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Last update: 16:35 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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
105° ESE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.87 mm
6° C
966 hpa
295° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
2.4 m
03h
103° ESE
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.96 mm
5° C
965 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
11 s
1.2 m
06h
91° E
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.47 mm
5° C
965 hpa
295° WNW
0.9 m
12 s
05:20
0.7 m
09h
110° ESE
8 kts
max 15 kts
43%
0.59 mm
5° C
967 hpa
295° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
2.1 m
12h
110° ESE
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
969 hpa
293° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
11:34
2.9 m
15h
90° E
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
969 hpa
293° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
1.7 m
18h
87° E
15 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.55 mm
6° C
969 hpa
288° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
18:09
0.8 m
21h
92° E
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.7 mm
6° C
971 hpa
289° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
1.6 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
96° E
13 kts
max 24 kts
88%
6° C
973 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
00:02
2.5 m
03h
95° E
12 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
973 hpa
292° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.6 m
06h
97° E
16 kts
max 29 kts
99%
6° C
973 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
06:15
0.8 m
09h
103° ESE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
975 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
1.6 m
12h
106° ESE
15 kts
max 25 kts
41%
6° C
975 hpa
296° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
12:33
2.8 m
15h
104° ESE
15 kts
max 28 kts
99%
5° C
974 hpa
299° WNW
1.6 m
17 s
2.2 m
18h
96° E
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
973 hpa
299° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
19:07
0.8 m
21h
99° E
20 kts
max 37 kts
99%
2.28 mm
5° C
971 hpa
299° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
1.2 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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
96° E
22 kts
max 37 kts
99%
5° C
970 hpa
300° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
01:04
2.4 m
03h
99° E
22 kts
max 38 kts
99%
0.86 mm
5° C
970 hpa
301° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
2.0 m
06h
99° E
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.72 mm
5° C
971 hpa
301° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
07:16
0.9 m
09h
95° E
13 kts
max 23 kts
83%
0.41 mm
5° C
975 hpa
299° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
1.2 m
12h
103° ESE
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
6° C
978 hpa
298° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
2.4 m
15h
88° E
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
5° C
979 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
13:34
2.7 m
18h
92° E
8 kts
max 20 kts
52%
5° C
981 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
15 s
1.3 m
21h
105° ESE
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
5° C
982 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
15 s
20:09
0.8 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
112° ESE
12 kts
max 24 kts
36%
5° C
982 hpa
293° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
1.9 m
03h
123° ESE
14 kts
max 24 kts
80%
5° C
981 hpa
292° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
02:11
2.4 m
06h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5° C
980 hpa
292° WNW
0.9 m
12 s
1.4 m
09h
124° SE
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
5° C
978 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
08:21
0.9 m
12h
127° SE
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
6° C
976 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
2.0 m
15h
120° ESE
20 kts
max 34 kts
99%
5° C
973 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
14:38
2.7 m
18h
149° SSE
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6.27 mm
4° C
972 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
1.7 m
21h
169° S
9 kts
max 21 kts
97%
2.42 mm
3° C
973 hpa
292° 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
163° SSE
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2° C
975 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
1.5 m
03h
140° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
40%
1° C
976 hpa
290° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
03:18
2.4 m
06h
124° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
0° C
976 hpa
296° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
1.8 m
09h
113° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
63%
0° C
977 hpa
297° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
09:30
1.0 m
12h
74° ENE
9 kts
max 20 kts
83%
4° C
976 hpa
297° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
1.5 m
15h
80° E
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
973 hpa
298° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
15:43
2.6 m
18h
75° ENE
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
4° C
971 hpa
299° WNW
2.0 m
17 s
2.1 m
21h
71° ENE
19 kts
max 34 kts
99%
4° C
968 hpa
300° WNW
2.0 m
17 s
22:14
0.8 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
78° ENE
19 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.86 mm
3° C
965 hpa
300° WNW
2.0 m
17 s
1.2 m
03h
83° E
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
4° C
962 hpa
300° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
04:21
2.4 m
06h
83° E
21 kts
max 35 kts
99%
4° C
959 hpa
300° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
2.2 m
09h
74° ENE
24 kts
max 43 kts
99%
0.85 mm
4° C
955 hpa
299° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
1.2 m
12h
100° E
23 kts
max 39 kts
99%
2.56 mm
6° C
952 hpa
298° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
10:37
0.9 m
15h
143° SE
25 kts
max 38 kts
99%
2.03 mm
4° C
957 hpa
298° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
2.2 m
18h
152° SSE
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
963 hpa
297° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
16:44
2.6 m
21h
151° SSE
13 kts
max 26 kts
92%
5° C
967 hpa
297° WNW
1.5 m
15 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
154° SSE
10 kts
max 26 kts
93%
4° C
969 hpa
296° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
23:11
0.8 m
03h
150° SSE
10 kts
max 22 kts
88%
4° C
971 hpa
295° WNW
1.3 m
15 s
1.9 m
06h
145° SE
8 kts
max 20 kts
75%
3° C
972 hpa
295° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
05:19
2.5 m
09h
144° SE
8 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4° C
972 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
14 s
1.6 m
12h
133° SE
14 kts
max 25 kts
74%
6° C
971 hpa
293° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
11:40
0.9 m
15h
122° ESE
17 kts
max 29 kts
99%
6° C
968 hpa
292° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
1.8 m
18h
107° ESE
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
966 hpa
291° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
17:41
2.5 m
21h
86° E
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
963 hpa
291° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
1.7 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
77° ENE
17 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.81 mm
4° C
961 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
00:04
0.9 m
03h
71° ENE
14 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.39 mm
4° C
959 hpa
289° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
1.6 m
06h
70° ENE
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.96 mm
4° C
958 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
06:11
2.6 m
09h
65° ENE
4 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.96 mm
4° C
958 hpa
289° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.9 m
12h
298° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
2.95 mm
3° C
957 hpa
289° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
12:40
0.9 m
15h
220° SW
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.13 mm
3° C
957 hpa
292° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
1.4 m
18h
187° S
6 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.75 mm
4° C
958 hpa
293° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
18:33
2.4 m
21h
171° S
6 kts
max 13 kts
99%
4° C
960 hpa
295° WNW
2.0 m
16 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
160° SSE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
5° C
961 hpa
295° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
00:53
0.9 m
03h
157° SSE
5 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
963 hpa
295° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
1.3 m
06h
154° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
2° C
965 hpa
295° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
06:58
2.6 m
09h
149° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
2° C
969 hpa
296° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
2.2 m
12h
136° SE
7 kts
max 14 kts
98%
6° C
971 hpa
296° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
1.2 m
15h
125° SE
8 kts
max 18 kts
89%
0.51 mm
6° C
972 hpa
296° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
13:35
0.9 m
18h
137° SE
8 kts
max 17 kts
98%
5° C
975 hpa
296° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
19:19
2.4 m
21h
131° SE
6 kts
max 15 kts
99%
5° C
977 hpa
296° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
2.1 m

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
126° SE
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
4° C
978 hpa
296° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
1.2 m
03h
122° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
3° C
980 hpa
295° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
01:37
0.9 m
06h
113° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
97%
4° C
981 hpa
295° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
2.3 m
09h
108° ESE
6 kts
max 15 kts
99%
4° C
983 hpa
295° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
07:41
2.6 m
12h
104° ESE
6 kts
max 15 kts
98%
6° C
984 hpa
295° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
1.4 m
15h
107° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
57%
7° C
984 hpa
296° WNW
1.5 m
13 s
14:23
0.9 m
18h
104° ESE
5 kts
max 10 kts
70%
4° C
985 hpa
296° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
1.8 m
21h
117° ESE
5 kts
max 17 kts
14%
3° C
985 hpa
296° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
20:01
2.3 m

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