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Last update: 17:37 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)

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
212° SSW
17 kts
max 33 kts
10%
18° C
1015 hpa
185° S
1.3 m
5 s
01:29
1.2 m
04h
230° SW
16 kts
max 33 kts
73%
17° C
1013 hpa
187° S
1.3 m
6 s
0.9 m
07h
240° WSW
16 kts
max 29 kts
99%
17° C
1014 hpa
189° S
1.4 m
6 s
07:57
0.2 m
10h
253° WSW
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
16° C
1015 hpa
185° S
1.2 m
6 s
0.4 m
13h
276° W
18 kts
max 26 kts
31%
16° C
1014 hpa
191° S
1.1 m
6 s
13:36
0.9 m
16h
321° NW
16 kts
max 23 kts
98%
15° C
1016 hpa
200° SSW
1.1 m
6 s
0.7 m
19h
339° NNW
21 kts
max 27 kts
3%
10° C
1022 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
4 s
19:43
0.1 m
22h
348° NNW
18 kts
max 25 kts
4%
6° C
1025 hpa
323° NW
1.0 m
4 s
0.4 m

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
352° N
16 kts
max 22 kts
5%
4° C
1026 hpa
295° WNW
0.9 m
4 s
02:26
1.2 m
04h
350° N
12 kts
max 16 kts
35%
3° C
1027 hpa
141° SE
0.8 m
4 s
1.1 m
07h
19° NNE
10 kts
max 15 kts
28%
2° C
1028 hpa
24° NNE
0.7 m
4 s
0.4 m
10h
30° NNE
8 kts
max 10 kts
78%
5° C
1030 hpa
39° NE
0.6 m
4 s
09:02
0.2 m
13h
44° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
7° C
1028 hpa
77° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
0.8 m
16h
282° WNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
96%
7° C
1027 hpa
100° E
0.3 m
8 s
14:34
0.9 m
19h
265° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
6° C
1027 hpa
104° ESE
0.3 m
8 s
0.2 m
22h
308° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
97%
6° C
1026 hpa
111° ESE
0.3 m
8 s
20:33
0.1 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)

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
313° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
6° C
1025 hpa
121° ESE
0.3 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
317° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
6° C
1024 hpa
126° SE
0.3 m
8 s
03:20
1.3 m
07h
332° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
39%
6° C
1024 hpa
128° SE
0.3 m
8 s
0.6 m
10h
296° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
5%
8° C
1024 hpa
127° SE
0.3 m
8 s
10:01
0.2 m
13h
225° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
41%
10° C
1021 hpa
127° SE
0.3 m
8 s
0.6 m
16h
225° SW
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
11° C
1019 hpa
133° SE
0.3 m
8 s
15:31
0.8 m
19h
223° SW
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
11° C
1019 hpa
139° SE
0.3 m
8 s
0.4 m
22h
231° SW
9 kts
max 13 kts
82%
12° C
1018 hpa
163° SSE
0.4 m
6 s
21:24
0.1 m

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
253° WSW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
12° C
1016 hpa
184° S
0.5 m
5 s
0.8 m
04h
252° WSW
9 kts
max 15 kts
99%
12° C
1014 hpa
191° S
0.6 m
5 s
04:11
1.3 m
07h
215° SW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
12° C
1013 hpa
187° S
0.6 m
5 s
0.9 m
10h
245° WSW
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
14° C
1013 hpa
188° S
0.7 m
5 s
10:53
0.2 m
13h
256° WSW
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
13° C
1011 hpa
205° SSW
0.8 m
5 s
0.4 m
16h
232° SW
8 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2.1 mm
9° C
1008 hpa
204° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
16:23
0.9 m
19h
242° WSW
17 kts
max 26 kts
9%
11° C
1008 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
0.5 m
22h
249° WSW
19 kts
max 29 kts
4%
11° C
1007 hpa
211° SSW
1.0 m
5 s
22:14
0.1 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, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
244° WSW
19 kts
max 28 kts
97%
12° C
1006 hpa
214° SW
1.2 m
5 s
0.5 m
04h
249° WSW
18 kts
max 26 kts
78%
11° C
1005 hpa
214° SW
1.2 m
6 s
04:58
1.4 m
07h
255° WSW
18 kts
max 24 kts
53%
11° C
1006 hpa
209° SSW
1.2 m
6 s
1.1 m
10h
250° WSW
17 kts
max 24 kts
29%
12° C
1006 hpa
208° SSW
1.3 m
6 s
0.3 m
13h
262° W
17 kts
max 21 kts
89%
10° C
1004 hpa
213° SSW
1.3 m
6 s
11:38
0.1 m
16h
262° W
21 kts
max 25 kts
2%
10° C
1003 hpa
212° SSW
1.4 m
6 s
17:10
0.9 m
19h
270° W
21 kts
max 25 kts
3%
7° C
1005 hpa
215° SW
1.4 m
6 s
0.7 m
22h
285° WNW
22 kts
max 24 kts
94%
5° C
1007 hpa
218° SW
1.4 m
6 s
23:01
0.0 m

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
285° WNW
22 kts
max 26 kts
28%
3° C
1010 hpa
234° SW
1.5 m
6 s
0.3 m
04h
290° WNW
20 kts
max 27 kts
0%
1° C
1013 hpa
247° WSW
1.5 m
6 s
1.2 m
07h
294° WNW
17 kts
max 25 kts
0%
0° C
1016 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
6 s
05:41
1.4 m
10h
295° WNW
16 kts
max 20 kts
0%
2° C
1019 hpa
233° SW
1.2 m
6 s
0.4 m
13h
278° W
12 kts
max 14 kts
0%
5° C
1018 hpa
218° SW
0.9 m
7 s
12:19
0.1 m
16h
267° W
11 kts
max 12 kts
0%
7° C
1019 hpa
220° SW
0.8 m
6 s
0.7 m
19h
272° W
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
6° C
1022 hpa
205° SSW
0.8 m
6 s
17:53
0.9 m
22h
296° WNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
6° C
1022 hpa
204° SSW
0.8 m
6 s
0.2 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)

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
242° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
6° C
1022 hpa
203° SSW
0.9 m
6 s
23:45
0.0 m
04h
230° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
4%
7° C
1021 hpa
208° SSW
0.9 m
6 s
1.0 m
07h
247° WSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
1022 hpa
216° SW
0.9 m
6 s
06:21
1.5 m
10h
246° WSW
11 kts
max 15 kts
98%
10° C
1022 hpa
216° SW
1.0 m
6 s
0.6 m
13h
248° WSW
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
11° C
1019 hpa
214° SW
1.2 m
6 s
12:57
0.0 m
16h
230° SW
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
209° SSW
1.2 m
6 s
0.6 m
19h
238° WSW
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
205° SSW
1.2 m
6 s
18:34
1.0 m
22h
239° WSW
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
12° C
1016 hpa
208° SSW
1.3 m
6 s
0.3 m

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
267° W
20 kts
max 27 kts
93%
10° C
1015 hpa
208° SSW
1.3 m
6 s
00:27
-0.1 m
04h
252° WSW
20 kts
max 33 kts
99%
10° C
1013 hpa
205° SSW
1.2 m
6 s
0.8 m
07h
272° W
24 kts
max 36 kts
74%
7° C
1015 hpa
211° SSW
1.2 m
6 s
07:00
1.5 m
10h
274° W
26 kts
max 41 kts
0%
5° C
1017 hpa
203° SSW
1.3 m
7 s
0.8 m
13h
272° W
26 kts
max 36 kts
4%
5° C
1016 hpa
215° SW
1.4 m
6 s
13:32
0.0 m
16h
276° W
24 kts
max 37 kts
58%
6° C
1016 hpa
208° SSW
1.5 m
7 s
0.4 m
19h
291° WNW
23 kts
max 31 kts
2%
4° C
1019 hpa
209° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
19:13
1.0 m
22h
320° NW
17 kts
max 24 kts
0%
-1° C
1024 hpa
209° SSW
1.3 m
7 s
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)

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
324° NW
16 kts
max 23 kts
0%
-3° C
1025 hpa
215° SW
1.2 m
7 s
01:07
-0.1 m
04h
331° NNW
12 kts
max 17 kts
0%
-4° C
1027 hpa
239° WSW
1.1 m
6 s
0.5 m
07h
338° NNW
12 kts
max 15 kts
0%
-4° C
1028 hpa
241° WSW
0.9 m
6 s
07:37
1.5 m
10h
338° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
-2° C
1030 hpa
225° SW
0.8 m
6 s
1.0 m
13h
245° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
1° C
1027 hpa
198° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
14:07
0.0 m
16h
225° SW
9 kts
max 10 kts
0%
2° C
1026 hpa
197° SSW
0.7 m
7 s
0.2 m
19h
217° SW
13 kts
max 18 kts
0%
4° C
1025 hpa
204° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
19:51
1.1 m
22h
232° SW
18 kts
max 24 kts
3%
8° C
1023 hpa
194° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
0.8 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
252° WSW
19 kts
max 29 kts
0%
9° C
1023 hpa
193° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
01:48
-0.1 m
04h
265° W
17 kts
max 27 kts
0%
8° C
1024 hpa
178° S
0.7 m
8 s
0.3 m
07h
283° WNW
12 kts
max 15 kts
0%
6° C
1025 hpa
144° SE
0.7 m
8 s
08:13
1.5 m
10h
285° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
8° C
1027 hpa
150° SSE
0.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
13h
229° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
1%
10° C
1025 hpa
155° SSE
0.6 m
8 s
0.2 m
16h
244° WSW
9 kts
max 11 kts
3%
11° C
1024 hpa
158° SSE
0.6 m
8 s
14:41
-0.1 m
19h
227° SW
9 kts
max 12 kts
4%
11° C
1024 hpa
158° SSE
0.6 m
8 s
20:30
1.1 m
22h
222° SW
12 kts
max 20 kts
74%
13° C
1024 hpa
172° S
0.6 m
8 s
1.0 m

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