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Last update: 10:35 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
91° E
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
969 hpa
293° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
1.7 m
18h
89° E
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
970 hpa
288° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
18:09
0.8 m
21h
90° E
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
972 hpa
289° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
1.6 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
99° E
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
973 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
00:02
2.5 m
03h
91° E
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
974 hpa
292° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.6 m
06h
95° E
17 kts
max 29 kts
72%
6° C
974 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
06:15
0.8 m
09h
106° ESE
16 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5° C
976 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.6 m
12h
113° ESE
16 kts
max 26 kts
97%
6° C
977 hpa
296° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
12:33
2.8 m
15h
110° ESE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
976 hpa
299° WNW
1.6 m
17 s
2.2 m
18h
107° ESE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
976 hpa
299° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
19:07
0.8 m
21h
100° E
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
975 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
91° E
18 kts
max 32 kts
99%
5° C
973 hpa
299° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
01:04
2.4 m
03h
87° E
22 kts
max 42 kts
99%
0.48 mm
4° C
972 hpa
301° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
2.0 m
06h
92° E
21 kts
max 36 kts
99%
1.28 mm
4° C
972 hpa
301° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
07:16
0.9 m
09h
96° E
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.44 mm
5° C
976 hpa
298° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
1.2 m
12h
94° E
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
979 hpa
299° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
2.4 m
15h
91° E
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
981 hpa
295° WNW
1.1 m
14 s
13:34
2.7 m
18h
101° E
11 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4° C
983 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
1.3 m
21h
103° ESE
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
4° C
984 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
20:09
0.8 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
107° ESE
9 kts
max 20 kts
99%
4° C
984 hpa
292° WNW
1.1 m
14 s
1.9 m
03h
117° ESE
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
982 hpa
292° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
02:11
2.4 m
06h
126° SE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
981 hpa
292° WNW
0.9 m
12 s
1.4 m
09h
126° SE
17 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5° C
979 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
08:21
0.9 m
12h
133° SE
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
6° C
977 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
2.0 m
15h
142° SE
20 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.2 mm
5° C
975 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
14:38
2.7 m
18h
149° SSE
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.43 mm
4° C
976 hpa
292° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
1.7 m
21h
154° SSE
6 kts
max 14 kts
99%
2° C
976 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 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
129° SE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
3° C
976 hpa
293° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
1.5 m
03h
116° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
2° C
976 hpa
288° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
03:18
2.4 m
06h
137° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
39%
1° C
975 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
1.8 m
09h
178° S
2 kts
max 3 kts
13%
0° C
975 hpa
294° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
09:30
1.0 m
12h
122° ESE
3 kts
max 6 kts
90%
4° C
976 hpa
295° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
1.5 m
15h
80° E
7 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5° C
974 hpa
296° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
15:43
2.6 m
18h
79° E
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
975 hpa
297° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
2.1 m
21h
67° ENE
12 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4° C
974 hpa
299° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
22:14
0.8 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
79° E
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
4° C
973 hpa
300° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
1.2 m
03h
83° E
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
4° C
972 hpa
300° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
04:21
2.4 m
06h
78° ENE
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.56 mm
3° C
970 hpa
300° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
2.2 m
09h
90° E
16 kts
max 31 kts
99%
2° C
969 hpa
300° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
1.2 m
12h
98° E
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
3° C
970 hpa
299° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
10:37
0.9 m
15h
103° ESE
11 kts
max 24 kts
99%
3° C
970 hpa
298° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
2.2 m
18h
104° ESE
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
969 hpa
298° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
16:44
2.6 m
21h
109° ESE
10 kts
max 21 kts
99%
3° C
968 hpa
297° WNW
1.5 m
16 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
113° ESE
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
965 hpa
297° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
23:11
0.8 m
03h
127° SE
14 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
960 hpa
296° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
1.9 m
06h
141° SE
17 kts
max 33 kts
99%
5.33 mm
4° C
956 hpa
295° WNW
1.1 m
14 s
05:19
2.5 m
09h
184° S
10 kts
max 24 kts
39%
3.59 mm
4° C
956 hpa
294° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
1.6 m
12h
174° S
14 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
957 hpa
293° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
11:40
0.9 m
15h
152° SSE
15 kts
max 27 kts
91%
6° C
956 hpa
293° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
1.8 m
18h
163° SSE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
956 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
17:41
2.5 m
21h
182° S
16 kts
max 26 kts
85%
6° C
958 hpa
291° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
1.7 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
169° S
15 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
960 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
00:04
0.9 m
03h
163° SSE
16 kts
max 31 kts
99%
5° C
960 hpa
290° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
1.6 m
06h
172° S
11 kts
max 22 kts
97%
1.44 mm
5° C
960 hpa
292° WNW
1.5 m
16 s
06:11
2.6 m
09h
180° S
12 kts
max 24 kts
86%
5° C
963 hpa
293° WNW
1.7 m
17 s
1.9 m
12h
193° SSW
16 kts
max 32 kts
99%
6° C
964 hpa
294° WNW
1.9 m
17 s
12:40
0.9 m
15h
188° S
15 kts
max 27 kts
55%
0.56 mm
7° C
963 hpa
294° WNW
2.0 m
17 s
1.4 m
18h
149° SSE
12 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
961 hpa
294° WNW
2.1 m
17 s
18:33
2.4 m
21h
164° SSE
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.47 mm
5° C
959 hpa
295° WNW
2.2 m
17 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
188° S
8 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.67 mm
4° C
960 hpa
295° WNW
2.1 m
17 s
00:53
0.9 m
03h
182° S
10 kts
max 20 kts
79%
5° C
961 hpa
295° WNW
2.1 m
17 s
1.3 m
06h
178° S
11 kts
max 20 kts
95%
5° C
962 hpa
295° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
06:58
2.6 m
09h
169° S
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
962 hpa
295° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
2.2 m
12h
196° SSW
10 kts
max 22 kts
92%
1.94 mm
6° C
963 hpa
295° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
1.2 m
15h
227° SW
12 kts
max 22 kts
51%
0.78 mm
7° C
965 hpa
295° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
13:35
0.9 m
18h
164° SSE
7 kts
max 19 kts
4%
4° C
967 hpa
294° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
19:19
2.4 m
21h
176° S
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5° C
968 hpa
294° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
2.1 m

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
174° S
9 kts
max 21 kts
79%
5° C
969 hpa
294° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
1.2 m
03h
173° S
11 kts
max 21 kts
99%
6° C
969 hpa
295° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
01:37
0.9 m
06h
147° SSE
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
5° C
969 hpa
293° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
2.3 m
09h
334° NNW
2 kts
max 7 kts
99%
10.24 mm
5° C
968 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
07:41
2.6 m
12h
286° WNW
5 kts
max 11 kts
97%
1.19 mm
6° C
972 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
1.4 m
15h
274° W
4 kts
max 10 kts
10%
7° C
973 hpa
294° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
14:23
0.9 m
18h
219° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
18%
5° C
974 hpa
295° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
1.8 m
21h
212° SSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
10%
4° C
976 hpa
295° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
20:01
2.3 m

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