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Last update: 10:36 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
103° ESE
9 kts
max 13 kts
27%
6° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
4.5 m
12h
118° ESE
10 kts
max 14 kts
20%
8° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
11:33
2.5 m
15h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
9%
8° C
1012 hpa
248° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
5.7 m
18h
104° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
7° C
1014 hpa
248° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
17:48
8.1 m
21h
89° E
9 kts
max 12 kts
11%
6° C
1016 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
4.9 m

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
85° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6° C
1016 hpa
249° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
23:49
2.3 m
03h
85° E
7 kts
max 10 kts
49%
6° C
1016 hpa
250° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
5.4 m
06h
82° E
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6° C
1016 hpa
249° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
06:06
8.5 m
09h
72° ENE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.92 mm
7° C
1015 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
5.5 m
12h
73° ENE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
2.42 mm
7° C
1014 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
12:11
2.0 m
15h
96° E
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1.15 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
251° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
4.7 m
18h
106° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1.84 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
18:25
8.5 m
21h
97° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
2.51 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
250° WSW
0.5 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
71° ENE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4.19 mm
8° C
1011 hpa
251° WSW
0.5 m
10 s
00:26
1.9 m
03h
91° E
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.44 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
251° WSW
0.5 m
10 s
4.3 m
06h
87° E
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.83 mm
7° C
1010 hpa
249° WSW
0.5 m
11 s
06:42
8.9 m
09h
88° E
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.4 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
6.6 m
12h
91° E
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.21 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
12:47
1.7 m
15h
134° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.75 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
248° WSW
0.8 m
16 s
3.6 m
18h
207° SSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
80%
8° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
0.9 m
16 s
19:01
8.8 m
21h
165° SSE
5 kts
max 6 kts
10%
8° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
7.0 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
159° SSE
8 kts
max 12 kts
69%
7° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
01:01
1.6 m
03h
128° SE
9 kts
max 13 kts
25%
7° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
3.3 m
06h
107° ESE
11 kts
max 20 kts
5%
6° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
07:17
9.2 m
09h
108° ESE
13 kts
max 23 kts
71%
7° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
16 s
7.7 m
12h
125° SE
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
9° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
16 s
13:21
1.4 m
15h
144° SE
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
15 s
2.6 m
18h
129° SE
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
15 s
7.9 m
21h
118° ESE
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 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
132° SE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.41 mm
9° C
1009 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 m
14 s
2.6 m
03h
105° ESE
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.06 mm
9° C
1008 hpa
246° WSW
1.3 m
14 s
01:35
1.4 m
06h
106° ESE
14 kts
max 23 kts
82%
7° C
1006 hpa
246° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
7.7 m
09h
100° E
13 kts
max 20 kts
76%
7° C
1006 hpa
246° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
07:51
9.4 m
12h
114° ESE
15 kts
max 22 kts
95%
8° C
1004 hpa
244° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
3.0 m
15h
141° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
74%
8° C
1003 hpa
242° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
13:55
1.3 m
18h
174° S
7 kts
max 11 kts
16%
8° C
1003 hpa
242° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
7.0 m
21h
192° SSW
8 kts
max 14 kts
52%
7° C
1003 hpa
244° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
20:10
9.2 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
174° S
10 kts
max 18 kts
73%
7° C
1002 hpa
245° WSW
1.2 m
11 s
3.5 m
03h
164° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
25%
2.97 mm
7° C
1003 hpa
246° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
02:09
1.3 m
06h
248° WSW
6 kts
max 9 kts
5%
7° C
1003 hpa
246° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
6.7 m
09h
223° SW
7 kts
max 9 kts
4%
7° C
1004 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
08:27
9.5 m
12h
189° S
8 kts
max 11 kts
2%
8° C
1003 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
4.2 m
15h
148° SSE
11 kts
max 16 kts
95%
8° C
1001 hpa
246° WSW
1.5 m
15 s
14:30
1.2 m
18h
137° SE
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
997 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
15 s
5.8 m
21h
129° SE
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
8° C
992 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
132° SE
27 kts
max 39 kts
99%
2.25 mm
8° C
985 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
4.7 m
03h
278° W
18 kts
max 28 kts
45%
6.13 mm
6° C
987 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
02:45
1.3 m
06h
268° W
16 kts
max 23 kts
4%
7° C
990 hpa
246° WSW
1.7 m
12 s
5.4 m
09h
221° SW
9 kts
max 12 kts
63%
6° C
992 hpa
246° WSW
1.8 m
11 s
09:03
9.4 m
12h
220° SW
11 kts
max 13 kts
31%
0.68 mm
6° C
993 hpa
247° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
5.5 m
15h
246° WSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
88%
0.83 mm
6° C
993 hpa
246° WSW
1.8 m
14 s
15:07
1.3 m
18h
96° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
5%
5° C
994 hpa
246° WSW
1.8 m
14 s
4.6 m
21h
94° E
8 kts
max 9 kts
98%
4° C
995 hpa
246° WSW
1.9 m
14 s
21:24
9.1 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
81° E
10 kts
max 13 kts
5%
3° C
995 hpa
246° WSW
1.9 m
15 s
6.0 m
03h
88° E
12 kts
max 18 kts
14%
3° C
995 hpa
246° WSW
2.0 m
16 s
03:23
1.5 m
06h
86° E
13 kts
max 21 kts
22%
3° C
996 hpa
245° WSW
2.0 m
16 s
4.2 m
09h
92° E
12 kts
max 19 kts
75%
3° C
997 hpa
245° WSW
2.0 m
17 s
09:43
9.2 m
12h
93° E
13 kts
max 17 kts
49%
5° C
998 hpa
245° WSW
2.0 m
17 s
6.8 m
15h
99° E
11 kts
max 16 kts
63%
6° C
998 hpa
245° WSW
1.9 m
17 s
15:47
1.6 m
18h
84° E
9 kts
max 12 kts
60%
5° C
998 hpa
246° WSW
1.8 m
17 s
3.5 m
21h
96° E
9 kts
max 12 kts
86%
5° C
999 hpa
246° WSW
1.8 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
89° E
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
4° C
999 hpa
243° WSW
1.7 m
16 s
7.1 m
03h
52° NE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
2.03 mm
5° C
998 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
04:05
1.8 m
06h
7° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
98%
5° C
998 hpa
246° WSW
1.5 m
15 s
3.2 m
09h
303° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
5° C
1000 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
14 s
10:27
8.8 m
12h
191° S
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
1001 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
14 s
7.8 m
15h
152° SSE
8 kts
max 13 kts
88%
8° C
1000 hpa
246° WSW
1.5 m
14 s
2.9 m
18h
166° SSE
12 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.49 mm
7° C
1000 hpa
242° WSW
1.5 m
13 s
16:33
2.0 m
21h
267° W
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.59 mm
7° C
1002 hpa
239° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
7.0 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
282° WNW
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
7° C
1002 hpa
241° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
22:53
8.4 m
03h
255° WSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
56%
6° C
1003 hpa
241° WSW
1.7 m
14 s
3.6 m
06h
253° WSW
12 kts
max 17 kts
96%
0.98 mm
6° C
1004 hpa
241° WSW
1.7 m
14 s
04:55
2.2 m
09h
285° WNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
4%
1.31 mm
6° C
1005 hpa
245° WSW
1.7 m
15 s
6.5 m
12h
259° W
15 kts
max 20 kts
95%
7° C
1007 hpa
245° WSW
1.8 m
15 s
11:19
8.3 m
15h
228° SW
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
1006 hpa
245° WSW
1.8 m
15 s
4.4 m
18h
173° S
22 kts
max 38 kts
99%
0.59 mm
6° C
1001 hpa
245° WSW
1.7 m
15 s
17:27
2.4 m
21h
262° W
21 kts
max 32 kts
99%
9.49 mm
7° C
995 hpa
245° WSW
1.7 m
16 s
5.6 m

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