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Last update: 00:41 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)

Monday, Apr 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
167° SSE
12 kts
max 19 kts
64%
19° C
1006 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
00:59
0.8 m
05h
161° SSE
18 kts
max 29 kts
100%
18° C
1007 hpa
245° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
1.2 m
08h
154° SSE
22 kts
max 31 kts
100%
17° C
1008 hpa
193° SSW
2.4 m
8 s
07:11
1.3 m
11h
151° SSE
18 kts
max 22 kts
100%
18° C
1009 hpa
173° S
2.8 m
8 s
1.0 m
14h
147° SSE
16 kts
max 18 kts
90%
18° C
1007 hpa
175° S
3.1 m
8 s
13:36
0.8 m
17h
143° SE
14 kts
max 16 kts
6%
18° C
1006 hpa
183° S
3.1 m
9 s
1.0 m
20h
138° SE
11 kts
max 15 kts
1%
17° C
1006 hpa
190° S
2.9 m
9 s
20:11
1.3 m
23h
136° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
2%
16° C
1006 hpa
196° SSW
2.6 m
10 s
1.1 m

Tuesday, Apr 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
131° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
16° C
1005 hpa
199° SSW
2.4 m
10 s
02:30
0.9 m
05h
142° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
24%
15° C
1003 hpa
203° SSW
2.2 m
10 s
1.0 m
08h
139° SE
5 kts
max 5 kts
5%
16° C
1004 hpa
215° SW
2.1 m
13 s
08:38
1.2 m
11h
167° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
20° C
1004 hpa
215° SW
2.1 m
12 s
1.1 m
14h
184° S
5 kts
max 5 kts
6%
22° C
1002 hpa
216° SW
2.0 m
12 s
15:18
0.8 m
17h
183° S
7 kts
max 8 kts
38%
21° C
1001 hpa
215° SW
2.1 m
12 s
0.9 m
20h
187° S
7 kts
max 8 kts
50%
18° C
1001 hpa
217° SW
2.1 m
12 s
1.2 m
23h
188° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
100%
18° C
1001 hpa
215° SW
2.1 m
11 s
21:56
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, Apr 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
188° S
3 kts
max 4 kts
100%
18° C
1001 hpa
212° SSW
2.0 m
11 s
1.0 m
05h
178° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
12%
17° C
1000 hpa
209° SSW
1.9 m
11 s
04:36
0.8 m
08h
166° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
1%
17° C
1002 hpa
208° SSW
1.9 m
11 s
1.1 m
11h
162° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1002 hpa
207° SSW
1.8 m
11 s
10:38
1.3 m
14h
180° S
8 kts
max 8 kts
2%
22° C
1001 hpa
204° SSW
1.9 m
10 s
1.0 m
17h
175° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
6%
20° C
1001 hpa
196° SSW
2.2 m
10 s
17:01
0.8 m
20h
156° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
1%
19° C
1001 hpa
186° S
2.3 m
10 s
1.0 m
23h
150° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
18° C
1001 hpa
187° S
2.1 m
10 s
23:26
1.4 m

Thursday, Apr 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
136° SE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1001 hpa
190° S
1.9 m
10 s
1.2 m
05h
125° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
18° C
1000 hpa
208° SSW
1.7 m
12 s
05:55
0.7 m
08h
94° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1001 hpa
225° SW
1.6 m
15 s
0.9 m
11h
108° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1001 hpa
225° SW
1.5 m
16 s
12:00
1.4 m
14h
192° SSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
23° C
999 hpa
226° SW
1.4 m
16 s
1.2 m
17h
229° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
23° C
998 hpa
226° SW
1.4 m
16 s
18:08
0.7 m
20h
337° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
1%
21° C
999 hpa
224° SW
1.4 m
15 s
0.8 m
23h
325° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
19° C
999 hpa
224° SW
1.4 m
15 s
00:24
1.6 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, Apr 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
330° NNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
0%
18° C
1000 hpa
224° SW
1.4 m
14 s
1.4 m
05h
327° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
16° C
1000 hpa
223° SW
1.4 m
14 s
0.7 m
08h
328° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
16° C
1001 hpa
223° SW
1.4 m
14 s
06:47
0.6 m
11h
329° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
19° C
1002 hpa
222° SW
1.4 m
14 s
1.3 m
14h
300° WNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
11%
19° C
1001 hpa
221° SW
1.3 m
13 s
12:54
1.5 m
17h
291° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
12%
19° C
1000 hpa
220° SW
1.3 m
13 s
0.8 m
20h
257° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
3%
18° C
1001 hpa
221° SW
1.2 m
13 s
18:57
0.5 m
23h
106° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
83%
17° C
1001 hpa
223° SW
1.2 m
13 s
1.4 m

Saturday, Apr 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
3° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
98%
17° C
1000 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
13 s
01:11
1.7 m
05h
300° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
96%
16° C
1000 hpa
226° SW
1.4 m
13 s
0.8 m
08h
336° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
100%
16° C
1001 hpa
229° SW
1.5 m
13 s
07:31
0.4 m
11h
317° NW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
18° C
1001 hpa
231° SW
1.6 m
13 s
1.2 m
14h
307° NW
7 kts
max 8 kts
100%
19° C
1000 hpa
232° SW
1.6 m
12 s
13:39
1.7 m
17h
293° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
100%
18° C
1000 hpa
234° SW
1.7 m
12 s
0.9 m
20h
306° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
100%
18° C
1001 hpa
235° SW
1.7 m
12 s
19:41
0.4 m
23h
349° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
100%
17° C
1002 hpa
237° WSW
1.8 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)

Sunday, Apr 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
223° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
100%
17° C
1002 hpa
240° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
01:52
1.8 m
05h
176° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
63%
17° C
1003 hpa
240° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
1.1 m
08h
178° S
8 kts
max 12 kts
49%
17° C
1005 hpa
238° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
08:12
0.3 m
11h
179° S
10 kts
max 11 kts
61%
18° C
1006 hpa
237° WSW
2.0 m
13 s
0.9 m
14h
175° S
10 kts
max 11 kts
1%
19° C
1005 hpa
237° WSW
2.1 m
14 s
14:20
1.8 m
17h
172° S
12 kts
max 16 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
235° SW
2.3 m
14 s
1.2 m
20h
166° SSE
13 kts
max 17 kts
0%
17° C
1005 hpa
236° SW
2.4 m
14 s
20:22
0.3 m
23h
164° SSE
11 kts
max 15 kts
79%
16° C
1004 hpa
236° SW
2.5 m
14 s
0.9 m

Monday, Apr 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
166° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
94%
16° C
1003 hpa
234° SW
2.5 m
14 s
02:33
2.0 m
05h
167° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
79%
15° C
1002 hpa
233° SW
2.5 m
13 s
1.4 m
08h
171° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
95%
16° C
1003 hpa
232° SW
2.5 m
13 s
08:51
0.2 m
11h
169° S
5 kts
max 5 kts
82%
18° C
1003 hpa
232° SW
2.4 m
13 s
0.6 m
14h
173° S
8 kts
max 8 kts
50%
19° C
1001 hpa
231° SW
2.4 m
13 s
15:00
1.8 m
17h
183° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
100%
18° C
1001 hpa
230° SW
2.4 m
13 s
1.4 m
20h
181° S
13 kts
max 18 kts
90%
17° C
1002 hpa
230° SW
2.3 m
13 s
21:02
0.2 m
23h
180° S
11 kts
max 15 kts
72%
17° C
1002 hpa
229° SW
2.2 m
13 s
0.6 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, Apr 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
170° S
10 kts
max 13 kts
62%
17° C
1001 hpa
229° SW
2.2 m
13 s
03:13
2.0 m
05h
171° S
9 kts
max 13 kts
71%
17° C
1001 hpa
227° SW
2.2 m
13 s
1.6 m
08h
172° S
9 kts
max 12 kts
91%
17° C
1003 hpa
226° SW
2.2 m
13 s
0.4 m
11h
177° S
9 kts
max 12 kts
92%
17° C
1004 hpa
225° SW
2.2 m
13 s
09:31
0.1 m
14h
178° S
10 kts
max 12 kts
77%
17° C
1003 hpa
224° SW
2.3 m
13 s
1.6 m
17h
173° S
11 kts
max 14 kts
71%
17° C
1004 hpa
223° SW
2.4 m
13 s
15:41
1.9 m
20h
174° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
6%
16° C
1005 hpa
222° SW
2.5 m
13 s
0.5 m
23h
178° S
10 kts
max 13 kts
29%
16° C
1005 hpa
221° SW
2.5 m
14 s
21:43
0.2 m

Wednesday, Apr 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
171° S
8 kts
max 10 kts
19%
15° C
1004 hpa
223° SW
2.5 m
14 s
1.6 m
05h
167° SSE
8 kts
max 10 kts
30%
15° C
1003 hpa
223° SW
2.5 m
14 s
03:54
2.0 m
08h
174° S
9 kts
max 11 kts
100%
15° C
1004 hpa
223° SW
2.6 m
14 s
0.6 m
11h
171° S
9 kts
max 10 kts
54%
17° C
1004 hpa
223° SW
2.6 m
14 s
10:11
0.2 m
14h
178° S
10 kts
max 10 kts
77%
18° C
1002 hpa
224° SW
2.6 m
14 s
1.3 m
17h
175° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
83%
17° C
1002 hpa
224° SW
2.6 m
14 s
16:22
1.8 m
20h
168° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
0%
16° C
1002 hpa
224° SW
2.6 m
14 s
0.8 m

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