C
996 hpa
228° SW
1.5 m
17 s
02:03
1.2 m
06h
236° SW
9 kts
max 15 kts
98%
0.69 mm
7° C
997 hpa
230° SW
1.5 m
17 s
07:16
1.8 m
09h
206° SSW
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
8° C
999 hpa
230° SW
1.5 m
16 s
09:23
1.8 m
12h
190° S
14 kts
max 20 kts
98%
1.53 mm
9° C
1000 hpa
230° SW
1.6 m
16 s
10:44
1.8 m
15h
179° S
15 kts
max 21 kts
41%
0.58 mm
9° C
1000 hpa
230° SW
1.6 m
16 s
14:27
1.0 m
18h
175° S
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.08 mm
8° C
1001 hpa
229° SW
1.7 m
15 s
1.6 m
21h
181° S
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.05 mm
9° C
1001 hpa
228° SW
1.8 m
16 s
19:54
1.7 m

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
162° SSE
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2.06 mm
8° C
1002 hpa
229° SW
1.8 m
16 s
23:33
1.8 m
03h
172° S
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
1.06 mm
8° C
1002 hpa
229° SW
1.7 m
16 s
02:44
1.1 m
06h
172° S
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.48 mm
8° C
1003 hpa
230° SW
1.6 m
15 s
1.9 m
09h
175° S
9 kts
max 13 kts
74%
8° C
1005 hpa
232° SW
1.4 m
15 s
07:35
1.9 m
12h
157° SSE
9 kts
max 11 kts
59%
9° C
1006 hpa
232° SW
1.3 m
14 s
11:30
1.8 m
15h
155° SSE
7 kts
max 10 kts
37%
8° C
1007 hpa
232° SW
1.1 m
14 s
15:05
0.8 m
18h
106° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
1009 hpa
235° SW
1.0 m
14 s
1.6 m
21h
83° E
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
1010 hpa
235° SW
1.0 m
13 s
20:22
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)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
66° ENE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
1010 hpa
235° SW
0.9 m
13 s
00:14
1.9 m
03h
55° NE
10 kts
max 15 kts
94%
7° C
1010 hpa
227° SW
0.9 m
12 s
03:20
1.0 m
06h
60° ENE
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
1009 hpa
213° SSW
0.8 m
10 s
1.8 m
09h
75° ENE
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.47 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
186° S
0.9 m
8 s
08:09
2.0 m
12h
106° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
1009 hpa
162° SSE
0.9 m
6 s
11:20
1.8 m
15h
109° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
9° C
1008 hpa
161° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
15:39
0.7 m
18h
113° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
8° C
1008 hpa
154° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
1.5 m
21h
133° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
9° C
1007 hpa
155° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
20:57
1.9 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
155° SSE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
9° C
1007 hpa
143° SE
0.8 m
4 s
23:09
1.7 m
03h
166° SSE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
9° C
1006 hpa
148° SSE
0.7 m
4 s
03:54
1.0 m
06h
145° SE
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
9° C
1006 hpa
151° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
1.7 m
09h
134° SE
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
9° C
1006 hpa
151° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
08:48
2.1 m
12h
136° SE
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.84 mm
9° C
1006 hpa
160° SSE
0.9 m
7 s
12:11
1.7 m
15h
129° SE
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.91 mm
8° C
1005 hpa
180° S
0.9 m
11 s
16:11
0.6 m
18h
159° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
89%
0.59 mm
9° C
1005 hpa
200° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
1.3 m
21h
207° SSW
10 kts
max 17 kts
96%
0.47 mm
8° C
1006 hpa
215° SW
0.9 m
15 s
21:32
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)

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
218° SW
7 kts
max 11 kts
44%
8° C
1007 hpa
223° SW
1.0 m
16 s
23:55
1.7 m
03h
165° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
7° C
1007 hpa
230° SW
1.0 m
16 s
04:26
0.9 m
06h
154° SSE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
231° SW
1.0 m
16 s
1.5 m
09h
129° SE
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
8° C
1008 hpa
226° SW
1.0 m
16 s
09:29
2.2 m
12h
135° SE
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
9° C
1008 hpa
231° SW
1.0 m
16 s
1.8 m
15h
123° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
9° C
1008 hpa
230° SW
0.9 m
16 s
1.2 m
18h
108° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
9° C
1008 hpa
231° SW
0.9 m
16 s
16:42
0.6 m
21h
103° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
98%
9° C
1008 hpa
224° SW
1.0 m
15 s
22:09
2.0 m

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
102° ESE
10 kts
max 19 kts
48%
8° C
1007 hpa
206° SSW
1.1 m
12 s
00:34
1.8 m
03h
100° E
10 kts
max 17 kts
7%
8° C
1006 hpa
210° SSW
1.1 m
13 s
01:57
1.8 m
06h
93° E
10 kts
max 14 kts
7%
7° C
1005 hpa
210° SSW
1.1 m
12 s
04:58
0.9 m
09h
85° E
10 kts
max 12 kts
3%
6° C
1004 hpa
209° SSW
1.1 m
12 s
10:09
2.2 m
12h
94° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
7° C
1002 hpa
201° SSW
1.1 m
11 s
13:27
1.7 m
15h
110° ESE
8 kts
max 8 kts
4%
7° C
1000 hpa
201° SSW
1.1 m
11 s
13:46
1.7 m
18h
109° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
35%
6° C
999 hpa
200° SSW
1.1 m
11 s
17:16
0.5 m
21h
120° ESE
11 kts
max 15 kts
41%
6° C
999 hpa
195° SSW
1.1 m
10 s
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)

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
115° ESE
12 kts
max 17 kts
82%
7° C
998 hpa
192° SSW
1.1 m
10 s
22:47
2.0 m
03h
99° E
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
999 hpa
187° S
1.0 m
10 s
02:33
1.9 m
06h
90° E
14 kts
max 20 kts
96%
6° C
1000 hpa
188° S
1.0 m
10 s
05:33
0.8 m
09h
80° E
13 kts
max 19 kts
91%
6° C
1002 hpa
194° SSW
1.0 m
11 s
2.0 m
12h
81° E
14 kts
max 17 kts
76%
7° C
1004 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
13 s
10:49
2.2 m
15h
82° E
13 kts
max 15 kts
29%
7° C
1005 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
13 s
13:52
1.7 m
18h
78° ENE
12 kts
max 15 kts
14%
6° C
1007 hpa
192° SSW
1.0 m
13 s
17:52
0.5 m
21h
82° E
11 kts
max 15 kts
7%
5° C
1008 hpa
190° S
1.1 m
12 s
1.7 m

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
63° ENE
9 kts
max 10 kts
52%
5° C
1009 hpa
199° SSW
1.1 m
12 s
23:25
2.0 m
03h
60° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
5° C
1009 hpa
201° SSW
1.1 m
12 s
01:42
1.8 m
06h
78° ENE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
5° C
1009 hpa
192° SSW
1.1 m
10 s
06:12
0.8 m
09h
89° E
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
1009 hpa
195° SSW
1.1 m
10 s
1.9 m
12h
99° E
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
1009 hpa
194° SSW
1.2 m
10 s
11:28
2.1 m
15h
98° E
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
8° C
1008 hpa
197° SSW
1.3 m
10 s
14:20
1.7 m
18h
104° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
1008 hpa
197° SSW
1.3 m
11 s
18:33
0.6 m
21h
106° ESE
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
189° S
1.3 m
10 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
97° E
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
190° S
1.4 m
9 s
00:04
2.0 m
03h
80° E
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
194° SSW
1.4 m
10 s
02:13
1.8 m
06h
66° ENE
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
1008 hpa
194° SSW
1.4 m
11 s
06:56
0.9 m
09h
65° ENE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
1011 hpa
187° S
1.5 m
10 s
1.6 m
12h
71° ENE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
1013 hpa
190° S
1.5 m
11 s
12:04
2.0 m
15h
75° ENE
8 kts
max 9 kts
90%
7° C
1015 hpa
201° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
14:50
1.7 m
18h
54° NE
6 kts
max 6 kts
28%
6° C
1016 hpa
202° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
19:19
0.7 m
21h
61° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
8%
5° C
1017 hpa
200° SSW
1.6 m
11 s
1.2 m

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
88° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
92%
5° C
1017 hpa
201° SSW
1.6 m
11 s
00:43
1.9 m
03h
118° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
41%
5° C
1015 hpa
202° SSW
1.5 m
12 s
02:44
1.8 m
06h
154° SSE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6° C
1013 hpa
198° SSW
1.5 m
10 s
04:38
1.9 m
09h
161° SSE
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
1011 hpa
195° SSW
1.6 m
11 s
07:46
1.0 m
12h
171° S
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
190° S
1.7 m
10 s
12:33
1.9 m
15h
175° S
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
7° C
1003 hpa
184° S
1.8 m
9 s
15:21
1.7 m
18h
183° S
24 kts
max 32 kts
99%
1.62 mm
8° C
997 hpa
185° S
1.8 m
9 s
16:50
1.8 m
21h
172° S
28 kts
max 42 kts
99%
3.21 mm
8° C
992 hpa
20:11
0.8 m

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