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Last update: 02:38 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, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
90° E
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
289° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
1.1 m
04h
53° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
04:37
0.6 m
07h
135° SE
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
288° WNW
1.1 m
14 s
0.9 m
10h
181° S
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1015 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
10:41
1.6 m
13h
187° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
19° C
1014 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
1.2 m
16h
232° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
17° C
1013 hpa
288° WNW
1.1 m
14 s
0.1 m
19h
278° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
17:39
-0.1 m
22h
308° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
15° C
1014 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
0.9 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
151° SSE
0 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
00:11
1.2 m
04h
308° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1012 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
05:25
0.5 m
07h
324° NW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1012 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
0.7 m
10h
66° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
50%
0.45 mm
16° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
11:20
1.5 m
13h
184° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
5%
19° C
1011 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
11 s
1.3 m
16h
231° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
18%
17° C
1010 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
0.3 m
19h
336° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
17%
14° C
1011 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
18:07
0.0 m
22h
340° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
23%
13° C
1011 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
17° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1010 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
00:44
1.3 m
04h
6° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
12° C
1009 hpa
288° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
0.8 m
07h
58° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
3%
12° C
1009 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
06:22
0.5 m
10h
159° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
60%
17° C
1010 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
1.0 m
13h
213° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
18° C
1008 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
12:06
1.3 m
16h
250° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
75%
16° C
1007 hpa
271° W
1.0 m
15 s
0.6 m
19h
334° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
15%
13° C
1008 hpa
280° W
1.0 m
16 s
18:37
0.2 m
22h
350° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
5%
12° C
1008 hpa
285° WNW
1.0 m
16 s
0.8 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
359° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
12° C
1008 hpa
284° WNW
1.0 m
16 s
01:22
1.4 m
04h
348° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1007 hpa
282° WNW
1.0 m
16 s
1.0 m
07h
2° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1008 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
07:36
0.5 m
10h
272° W
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
1009 hpa
285° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
0.7 m
13h
224° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
20° C
1008 hpa
284° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
13:07
1.0 m
16h
257° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
19° C
1008 hpa
282° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
0.7 m
19h
348° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1009 hpa
284° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
19:09
0.3 m
22h
3° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
14° C
1011 hpa
284° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
0.7 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
01h
57° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
66%
13° C
1013 hpa
283° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
02:08
1.4 m
04h
104° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
91%
13° C
1013 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
1.2 m
07h
87° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
12° C
1015 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
0.6 m
10h
119° ESE
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
09:11
0.4 m
13h
133° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
18° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
0.7 m
16h
162° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
90%
16° C
1017 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
14:45
0.8 m
19h
19° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
13° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
19:47
0.5 m
22h
36° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
84%
13° C
1019 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
0.7 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
33° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
89%
13° C
1019 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
1.3 m
04h
17° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
62%
12° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
03:05
1.5 m
07h
26° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
14%
11° C
1019 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
0.8 m
10h
161° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1020 hpa
285° WNW
0.6 m
11 s
10:54
0.2 m
13h
217° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
19° C
1018 hpa
279° W
0.6 m
11 s
0.4 m
16h
238° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1018 hpa
279° W
0.6 m
12 s
17:19
0.8 m
19h
310° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
291° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
0.7 m
22h
347° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
295° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
20:46
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)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
294° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
1.2 m
04h
2° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
86%
12° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
04:12
1.6 m
07h
12° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
292° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
1.2 m
10h
165° SSE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
18° C
1020 hpa
295° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
0.3 m
13h
231° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
19° C
1019 hpa
295° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
12:13
0.0 m
16h
243° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1018 hpa
294° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
0.5 m
19h
326° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
9%
13° C
1019 hpa
288° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
19:12
0.8 m
22h
351° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
12%
13° C
1019 hpa
265° W
0.6 m
14 s
22:21
0.7 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
10° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
51%
13° C
1019 hpa
272° W
0.6 m
14 s
1.0 m
04h
354° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
279° W
0.6 m
15 s
05:20
1.7 m
07h
10° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
93%
13° C
1020 hpa
280° W
0.6 m
15 s
1.5 m
10h
253° WSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
97%
19° C
1020 hpa
258° WSW
0.7 m
16 s
0.5 m
13h
228° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
78%
21° C
1019 hpa
243° WSW
0.8 m
17 s
13:10
-0.2 m
16h
252° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
19° C
1018 hpa
251° WSW
0.8 m
17 s
0.3 m
19h
348° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
262° W
0.9 m
16 s
20:07
1.0 m
22h
12° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
270° W
1.0 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)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
359° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
281° W
1.1 m
15 s
23:51
0.7 m
04h
351° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1016 hpa
277° W
1.2 m
15 s
1.4 m
07h
9° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1016 hpa
275° W
1.3 m
15 s
06:23
1.8 m
10h
99° E
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
20° C
1016 hpa
270° W
1.3 m
15 s
0.8 m
13h
225° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
20° C
1014 hpa
276° W
1.4 m
15 s
13:58
-0.4 m
16h
256° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
19° C
1013 hpa
281° W
1.4 m
14 s
0.0 m
19h
326° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
0.9 m
22h
358° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1013 hpa
288° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
20:45
1.1 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1012 hpa
287° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
00:58
0.7 m
04h
7° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
63%
15° C
1011 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
1.2 m
07h
31° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
86%
14° C
1011 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
07:18
1.9 m
10h
113° ESE
1 kts
max 2 kts
13%
20° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
1.2 m
13h
197° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
3%
22° C
1011 hpa
283° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
-0.2 m

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