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Last update: 02:36 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)

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
29° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
16° C
1013 hpa
280° W
2.4 m
16 s
0.8 m
04h
42° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
18%
16° C
1013 hpa
281° W
2.4 m
16 s
03:28
0.4 m
07h
49° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
3%
15° C
1014 hpa
282° WNW
2.3 m
16 s
1.3 m
10h
179° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
22° C
1016 hpa
284° WNW
2.2 m
16 s
09:37
1.9 m
13h
225° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
284° WNW
2.2 m
16 s
0.8 m
16h
226° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
16:31
-0.4 m
19h
2° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
0.2 m
22h
15° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
22:57
1.3 m

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
22° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
1.0 m
04h
8° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
04:14
0.4 m
07h
23° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1018 hpa
286° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
0.9 m
10h
257° WSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
23° C
1019 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
10:18
1.8 m
13h
249° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
25° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
1.1 m
16h
238° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
23° C
1016 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
17:03
-0.3 m
19h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
0.1 m
22h
13° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
23:29
1.4 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, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
15° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
1.2 m
04h
14° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
1016 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
04:59
0.4 m
07h
34° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
0.6 m
10h
101° E
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
25° C
1016 hpa
284° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
10:59
1.6 m
13h
207° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
27° C
1014 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
17 s
1.2 m
16h
256° WSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
25° C
1014 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
17 s
0.1 m
19h
1° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
48%
19° C
1015 hpa
284° WNW
1.1 m
16 s
17:33
-0.1 m
22h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
19° C
1015 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
1.1 m

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
33° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
18° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
00:02
1.4 m
04h
31° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
18° C
1013 hpa
281° W
1.5 m
15 s
0.6 m
07h
43° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
18° C
1014 hpa
278° W
1.6 m
14 s
05:48
0.4 m
10h
128° SE
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
24° C
1015 hpa
277° W
1.8 m
14 s
1.2 m
13h
127° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
24° C
1013 hpa
276° W
1.9 m
14 s
11:39
1.4 m
16h
118° ESE
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
21° C
1013 hpa
275° W
1.9 m
14 s
0.4 m
19h
84° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
17° C
1014 hpa
275° W
2.0 m
14 s
18:00
0.1 m
22h
95° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
6%
16° C
1014 hpa
275° W
2.1 m
14 s
1.0 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)

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
94° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
15° C
1015 hpa
275° W
2.2 m
16 s
00:34
1.4 m
04h
94° E
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
275° W
2.3 m
17 s
0.8 m
07h
96° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
275° W
2.5 m
17 s
06:42
0.4 m
10h
130° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
37%
19° C
1016 hpa
275° W
2.7 m
17 s
0.8 m
13h
154° SSE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
21° C
1015 hpa
276° W
2.8 m
16 s
12:24
1.1 m
16h
229° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
19° C
1015 hpa
276° W
2.8 m
16 s
0.6 m
19h
350° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
91%
15° C
1016 hpa
277° W
2.7 m
16 s
18:24
0.3 m
22h
337° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
277° W
2.6 m
16 s
0.9 m

Saturday, Feb 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
356° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
277° W
2.5 m
15 s
01:08
1.4 m
04h
348° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
277° W
2.4 m
15 s
1.0 m
07h
3° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1016 hpa
277° W
2.3 m
15 s
07:48
0.4 m
10h
277° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
1%
20° C
1017 hpa
278° W
2.2 m
14 s
0.6 m
13h
249° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
22° C
1015 hpa
279° W
2.0 m
14 s
13:20
0.9 m
16h
293° WNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
6%
21° C
1015 hpa
279° W
1.9 m
14 s
0.7 m
19h
341° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
279° W
1.8 m
14 s
18:42
0.5 m
22h
357° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
279° W
1.7 m
13 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)

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
280° W
1.6 m
13 s
01:48
1.3 m
04h
0° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
281° W
1.5 m
13 s
1.1 m
07h
0° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
0.6 m
10h
272° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
09:21
0.4 m
13h
220° SW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
23° C
1016 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
0.6 m
16h
272° W
2 kts
max 6 kts
3%
22° C
1016 hpa
282° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
15:06
0.7 m
19h
359° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
31%
15° C
1016 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
18:47
0.6 m
22h
4° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
65%
15° C
1016 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
0.8 m

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
93%
14° C
1015 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
1.2 m
04h
5° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
89%
14° C
1014 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
02:40
1.3 m
07h
64° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
41%
14° C
1013 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
0.8 m
10h
179° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
19° C
1014 hpa
281° W
1.7 m
15 s
11:14
0.3 m
13h
224° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
19° C
1012 hpa
281° W
1.8 m
15 s
0.4 m
16h
299° WNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
17° C
1011 hpa
282° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
0.6 m
19h
349° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1009 hpa
282° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
0.8 m
22h
273° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1009 hpa
282° WNW
1.9 m
14 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, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
299° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
85%
11° C
1007 hpa
283° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
1.1 m
04h
291° WNW
8 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4.8 mm
10° C
1006 hpa
284° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
03:54
1.3 m
07h
290° WNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
10.44 mm
10° C
1006 hpa
284° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
1.0 m
10h
316° NW
5 kts
max 9 kts
96%
1.92 mm
11° C
1008 hpa
284° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
0.4 m
13h
293° WNW
13 kts
max 17 kts
29%
1.2 mm
13° C
1008 hpa
283° WNW
1.7 m
13 s
12:30
0.2 m
16h
300° WNW
11 kts
max 17 kts
72%
1.17 mm
12° C
1008 hpa
283° WNW
1.8 m
13 s
0.5 m
19h
309° NW
10 kts
max 17 kts
95%
1.19 mm
11° C
1009 hpa
284° WNW
1.7 m
13 s
0.8 m
22h
319° NW
8 kts
max 11 kts
14%
0.63 mm
10° C
1011 hpa
281° W
1.6 m
13 s
0.9 m

Wednesday, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
322° NW
8 kts
max 12 kts
39%
10° C
1012 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
04h
321° NW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
10° C
1012 hpa
278° W
1.7 m
12 s
05:12
1.3 m
07h
330° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
27%
9° C
1015 hpa
278° W
1.7 m
12 s
1.2 m
10h
317° NW
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
13° C
1017 hpa
280° W
1.7 m
12 s
0.6 m
13h
304° NW
11 kts
max 15 kts
40%
16° C
1016 hpa
282° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
13:17
0.1 m

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