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Last update: 14:37 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)

Monday, Dec 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
343° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
16° C
1008 hpa
236° SW
0.7 m
12 s
00:16
1.1 m
04h
348° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
1%
16° C
1007 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
04:31
0.8 m
07h
335° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
15° C
1008 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
1.1 m
10h
332° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1010 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
10:45
1.8 m
13h
301° WNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
20° C
1007 hpa
236° SW
0.6 m
12 s
1.4 m
16h
309° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
19° C
1006 hpa
235° SW
0.7 m
12 s
0.2 m
19h
344° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1007 hpa
235° SW
0.7 m
12 s
18:18
-0.2 m
22h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1007 hpa
235° SW
0.7 m
12 s
0.6 m

Tuesday, Dec 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
63° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1006 hpa
233° SW
0.7 m
12 s
01:19
1.2 m
04h
70° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1005 hpa
235° SW
0.6 m
12 s
0.9 m
07h
66° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1006 hpa
236° SW
0.6 m
11 s
05:43
0.8 m
10h
27° NNE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
22° C
1006 hpa
232° SW
0.6 m
12 s
1.4 m
13h
304° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
23° C
1004 hpa
203° SSW
0.6 m
16 s
11:42
1.6 m
16h
309° NW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
21° C
1003 hpa
197° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
0.6 m
19h
350° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1004 hpa
195° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
19:12
-0.1 m
22h
350° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
195° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
0.4 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, Dec 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
38° NE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
197° SSW
0.6 m
16 s
02:22
1.2 m
04h
86° E
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
204° SSW
0.6 m
16 s
1.1 m
07h
136° SE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
1005 hpa
199° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
07:13
0.8 m
10h
231° SW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
21° C
1005 hpa
196° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
1.1 m
13h
280° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
22° C
1004 hpa
195° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
12:48
1.4 m
16h
291° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1003 hpa
197° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
0.9 m
19h
303° WNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
201° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
20:07
0.1 m
22h
293° WNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
206° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
0.3 m

Thursday, Dec 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
308° NW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
17° C
1004 hpa
212° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
1.0 m
04h
1° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
17° C
1003 hpa
220° SW
0.6 m
14 s
03:19
1.3 m
07h
140° SE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
17° C
1004 hpa
199° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
0.9 m
10h
267° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
21° C
1005 hpa
200° SSW
0.6 m
13 s
08:56
0.8 m
13h
274° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
21° C
1003 hpa
200° SSW
0.6 m
13 s
14:09
1.2 m
16h
292° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1003 hpa
201° SSW
0.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
19h
324° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
1004 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
0.4 m
22h
256° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1004 hpa
209° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
21:00
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)

Friday, Dec 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
51° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1003 hpa
220° SW
0.7 m
13 s
0.9 m
04h
243° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1002 hpa
230° SW
0.7 m
13 s
04:07
1.4 m
07h
230° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
16° C
1004 hpa
244° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
1.0 m
10h
318° NW
0 kts
max 1 kts
32%
20° C
1005 hpa
252° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
10:27
0.6 m
13h
270° W
6 kts
max 6 kts
39%
21° C
1003 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
0.8 m
16h
306° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
73%
19° C
1002 hpa
244° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
15:43
1.0 m
19h
332° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
17° C
1003 hpa
262° W
0.7 m
14 s
0.7 m
22h
327° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
98%
16° C
1004 hpa
265° W
0.6 m
14 s
21:50
0.4 m

Saturday, Dec 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
283° WNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
16° C
1003 hpa
260° W
0.6 m
14 s
0.8 m
04h
322° NW
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
16° C
1002 hpa
244° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
04:47
1.4 m
07h
351° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
16° C
1004 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
1.2 m
10h
278° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
77%
19° C
1005 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
0.5 m
13h
281° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
20° C
1003 hpa
244° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
11:34
0.4 m
16h
293° WNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
18° C
1003 hpa
259° W
0.6 m
14 s
17:12
1.0 m
19h
329° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
17° C
1004 hpa
265° W
0.6 m
13 s
0.8 m
22h
292° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1005 hpa
258° WSW
0.6 m
13 s
22:35
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)

Sunday, Dec 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
30° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
16° C
1005 hpa
238° WSW
0.6 m
14 s
0.8 m
04h
303° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1004 hpa
226° SW
0.6 m
15 s
05:21
1.5 m
07h
29° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
5%
15° C
1005 hpa
225° SW
0.7 m
15 s
1.4 m
10h
323° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1006 hpa
225° SW
0.7 m
15 s
0.6 m
13h
291° WNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
19° C
1005 hpa
224° SW
0.6 m
15 s
12:25
0.2 m
16h
305° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
87%
18° C
1004 hpa
224° SW
0.6 m
14 s
0.7 m
19h
330° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
16° C
1006 hpa
224° SW
0.6 m
14 s
18:25
1.0 m
22h
336° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
15° C
1007 hpa
226° SW
0.6 m
14 s
23:14
0.6 m

Monday, Dec 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
327° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
15° C
1006 hpa
225° SW
0.6 m
13 s
0.7 m
04h
331° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1006 hpa
224° SW
0.6 m
13 s
1.4 m
07h
3° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1007 hpa
224° SW
0.6 m
13 s
05:50
1.6 m
10h
304° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1008 hpa
223° SW
0.7 m
13 s
0.7 m
13h
297° WNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
19° C
1006 hpa
224° SW
0.7 m
13 s
13:05
0.1 m
16h
314° NW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
18° C
1007 hpa
224° SW
0.6 m
13 s
0.5 m
19h
316° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1008 hpa
228° SW
0.6 m
13 s
19:23
1.0 m
22h
356° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1008 hpa
218° SW
0.7 m
16 s
0.8 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, Dec 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1007 hpa
214° SW
0.7 m
16 s
23:49
0.7 m
04h
342° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
20%
16° C
1007 hpa
216° SW
0.7 m
16 s
1.3 m
07h
321° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
16° C
1007 hpa
219° SW
0.7 m
16 s
06:19
1.7 m
10h
3° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
20° C
1008 hpa
222° SW
0.6 m
15 s
0.8 m
13h
310° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
37%
22° C
1006 hpa
228° SW
0.6 m
13 s
13:40
0.0 m
16h
326° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
20° C
1005 hpa
231° SW
0.7 m
14 s
0.3 m
19h
0° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
19° C
1006 hpa
222° SW
0.7 m
14 s
20:10
1.0 m
22h
350° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
18° C
1006 hpa
217° SW
0.7 m
15 s
0.9 m

Wednesday, Dec 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
55° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
18° C
1005 hpa
217° SW
0.7 m
15 s
00:22
0.7 m
04h
64° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
18° C
1005 hpa
222° SW
0.7 m
15 s
1.3 m
07h
72° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
95%
18° C
1005 hpa
229° SW
0.7 m
15 s
06:47
1.7 m
10h
36° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
86%
22° C
1006 hpa
236° SW
0.7 m
15 s
1.0 m
13h
290° WNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
23° C
1004 hpa
241° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
14:13
-0.1 m
16h
304° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
81%
20° C
1004 hpa
245° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
0.1 m
19h
3° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
19° C
1005 hpa
253° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
0.8 m
22h
29° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
97%
19° C
1006 hpa
247° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
20:49
1.0 m

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