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Last update: 00:47 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)

Wednesday, Jul 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
16° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
11° C
1021 hpa
236° SW
1.3 m
15 s
01:54
0.6 m
05h
20° NNE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
10° C
1020 hpa
238° WSW
1.4 m
16 s
1.0 m
08h
27° NNE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
10° C
1019 hpa
238° WSW
1.5 m
15 s
07:52
1.3 m
11h
3° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
17%
14° C
1020 hpa
237° WSW
1.6 m
14 s
1.0 m
14h
326° NW
10 kts
max 15 kts
4%
15° C
1018 hpa
237° WSW
1.6 m
14 s
13:55
0.6 m
17h
332° NNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
237° WSW
1.7 m
14 s
1.0 m
20h
336° NNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
13%
13° C
1018 hpa
236° SW
1.6 m
14 s
20:23
1.5 m
23h
338° NNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
73%
13° C
1018 hpa
235° SW
1.7 m
13 s
1.2 m

Thursday, Jul 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
9° N
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
12° C
1018 hpa
234° SW
1.8 m
13 s
02:58
0.6 m
05h
13° NNE
9 kts
max 13 kts
36%
11° C
1018 hpa
231° SW
2.0 m
12 s
0.8 m
08h
12° NNE
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
12° C
1019 hpa
229° SW
2.3 m
13 s
08:57
1.3 m
11h
358° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
14° C
1020 hpa
227° SW
2.7 m
13 s
1.2 m
14h
340° NNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
97%
15° C
1019 hpa
227° SW
3.1 m
13 s
14:59
0.7 m
17h
301° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1 mm
14° C
1020 hpa
229° SW
3.5 m
13 s
0.8 m
20h
151° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
92%
14° C
1021 hpa
232° SW
3.7 m
14 s
21:27
1.5 m
23h
165° SSE
5 kts
max 6 kts
87%
14° C
1021 hpa
235° SW
3.8 m
15 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)

Friday, Jul 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
151° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
49%
14° C
1021 hpa
235° SW
3.8 m
16 s
0.8 m
05h
148° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
94%
13° C
1020 hpa
235° SW
3.8 m
16 s
04:09
0.6 m
08h
149° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
26%
13° C
1021 hpa
233° SW
3.8 m
15 s
1.1 m
11h
146° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
26%
15° C
1020 hpa
231° SW
3.8 m
15 s
10:12
1.3 m
14h
152° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
17° C
1017 hpa
230° SW
3.8 m
15 s
0.9 m
17h
165° SSE
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
17° C
1016 hpa
229° SW
3.8 m
15 s
16:14
0.7 m
20h
137° SE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
229° SW
3.7 m
14 s
1.2 m
23h
113° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
229° SW
3.5 m
14 s
22:38
1.5 m

Saturday, Jul 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
100° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1014 hpa
230° SW
3.3 m
14 s
1.0 m
05h
91° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
14° C
1013 hpa
230° SW
3.2 m
14 s
05:19
0.6 m
08h
156° SSE
6 kts
max 6 kts
62%
14° C
1013 hpa
229° SW
3.1 m
14 s
0.9 m
11h
137° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
97%
17° C
1014 hpa
228° SW
3.1 m
14 s
11:28
1.4 m
14h
158° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
19° C
1012 hpa
226° SW
3.2 m
14 s
1.1 m
17h
160° SSE
9 kts
max 12 kts
94%
17° C
1011 hpa
223° SW
3.2 m
14 s
17:27
0.6 m
20h
150° SSE
17 kts
max 24 kts
29%
16° C
1013 hpa
221° SW
3.2 m
13 s
1.0 m
23h
140° SE
16 kts
max 25 kts
41%
16° C
1012 hpa
219° SW
3.1 m
13 s
23:47
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)

Sunday, Jul 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
134° SE
14 kts
max 21 kts
76%
16° C
1011 hpa
216° SW
2.9 m
13 s
1.3 m
05h
130° SE
8 kts
max 11 kts
54%
15° C
1009 hpa
216° SW
2.6 m
13 s
06:23
0.5 m
08h
109° ESE
6 kts
max 8 kts
98%
15° C
1009 hpa
216° SW
2.3 m
12 s
0.6 m
11h
15° NNE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
16° C
1012 hpa
217° SW
2.0 m
12 s
1.3 m
14h
12° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
81%
1 mm
16° C
1010 hpa
217° SW
1.9 m
12 s
12:35
1.5 m
17h
358° N
9 kts
max 18 kts
51%
16° C
1010 hpa
220° SW
1.8 m
11 s
0.7 m
20h
6° N
10 kts
max 19 kts
43%
14° C
1011 hpa
221° SW
1.7 m
11 s
18:35
0.6 m
23h
3° N
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
13° C
1010 hpa
222° SW
1.7 m
11 s
1.4 m

Monday, Jul 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
1° N
15 kts
max 24 kts
91%
14° C
1009 hpa
222° SW
1.6 m
11 s
00:50
1.6 m
05h
358° N
14 kts
max 21 kts
95%
14° C
1009 hpa
220° SW
1.6 m
11 s
0.8 m
08h
2° N
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
14° C
1010 hpa
219° SW
1.6 m
10 s
07:19
0.4 m
11h
316° NW
14 kts
max 22 kts
53%
1 mm
15° C
1012 hpa
218° SW
1.6 m
10 s
1.1 m
14h
314° NW
18 kts
max 26 kts
2%
1 mm
16° C
1011 hpa
222° SW
1.6 m
11 s
13:33
1.6 m
17h
322° NW
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0 mm
15° C
1011 hpa
228° SW
1.8 m
12 s
0.9 m
20h
318° NW
15 kts
max 24 kts
37%
1 mm
15° C
1012 hpa
229° SW
2.0 m
15 s
19:35
0.5 m
23h
341° NNW
16 kts
max 26 kts
60%
14° C
1012 hpa
230° SW
2.3 m
16 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 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
321° NW
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
3 mm
13° C
1012 hpa
232° SW
2.6 m
16 s
01:47
1.7 m
05h
279° W
13 kts
max 20 kts
39%
4 mm
14° C
1013 hpa
232° SW
3.0 m
16 s
1.0 m
08h
275° W
13 kts
max 19 kts
43%
1 mm
13° C
1015 hpa
233° SW
3.2 m
16 s
08:11
0.3 m
11h
254° WSW
13 kts
max 16 kts
24%
1 mm
14° C
1018 hpa
234° SW
3.5 m
16 s
0.9 m
14h
228° SW
13 kts
max 16 kts
37%
1 mm
14° C
1019 hpa
234° SW
3.6 m
17 s
14:26
1.7 m
17h
226° SW
11 kts
max 14 kts
23%
14° C
1021 hpa
234° SW
3.6 m
17 s
1.2 m
20h
218° SW
7 kts
max 10 kts
27%
13° C
1023 hpa
234° SW
3.7 m
17 s
20:30
0.4 m
23h
222° SW
7 kts
max 10 kts
73%
13° C
1025 hpa
234° SW
3.7 m
16 s
0.9 m

Wednesday, Jul 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
226° SW
4 kts
max 6 kts
5%
12° C
1026 hpa
233° SW
3.6 m
16 s
02:40
1.8 m
05h
263° W
2 kts
max 4 kts
12%
11° C
1027 hpa
233° SW
3.6 m
16 s
1.3 m
08h
336° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
90%
11° C
1028 hpa
232° SW
3.5 m
15 s
09:00
0.3 m
11h
334° NNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
68%
14° C
1029 hpa
230° SW
3.4 m
15 s
0.6 m
14h
311° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
86%
15° C
1028 hpa
230° SW
3.3 m
15 s
15:15
1.8 m
17h
323° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
14° C
1028 hpa
229° SW
3.2 m
14 s
1.5 m
20h
342° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
77%
14° C
1028 hpa
227° SW
3.2 m
14 s
21:22
0.4 m
23h
352° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
96%
13° C
1029 hpa
225° SW
3.3 m
14 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)

Thursday, Jul 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
358° N
7 kts
max 8 kts
38%
13° C
1028 hpa
223° SW
3.4 m
14 s
03:30
1.8 m
05h
10° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
59%
12° C
1028 hpa
221° SW
3.5 m
15 s
1.6 m
08h
27° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
2%
11° C
1028 hpa
221° SW
3.6 m
15 s
0.5 m
11h
16° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1029 hpa
220° SW
3.6 m
15 s
09:47
0.2 m
14h
223° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1027 hpa
219° SW
3.6 m
15 s
1.4 m
17h
196° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1026 hpa
219° SW
3.7 m
15 s
16:02
1.8 m
20h
155° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1026 hpa
218° SW
3.6 m
15 s
0.7 m
23h
137° SE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1026 hpa
218° SW
3.5 m
15 s
22:13
0.3 m

Friday, Jul 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
136° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1025 hpa
218° SW
3.4 m
15 s
1.3 m
05h
117° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
13° C
1023 hpa
218° SW
3.3 m
15 s
04:18
1.8 m
08h
110° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
13° C
1024 hpa
219° SW
3.2 m
15 s
0.8 m
11h
123° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
16° C
1024 hpa
219° SW
3.1 m
15 s
10:32
0.2 m
14h
163° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
9%
19° C
1021 hpa
218° SW
3.1 m
15 s
1.1 m
17h
160° SSE
5 kts
max 5 kts
5%
17° C
1020 hpa
16:48
1.8 m
20h
140° SE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1020 hpa
1.0 m

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