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Last update: 06:39 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)

Sunday, Dec 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
320° NW
35 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.33 mm
-2° C
995 hpa
253° WSW
4.7 m
10 s
01:39
1.3 m
05h
315° NW
36 kts
max 41 kts
99%
0.48 mm
-2° C
993 hpa
329° NNW
4.6 m
10 s
0.9 m
08h
315° NW
35 kts
max 40 kts
99%
0.67 mm
-2° C
993 hpa
337° NNW
4.4 m
10 s
08:00
0.6 m
11h
315° NW
31 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.92 mm
-2° C
994 hpa
347° NNW
4.0 m
10 s
0.9 m
14h
313° NW
30 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.42 mm
-1° C
996 hpa
346° NNW
3.7 m
10 s
14:20
1.3 m
17h
315° NW
28 kts
max 32 kts
99%
-1° C
999 hpa
347° NNW
3.4 m
9 s
1.0 m
20h
316° NW
26 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0° C
1001 hpa
347° NNW
3.0 m
9 s
20:37
0.6 m
23h
315° NW
23 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0° C
1003 hpa
347° NNW
2.6 m
9 s
0.8 m

Monday, Dec 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
320° NW
21 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0° C
1005 hpa
346° NNW
2.2 m
8 s
02:50
1.2 m
05h
318° NW
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0° C
1005 hpa
345° NNW
2.0 m
8 s
1.1 m
08h
327° NNW
18 kts
max 19 kts
98%
0° C
1006 hpa
344° NNW
1.8 m
8 s
09:01
0.6 m
11h
334° NNW
19 kts
max 20 kts
7%
0° C
1006 hpa
319° NW
1.5 m
8 s
0.8 m
14h
339° NNW
15 kts
max 16 kts
51%
0° C
1005 hpa
239° WSW
1.3 m
8 s
15:18
1.3 m
17h
336° NNW
12 kts
max 13 kts
66%
0° C
1005 hpa
176° S
1.1 m
9 s
1.2 m
20h
14° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0° C
1002 hpa
136° SE
0.9 m
9 s
0.7 m
23h
121° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1° C
999 hpa
116° ESE
0.9 m
10 s
21:49
0.5 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, Dec 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
137° SE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2° C
995 hpa
107° ESE
1.1 m
11 s
1.0 m
05h
136° SE
19 kts
max 30 kts
99%
2° C
991 hpa
109° ESE
1.6 m
11 s
04:08
1.2 m
08h
130° SE
33 kts
max 53 kts
99%
5.63 mm
2° C
983 hpa
115° ESE
2.0 m
10 s
0.8 m
11h
207° SSW
25 kts
max 34 kts
38%
2.56 mm
4° C
983 hpa
117° ESE
2.1 m
10 s
10:06
0.6 m
14h
210° SSW
23 kts
max 29 kts
96%
3° C
985 hpa
110° ESE
2.0 m
10 s
1.1 m
17h
204° SSW
26 kts
max 33 kts
4%
2° C
986 hpa
109° ESE
2.1 m
10 s
16:20
1.3 m
20h
206° SSW
26 kts
max 33 kts
99%
1° C
988 hpa
121° ESE
2.3 m
10 s
0.8 m
23h
212° SSW
26 kts
max 32 kts
99%
1° C
990 hpa
128° SE
2.4 m
11 s
22:59
0.5 m

Wednesday, Dec 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
209° SSW
24 kts
max 34 kts
99%
0° C
991 hpa
127° SE
2.4 m
11 s
0.8 m
05h
219° SW
24 kts
max 35 kts
98%
0° C
993 hpa
122° ESE
2.3 m
12 s
05:23
1.2 m
08h
219° SW
20 kts
max 33 kts
98%
-1° C
996 hpa
121° ESE
2.2 m
12 s
1.0 m
11h
228° SW
25 kts
max 32 kts
56%
-2° C
999 hpa
119° ESE
2.1 m
12 s
11:11
0.6 m
14h
232° SW
23 kts
max 28 kts
99%
-2° C
1001 hpa
118° ESE
1.9 m
12 s
1.0 m
17h
229° SW
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
-1° C
1004 hpa
118° ESE
1.9 m
12 s
17:21
1.4 m
20h
215° SW
18 kts
max 26 kts
14%
1° C
1006 hpa
117° ESE
1.8 m
12 s
1.1 m
23h
191° S
14 kts
max 22 kts
77%
1° C
1007 hpa
117° ESE
1.8 m
12 s
00:05
0.4 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)

Thursday, Jan 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
176° S
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
2° C
1006 hpa
115° ESE
1.7 m
12 s
0.6 m
05h
153° SSE
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
2° C
1005 hpa
117° ESE
1.8 m
11 s
1.2 m
08h
166° SSE
26 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.42 mm
3° C
1003 hpa
122° ESE
1.8 m
10 s
06:31
1.3 m
11h
172° S
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.35 mm
3° C
1001 hpa
127° SE
1.8 m
10 s
12:13
0.6 m
14h
184° S
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.94 mm
2° C
998 hpa
129° SE
1.8 m
10 s
0.8 m
17h
188° S
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
2.0 mm
2° C
998 hpa
142° SE
1.8 m
9 s
18:20
1.4 m
20h
287° WNW
23 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-1° C
1001 hpa
147° SSE
1.7 m
9 s
1.3 m
23h
263° W
21 kts
max 22 kts
32%
-3° C
1005 hpa
141° SE
1.6 m
9 s
0.6 m

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
254° WSW
20 kts
max 23 kts
93%
-4° C
1008 hpa
141° SE
1.5 m
9 s
01:04
0.3 m
05h
251° WSW
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
-5° C
1010 hpa
147° SSE
1.5 m
9 s
1.0 m
08h
239° WSW
15 kts
max 16 kts
99%
-5° C
1012 hpa
160° SSE
1.4 m
9 s
07:30
1.3 m
11h
229° SW
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
-5° C
1013 hpa
150° SSE
1.5 m
9 s
0.8 m
14h
141° SE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
-3° C
1011 hpa
151° SSE
1.5 m
8 s
13:11
0.6 m
17h
137° SE
20 kts
max 22 kts
35%
-1° C
1010 hpa
171° S
1.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
20h
146° SE
22 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1° C
1008 hpa
163° SSE
1.7 m
8 s
19:16
1.5 m
23h
120° ESE
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.67 mm
1° C
1006 hpa
165° SSE
1.7 m
8 s
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)

Saturday, Jan 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
106° ESE
24 kts
max 34 kts
99%
2.17 mm
1° C
1001 hpa
187° S
1.7 m
8 s
01:59
0.2 m
05h
118° ESE
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
4.9 mm
1° C
996 hpa
187° S
1.8 m
8 s
0.8 m
08h
220° SW
13 kts
max 19 kts
95%
1.44 mm
2° C
995 hpa
174° S
1.8 m
8 s
08:23
1.4 m
11h
254° WSW
27 kts
max 32 kts
67%
1° C
999 hpa
168° SSE
1.7 m
8 s
1.0 m
14h
267° W
26 kts
max 29 kts
81%
-1° C
1002 hpa
199° SSW
1.7 m
8 s
14:04
0.6 m
17h
267° W
16 kts
max 18 kts
88%
-2° C
1006 hpa
178° S
1.8 m
8 s
1.0 m
20h
262° W
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
-2° C
1008 hpa
181° S
1.7 m
8 s
20:10
1.6 m
23h
262° W
11 kts
max 14 kts
71%
-3° C
1008 hpa
165° SSE
1.7 m
8 s
1.0 m

Sunday, Jan 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
276° W
12 kts
max 14 kts
4%
-3° C
1007 hpa
172° S
1.6 m
8 s
02:50
0.2 m
05h
275° W
13 kts
max 14 kts
93%
-3° C
1007 hpa
176° S
1.6 m
7 s
0.5 m
08h
261° W
16 kts
max 17 kts
99%
-3° C
1009 hpa
192° SSW
1.7 m
7 s
09:12
1.4 m
11h
252° WSW
19 kts
max 19 kts
30%
-3° C
1011 hpa
200° SSW
1.7 m
7 s
1.2 m
14h
247° WSW
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-3° C
1012 hpa
214° SW
1.7 m
7 s
14:54
0.5 m
17h
263° W
17 kts
max 19 kts
99%
-3° C
1014 hpa
213° SSW
1.7 m
7 s
0.8 m
20h
268° W
17 kts
max 19 kts
9%
-5° C
1017 hpa
214° SW
1.7 m
8 s
21:00
1.6 m
23h
265° W
15 kts
max 15 kts
91%
-5° C
1019 hpa
200° SSW
1.7 m
8 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, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
263° W
15 kts
max 15 kts
99%
-5° C
1020 hpa
209° SSW
1.6 m
8 s
0.4 m
05h
258° WSW
15 kts
max 15 kts
99%
-5° C
1022 hpa
224° SW
1.6 m
8 s
03:39
0.2 m
08h
256° WSW
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-6° C
1023 hpa
223° SW
1.5 m
8 s
1.1 m
11h
257° WSW
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
-6° C
1024 hpa
206° SSW
1.5 m
8 s
09:58
1.4 m
14h
272° W
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-6° C
1024 hpa
229° SW
1.4 m
8 s
0.7 m
17h
272° W
15 kts
max 15 kts
99%
-6° C
1026 hpa
204° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
15:41
0.5 m
20h
270° W
15 kts
max 15 kts
99%
-6° C
1027 hpa
182° S
1.5 m
8 s
1.3 m
23h
275° W
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-6° C
1028 hpa
179° S
1.6 m
8 s
21:49
1.6 m

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
281° W
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
-5° C
1029 hpa
188° S
1.6 m
8 s
0.6 m
05h
282° WNW
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
-5° C
1029 hpa
186° S
1.6 m
8 s
04:25
0.3 m
08h
261° W
11 kts
max 11 kts
86%
-5° C
1031 hpa
194° SSW
1.7 m
7 s
0.9 m
11h
272° W
8 kts
max 8 kts
71%
-5° C
1032 hpa
180° S
1.6 m
8 s
10:42
1.4 m
14h
232° SW
7 kts
max 7 kts
93%
-5° C
1031 hpa
153° SSE
1.6 m
8 s
0.8 m
17h
202° SSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-4° C
1032 hpa
163° SSE
1.7 m
8 s
16:28
0.5 m

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