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Last update: 22:35 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)

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
183° S
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
960 hpa
300° WNW
1.7 m
17 s
1.2 m
03h
172° S
11 kts
max 24 kts
9%
4° C
966 hpa
300° WNW
1.9 m
17 s
04:21
2.4 m
06h
152° SSE
8 kts
max 25 kts
84%
3° C
970 hpa
299° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
2.2 m
09h
137° SE
9 kts
max 26 kts
29%
3° C
973 hpa
298° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
1.2 m
12h
137° SE
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
974 hpa
297° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
10:37
0.9 m
15h
133° SE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
975 hpa
296° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
2.2 m
18h
126° SE
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5° C
977 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
15 s
16:44
2.6 m
21h
127° SE
12 kts
max 29 kts
91%
5° C
978 hpa
293° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
1.3 m

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
116° ESE
12 kts
max 28 kts
4%
5° C
978 hpa
293° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
23:11
0.8 m
03h
117° ESE
14 kts
max 31 kts
7%
5° C
977 hpa
293° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
1.9 m
06h
122° ESE
18 kts
max 31 kts
95%
5° C
977 hpa
293° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
05:19
2.5 m
09h
116° ESE
16 kts
max 32 kts
9%
5° C
977 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
1.6 m
12h
123° ESE
18 kts
max 34 kts
99%
6° C
976 hpa
290° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
11:40
0.9 m
15h
122° ESE
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
5° C
974 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
1.8 m
18h
122° ESE
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
6° C
973 hpa
292° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
17:41
2.5 m
21h
118° ESE
19 kts
max 35 kts
99%
6° C
972 hpa
289° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
1.7 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, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
121° ESE
18 kts
max 34 kts
99%
1.25 mm
5° C
970 hpa
289° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
00:04
0.9 m
03h
147° SSE
15 kts
max 28 kts
78%
1.57 mm
6° C
969 hpa
287° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
1.6 m
06h
135° SE
13 kts
max 26 kts
74%
5° C
968 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
16 s
06:11
2.6 m
09h
150° SSE
13 kts
max 23 kts
76%
5° C
969 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
17 s
1.9 m
12h
147° SSE
14 kts
max 25 kts
38%
7° C
969 hpa
291° WNW
1.9 m
18 s
12:40
0.9 m
15h
137° SE
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
970 hpa
292° WNW
2.0 m
18 s
1.4 m
18h
119° ESE
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
6° C
971 hpa
293° WNW
1.9 m
17 s
18:33
2.4 m
21h
109° ESE
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
972 hpa
294° WNW
1.8 m
17 s
1.9 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
110° ESE
12 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
974 hpa
293° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
00:53
0.9 m
03h
102° ESE
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
4° C
975 hpa
294° WNW
1.5 m
16 s
1.3 m
06h
95° E
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.51 mm
3° C
975 hpa
294° WNW
1.5 m
16 s
06:58
2.6 m
09h
113° ESE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.48 mm
3° C
976 hpa
293° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
2.2 m
12h
114° ESE
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4° C
976 hpa
292° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
1.2 m
15h
149° SSE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5° C
975 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
13:35
0.9 m
18h
147° SSE
11 kts
max 22 kts
98%
5° C
974 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
19:19
2.4 m
21h
140° SE
8 kts
max 22 kts
99%
6° C
972 hpa
292° WNW
1.4 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)

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
140° SE
11 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.47 mm
6° C
971 hpa
292° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.2 m
03h
144° SE
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
1.97 mm
5° C
967 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
01:37
0.9 m
06h
224° SW
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.88 mm
5° C
968 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
2.3 m
09h
212° SSW
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
2.41 mm
6° C
971 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
07:41
2.6 m
12h
196° SSW
10 kts
max 21 kts
5%
6° C
973 hpa
291° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
1.4 m
15h
170° S
11 kts
max 24 kts
29%
7° C
973 hpa
292° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
14:23
0.9 m
18h
157° SSE
15 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
972 hpa
292° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
1.8 m
21h
159° SSE
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
7° C
972 hpa
293° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
20:01
2.3 m

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
138° SE
17 kts
max 34 kts
99%
6° C
971 hpa
293° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
1.4 m
03h
133° SE
21 kts
max 35 kts
98%
6° C
968 hpa
293° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
02:16
1.0 m
06h
133° SE
21 kts
max 42 kts
99%
3.57 mm
6° C
965 hpa
292° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
2.0 m
09h
153° SSE
12 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.81 mm
6° C
966 hpa
292° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
08:21
2.6 m
12h
141° SE
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
8° C
967 hpa
291° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
1.7 m
15h
136° SE
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
967 hpa
291° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
15:06
1.0 m
18h
128° SE
16 kts
max 29 kts
99%
6° C
967 hpa
291° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
1.6 m
21h
132° SE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
7° C
968 hpa
291° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
20:38
2.2 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)

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
135° SE
14 kts
max 25 kts
43%
7° C
968 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
1.5 m
03h
139° SE
14 kts
max 27 kts
8%
7° C
969 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
02:51
1.0 m
06h
158° SSE
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
970 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
1.8 m
09h
160° SSE
14 kts
max 25 kts
98%
7° C
972 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
08:58
2.6 m
12h
161° SSE
11 kts
max 18 kts
1%
8° C
975 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
1.9 m
15h
157° SSE
11 kts
max 20 kts
0%
8° C
976 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
15:44
1.0 m
18h
142° SE
10 kts
max 25 kts
0%
6° C
977 hpa
291° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
1.4 m
21h
158° SSE
12 kts
max 25 kts
46%
6° C
978 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
21:12
2.1 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
174° S
11 kts
max 22 kts
97%
6° C
980 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
1.6 m
03h
133° SE
7 kts
max 15 kts
7%
6° C
981 hpa
292° WNW
0.8 m
12 s
03:23
1.0 m
06h
142° SE
4 kts
max 8 kts
0%
3° C
981 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
1.6 m
09h
126° SE
4 kts
max 9 kts
2%
3° C
982 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
09:34
2.6 m
12h
129° SE
10 kts
max 21 kts
40%
8° C
982 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
2.1 m
15h
125° SE
13 kts
max 21 kts
54%
8° C
981 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
16:18
1.1 m
18h
117° ESE
13 kts
max 24 kts
98%
5° C
980 hpa
284° WNW
0.6 m
11 s
1.3 m
21h
122° ESE
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
980 hpa
288° WNW
0.6 m
10 s
21:45
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)

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
7° C
979 hpa
282° WNW
0.6 m
10 s
1.7 m
03h
119° ESE
18 kts
max 33 kts
99%
7° C
978 hpa
271° W
0.6 m
11 s
03:53
1.0 m
06h
119° ESE
19 kts
max 33 kts
99%
6° C
977 hpa
273° W
0.6 m
12 s
1.4 m
09h
116° ESE
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
6° C
977 hpa
275° W
0.6 m
14 s
10:10
2.5 m
12h
116° ESE
18 kts
max 35 kts
99%
7° C
977 hpa
297° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
2.2 m
15h
112° ESE
19 kts
max 34 kts
99%
7° C
977 hpa
292° WNW
0.6 m
16 s
1.4 m
18h
110° ESE
19 kts
max 34 kts
99%
0.44 mm
6° C
977 hpa
300° WNW
0.7 m
17 s
16:50
1.2 m
21h
110° ESE
20 kts
max 34 kts
99%
0.5 mm
5° C
977 hpa
286° WNW
0.8 m
16 s
22:18
2.0 m

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
110° ESE
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
5° C
978 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
1.8 m
03h
101° E
16 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4° C
978 hpa
285° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
04:25
1.1 m
06h
104° ESE
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.6 mm
5° C
977 hpa
284° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
1.3 m
09h
114° ESE
16 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.93 mm
5° C
979 hpa
291° WNW
1.0 m
16 s
2.2 m
12h
110° ESE
15 kts
max 28 kts
99%
4° C
982 hpa
297° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
10:48
2.5 m
15h
107° ESE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
4° C
983 hpa
1.5 m
18h
108° ESE
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
985 hpa
17:23
1.2 m

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