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Last update: 22:40 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)

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
173° S
6 kts
max 10 kts
69%
6° C
998 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
16 s
3.8 m
03h
175° S
8 kts
max 14 kts
70%
7° C
999 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
16 s
6.8 m
06h
198° SSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
79%
6° C
1000 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
16 s
04:43
7.6 m
09h
172° S
8 kts
max 13 kts
4%
6° C
1002 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
16 s
3.8 m
12h
150° SSE
10 kts
max 15 kts
3%
8° C
1003 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
16 s
10:50
2.9 m
15h
153° SSE
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1.13 mm
8° C
1002 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
15 s
6.4 m
18h
127° SE
10 kts
max 17 kts
98%
0.97 mm
7° C
1003 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
17:06
7.7 m
21h
108° ESE
9 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
1004 hpa
246° WSW
1.7 m
15 s
4.1 m

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
115° ESE
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.84 mm
7° C
1005 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
23:09
2.7 m
03h
117° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
7° C
1006 hpa
247° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
6.2 m
06h
113° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
23%
6° C
1007 hpa
247° WSW
1.5 m
14 s
05:27
8.0 m
09h
99° E
8 kts
max 12 kts
14%
6° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
4.5 m
12h
108° ESE
10 kts
max 14 kts
13%
8° C
1010 hpa
248° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
11:33
2.5 m
15h
110° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
5%
8° C
1011 hpa
248° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
5.7 m
18h
91° E
7 kts
max 11 kts
3%
7° C
1013 hpa
248° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
17:48
8.1 m
21h
86° E
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
1015 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
4.9 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)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
80° E
9 kts
max 14 kts
47%
6° C
1016 hpa
249° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
23:49
2.3 m
03h
82° E
9 kts
max 13 kts
21%
6° C
1016 hpa
250° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
5.4 m
06h
83° E
9 kts
max 14 kts
40%
6° C
1015 hpa
249° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
06:06
8.5 m
09h
82° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
1015 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
5.5 m
12h
85° E
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.14 mm
7° C
1014 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
12:11
2.0 m
15h
85° E
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
2.04 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
4.7 m
18h
87° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.58 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
18:25
8.5 m
21h
84° E
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.26 mm
7° C
1011 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
5.9 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
103° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.75 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
00:26
1.9 m
03h
111° ESE
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2.13 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
4.3 m
06h
100° E
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.53 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
252° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
06:42
8.9 m
09h
118° ESE
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.8 mm
9° C
1010 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
6.6 m
12h
128° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.74 mm
9° C
1010 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
12:47
1.7 m
15h
119° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.6 mm
9° C
1009 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
3.6 m
18h
104° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.48 mm
9° C
1010 hpa
248° WSW
0.8 m
15 s
19:01
8.8 m
21h
105° ESE
14 kts
max 22 kts
98%
8° C
1009 hpa
248° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
7.0 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, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
115° ESE
14 kts
max 21 kts
94%
0.78 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
0.9 m
16 s
01:01
1.6 m
03h
130° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.54 mm
9° C
1009 hpa
248° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
3.3 m
06h
129° SE
10 kts
max 14 kts
56%
1.23 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
248° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
07:17
9.2 m
09h
128° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
8° C
1011 hpa
248° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
7.7 m
12h
113° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
13:21
1.4 m
15h
103° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
248° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
2.6 m
18h
98° E
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
7.9 m
21h
89° E
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
8° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
19:35
9.1 m

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
79° E
10 kts
max 17 kts
92%
7° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
15 s
2.6 m
03h
83° E
10 kts
max 17 kts
56%
7° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
15 s
01:35
1.4 m
06h
83° E
10 kts
max 22 kts
13%
6° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
14 s
7.7 m
09h
79° E
13 kts
max 27 kts
0%
6° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
14 s
07:51
9.4 m
12h
86° E
13 kts
max 22 kts
1%
7° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
3.0 m
15h
82° E
13 kts
max 20 kts
2%
7° C
1008 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
13:55
1.3 m
18h
75° ENE
15 kts
max 20 kts
19%
5° C
1008 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
7.0 m
21h
72° ENE
11 kts
max 18 kts
11%
3° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
20:10
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)

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
74° ENE
9 kts
max 14 kts
12%
2° C
1009 hpa
243° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
3.5 m
03h
76° ENE
6 kts
max 8 kts
12%
2° C
1010 hpa
236° SW
0.9 m
12 s
02:09
1.3 m
06h
55° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
8%
2° C
1012 hpa
237° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
6.7 m
09h
58° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
18%
2° C
1014 hpa
236° SW
0.9 m
12 s
08:27
9.5 m
12h
294° WNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
4° C
1015 hpa
237° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
4.2 m
15h
308° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
4° C
1016 hpa
238° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
14:30
1.2 m
18h
273° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
4° C
1018 hpa
236° SW
0.8 m
12 s
5.8 m
21h
305° NW
1 kts
max 1 kts
69%
4° C
1019 hpa
237° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
20:46
9.2 m

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
12° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
88%
4° C
1020 hpa
238° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
4.7 m
03h
64° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
61%
4° C
1020 hpa
238° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
02:45
1.3 m
06h
103° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
30%
3° C
1019 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
5.4 m
09h
137° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
46%
4° C
1020 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
09:03
9.4 m
12h
137° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
5° C
1019 hpa
238° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
5.5 m
15h
120° ESE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
1018 hpa
239° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
15:07
1.3 m
18h
143° SE
9 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
1017 hpa
238° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
4.6 m
21h
156° SSE
11 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.05 mm
7° C
1017 hpa
238° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
21:24
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)

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
189° S
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.81 mm
8° C
1016 hpa
239° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
6.0 m
03h
215° SW
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
1015 hpa
238° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
03:23
1.5 m
06h
298° WNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
8° C
1016 hpa
234° SW
0.9 m
10 s
4.2 m
09h
310° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
60%
1.02 mm
7° C
1018 hpa
244° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
09:43
9.2 m
12h
292° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
8° C
1019 hpa
244° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
6.8 m
15h
268° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
98%
7° C
1018 hpa
240° WSW
1.1 m
11 s
15:47
1.6 m
18h
133° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
96%
6° C
1018 hpa
245° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
3.5 m
21h
104° ESE
12 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5° C
1015 hpa
244° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
22:05
8.8 m

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
107° ESE
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
1012 hpa
245° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
7.1 m
03h
147° SSE
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
9° C
1008 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
04:05
1.8 m
06h
171° S
20 kts
max 33 kts
99%
1.45 mm
10° C
1002 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
3.2 m
09h
276° W
25 kts
max 30 kts
79%
2.28 mm
7° C
1000 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
10:27
8.8 m
12h
312° NW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.41 mm
6° C
1004 hpa
239° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
7.8 m
15h
265° W
13 kts
max 19 kts
81%
7° C
1006 hpa
2.9 m
18h
250° WSW
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.2 mm
7° C
1007 hpa
16:33
2.0 m

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