Daily forecast
as
Last update: 16:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Jan 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
13 kts
max 25 kts
8° C
965 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
2.2
m
03h
10 kts
max 22 kts
8° C
966 hpa
0.9 m
16 s
04:28
0.6
m
06h
4 kts
max 5 kts
6° C
968 hpa
1.2 m
18 s
1.0
m
09h
4 kts
max 6 kts
6° C
969 hpa
1.4 m
16 s
2.6
m
12h
3 kts
max 8 kts
0.43 mm
8° C
968 hpa
1.5 m
15 s
10:40
2.9
m
15h
6 kts
max 14 kts
1.13 mm
8° C
967 hpa
1.5 m
14 s
1.3
m
18h
11 kts
max 20 kts
2.64 mm
7° C
966 hpa
1.5 m
14 s
17:14
0.7
m
21h
16 kts
max 27 kts
1.05 mm
6° C
965 hpa
1.3 m
13 s
2.1
m
Friday, Jan 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
16 kts
max 28 kts
0.59 mm
6° C
965 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
23:03
2.5
m
03h
17 kts
max 29 kts
0.53 mm
5° C
964 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
1.2
m
06h
12 kts
max 21 kts
0.52 mm
5° C
964 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
05:20
0.7
m
09h
6 kts
max 18 kts
3° C
967 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
2.1
m
12h
17 kts
max 29 kts
6° C
968 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
11:34
2.9
m
15h
16 kts
max 30 kts
6° C
968 hpa
0.8 m
10 s
1.7
m
18h
14 kts
max 26 kts
0.99 mm
6° C
969 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
18:09
0.8
m
21h
15 kts
max 26 kts
6° C
971 hpa
1.0 m
14 s
1.6
m
Saturday, Jan 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
15 kts
max 28 kts
5° C
971 hpa
1.2 m
14 s
00:02
2.5
m
03h
18 kts
max 32 kts
5° C
971 hpa
1.3 m
13 s
1.6
m
06h
20 kts
max 36 kts
5° C
970 hpa
1.3 m
13 s
06:15
0.8
m
09h
20 kts
max 36 kts
5° C
971 hpa
1.3 m
13 s
1.6
m
12h
21 kts
max 38 kts
5° C
971 hpa
1.4 m
14 s
12:33
2.8
m
15h
22 kts
max 38 kts
5° C
969 hpa
1.5 m
15 s
2.2
m
18h
21 kts
max 37 kts
6° C
968 hpa
1.5 m
15 s
19:07
0.8
m
21h
18 kts
max 31 kts
6° C
969 hpa
1.4 m
14 s
1.2
m
Sunday, Jan 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
16 kts
max 26 kts
2.86 mm
5° C
972 hpa
1.3 m
14 s
01:04
2.4
m
03h
8 kts
max 18 kts
0.8 mm
4° C
974 hpa
1.2 m
14 s
2.0
m
06h
4 kts
max 5 kts
3° C
976 hpa
1.1 m
14 s
07:16
0.9
m
09h
7 kts
max 14 kts
0.42 mm
4° C
978 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
1.2
m
12h
8 kts
max 17 kts
1.85 mm
5° C
980 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
2.4
m
15h
11 kts
max 20 kts
6° C
982 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
13:34
2.7
m
18h
13 kts
max 25 kts
5° C
984 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
1.3
m
21h
10 kts
max 25 kts
4° C
987 hpa
1.2 m
13 s
20:09
0.8
m
Monday, Jan 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
13 kts
max 24 kts
5° C
987 hpa
1.2 m
13 s
1.9
m
03h
14 kts
max 26 kts
4° C
987 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
02:11
2.4
m
06h
16 kts
max 28 kts
3° C
985 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
1.4
m
09h
17 kts
max 28 kts
3° C
984 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
08:21
0.9
m
12h
18 kts
max 29 kts
4° C
982 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
2.0
m
15h
18 kts
max 31 kts
3° C
979 hpa
0.8 m
10 s
14:38
2.7
m
18h
18 kts
max 32 kts
0.74 mm
2° C
977 hpa
0.8 m
10 s
1.7
m
21h
14 kts
max 26 kts
1.45 mm
2° C
976 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
21:13
0.8
m
Tuesday, Jan 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
11 kts
max 23 kts
1.89 mm
2° C
976 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
1.5
m
03h
9 kts
max 21 kts
1.42 mm
2° C
975 hpa
1.2 m
13 s
03:18
2.4
m
06h
8 kts
max 17 kts
0.88 mm
1° C
974 hpa
1.4 m
14 s
1.8
m
09h
8 kts
max 18 kts
1° C
974 hpa
1.6 m
14 s
09:30
1.0
m
12h
10 kts
max 18 kts
3° C
973 hpa
1.8 m
16 s
1.5
m
15h
9 kts
max 17 kts
3° C
972 hpa
1.9 m
16 s
15:43
2.6
m
18h
8 kts
max 17 kts
3° C
972 hpa
2.1 m
17 s
2.1
m
21h
8 kts
max 17 kts
3° C
972 hpa
2.1 m
17 s
22:14
0.8
m
Wednesday, Jan 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
6 kts
max 13 kts
3° C
974 hpa
2.1 m
17 s
1.2
m
03h
4 kts
max 5 kts
1° C
975 hpa
2.0 m
16 s
04:21
2.4
m
06h
1 kts
max 2 kts
2° C
977 hpa
2.0 m
16 s
2.2
m
09h
1 kts
max 2 kts
1° C
980 hpa
1.9 m
16 s
1.2
m
12h
2 kts
max 9 kts
0.71 mm
2° C
982 hpa
1.8 m
16 s
10:37
0.9
m
15h
6 kts
max 10 kts
4° C
983 hpa
1.7 m
16 s
2.2
m
18h
6 kts
max 15 kts
2° C
984 hpa
1.6 m
16 s
16:44
2.6
m
21h
7 kts
max 21 kts
0° C
984 hpa
1.5 m
15 s
1.3
m
Thursday, Jan 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
15 kts
max 27 kts
2° C
981 hpa
1.4 m
15 s
23:11
0.8
m
03h
19 kts
max 33 kts
3° C
978 hpa
1.3 m
15 s
1.9
m
06h
20 kts
max 36 kts
0.55 mm
3° C
973 hpa
1.2 m
14 s
05:19
2.5
m
09h
21 kts
max 41 kts
0.61 mm
3° C
971 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
1.6
m
12h
21 kts
max 38 kts
2.95 mm
3° C
970 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
11:40
0.9
m
15h
17 kts
max 29 kts
2.07 mm
3° C
969 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
1.8
m
18h
10 kts
max 20 kts
5° C
969 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
17:41
2.5
m
21h
5 kts
max 12 kts
1.18 mm
5° C
970 hpa
0.8 m
13 s
1.7
m
Friday, Jan 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
5 kts
max 14 kts
4° C
971 hpa
1.0 m
14 s
00:04
0.9
m
03h
5 kts
max 7 kts
3° C
972 hpa
1.2 m
14 s
1.6
m
06h
6 kts
max 21 kts
2° C
973 hpa
1.4 m
15 s
06:11
2.6
m
09h
10 kts
max 23 kts
0.42 mm
4° C
975 hpa
1.6 m
16 s
1.9
m
12h
11 kts
max 21 kts
2.2 mm
6° C
978 hpa
1.9 m
17 s
12:40
0.9
m
15h
9 kts
max 17 kts
7° C
979 hpa
2.0 m
17 s
1.4
m
18h
8 kts
max 22 kts
4° C
981 hpa
2.0 m
17 s
18:33
2.4
m
21h
8 kts
max 24 kts
4° C
980 hpa
2.0 m
17 s
1.9
m
Saturday, Jan 31
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
14 kts
max 26 kts
0.58 mm
5° C
980 hpa
1.9 m
17 s
00:53
0.9
m
03h
7 kts
max 19 kts
3° C
979 hpa
1.9 m
16 s
1.3
m
06h
17 kts
max 31 kts
0.71 mm
5° C
976 hpa
1.8 m
16 s
06:58
2.6
m
09h
12 kts
max 26 kts
5° C
976 hpa
1.8 m
16 s
2.2
m
12h
9 kts
max 15 kts
6° C
976 hpa
1.8 m
15 s
1.2
m
15h
7 kts
max 13 kts
6° C
976 hpa
1.7 m
15 s
13:35
0.9
m
18h
4 kts
max 5 kts
3° C
977 hpa
1.6 m
15 s
19:19
2.4
m
21h
4 kts
max 6 kts
3° C
978 hpa
1.6 m
14 s
2.1
m
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