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Last update: 04:43 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)

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
84° E
12 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.18 mm
4° C
964 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
18 s
1.6 m
03h
80° E
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2.29 mm
3° C
965 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
03:46
2.3 m
06h
85° E
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5.42 mm
3° C
967 hpa
295° WNW
1.5 m
16 s
1.9 m
09h
82° E
13 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5.65 mm
2° C
969 hpa
296° WNW
1.4 m
16 s
09:59
1.1 m
12h
75° ENE
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
4.41 mm
2° C
972 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
1.4 m
15h
68° ENE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
3.06 mm
2° C
972 hpa
294° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
16:11
2.3 m
18h
62° ENE
18 kts
max 28 kts
99%
2.04 mm
2° C
974 hpa
292° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
2.0 m
21h
60° ENE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.7 mm
2° C
976 hpa
288° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
22:24
1.0 m

Friday, Feb 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
55° NE
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.69 mm
2° C
978 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
1.2 m
03h
47° NE
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2° C
980 hpa
289° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
2.1 m
06h
34° NE
7 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1° C
982 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
04:47
2.4 m
09h
7° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
92%
1° C
985 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
1.4 m
12h
19° NNE
10 kts
max 16 kts
18%
4° C
988 hpa
286° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
11:04
1.0 m
15h
8° N
10 kts
max 16 kts
4%
4° C
990 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
1.9 m
18h
351° N
5 kts
max 7 kts
12%
1° C
994 hpa
290° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
17:11
2.3 m
21h
345° NNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
7%
0° C
997 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
1.4 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 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
312° NW
3 kts
max 6 kts
18%
0° C
998 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
23:22
0.9 m
03h
279° W
3 kts
max 6 kts
5%
0° C
1000 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
1.9 m
06h
230° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0° C
1001 hpa
288° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
05:43
2.5 m
09h
181° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0° C
1002 hpa
288° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
1.7 m
12h
166° SSE
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
1000 hpa
287° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
12:04
0.9 m
15h
160° SSE
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
3° C
997 hpa
287° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
1.6 m
18h
160° SSE
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1° C
994 hpa
286° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
18:06
2.4 m
21h
150° SSE
22 kts
max 40 kts
99%
1.82 mm
1° C
988 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
1.6 m

Sunday, Feb 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
169° S
21 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.1 mm
1° C
983 hpa
281° W
0.6 m
10 s
00:18
0.8 m
03h
194° SSW
9 kts
max 23 kts
98%
1.66 mm
3° C
983 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
1.5 m
06h
235° SW
8 kts
max 18 kts
15%
4° C
983 hpa
284° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
06:36
2.7 m
09h
235° SW
8 kts
max 20 kts
5%
4° C
983 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
2.0 m
12h
240° WSW
12 kts
max 20 kts
5%
7° C
983 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
12 s
13:00
0.8 m
15h
230° SW
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.93 mm
7° C
982 hpa
291° WNW
1.8 m
12 s
1.2 m
18h
222° SW
9 kts
max 20 kts
80%
0.87 mm
5° C
980 hpa
292° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
18:58
2.5 m
21h
215° SW
7 kts
max 16 kts
97%
0.6 mm
2° C
979 hpa
292° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
2.0 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)

Monday, Feb 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
229° SW
9 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.79 mm
4° C
979 hpa
293° WNW
1.9 m
11 s
01:12
0.7 m
03h
246° WSW
10 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.93 mm
4° C
978 hpa
293° WNW
2.0 m
11 s
1.1 m
06h
261° W
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.1 mm
4° C
977 hpa
294° WNW
2.2 m
12 s
07:25
2.8 m
09h
277° W
13 kts
max 24 kts
84%
1.35 mm
5° C
979 hpa
297° WNW
2.5 m
13 s
2.5 m
12h
280° W
16 kts
max 25 kts
13%
1.13 mm
7° C
981 hpa
300° WNW
2.7 m
13 s
1.1 m
15h
281° W
13 kts
max 21 kts
64%
0.56 mm
7° C
983 hpa
301° WNW
2.8 m
14 s
13:53
0.7 m
18h
284° WNW
7 kts
max 15 kts
75%
4° C
986 hpa
303° WNW
2.9 m
13 s
2.2 m
21h
353° N
3 kts
max 5 kts
87%
0.42 mm
3° C
989 hpa
304° NW
2.9 m
13 s
19:46
2.6 m

Tuesday, Feb 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
12° NNE
4 kts
max 6 kts
98%
4° C
990 hpa
305° NW
2.8 m
13 s
1.1 m
03h
2° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
2° C
991 hpa
306° NW
2.6 m
13 s
02:02
0.6 m
06h
45° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1° C
991 hpa
306° NW
2.4 m
13 s
2.2 m
09h
50° NE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2° C
990 hpa
306° NW
2.3 m
12 s
08:12
2.9 m
12h
74° ENE
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
4° C
989 hpa
306° NW
2.1 m
12 s
1.4 m
15h
74° ENE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4° C
988 hpa
307° NW
1.9 m
12 s
14:42
0.6 m
18h
72° ENE
18 kts
max 28 kts
99%
2° C
988 hpa
306° NW
1.7 m
12 s
1.8 m
21h
71° ENE
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
2° C
989 hpa
306° NW
1.6 m
11 s
20:33
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)

Wednesday, Feb 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
65° ENE
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
2° C
991 hpa
305° NW
1.5 m
11 s
1.4 m
03h
60° ENE
13 kts
max 24 kts
5%
1° C
993 hpa
306° NW
1.3 m
11 s
02:50
0.5 m
06h
59° ENE
7 kts
max 18 kts
2%
0° C
996 hpa
304° NW
1.2 m
10 s
1.8 m
09h
88° E
4 kts
max 13 kts
0%
0° C
999 hpa
304° NW
1.1 m
10 s
08:59
3.0 m
12h
112° ESE
10 kts
max 15 kts
4%
4° C
999 hpa
303° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
1.8 m
15h
159° SSE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
999 hpa
294° WNW
0.9 m
10 s
15:29
0.5 m
18h
144° SE
11 kts
max 25 kts
99%
2° C
998 hpa
294° WNW
0.9 m
10 s
1.4 m
21h
145° SE
18 kts
max 34 kts
99%
2° C
996 hpa
298° WNW
0.9 m
10 s
21:18
2.6 m

Thursday, Feb 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
150° SSE
21 kts
max 41 kts
99%
3° C
992 hpa
299° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
1.8 m
03h
153° SSE
21 kts
max 40 kts
99%
2.48 mm
2° C
989 hpa
289° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
03:37
0.5 m
06h
153° SSE
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
2.57 mm
2° C
985 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
1.3 m
09h
174° S
11 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.53 mm
5° C
983 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
09:45
3.0 m
12h
185° S
13 kts
max 25 kts
98%
6° C
981 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
11 s
2.3 m
15h
192° SSW
13 kts
max 25 kts
86%
7° C
979 hpa
294° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
16:15
0.5 m
18h
184° S
13 kts
max 26 kts
23%
5° C
979 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
1.0 m
21h
186° S
17 kts
max 32 kts
98%
5° C
977 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
22:05
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)

Friday, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
190° S
18 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.98 mm
5° C
975 hpa
289° WNW
1.5 m
13 s
2.1 m
03h
189° S
15 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.64 mm
6° C
973 hpa
295° WNW
1.7 m
13 s
04:23
0.5 m
06h
196° SSW
14 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.56 mm
6° C
972 hpa
294° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
0.9 m
09h
202° SSW
13 kts
max 26 kts
39%
6° C
972 hpa
297° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
2.6 m
12h
229° SW
14 kts
max 24 kts
75%
0.74 mm
8° C
972 hpa
299° WNW
2.0 m
13 s
10:31
3.0 m
15h
260° W
18 kts
max 29 kts
86%
1.56 mm
7° C
973 hpa
299° WNW
2.0 m
13 s
1.1 m
18h
250° WSW
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
6° C
975 hpa
301° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
17:02
0.5 m
21h
245° WSW
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
975 hpa
292° WNW
2.0 m
13 s
2.1 m

Saturday, Feb 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
249° WSW
17 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.48 mm
6° C
975 hpa
304° NW
1.9 m
13 s
22:53
2.6 m
03h
256° WSW
13 kts
max 23 kts
78%
1.1 mm
7° C
976 hpa
304° NW
1.9 m
13 s
1.1 m
06h
298° WNW
15 kts
max 27 kts
90%
1.29 mm
6° C
977 hpa
307° NW
1.8 m
12 s
05:09
0.5 m
09h
344° NNW
20 kts
max 31 kts
33%
0.75 mm
7° C
982 hpa
307° NW
1.8 m
12 s
2.2 m
12h
341° NNW
20 kts
max 30 kts
27%
0.41 mm
8° C
988 hpa
306° NW
1.8 m
12 s
11:19
2.9 m
15h
333° NNW
19 kts
max 27 kts
4%
0.41 mm
8° C
992 hpa
304° NW
1.9 m
12 s
1.5 m
18h
331° NNW
15 kts
max 25 kts
9%
6° C
996 hpa
305° NW
1.9 m
12 s
17:49
0.6 m
21h
337° NNW
13 kts
max 24 kts
5%
6° C
999 hpa
304° NW
1.9 m
12 s
1.7 m

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