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Last update: 04:38 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)

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
125° SE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.04 mm
7° C
1005 hpa
246° WSW
1.7 m
15 s
2.9 m
03h
118° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
16%
6° C
1005 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
6.2 m
06h
110° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
30%
0.55 mm
6° C
1007 hpa
247° WSW
1.5 m
14 s
05:27
8.0 m
09h
107° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
28%
6° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
4.5 m
12h
118° ESE
9 kts
max 13 kts
11%
8° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
11:33
2.5 m
15h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 13 kts
3%
9° C
1012 hpa
248° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
5.7 m
18h
101° E
7 kts
max 10 kts
5%
7° C
1014 hpa
248° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
17:48
8.1 m
21h
87° E
8 kts
max 12 kts
64%
6° C
1016 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
4.9 m

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
92° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
9%
6° C
1017 hpa
249° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
23:49
2.3 m
03h
78° ENE
8 kts
max 11 kts
83%
6° C
1016 hpa
250° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
5.4 m
06h
83° E
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
1015 hpa
249° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
06:06
8.5 m
09h
80° E
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.2 mm
7° C
1015 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
5.5 m
12h
83° E
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.11 mm
7° C
1014 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
12:11
2.0 m
15h
101° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.55 mm
7° C
1013 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
4.7 m
18h
106° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.47 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
18:25
8.5 m
21h
103° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1.42 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
5.9 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
00h
97° E
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2.05 mm
8° C
1011 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
00:26
1.9 m
03h
117° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.95 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
4.3 m
06h
103° ESE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
3.17 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
06:42
8.9 m
09h
81° E
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3.07 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
6.6 m
12h
78° ENE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.06 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
249° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
12:47
1.7 m
15h
99° E
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2.81 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
249° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
3.6 m
18h
173° S
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.85 mm
9° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
16 s
19:01
8.8 m
21h
167° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
57%
8° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
7.0 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
125° SE
11 kts
max 19 kts
30%
7° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 m
16 s
01:01
1.6 m
03h
195° SSW
14 kts
max 22 kts
92%
8° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 m
16 s
3.3 m
06h
174° S
11 kts
max 19 kts
55%
7° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
07:17
9.2 m
09h
139° SE
14 kts
max 23 kts
4%
6° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
15 s
7.7 m
12h
147° SSE
16 kts
max 24 kts
8%
8° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 m
15 s
13:21
1.4 m
15h
138° SE
20 kts
max 29 kts
13%
8° C
1006 hpa
246° WSW
1.2 m
15 s
2.6 m
18h
140° SE
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
8° C
1004 hpa
246° WSW
1.3 m
14 s
7.9 m
21h
138° SE
25 kts
max 35 kts
99%
9° C
1001 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
19:35
9.1 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, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
252° WSW
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
3.25 mm
7° C
999 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
2.6 m
03h
168° SSE
9 kts
max 14 kts
50%
6° C
999 hpa
241° WSW
1.5 m
13 s
01:35
1.4 m
06h
151° SSE
9 kts
max 13 kts
2%
6° C
997 hpa
244° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
7.7 m
09h
130° SE
10 kts
max 17 kts
10%
5° C
995 hpa
244° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
07:51
9.4 m
12h
145° SE
17 kts
max 25 kts
18%
8° C
992 hpa
244° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
3.0 m
15h
121° ESE
21 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8° C
987 hpa
244° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
13:55
1.3 m
18h
101° E
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.14 mm
7° C
984 hpa
244° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
7.0 m
21h
198° SSW
11 kts
max 17 kts
98%
4.93 mm
8° C
984 hpa
243° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
20:10
9.2 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
135° SE
12 kts
max 20 kts
5%
7° C
986 hpa
243° WSW
1.1 m
11 s
3.5 m
03h
120° ESE
14 kts
max 23 kts
18%
7° C
986 hpa
243° WSW
1.1 m
11 s
02:09
1.3 m
06h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 25 kts
88%
7° C
986 hpa
243° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
6.7 m
09h
146° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
26%
0.56 mm
8° C
986 hpa
244° WSW
1.5 m
15 s
08:27
9.5 m
12h
177° S
9 kts
max 12 kts
40%
8° C
987 hpa
245° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
4.2 m
15h
240° WSW
13 kts
max 19 kts
7%
0.5 mm
8° C
988 hpa
246° WSW
1.7 m
15 s
14:30
1.2 m
18h
166° SSE
9 kts
max 12 kts
46%
7° C
988 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
5.8 m
21h
119° ESE
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
246° WSW
1.5 m
14 s
20:46
9.2 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, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
126° SE
25 kts
max 38 kts
99%
8° C
983 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
4.7 m
03h
169° S
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
3.66 mm
8° C
982 hpa
244° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
02:45
1.3 m
06h
178° S
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
983 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
5.4 m
09h
167° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
6° C
985 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
09:03
9.4 m
12h
184° S
10 kts
max 15 kts
28%
6° C
987 hpa
243° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
5.5 m
15h
175° S
14 kts
max 19 kts
49%
1.36 mm
7° C
988 hpa
242° WSW
2.0 m
13 s
15:07
1.3 m
18h
123° ESE
14 kts
max 22 kts
8%
0.56 mm
5° C
988 hpa
242° WSW
2.0 m
13 s
4.6 m
21h
101° E
15 kts
max 24 kts
70%
4° C
989 hpa
237° WSW
2.1 m
14 s
21:24
9.1 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
107° ESE
18 kts
max 28 kts
38%
5° C
990 hpa
241° WSW
2.1 m
14 s
6.0 m
03h
104° ESE
20 kts
max 29 kts
79%
5° C
991 hpa
244° WSW
2.2 m
15 s
03:23
1.5 m
06h
101° E
19 kts
max 27 kts
81%
5° C
993 hpa
244° WSW
2.2 m
15 s
4.2 m
09h
95° E
19 kts
max 27 kts
85%
5° C
995 hpa
245° WSW
2.1 m
16 s
09:43
9.2 m
12h
94° E
21 kts
max 27 kts
72%
6° C
997 hpa
245° WSW
2.1 m
16 s
6.8 m
15h
83° E
21 kts
max 27 kts
88%
6° C
998 hpa
245° WSW
2.1 m
16 s
15:47
1.6 m
18h
83° E
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.01 mm
5° C
1000 hpa
245° WSW
1.9 m
16 s
3.5 m
21h
84° E
22 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
1002 hpa
245° WSW
1.9 m
16 s
22:05
8.8 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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
78° ENE
21 kts
max 28 kts
99%
4° C
1004 hpa
245° WSW
1.8 m
16 s
7.1 m
03h
70° ENE
21 kts
max 27 kts
94%
3° C
1006 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
04:05
1.8 m
06h
71° ENE
21 kts
max 26 kts
97%
1° C
1008 hpa
243° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
3.2 m
09h
73° ENE
22 kts
max 28 kts
62%
0° C
1011 hpa
243° WSW
1.5 m
14 s
10:27
8.8 m
12h
74° ENE
19 kts
max 26 kts
12%
1° C
1012 hpa
243° WSW
1.5 m
14 s
7.8 m
15h
70° ENE
19 kts
max 25 kts
10%
1° C
1014 hpa
243° WSW
1.5 m
13 s
2.9 m
18h
67° ENE
18 kts
max 28 kts
5%
0° C
1016 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
16:33
2.0 m
21h
60° ENE
18 kts
max 30 kts
8%
0° C
1017 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
7.0 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
46° NE
16 kts
max 26 kts
7%
0° C
1018 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
22:53
8.4 m
03h
37° NE
15 kts
max 24 kts
13%
0° C
1019 hpa
245° WSW
1.5 m
13 s
3.6 m
06h
31° NNE
14 kts
max 23 kts
35%
0° C
1019 hpa
245° WSW
1.5 m
13 s
04:55
2.2 m
09h
30° NNE
14 kts
max 23 kts
43%
1° C
1020 hpa
245° WSW
1.6 m
14 s
6.5 m
12h
45° NE
17 kts
max 23 kts
97%
2° C
1020 hpa
241° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
11:19
8.3 m
15h
41° NE
15 kts
max 22 kts
83%
3° C
1020 hpa
244° WSW
1.6 m
14 s
4.4 m
18h
33° NNE
14 kts
max 22 kts
47%
1° C
1021 hpa
245° WSW
1.6 m
14 s
17:27
2.4 m
21h
29° NNE
12 kts
max 20 kts
17%
1° C
1022 hpa
245° WSW
1.6 m
14 s
5.6 m

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