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Last update: 14:57 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, May 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
185° S
6 kts
max 10 kts
5%
22° C
1015 hpa
105° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
01:58
2.7 m
04h
187° S
5 kts
max 10 kts
6%
22° C
1014 hpa
106° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
2.5 m
07h
181° S
6 kts
max 13 kts
26%
22° C
1015 hpa
106° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
1.6 m
10h
143° SE
10 kts
max 15 kts
32%
26° C
1016 hpa
106° ESE
1.0 m
6 s
09:42
1.3 m
13h
123° ESE
11 kts
max 13 kts
11%
27° C
1013 hpa
105° ESE
1.1 m
6 s
14:10
1.7 m
16h
128° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
3%
26° C
1012 hpa
107° ESE
1.2 m
6 s
1.6 m
19h
157° SSE
9 kts
max 14 kts
1%
23° C
1014 hpa
106° ESE
1.2 m
6 s
19:35
1.1 m
22h
177° S
7 kts
max 12 kts
4%
22° C
1015 hpa
95° E
1.1 m
7 s
1.4 m

Sunday, May 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
183° S
6 kts
max 11 kts
8%
22° C
1014 hpa
92° E
1.0 m
7 s
2.4 m
04h
188° S
5 kts
max 10 kts
4%
22° C
1013 hpa
92° E
1.1 m
7 s
03:34
2.7 m
07h
169° S
7 kts
max 13 kts
34%
22° C
1014 hpa
93° E
1.1 m
7 s
1.9 m
10h
143° SE
10 kts
max 15 kts
27%
26° C
1015 hpa
95° E
1.1 m
7 s
10:38
1.1 m
13h
130° SE
11 kts
max 13 kts
29%
27° C
1013 hpa
95° E
1.1 m
7 s
1.5 m
16h
129° SE
11 kts
max 13 kts
13%
26° C
1012 hpa
97° E
1.2 m
7 s
16:18
1.8 m
19h
147° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
1%
23° C
1014 hpa
102° ESE
1.2 m
6 s
1.4 m
22h
171° S
7 kts
max 13 kts
15%
22° C
1015 hpa
95° E
1.1 m
7 s
21:41
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)

Monday, May 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
178° S
6 kts
max 12 kts
37%
22° C
1014 hpa
89° E
1.0 m
8 s
2.0 m
04h
174° S
6 kts
max 12 kts
31%
22° C
1014 hpa
85° E
1.0 m
8 s
04:35
2.8 m
07h
170° S
7 kts
max 12 kts
20%
22° C
1015 hpa
84° E
0.9 m
8 s
2.2 m
10h
141° SE
10 kts
max 14 kts
22%
26° C
1016 hpa
84° E
1.0 m
8 s
11:21
1.0 m
13h
128° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
28%
27° C
1014 hpa
86° E
1.1 m
8 s
1.2 m
16h
131° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
11%
26° C
1013 hpa
96° E
1.2 m
7 s
17:15
2.1 m
19h
150° SSE
9 kts
max 15 kts
2%
23° C
1015 hpa
93° E
1.2 m
8 s
1.8 m
22h
158° SSE
8 kts
max 15 kts
14%
22° C
1016 hpa
87° E
1.1 m
8 s
22:54
1.1 m

Tuesday, May 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
166° SSE
7 kts
max 12 kts
15%
22° C
1015 hpa
85° E
1.0 m
9 s
1.6 m
04h
172° S
6 kts
max 11 kts
22%
22° C
1014 hpa
85° E
0.9 m
9 s
05:22
2.8 m
07h
165° SSE
7 kts
max 12 kts
10%
22° C
1016 hpa
85° E
0.9 m
9 s
2.5 m
10h
139° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
38%
26° C
1016 hpa
86° E
0.9 m
8 s
1.3 m
13h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
75%
27° C
1014 hpa
88° E
1.0 m
8 s
11:58
0.8 m
16h
119° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
49%
26° C
1013 hpa
89° E
1.1 m
8 s
1.9 m
19h
144° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
15%
23° C
1014 hpa
90° E
1.0 m
8 s
18:01
2.3 m
22h
161° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
63%
22° C
1015 hpa
88° E
0.9 m
8 s
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)

Wednesday, May 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
179° S
6 kts
max 7 kts
45%
21° C
1014 hpa
88° E
0.8 m
8 s
23:47
1.1 m
04h
188° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
20%
21° C
1014 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.3 m
07h
194° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
2%
20° C
1015 hpa
87° E
0.7 m
8 s
06:02
2.7 m
10h
126° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
11%
25° C
1015 hpa
87° E
0.7 m
8 s
1.4 m
13h
98° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
29%
26° C
1013 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
8 s
12:30
0.8 m
16h
115° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
42%
25° C
1011 hpa
89° E
0.9 m
8 s
1.8 m
19h
141° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
21%
23° C
1013 hpa
89° E
0.9 m
8 s
18:41
2.4 m
22h
160° SSE
5 kts
max 8 kts
68%
22° C
1014 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
8 s
1.6 m

Thursday, May 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
171° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
25%
21° C
1013 hpa
86° E
0.7 m
9 s
00:33
1.1 m
04h
169° S
6 kts
max 7 kts
2%
21° C
1012 hpa
86° E
0.7 m
9 s
2.0 m
07h
180° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
20° C
1014 hpa
86° E
0.7 m
9 s
06:37
2.7 m
10h
137° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
13%
25° C
1014 hpa
86° E
0.7 m
8 s
1.6 m
13h
93° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
33%
26° C
1012 hpa
88° E
0.8 m
8 s
12:59
0.7 m
16h
110° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
9%
1 mm
24° C
1011 hpa
89° E
0.8 m
8 s
1.6 m
19h
137° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
42%
22° C
1013 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
8 s
19:18
2.6 m
22h
161° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
89%
22° C
1014 hpa
88° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.0 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)

Friday, May 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
152° SSE
5 kts
max 6 kts
10%
1 mm
22° C
1013 hpa
88° E
0.7 m
8 s
01:13
1.1 m
04h
179° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
2%
21° C
1013 hpa
89° E
0.7 m
8 s
1.8 m
07h
191° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
90° E
0.7 m
8 s
07:07
2.6 m
10h
136° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
2%
25° C
1015 hpa
91° E
0.7 m
8 s
1.7 m
13h
104° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
28%
25° C
1013 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
8 s
13:26
0.7 m
16h
110° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
10%
25° C
1012 hpa
95° E
0.9 m
7 s
1.4 m
19h
141° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
8%
22° C
1014 hpa
94° E
0.9 m
7 s
19:52
2.7 m
22h
168° SSE
5 kts
max 5 kts
55%
22° C
1015 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.2 m

Saturday, May 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
187° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
97%
21° C
1014 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
8 s
01:51
1.2 m
04h
194° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
51%
20° C
1013 hpa
89° E
0.7 m
8 s
1.6 m
07h
209° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
20° C
1014 hpa
89° E
0.7 m
8 s
07:34
2.4 m
10h
126° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
2%
25° C
1015 hpa
89° E
0.7 m
8 s
1.8 m
13h
55° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
40%
26° C
1013 hpa
88° E
0.7 m
8 s
13:51
0.7 m
16h
71° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
54%
25° C
1012 hpa
89° E
0.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
19h
106° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
22%
23° C
1013 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
7 s
20:26
2.7 m
22h
175° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
2%
21° C
1014 hpa
90° E
0.7 m
7 s
2.4 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)

Sunday, May 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
213° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
2%
21° C
1013 hpa
89° E
0.6 m
8 s
02:27
1.3 m
04h
222° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
20° C
1012 hpa
89° E
0.6 m
8 s
1.5 m
07h
217° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
20° C
1014 hpa
88° E
0.6 m
8 s
08:00
2.3 m
10h
353° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
25° C
1014 hpa
89° E
0.6 m
8 s
1.9 m
13h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
30%
26° C
1012 hpa
90° E
0.6 m
7 s
14:17
0.7 m
16h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
27%
25° C
1011 hpa
91° E
0.6 m
7 s
1.0 m
19h
310° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
14%
22° C
1012 hpa
92° E
0.6 m
7 s
2.3 m
22h
262° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
41%
22° C
1013 hpa
90° E
0.6 m
7 s
20:59
2.7 m

Monday, May 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
263° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
85%
21° C
1012 hpa
88° E
0.6 m
7 s
1.8 m
04h
242° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
21° C
1012 hpa
89° E
0.5 m
7 s
03:04
1.4 m
07h
239° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
21° C
1014 hpa
89° E
0.5 m
7 s
08:25
2.2 m
10h
337° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
26° C
1015 hpa
89° E
0.5 m
7 s
1.9 m
13h
12° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
27° C
1012 hpa
89° E
0.5 m
7 s
1.0 m
16h
4° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
5%
26° C
1011 hpa
94° E
0.6 m
6 s
14:43
0.7 m
19h
319° NW
4 kts
max 5 kts
5%
23° C
1012 hpa
93° E
0.7 m
6 s
2.1 m
22h
266° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
37%
22° C
1014 hpa
91° E
0.6 m
6 s
21:34
2.7 m

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