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Last update: 04:36 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)

Tuesday, Feb 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
193° SSW
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
10° C
990 hpa
294° WNW
1.5 m
13 s
01:30
2.3 m
03h
193° SSW
11 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9° C
989 hpa
295° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
2.1 m
06h
176° S
12 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
988 hpa
293° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
1.2 m
09h
181° S
13 kts
max 28 kts
99%
9° C
988 hpa
291° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
07:46
0.9 m
12h
173° S
13 kts
max 27 kts
99%
10° C
988 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
2.1 m
15h
177° S
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
11° C
987 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
13:57
2.4 m
18h
173° S
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
10° C
987 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
1.4 m
21h
173° S
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
10° C
988 hpa
284° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
20:25
1.0 m

Wednesday, Feb 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
178° S
10 kts
max 23 kts
99%
10° C
988 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
1.8 m
03h
174° S
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
10° C
989 hpa
281° W
0.9 m
13 s
02:31
2.2 m
06h
172° S
9 kts
max 20 kts
99%
10° C
989 hpa
294° WNW
1.0 m
19 s
1.5 m
09h
184° S
7 kts
max 18 kts
99%
10° C
990 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
18 s
08:52
1.0 m
12h
204° SSW
8 kts
max 17 kts
99%
10° C
992 hpa
293° WNW
1.2 m
17 s
1.6 m
15h
252° WSW
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
11° C
992 hpa
292° WNW
1.3 m
16 s
15:01
2.2 m
18h
172° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
91%
9° C
993 hpa
294° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
1.7 m
21h
178° S
6 kts
max 15 kts
44%
0.91 mm
9° C
993 hpa
304° NW
1.6 m
13 s
21:27
1.0 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)

Thursday, Feb 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
193° SSW
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
992 hpa
315° NW
1.7 m
12 s
1.5 m
03h
191° S
11 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
990 hpa
317° NW
1.6 m
12 s
03:37
2.2 m
06h
185° S
12 kts
max 26 kts
99%
9° C
988 hpa
314° NW
1.5 m
11 s
1.9 m
09h
191° S
15 kts
max 37 kts
99%
4.19 mm
8° C
985 hpa
309° NW
1.3 m
12 s
10:07
1.1 m
12h
198° SSW
17 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.19 mm
9° C
984 hpa
307° NW
1.2 m
11 s
1.3 m
15h
239° WSW
16 kts
max 28 kts
99%
10° C
985 hpa
305° NW
1.4 m
11 s
16:10
2.1 m
18h
234° SW
13 kts
max 24 kts
84%
7° C
988 hpa
300° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
1.9 m
21h
226° SW
11 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
990 hpa
297° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
1.3 m

Friday, Feb 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
214° SW
9 kts
max 20 kts
49%
5° C
991 hpa
295° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
22:32
1.1 m
03h
220° SW
8 kts
max 17 kts
95%
6° C
992 hpa
295° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
2.0 m
06h
215° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
87%
5° C
993 hpa
296° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
04:44
2.2 m
09h
247° WSW
2 kts
max 7 kts
92%
5° C
995 hpa
296° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
1.5 m
12h
353° N
8 kts
max 13 kts
90%
6° C
997 hpa
297° WNW
2.0 m
12 s
11:23
1.1 m
15h
359° N
8 kts
max 11 kts
91%
6° C
999 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
1.7 m
18h
3° N
5 kts
max 7 kts
42%
4° C
1000 hpa
302° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
17:18
2.0 m
21h
0° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
11%
2° C
1002 hpa
305° NW
2.4 m
14 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, Feb 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
346° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
1° C
1001 hpa
307° NW
2.4 m
13 s
23:34
1.1 m
03h
42° NE
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
0° C
1001 hpa
308° NW
2.3 m
13 s
1.7 m
06h
216° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
0° C
1001 hpa
308° NW
2.2 m
13 s
05:45
2.3 m
09h
159° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1° C
1000 hpa
308° NW
2.0 m
13 s
1.8 m
12h
177° S
7 kts
max 9 kts
68%
5° C
999 hpa
308° NW
1.9 m
14 s
12:34
1.0 m
15h
188° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
32%
7° C
997 hpa
308° NW
1.9 m
13 s
1.4 m
18h
160° SSE
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
307° NW
1.9 m
13 s
18:18
2.0 m
21h
158° SSE
15 kts
max 29 kts
99%
6° C
991 hpa
306° NW
1.8 m
13 s
1.7 m

Sunday, Mar 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
164° SSE
19 kts
max 36 kts
99%
2.09 mm
6° C
986 hpa
304° NW
1.7 m
13 s
00:31
1.1 m
03h
182° S
12 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.87 mm
9° C
983 hpa
303° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
1.5 m
06h
192° SSW
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
2.64 mm
10° C
983 hpa
301° WNW
1.6 m
12 s
06:39
2.4 m
09h
193° SSW
15 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.54 mm
11° C
984 hpa
299° WNW
1.5 m
12 s
2.0 m
12h
185° S
12 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.82 mm
10° C
984 hpa
297° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
1.2 m
15h
179° S
15 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.73 mm
10° C
983 hpa
295° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
13:33
1.0 m
18h
172° S
15 kts
max 30 kts
84%
11° C
982 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
19:07
2.0 m
21h
170° S
18 kts
max 37 kts
99%
10° C
982 hpa
293° WNW
1.2 m
12 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)

Monday, Mar 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
164° SSE
21 kts
max 41 kts
99%
9° C
980 hpa
291° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
01:20
1.1 m
03h
172° S
21 kts
max 39 kts
99%
0.5 mm
9° C
978 hpa
290° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
1.3 m
06h
181° S
20 kts
max 36 kts
99%
8° C
979 hpa
291° WNW
1.5 m
13 s
07:24
2.4 m
09h
250° WSW
14 kts
max 23 kts
89%
6° C
986 hpa
292° WNW
1.8 m
13 s
2.2 m
12h
244° WSW
13 kts
max 19 kts
4%
8° C
991 hpa
293° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
1.4 m
15h
248° WSW
11 kts
max 16 kts
68%
0.57 mm
8° C
994 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
14:17
1.0 m
18h
237° WSW
6 kts
max 13 kts
66%
0.55 mm
5° C
997 hpa
299° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
1.8 m
21h
233° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
42%
0.59 mm
4° C
1000 hpa
300° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
19:47
2.0 m

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
263° W
5 kts
max 8 kts
5%
3° C
1003 hpa
300° WNW
2.0 m
13 s
1.3 m
03h
265° W
5 kts
max 8 kts
31%
3° C
1005 hpa
302° WNW
2.0 m
13 s
02:00
1.0 m
06h
260° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
4%
0.49 mm
3° C
1007 hpa
303° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
2.0 m
09h
233° SW
5 kts
max 10 kts
81%
4° C
1009 hpa
304° NW
1.8 m
12 s
08:04
2.5 m
12h
253° WSW
11 kts
max 15 kts
21%
8° C
1011 hpa
303° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
1.6 m
15h
257° WSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
4%
8° C
1011 hpa
303° WNW
1.6 m
12 s
14:51
0.9 m
18h
220° SW
5 kts
max 8 kts
65%
5° C
1013 hpa
302° WNW
1.6 m
12 s
1.6 m
21h
172° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
90%
3° C
1014 hpa
301° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
20:22
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)

Wednesday, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
163° SSE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3° C
1014 hpa
301° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
1.4 m
03h
175° S
11 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5° C
1013 hpa
300° WNW
1.8 m
12 s
02:35
0.9 m
06h
178° S
13 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
1011 hpa
300° WNW
1.8 m
13 s
1.8 m
09h
179° S
15 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.45 mm
5° C
1010 hpa
302° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
08:41
2.5 m
12h
185° S
14 kts
max 30 kts
99%
1.84 mm
6° C
1009 hpa
302° WNW
2.0 m
13 s
1.7 m
15h
191° S
13 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
1008 hpa
303° WNW
2.2 m
13 s
15:21
0.9 m
18h
188° S
11 kts
max 25 kts
98%
8° C
1008 hpa
303° WNW
2.2 m
13 s
1.5 m
21h
187° S
9 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
1009 hpa
303° WNW
2.3 m
13 s
20:55
2.2 m

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
184° S
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
1009 hpa
303° WNW
2.4 m
13 s
1.5 m
03h
184° S
7 kts
max 18 kts
99%
9° C
1009 hpa
303° WNW
2.5 m
14 s
03:07
0.9 m
06h
281° W
3 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.87 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
303° WNW
2.5 m
14 s
1.6 m
09h
343° NNW
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2.31 mm
6° C
1013 hpa
303° WNW
2.5 m
14 s
09:15
2.6 m
12h
356° N
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.58 mm
6° C
1015 hpa
304° NW
2.5 m
14 s
1.9 m
15h
353° N
9 kts
max 15 kts
94%
6° C
1016 hpa
305° NW
2.5 m
14 s
15:49
0.9 m
18h
353° N
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
1017 hpa
305° NW
2.5 m
14 s
1.3 m
21h
348° NNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4° C
1019 hpa
306° NW
2.5 m
14 s
21:27
2.2 m

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