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Last update: 17:35 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)

Sunday, Jul 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
152° SSE
13 kts
max 21 kts
59%
17° C
994 hpa
208° SSW
0.6 m
5 s
1.3 m
04h
151° SSE
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.72 mm
17° C
992 hpa
175° S
1.1 m
4 s
1.6 m
07h
167° SSE
19 kts
max 26 kts
97%
0.57 mm
17° C
990 hpa
210° SSW
1.6 m
6 s
08:28
1.7 m
10h
191° S
18 kts
max 22 kts
19%
0.97 mm
17° C
991 hpa
221° SW
1.9 m
7 s
1.5 m
13h
206° SSW
17 kts
max 20 kts
91%
1.1 mm
17° C
992 hpa
223° SW
2.0 m
8 s
12:04
1.0 m
16h
209° SSW
14 kts
max 18 kts
96%
0.41 mm
18° C
992 hpa
223° SW
1.8 m
9 s
1.6 m
19h
198° SSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
36%
17° C
992 hpa
224° SW
1.6 m
10 s
1.8 m
22h
126° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
3%
15° C
992 hpa
225° SW
1.4 m
10 s
20:59
1.9 m

Monday, Jul 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
86° E
4 kts
max 5 kts
28%
15° C
991 hpa
227° SW
1.2 m
10 s
00:48
1.0 m
04h
12° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
70%
14° C
990 hpa
229° SW
1.2 m
10 s
1.5 m
07h
353° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
4%
14° C
991 hpa
229° SW
1.2 m
11 s
07:04
1.7 m
10h
305° NW
6 kts
max 8 kts
4%
19° C
993 hpa
230° SW
1.1 m
11 s
09:46
1.8 m
13h
253° WSW
14 kts
max 16 kts
49%
20° C
994 hpa
234° SW
1.1 m
10 s
13:16
1.0 m
16h
254° WSW
18 kts
max 20 kts
99%
18° C
996 hpa
236° SW
1.4 m
7 s
1.6 m
19h
253° WSW
13 kts
max 16 kts
75%
18° C
997 hpa
237° WSW
1.3 m
6 s
19:29
1.9 m
22h
277° W
12 kts
max 19 kts
92%
17° C
1000 hpa
236° SW
1.1 m
6 s
21:10
1.9 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, Jul 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
275° W
13 kts
max 21 kts
23%
15° C
1001 hpa
236° SW
1.1 m
6 s
01:57
0.9 m
04h
280° W
11 kts
max 21 kts
79%
15° C
1002 hpa
236° SW
1.1 m
6 s
1.4 m
07h
271° W
11 kts
max 19 kts
99%
17° C
1004 hpa
237° WSW
1.0 m
7 s
07:48
1.8 m
10h
264° W
12 kts
max 14 kts
54%
19° C
1004 hpa
237° WSW
1.0 m
7 s
09:30
1.7 m
13h
242° WSW
15 kts
max 16 kts
62%
19° C
1005 hpa
238° WSW
1.1 m
5 s
14:24
1.0 m
16h
247° WSW
16 kts
max 19 kts
61%
19° C
1006 hpa
237° WSW
1.3 m
5 s
1.3 m
19h
253° WSW
15 kts
max 19 kts
56%
19° C
1006 hpa
237° WSW
1.3 m
5 s
20:07
2.0 m
22h
285° WNW
9 kts
max 16 kts
36%
16° C
1007 hpa
236° SW
1.0 m
5 s
1.9 m

Wednesday, Jul 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
296° WNW
7 kts
max 13 kts
97%
14° C
1007 hpa
235° SW
0.8 m
5 s
1.4 m
04h
303° WNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
74%
14° C
1007 hpa
236° SW
0.6 m
5 s
02:58
0.8 m
07h
316° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
90%
14° C
1008 hpa
237° WSW
0.5 m
6 s
1.7 m
10h
322° NW
4 kts
max 6 kts
5%
18° C
1008 hpa
237° WSW
0.5 m
6 s
08:37
1.9 m
13h
226° SW
6 kts
max 8 kts
52%
0.68 mm
19° C
1008 hpa
239° WSW
0.5 m
5 s
12:04
1.8 m
16h
268° W
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.53 mm
19° C
1008 hpa
241° WSW
0.7 m
4 s
15:23
0.9 m
19h
317° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.07 mm
18° C
1008 hpa
240° WSW
0.6 m
4 s
1.9 m
22h
317° NW
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.8 mm
16° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
0.6 m
4 s
20:51
2.1 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)

Thursday, Jul 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
344° NNW
11 kts
max 19 kts
78%
15° C
1010 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
5 s
23:54
1.8 m
04h
340° NNW
10 kts
max 18 kts
50%
13° C
1010 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
5 s
03:51
0.6 m
07h
339° NNW
10 kts
max 19 kts
87%
14° C
1011 hpa
248° WSW
0.5 m
6 s
1.7 m
10h
351° N
10 kts
max 13 kts
6%
18° C
1012 hpa
248° WSW
0.4 m
6 s
09:24
2.0 m
13h
251° WSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
23%
20° C
1011 hpa
248° WSW
0.4 m
5 s
11:45
1.7 m
16h
247° WSW
10 kts
max 13 kts
86%
20° C
1011 hpa
245° WSW
0.7 m
4 s
16:13
0.8 m
19h
274° W
12 kts
max 15 kts
71%
20° C
1011 hpa
245° WSW
0.7 m
4 s
1.9 m
22h
312° NW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
17° C
1012 hpa
245° WSW
0.6 m
4 s
21:35
2.2 m

Friday, Jul 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
307° NW
10 kts
max 18 kts
93%
15° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
0.6 m
5 s
00:33
1.7 m
04h
338° NNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
3%
14° C
1012 hpa
246° WSW
0.5 m
5 s
04:37
0.4 m
07h
343° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
15° C
1013 hpa
245° WSW
0.4 m
5 s
1.5 m
10h
349° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
19° C
1014 hpa
243° WSW
0.3 m
5 s
10:08
2.1 m
13h
224° SW
9 kts
max 9 kts
10%
21° C
1013 hpa
241° WSW
0.5 m
4 s
12:34
1.7 m
16h
243° WSW
12 kts
max 14 kts
87%
21° C
1013 hpa
240° WSW
0.8 m
4 s
16:59
0.7 m
19h
269° W
12 kts
max 15 kts
4%
21° C
1013 hpa
243° WSW
0.9 m
4 s
1.6 m
22h
304° NW
11 kts
max 18 kts
4%
18° C
1015 hpa
244° WSW
0.8 m
5 s
22:17
2.3 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, Jul 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
316° NW
9 kts
max 17 kts
1%
16° C
1015 hpa
248° WSW
0.7 m
5 s
01:13
1.6 m
04h
325° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
230° SW
0.7 m
6 s
05:20
0.4 m
07h
334° NNW
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
229° SW
0.6 m
7 s
1.1 m
10h
299° WNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
19° C
1016 hpa
228° SW
0.5 m
10 s
10:50
2.2 m
13h
271° W
11 kts
max 15 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
231° SW
0.6 m
10 s
13:16
1.7 m
16h
280° W
14 kts
max 18 kts
82%
22° C
1015 hpa
240° WSW
0.8 m
7 s
14:48
1.9 m
19h
310° NW
15 kts
max 19 kts
2%
21° C
1015 hpa
242° WSW
0.8 m
6 s
17:41
0.7 m
22h
323° NW
16 kts
max 25 kts
4%
18° C
1016 hpa
245° WSW
0.7 m
7 s
22:58
2.3 m

Sunday, Jul 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
337° NNW
11 kts
max 20 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
246° WSW
0.7 m
8 s
01:52
1.6 m
04h
325° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
240° WSW
0.7 m
10 s
02:58
1.7 m
07h
314° NW
8 kts
max 13 kts
4%
15° C
1017 hpa
241° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
06:01
0.4 m
10h
279° W
8 kts
max 10 kts
82%
18° C
1017 hpa
242° WSW
0.6 m
9 s
11:29
2.2 m
13h
284° WNW
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
19° C
1016 hpa
242° WSW
0.8 m
7 s
13:54
1.7 m
16h
317° NW
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
20° C
1016 hpa
242° WSW
1.1 m
6 s
15:29
1.9 m
19h
301° WNW
14 kts
max 17 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
245° WSW
1.1 m
4 s
18:21
0.7 m
22h
320° NW
15 kts
max 25 kts
9%
17° C
1016 hpa
246° WSW
1.0 m
5 s
2.1 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)

Monday, Jul 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
334° NNW
11 kts
max 21 kts
14%
14° C
1017 hpa
245° WSW
0.8 m
6 s
23:35
2.3 m
04h
324° NW
9 kts
max 12 kts
3%
12° C
1016 hpa
246° WSW
0.8 m
6 s
03:39
1.7 m
07h
332° NNW
7 kts
max 13 kts
4%
13° C
1017 hpa
246° WSW
0.7 m
6 s
06:40
0.4 m
10h
342° NNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
1%
18° C
1017 hpa
246° WSW
0.7 m
6 s
1.8 m
13h
280° W
4 kts
max 9 kts
4%
20° C
1017 hpa
244° WSW
0.8 m
5 s
12:06
2.1 m
16h
273° W
6 kts
max 12 kts
42%
21° C
1016 hpa
244° WSW
0.9 m
5 s
16:08
1.9 m
19h
315° NW
13 kts
max 16 kts
3%
22° C
1016 hpa
245° WSW
0.8 m
5 s
19:00
0.8 m
22h
315° NW
15 kts
max 24 kts
4%
17° C
1018 hpa
249° WSW
0.8 m
5 s
1.9 m

Tuesday, Jul 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
356° N
11 kts
max 20 kts
2%
15° C
1019 hpa
253° WSW
0.7 m
5 s
00:09
2.2 m
04h
2° N
10 kts
max 15 kts
0%
13° C
1018 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
5 s
02:59
1.6 m
07h
337° NNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
0%
14° C
1019 hpa
231° SW
0.5 m
5 s
07:18
0.5 m
10h
285° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
3%
19° C
1019 hpa
228° SW
0.4 m
6 s
1.6 m
13h
244° WSW
10 kts
max 13 kts
2%
21° C
1018 hpa
234° SW
0.5 m
5 s
12:42
2.0 m
16h
258° WSW
15 kts
max 18 kts
4%
21° C
1017 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
4 s
14:57
1.7 m
19h
286° WNW
12 kts
max 16 kts
2%
20° C
1017 hpa
248° WSW
0.7 m
5 s
19:38
0.9 m
22h
313° NW
13 kts
max 23 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
4 s
1.8 m

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