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Last update: 00:38 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)

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
278° W
31 kts
max 35 kts
99%
-3° C
1010 hpa
158° SSE
3.6 m
12 s
01:32
0.5 m
05h
277° W
27 kts
max 32 kts
85%
-4° C
1017 hpa
153° SSE
3.4 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
270° W
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-4° C
1021 hpa
153° SSE
2.9 m
13 s
07:52
1.2 m
11h
233° SW
18 kts
max 20 kts
99%
-4° C
1024 hpa
156° SSE
2.4 m
12 s
0.9 m
14h
231° SW
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
-1° C
1022 hpa
156° SSE
2.0 m
12 s
13:29
0.7 m
17h
226° SW
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0° C
1022 hpa
156° SSE
1.8 m
12 s
1.1 m
20h
186° S
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1° C
1021 hpa
155° SSE
1.6 m
11 s
19:34
1.4 m
23h
168° SSE
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.96 mm
1° C
1016 hpa
155° SSE
1.5 m
11 s
0.9 m

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
151° SSE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7.77 mm
2° C
1011 hpa
154° SSE
1.6 m
10 s
02:11
0.4 m
05h
229° SW
11 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.79 mm
3° C
1012 hpa
158° SSE
1.9 m
10 s
0.8 m
08h
251° WSW
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
3° C
1014 hpa
160° SSE
1.9 m
10 s
08:29
1.2 m
11h
258° WSW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1° C
1016 hpa
159° SSE
1.7 m
9 s
1.0 m
14h
230° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
1° C
1015 hpa
158° SSE
1.5 m
9 s
14:08
0.6 m
17h
180° S
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1° C
1016 hpa
157° SSE
1.4 m
9 s
1.0 m
20h
195° SSW
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2° C
1016 hpa
155° SSE
1.2 m
9 s
20:13
1.4 m
23h
188° S
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2° C
1014 hpa
154° SSE
1.1 m
8 s
1.0 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, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
121° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1° C
1009 hpa
154° SSE
1.1 m
8 s
02:48
0.4 m
05h
80° E
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4.83 mm
0° C
1002 hpa
148° SSE
1.2 m
8 s
0.6 m
08h
24° NNE
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
11.13 mm
0° C
996 hpa
127° SE
1.5 m
7 s
09:03
1.3 m
11h
10° N
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
10.04 mm
1° C
994 hpa
121° ESE
1.7 m
7 s
1.1 m
14h
293° WNW
15 kts
max 19 kts
90%
0.65 mm
1° C
999 hpa
127° SE
1.8 m
7 s
14:44
0.6 m
17h
243° WSW
16 kts
max 22 kts
97%
2° C
1003 hpa
130° SE
1.8 m
8 s
0.8 m
20h
244° WSW
18 kts
max 25 kts
73%
1° C
1005 hpa
155° SSE
1.9 m
10 s
20:51
1.4 m
23h
246° WSW
18 kts
max 27 kts
34%
0° C
1007 hpa
155° SSE
1.9 m
11 s
1.2 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
233° SW
20 kts
max 26 kts
45%
0° C
1009 hpa
157° SSE
1.9 m
11 s
03:23
0.4 m
05h
231° SW
20 kts
max 25 kts
31%
0° C
1009 hpa
159° SSE
1.9 m
11 s
0.5 m
08h
228° SW
19 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-1° C
1010 hpa
165° SSE
1.9 m
10 s
1.2 m
11h
211° SSW
20 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0° C
1010 hpa
182° S
1.9 m
9 s
09:37
1.3 m
14h
255° WSW
24 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0° C
1009 hpa
201° SSW
1.9 m
8 s
15:21
0.6 m
17h
252° WSW
30 kts
max 35 kts
95%
-2° C
1011 hpa
233° SW
2.1 m
7 s
0.7 m
20h
258° WSW
31 kts
max 37 kts
99%
-5° C
1013 hpa
248° WSW
2.3 m
7 s
21:28
1.5 m
23h
265° W
34 kts
max 39 kts
99%
-7° C
1016 hpa
268° W
2.5 m
7 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)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
268° W
32 kts
max 37 kts
99%
-8° C
1019 hpa
284° WNW
2.6 m
7 s
0.6 m
05h
274° W
31 kts
max 35 kts
99%
-8° C
1021 hpa
297° WNW
2.8 m
7 s
03:58
0.4 m
08h
273° W
30 kts
max 34 kts
99%
-8° C
1024 hpa
303° WNW
2.8 m
7 s
1.1 m
11h
278° W
29 kts
max 33 kts
99%
-8° C
1026 hpa
313° NW
2.8 m
8 s
10:10
1.3 m
14h
276° W
26 kts
max 29 kts
99%
-7° C
1027 hpa
318° NW
2.7 m
8 s
0.7 m
17h
258° WSW
22 kts
max 26 kts
99%
-6° C
1029 hpa
322° NW
2.5 m
9 s
15:58
0.5 m
20h
225° SW
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
-5° C
1029 hpa
326° NW
2.2 m
9 s
1.2 m
23h
202° SSW
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-3° C
1026 hpa
317° NW
1.9 m
9 s
22:05
1.5 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
199° SSW
22 kts
max 34 kts
99%
-1° C
1022 hpa
299° WNW
1.7 m
8 s
0.7 m
05h
194° SSW
22 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.54 mm
0° C
1019 hpa
266° W
1.6 m
8 s
04:33
0.4 m
08h
216° SW
24 kts
max 36 kts
99%
2° C
1017 hpa
237° WSW
1.6 m
7 s
0.9 m
11h
257° WSW
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.46 mm
2° C
1018 hpa
216° SW
1.6 m
7 s
10:45
1.3 m
14h
219° SW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
2° C
1017 hpa
205° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
0.9 m
17h
194° SSW
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
2° C
1016 hpa
196° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
16:37
0.5 m
20h
184° S
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.4 mm
1° C
1015 hpa
201° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
1.0 m
23h
206° SSW
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
1.12 mm
2° C
1011 hpa
198° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
22:45
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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
204° SSW
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.65 mm
1° C
1008 hpa
224° SW
1.5 m
6 s
0.9 m
05h
239° WSW
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.71 mm
0° C
1005 hpa
244° WSW
1.7 m
7 s
05:08
0.4 m
08h
301° WNW
14 kts
max 17 kts
74%
0° C
1004 hpa
264° W
2.0 m
7 s
0.8 m
11h
295° WNW
30 kts
max 32 kts
96%
-1° C
1006 hpa
290° WNW
2.3 m
7 s
11:20
1.3 m
14h
284° WNW
36 kts
max 39 kts
99%
-6° C
1012 hpa
298° WNW
2.5 m
7 s
1.0 m
17h
286° WNW
34 kts
max 44 kts
99%
-7° C
1016 hpa
303° WNW
2.6 m
8 s
17:19
0.5 m
20h
268° W
30 kts
max 39 kts
99%
-6° C
1018 hpa
311° NW
2.5 m
8 s
0.9 m
23h
258° WSW
27 kts
max 41 kts
99%
-6° C
1018 hpa
320° NW
2.4 m
8 s
23:28
1.4 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
269° W
26 kts
max 33 kts
99%
-5° C
1018 hpa
318° NW
2.3 m
8 s
1.1 m
05h
277° W
21 kts
max 24 kts
99%
-6° C
1017 hpa
290° WNW
2.2 m
8 s
05:46
0.4 m
08h
293° WNW
21 kts
max 24 kts
99%
-7° C
1016 hpa
297° WNW
2.2 m
8 s
0.7 m
11h
286° WNW
26 kts
max 30 kts
99%
-8° C
1016 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
8 s
11:59
1.3 m
14h
282° WNW
32 kts
max 37 kts
99%
-9° C
1014 hpa
291° WNW
2.0 m
8 s
1.1 m
17h
289° WNW
31 kts
max 34 kts
99%
-11° C
1015 hpa
277° W
2.0 m
8 s
18:05
0.5 m
20h
297° WNW
29 kts
max 31 kts
99%
-10° C
1016 hpa
271° W
2.1 m
7 s
0.7 m
23h
299° WNW
31 kts
max 34 kts
99%
-9° C
1017 hpa
282° WNW
2.2 m
7 s
00:16
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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
291° WNW
32 kts
max 34 kts
99%
-9° C
1017 hpa
272° W
2.2 m
8 s
1.2 m
05h
294° WNW
30 kts
max 34 kts
99%
-8° C
1018 hpa
272° W
2.3 m
8 s
06:28
0.5 m
08h
290° WNW
29 kts
max 32 kts
99%
-8° C
1019 hpa
266° W
2.4 m
8 s
0.6 m
11h
282° WNW
28 kts
max 30 kts
99%
-8° C
1018 hpa
262° W
2.5 m
8 s
1.2 m
14h
279° W
28 kts
max 31 kts
99%
-8° C
1016 hpa
258° WSW
2.6 m
8 s
12:42
1.3 m
17h
275° W
27 kts
max 30 kts
99%
-8° C
1016 hpa
263° W
2.7 m
8 s
0.7 m
20h
267° W
24 kts
max 26 kts
99%
-8° C
1015 hpa
246° WSW
2.7 m
8 s
19:00
0.5 m
23h
260° W
23 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-8° C
1013 hpa
263° W
2.8 m
9 s
1.0 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
260° W
21 kts
max 23 kts
99%
-8° C
1011 hpa
267° W
2.8 m
9 s
01:13
1.3 m
05h
275° W
21 kts
max 22 kts
99%
-7° C
1009 hpa
259° W
2.9 m
9 s
0.8 m
08h
281° W
22 kts
max 22 kts
99%
-8° C
1008 hpa
264° W
2.9 m
9 s
07:17
0.6 m
11h
286° WNW
24 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-7° C
1008 hpa
264° W
2.7 m
9 s
1.1 m
14h
289° WNW
27 kts
max 28 kts
99%
-7° C
1006 hpa
242° WSW
2.6 m
9 s
13:32
1.3 m
17h
294° WNW
28 kts
max 30 kts
99%
-7° C
1008 hpa
243° WSW
2.5 m
9 s
0.9 m

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