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Last update: 18:35 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)

Monday, Jun 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
119° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
13° C
1005 hpa
219° SW
3.0 m
14 s
00:42
0.6 m
05h
107° ESE
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
13° C
1003 hpa
219° SW
2.8 m
14 s
1.3 m
08h
347° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1003 hpa
221° SW
2.6 m
13 s
06:38
1.4 m
11h
351° N
7 kts
max 8 kts
88%
15° C
1004 hpa
223° SW
2.5 m
13 s
0.7 m
14h
328° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
16° C
1003 hpa
225° SW
2.3 m
13 s
12:43
0.6 m
17h
344° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
51%
15° C
1002 hpa
227° SW
2.1 m
13 s
1.3 m
20h
351° N
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
14° C
1003 hpa
227° SW
2.0 m
13 s
19:09
1.6 m
23h
353° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
4%
13° C
1004 hpa
229° SW
1.8 m
13 s
0.9 m

Tuesday, Jul 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
5° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
12° C
1002 hpa
230° SW
1.7 m
13 s
01:31
0.6 m
05h
14° NNE
11 kts
max 16 kts
40%
12° C
1001 hpa
229° SW
1.7 m
14 s
1.1 m
08h
357° N
9 kts
max 14 kts
98%
12° C
1001 hpa
228° SW
1.8 m
14 s
07:25
1.4 m
11h
355° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
14° C
1002 hpa
227° SW
2.0 m
13 s
0.9 m
14h
357° N
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
15° C
1000 hpa
229° SW
2.3 m
12 s
13:27
0.6 m
17h
349° N
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
15° C
1000 hpa
231° SW
2.4 m
12 s
1.1 m
20h
10° N
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
14° C
1002 hpa
234° SW
2.4 m
11 s
19:56
1.5 m
23h
6° N
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
14° C
1003 hpa
236° SW
2.4 m
11 s
1.1 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)

Wednesday, Jul 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
350° N
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.36 mm
13° C
1003 hpa
227° SW
2.5 m
13 s
02:25
0.7 m
05h
354° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.97 mm
13° C
1003 hpa
220° SW
2.7 m
14 s
0.9 m
08h
353° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
1.22 mm
13° C
1004 hpa
220° SW
2.8 m
14 s
08:17
1.3 m
11h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1.86 mm
14° C
1005 hpa
222° SW
2.7 m
13 s
1.0 m
14h
204° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1.92 mm
14° C
1003 hpa
223° SW
2.6 m
13 s
14:17
0.7 m
17h
135° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
97%
0.69 mm
14° C
1003 hpa
226° SW
2.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
20h
132° SE
7 kts
max 10 kts
92%
14° C
1003 hpa
229° SW
2.5 m
12 s
20:48
1.4 m
23h
127° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
59%
14° C
1002 hpa
232° SW
2.5 m
12 s
1.2 m

Thursday, Jul 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
29° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1.29 mm
13° C
1001 hpa
234° SW
2.5 m
12 s
03:25
0.7 m
05h
16° NNE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
2.45 mm
13° C
1000 hpa
236° SW
2.5 m
14 s
0.8 m
08h
203° SSW
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2.53 mm
13° C
1002 hpa
234° SW
2.6 m
15 s
09:20
1.2 m
11h
217° SW
11 kts
max 15 kts
46%
13° C
1004 hpa
232° SW
2.7 m
14 s
1.1 m
14h
235° SW
12 kts
max 16 kts
49%
14° C
1003 hpa
231° SW
2.7 m
14 s
15:17
0.8 m
17h
235° SW
11 kts
max 14 kts
94%
0.6 mm
13° C
1004 hpa
230° SW
2.6 m
14 s
0.9 m
20h
239° WSW
10 kts
max 15 kts
29%
0.86 mm
13° C
1006 hpa
229° SW
2.6 m
14 s
1.3 m
23h
269° W
7 kts
max 9 kts
8%
13° C
1006 hpa
228° SW
2.5 m
13 s
21:48
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, Jul 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
304° NW
6 kts
max 8 kts
19%
12° C
1006 hpa
228° SW
2.4 m
13 s
0.9 m
05h
331° NNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
84%
0.53 mm
12° C
1006 hpa
229° SW
2.3 m
13 s
04:30
0.7 m
08h
330° NNW
13 kts
max 20 kts
18%
12° C
1006 hpa
229° SW
2.2 m
13 s
1.0 m
11h
343° NNW
18 kts
max 24 kts
44%
13° C
1005 hpa
230° SW
2.2 m
13 s
10:33
1.2 m
14h
333° NNW
21 kts
max 28 kts
99%
14° C
1003 hpa
232° SW
2.3 m
13 s
1.0 m
17h
338° NNW
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.57 mm
13° C
1002 hpa
245° WSW
2.5 m
11 s
16:25
0.8 m
20h
344° NNW
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5.69 mm
12° C
1002 hpa
247° WSW
2.8 m
11 s
1.1 m
23h
350° N
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
9.65 mm
12° C
1000 hpa
236° SW
3.2 m
12 s
22:53
1.4 m

Saturday, Jul 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
355° N
21 kts
max 32 kts
99%
10.52 mm
12° C
998 hpa
234° SW
3.5 m
12 s
1.1 m
05h
344° NNW
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
23.81 mm
12° C
997 hpa
234° SW
3.6 m
12 s
05:33
0.7 m
08h
90° E
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
14.63 mm
11° C
998 hpa
234° SW
3.6 m
12 s
0.9 m
11h
39° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
82%
0.44 mm
12° C
1000 hpa
233° SW
3.6 m
13 s
11:46
1.2 m
14h
277° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
91%
0.52 mm
14° C
999 hpa
230° SW
3.7 m
13 s
1.1 m
17h
317° NW
5 kts
max 7 kts
44%
0.95 mm
13° C
998 hpa
227° SW
3.8 m
13 s
17:34
0.8 m
20h
299° WNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
21%
1.61 mm
12° C
999 hpa
225° SW
3.9 m
13 s
1.0 m
23h
282° WNW
14 kts
max 21 kts
16%
0.93 mm
13° C
999 hpa
225° SW
3.8 m
13 s
23:54
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)

Sunday, Jul 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
300° WNW
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
13° C
999 hpa
223° SW
3.8 m
13 s
1.2 m
05h
253° WSW
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4.81 mm
11° C
999 hpa
224° SW
3.8 m
13 s
06:28
0.7 m
08h
209° SSW
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
3.58 mm
12° C
1001 hpa
223° SW
3.9 m
13 s
0.8 m
11h
189° S
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
1.13 mm
12° C
1006 hpa
221° SW
3.9 m
13 s
1.2 m
14h
201° SSW
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.48 mm
12° C
1007 hpa
221° SW
3.9 m
13 s
12:46
1.3 m
17h
210° SSW
13 kts
max 16 kts
20%
12° C
1009 hpa
220° SW
3.9 m
12 s
0.9 m
20h
178° S
11 kts
max 15 kts
37%
1.03 mm
10° C
1012 hpa
219° SW
3.9 m
12 s
18:33
0.8 m
23h
166° SSE
8 kts
max 12 kts
23%
0.88 mm
10° C
1015 hpa
219° SW
3.8 m
12 s
1.3 m

Monday, Jul 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
153° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
20%
0.95 mm
9° C
1016 hpa
217° SW
3.7 m
13 s
00:47
1.4 m
05h
127° SE
3 kts
max 5 kts
25%
0.47 mm
9° C
1018 hpa
216° SW
3.6 m
13 s
0.8 m
08h
60° ENE
3 kts
max 5 kts
53%
9° C
1019 hpa
215° SW
3.5 m
13 s
07:14
0.6 m
11h
24° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
11%
11° C
1021 hpa
215° SW
3.4 m
12 s
1.1 m
14h
289° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
51%
12° C
1020 hpa
214° SW
3.2 m
13 s
13:34
1.4 m
17h
255° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
75%
12° C
1021 hpa
213° SSW
3.1 m
12 s
1.0 m
20h
261° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
81%
12° C
1021 hpa
213° SSW
2.9 m
12 s
19:24
0.7 m
23h
276° W
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
12° C
1022 hpa
213° SSW
2.8 m
12 s
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)

Tuesday, Jul 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
270° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
95%
11° C
1020 hpa
212° SSW
2.6 m
12 s
01:32
1.5 m
05h
290° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
65%
11° C
1020 hpa
212° SSW
2.5 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
316° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
65%
11° C
1020 hpa
212° SSW
2.4 m
12 s
07:55
0.5 m
11h
346° NNW
8 kts
max 8 kts
27%
12° C
1020 hpa
211° SSW
2.3 m
12 s
1.0 m
14h
327° NNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
13° C
1017 hpa
210° SSW
2.2 m
12 s
14:15
1.4 m
17h
323° NW
6 kts
max 7 kts
25%
12° C
1016 hpa
209° SSW
2.2 m
12 s
1.1 m
20h
341° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
11° C
1016 hpa
209° SSW
2.2 m
12 s
20:08
0.7 m
23h
4° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
76%
10° C
1014 hpa
209° SSW
2.2 m
12 s
1.0 m

Wednesday, Jul 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
2° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
10° C
1012 hpa
210° SSW
2.2 m
13 s
02:13
1.5 m
05h
349° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
10° C
1010 hpa
212° SSW
2.3 m
12 s
1.1 m
08h
358° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
10° C
1009 hpa
217° SW
2.4 m
12 s
08:32
0.5 m
11h
344° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
11° C
1008 hpa
217° SW
2.4 m
12 s
0.8 m
14h
348° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
12° C
1005 hpa
218° SW
2.4 m
13 s
14:51
1.5 m
17h
0° N
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
12° C
1004 hpa
220° SW
2.5 m
13 s
1.2 m
20h
0° N
10 kts
max 14 kts
64%
11° C
1005 hpa
222° SW
2.6 m
13 s
20:47
0.6 m
23h
24° NNE
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2.49 mm
9° C
1005 hpa
224° SW
2.7 m
13 s
0.9 m

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