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Last update: 04:39 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, Feb 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
186° S
10 kts
max 23 kts
98%
0.98 mm
4° C
983 hpa
284° WNW
0.6 m
11 s
00:18
0.8 m
03h
179° S
6 kts
max 11 kts
31%
3° C
982 hpa
282° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
1.5 m
06h
169° S
6 kts
max 15 kts
99%
3° C
980 hpa
285° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
06:36
2.7 m
09h
181° S
9 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5° C
977 hpa
290° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
2.0 m
12h
221° SW
11 kts
max 19 kts
87%
0.41 mm
7° C
975 hpa
292° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
13:00
0.8 m
15h
255° WSW
13 kts
max 22 kts
95%
0.83 mm
7° C
974 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
1.2 m
18h
250° WSW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.97 mm
5° C
974 hpa
294° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
18:58
2.5 m
21h
254° WSW
12 kts
max 23 kts
42%
1.16 mm
4° C
974 hpa
294° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
2.0 m

Monday, Feb 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
249° WSW
10 kts
max 22 kts
13%
0.46 mm
3° C
975 hpa
293° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
01:12
0.7 m
03h
259° W
10 kts
max 20 kts
98%
0.5 mm
4° C
975 hpa
292° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
1.1 m
06h
274° W
10 kts
max 21 kts
13%
0.61 mm
4° C
975 hpa
294° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
07:25
2.8 m
09h
290° WNW
11 kts
max 22 kts
47%
0.51 mm
5° C
978 hpa
297° WNW
2.5 m
14 s
2.5 m
12h
342° NNW
13 kts
max 20 kts
72%
3.56 mm
5° C
982 hpa
298° WNW
2.6 m
14 s
1.1 m
15h
334° NNW
13 kts
max 19 kts
46%
5° C
985 hpa
299° WNW
2.7 m
14 s
13:53
0.7 m
18h
333° NNW
11 kts
max 21 kts
95%
3° C
988 hpa
300° WNW
2.8 m
14 s
2.2 m
21h
334° NNW
12 kts
max 22 kts
96%
2° C
992 hpa
301° WNW
2.9 m
14 s
19:46
2.6 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, Feb 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
324° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
28%
1° C
994 hpa
301° WNW
2.7 m
14 s
1.1 m
03h
5° N
6 kts
max 9 kts
11%
1° C
995 hpa
301° WNW
2.5 m
14 s
02:02
0.6 m
06h
32° NNE
6 kts
max 9 kts
80%
1° C
997 hpa
304° NW
2.3 m
13 s
2.2 m
09h
44° NE
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1° C
998 hpa
305° NW
2.1 m
13 s
08:12
2.9 m
12h
84° E
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4° C
999 hpa
308° NW
1.9 m
13 s
1.4 m
15h
93° E
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3° C
997 hpa
311° NW
1.6 m
12 s
14:42
0.6 m
18h
100° E
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1° C
996 hpa
310° NW
1.4 m
12 s
1.8 m
21h
116° ESE
12 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0° C
996 hpa
310° NW
1.2 m
12 s
20:33
2.6 m

Wednesday, Feb 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
120° ESE
15 kts
max 29 kts
99%
1° C
994 hpa
311° NW
1.0 m
11 s
1.4 m
03h
120° ESE
16 kts
max 31 kts
99%
1° C
992 hpa
308° NW
0.9 m
10 s
02:50
0.5 m
06h
118° ESE
20 kts
max 36 kts
99%
2° C
989 hpa
305° NW
0.8 m
10 s
1.8 m
09h
120° ESE
20 kts
max 37 kts
99%
2° C
988 hpa
305° NW
0.7 m
10 s
08:59
3.0 m
12h
117° ESE
21 kts
max 38 kts
99%
3° C
986 hpa
307° NW
0.7 m
10 s
1.8 m
15h
113° ESE
20 kts
max 36 kts
99%
3° C
985 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
15:29
0.5 m
18h
116° ESE
19 kts
max 36 kts
99%
3° C
986 hpa
293° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
1.4 m
21h
121° ESE
19 kts
max 36 kts
99%
2° C
987 hpa
301° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
21:18
2.6 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 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
127° SE
18 kts
max 34 kts
99%
2° C
989 hpa
300° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
1.8 m
03h
134° SE
16 kts
max 31 kts
99%
2° C
990 hpa
300° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
03:37
0.5 m
06h
148° SSE
16 kts
max 31 kts
99%
2° C
991 hpa
298° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
1.3 m
09h
165° SSE
19 kts
max 35 kts
99%
3° C
992 hpa
298° WNW
1.0 m
11 s
09:45
3.0 m
12h
181° S
14 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.18 mm
2° C
994 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
11 s
2.3 m
15h
209° SSW
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.64 mm
4° C
997 hpa
306° NW
1.1 m
11 s
16:15
0.5 m
18h
208° SSW
8 kts
max 19 kts
98%
0.61 mm
3° C
998 hpa
307° NW
1.2 m
12 s
1.0 m
21h
189° S
7 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2° C
1000 hpa
306° NW
1.2 m
12 s
22:05
2.6 m

Friday, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
198° SSW
9 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
1000 hpa
300° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
2.1 m
03h
189° S
10 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4° C
999 hpa
300° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
04:23
0.5 m
06h
189° S
13 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
996 hpa
297° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
0.9 m
09h
189° S
12 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
996 hpa
300° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
2.6 m
12h
207° SSW
14 kts
max 28 kts
99%
9° C
996 hpa
299° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
10:31
3.0 m
15h
210° SSW
18 kts
max 37 kts
99%
11° C
993 hpa
302° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
1.1 m
18h
230° SW
19 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.21 mm
11° C
993 hpa
302° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
17:02
0.5 m
21h
242° WSW
20 kts
max 40 kts
99%
10° C
994 hpa
301° WNW
1.5 m
14 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)

Saturday, Feb 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
242° WSW
17 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.17 mm
10° C
994 hpa
299° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
22:53
2.6 m
03h
241° WSW
21 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.15 mm
10° C
994 hpa
299° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
1.1 m
06h
243° WSW
17 kts
max 32 kts
99%
10° C
995 hpa
299° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
05:09
0.5 m
09h
236° SW
12 kts
max 27 kts
99%
11° C
996 hpa
300° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
2.2 m
12h
218° SW
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.74 mm
11° C
997 hpa
300° WNW
2.1 m
15 s
11:19
2.9 m
15h
223° SW
13 kts
max 28 kts
99%
11° C
996 hpa
296° WNW
2.1 m
15 s
1.5 m
18h
232° SW
15 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.91 mm
11° C
996 hpa
296° WNW
2.1 m
15 s
17:49
0.6 m
21h
246° WSW
14 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9° C
998 hpa
295° WNW
2.2 m
15 s
1.7 m

Sunday, Feb 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
237° WSW
13 kts
max 26 kts
99%
9° C
999 hpa
295° WNW
2.2 m
15 s
23:43
2.5 m
03h
230° SW
13 kts
max 27 kts
99%
8° C
999 hpa
294° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
1.5 m
06h
232° SW
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8° C
999 hpa
295° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
05:58
0.6 m
09h
236° SW
14 kts
max 27 kts
69%
9° C
1000 hpa
294° WNW
2.2 m
14 s
1.7 m
12h
240° WSW
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
10° C
999 hpa
297° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
12:09
2.8 m
15h
237° WSW
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
997 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
1.9 m
18h
234° SW
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
997 hpa
297° WNW
2.0 m
13 s
18:38
0.7 m
21h
254° WSW
13 kts
max 26 kts
80%
7° C
998 hpa
302° WNW
1.9 m
12 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)

Monday, Feb 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
259° W
14 kts
max 27 kts
55%
7° C
999 hpa
303° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
00:35
2.4 m
03h
244° WSW
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
7° C
999 hpa
304° NW
1.9 m
12 s
1.8 m
06h
255° WSW
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
7° C
1000 hpa
305° NW
1.9 m
12 s
06:49
0.8 m
09h
257° WSW
12 kts
max 23 kts
96%
7° C
1001 hpa
306° NW
1.8 m
12 s
1.3 m
12h
261° W
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
1003 hpa
306° NW
1.8 m
12 s
13:01
2.6 m
15h
260° W
13 kts
max 24 kts
78%
9° C
1003 hpa
305° NW
1.7 m
12 s
2.2 m
18h
242° WSW
8 kts
max 17 kts
91%
7° C
1004 hpa
305° NW
1.6 m
12 s
19:29
0.8 m
21h
176° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
97%
6° C
1004 hpa
305° NW
1.5 m
11 s
1.1 m

Tuesday, Feb 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
171° S
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
7° C
1003 hpa
304° NW
1.4 m
12 s
01:30
2.3 m
03h
173° S
5 kts
max 16 kts
99%
8° C
1002 hpa
302° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
2.1 m
06h
169° S
5 kts
max 15 kts
99%
8° C
1000 hpa
302° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
1.2 m
09h
176° S
8 kts
max 16 kts
98%
9° C
1000 hpa
300° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
07:46
0.9 m
12h
171° S
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
10° C
999 hpa
299° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
2.1 m
15h
180° S
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
12° C
996 hpa
298° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
13:57
2.4 m
18h
163° SSE
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
10° C
995 hpa
297° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
1.4 m
21h
169° S
9 kts
max 20 kts
99%
10° C
994 hpa
20:25
1.0 m

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