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Last update: 16:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
88° E
17 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.56 mm
5° C
972 hpa
300° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
01:04
2.4 m
03h
80° E
18 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.93 mm
5° C
970 hpa
301° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
2.0 m
06h
94° E
20 kts
max 33 kts
99%
2.64 mm
6° C
969 hpa
301° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
07:16
0.9 m
09h
118° ESE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.44 mm
6° C
973 hpa
299° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
1.2 m
12h
122° ESE
13 kts
max 23 kts
25%
7° C
977 hpa
297° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
2.4 m
15h
119° ESE
12 kts
max 20 kts
27%
7° C
979 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
13:34
2.7 m
18h
116° ESE
12 kts
max 23 kts
74%
6° C
980 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
15 s
1.3 m
21h
123° ESE
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
981 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
20:09
0.8 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
118° ESE
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
5° C
981 hpa
291° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
1.9 m
03h
123° ESE
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5° C
981 hpa
291° WNW
0.9 m
12 s
02:11
2.4 m
06h
120° ESE
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
979 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
1.4 m
09h
120° ESE
21 kts
max 34 kts
99%
4° C
977 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
08:21
0.9 m
12h
128° SE
22 kts
max 38 kts
99%
5° C
975 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
2.0 m
15h
135° SE
22 kts
max 38 kts
99%
2.13 mm
5° C
972 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
14:38
2.7 m
18h
151° SSE
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4.42 mm
6° C
972 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
1.7 m
21h
129° SE
12 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.73 mm
5° C
973 hpa
289° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
21:13
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)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
99° E
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
3° C
970 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
1.5 m
03h
90° E
16 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.78 mm
2° C
966 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
03:18
2.4 m
06h
89° E
20 kts
max 39 kts
99%
0.99 mm
3° C
959 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
1.8 m
09h
97° E
24 kts
max 44 kts
99%
2.04 mm
5° C
953 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
09:30
1.0 m
12h
119° ESE
21 kts
max 36 kts
98%
2.04 mm
7° C
952 hpa
295° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
1.5 m
15h
128° SE
28 kts
max 47 kts
99%
5° C
948 hpa
297° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
15:43
2.6 m
18h
152° SSE
29 kts
max 46 kts
99%
0.45 mm
4° C
952 hpa
298° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
2.1 m
21h
163° SSE
22 kts
max 36 kts
96%
0.74 mm
5° C
959 hpa
298° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
22:14
0.8 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
149° SSE
16 kts
max 31 kts
99%
3° C
963 hpa
299° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
1.2 m
03h
144° SE
16 kts
max 30 kts
99%
4° C
965 hpa
299° WNW
1.9 m
17 s
04:21
2.4 m
06h
139° SE
15 kts
max 28 kts
84%
5° C
966 hpa
299° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
2.2 m
09h
138° SE
15 kts
max 26 kts
87%
6° C
968 hpa
298° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
1.2 m
12h
138° SE
14 kts
max 25 kts
75%
7° C
971 hpa
297° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
10:37
0.9 m
15h
139° SE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
8° C
973 hpa
296° WNW
1.5 m
16 s
2.2 m
18h
140° SE
15 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
975 hpa
295° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
16:44
2.6 m
21h
140° SE
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
977 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
1.3 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)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
140° SE
16 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
979 hpa
293° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
23:11
0.8 m
03h
136° SE
17 kts
max 31 kts
99%
5° C
979 hpa
292° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
1.9 m
06h
138° SE
17 kts
max 29 kts
99%
6° C
980 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
05:19
2.5 m
09h
127° SE
15 kts
max 30 kts
99%
4° C
981 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
1.6 m
12h
121° ESE
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
980 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
11:40
0.9 m
15h
116° ESE
17 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5° C
980 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
1.8 m
18h
113° ESE
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4° C
979 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
17:41
2.5 m
21h
114° ESE
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3° C
978 hpa
288° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
1.7 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
115° ESE
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
3° C
977 hpa
287° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
00:04
0.9 m
03h
117° ESE
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
3° C
976 hpa
286° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
1.6 m
06h
116° ESE
18 kts
max 33 kts
81%
2° C
975 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
06:11
2.6 m
09h
116° ESE
18 kts
max 31 kts
96%
2° C
975 hpa
288° WNW
1.4 m
16 s
1.9 m
12h
112° ESE
18 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3° C
975 hpa
290° WNW
1.7 m
17 s
12:40
0.9 m
15h
112° ESE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
975 hpa
292° WNW
1.8 m
18 s
1.4 m
18h
115° ESE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
977 hpa
293° WNW
1.8 m
17 s
18:33
2.4 m
21h
124° SE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
979 hpa
294° WNW
1.7 m
17 s
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)

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
123° ESE
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5° C
980 hpa
294° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
00:53
0.9 m
03h
112° ESE
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4° C
981 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
1.3 m
06h
115° ESE
13 kts
max 23 kts
96%
4° C
982 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
06:58
2.6 m
09h
114° ESE
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4° C
983 hpa
294° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
2.2 m
12h
114° ESE
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4° C
983 hpa
293° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
1.2 m
15h
120° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
99%
5° C
983 hpa
293° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
13:35
0.9 m
18h
126° SE
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5° C
984 hpa
292° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
19:19
2.4 m
21h
123° ESE
12 kts
max 24 kts
74%
5° C
985 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
2.1 m

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
135° SE
11 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
986 hpa
292° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
1.2 m
03h
130° SE
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
987 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
01:37
0.9 m
06h
124° SE
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
988 hpa
293° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
2.3 m
09h
130° SE
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
293° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
07:41
2.6 m
12h
148° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.28 mm
5° C
989 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.4 m
15h
159° SSE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.87 mm
6° C
989 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
14:23
0.9 m
18h
250° WSW
5 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.49 mm
5° C
991 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
1.8 m
21h
128° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
42%
4.78 mm
3° C
993 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
20:01
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)

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
135° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
30%
1° C
993 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
1.4 m
03h
125° SE
7 kts
max 10 kts
39%
1° C
992 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
02:16
1.0 m
06h
127° SE
15 kts
max 28 kts
28%
3° C
990 hpa
295° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
2.0 m
09h
132° SE
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
989 hpa
295° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
08:21
2.6 m
12h
123° ESE
20 kts
max 33 kts
99%
4° C
987 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
1.7 m
15h
124° SE
21 kts
max 35 kts
99%
4° C
985 hpa
287° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
15:06
1.0 m
18h
121° ESE
23 kts
max 37 kts
99%
3° C
984 hpa
287° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
1.6 m
21h
119° ESE
22 kts
max 37 kts
99%
3° C
985 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
20:38
2.2 m

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
116° ESE
21 kts
max 35 kts
99%
2° C
986 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
1.5 m
03h
114° ESE
19 kts
max 34 kts
99%
1° C
987 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
02:51
1.0 m
06h
118° ESE
17 kts
max 31 kts
99%
1° C
989 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
1.8 m
09h
123° ESE
17 kts
max 31 kts
99%
1° C
990 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
08:58
2.6 m
12h
127° SE
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
2° C
991 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
1.9 m
15h
120° ESE
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
1° C
990 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
15:44
1.0 m
18h
119° ESE
16 kts
max 28 kts
94%
1° C
991 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.4 m
21h
110° ESE
17 kts
max 30 kts
57%
0° C
990 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
21:12
2.1 m

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