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Last update: 02:35 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)

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
36° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1014 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
16 s
00:02
1.4 m
04h
23° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1013 hpa
283° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
0.6 m
07h
31° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
96%
17° C
1014 hpa
279° W
1.6 m
14 s
05:48
0.4 m
10h
129° SE
4 kts
max 7 kts
20%
24° C
1014 hpa
279° W
1.7 m
14 s
1.2 m
13h
133° SE
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
25° C
1013 hpa
277° W
1.8 m
14 s
11:39
1.4 m
16h
113° ESE
4 kts
max 7 kts
96%
21° C
1012 hpa
275° W
1.8 m
14 s
0.4 m
19h
117° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1014 hpa
274° W
1.9 m
13 s
18:00
0.1 m
22h
126° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
97%
16° C
1015 hpa
274° W
2.0 m
14 s
1.0 m

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
98° E
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
274° W
2.2 m
16 s
00:34
1.4 m
04h
104° ESE
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
272° W
2.5 m
18 s
0.8 m
07h
90° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
69%
14° C
1015 hpa
272° W
2.8 m
18 s
06:42
0.4 m
10h
111° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
98%
19° C
1015 hpa
273° W
3.0 m
17 s
0.8 m
13h
134° SE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
20° C
1014 hpa
273° W
3.1 m
16 s
12:24
1.1 m
16h
196° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1014 hpa
274° W
3.1 m
16 s
0.6 m
19h
57° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
275° W
3.0 m
16 s
18:24
0.3 m
22h
43° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
22%
14° C
1016 hpa
275° W
2.9 m
16 s
0.9 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)

Saturday, Feb 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
11° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
14° C
1016 hpa
276° W
2.7 m
15 s
01:08
1.4 m
04h
5° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
13° C
1016 hpa
275° W
2.5 m
15 s
1.0 m
07h
40° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
79%
14° C
1017 hpa
276° W
2.4 m
15 s
07:48
0.4 m
10h
335° NNW
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
21° C
1018 hpa
278° W
2.2 m
14 s
0.6 m
13h
251° WSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
23° C
1017 hpa
279° W
2.1 m
14 s
13:20
0.9 m
16h
332° NNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
280° W
1.9 m
14 s
0.7 m
19h
10° N
7 kts
max 8 kts
45%
17° C
1017 hpa
278° W
1.9 m
13 s
18:42
0.5 m
22h
13° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
15° C
1017 hpa
279° W
1.7 m
13 s
0.8 m

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
6° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
3%
15° C
1017 hpa
281° W
1.6 m
13 s
01:48
1.3 m
04h
15° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
282° WNW
1.5 m
13 s
1.1 m
07h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
14° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
0.6 m
10h
307° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
23° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
09:21
0.4 m
13h
257° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
25° C
1016 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
0.6 m
16h
287° WNW
9 kts
max 11 kts
9%
24° C
1015 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
12 s
15:06
0.7 m
19h
346° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
1%
17° C
1015 hpa
281° W
1.8 m
12 s
18:47
0.6 m
22h
350° N
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
280° W
1.7 m
12 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)

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
354° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
280° W
1.7 m
12 s
1.2 m
04h
1° N
7 kts
max 8 kts
75%
15° C
1013 hpa
281° W
1.7 m
13 s
02:40
1.3 m
07h
352° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
87%
14° C
1014 hpa
281° W
1.8 m
14 s
0.8 m
10h
341° NNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
21° C
1014 hpa
281° W
1.7 m
14 s
11:14
0.3 m
13h
307° NW
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
23° C
1011 hpa
280° W
1.8 m
15 s
0.4 m
16h
311° NW
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
21° C
1010 hpa
281° W
2.0 m
15 s
0.6 m
19h
323° NW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
16° C
1011 hpa
283° WNW
2.1 m
15 s
0.8 m
22h
345° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
14° C
1010 hpa
284° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
0.8 m

Tuesday, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
340° NNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
14° C
1011 hpa
285° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
1.1 m
04h
335° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
12° C
1011 hpa
286° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
03:54
1.3 m
07h
340° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
11° C
1012 hpa
287° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
1.0 m
10h
320° NW
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
16° C
1012 hpa
287° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
0.4 m
13h
311° NW
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
19° C
1011 hpa
286° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
12:30
0.2 m
16h
299° WNW
14 kts
max 17 kts
71%
17° C
1010 hpa
286° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
0.5 m
19h
327° NNW
11 kts
max 15 kts
21%
10° C
1012 hpa
286° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
0.8 m
22h
330° NNW
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
10° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.7 m
13 s
0.9 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)

Wednesday, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
318° NW
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
287° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
04h
335° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
89%
9° C
1011 hpa
288° WNW
1.5 m
12 s
05:12
1.3 m
07h
329° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
64%
8° C
1012 hpa
288° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
1.2 m
10h
352° N
6 kts
max 9 kts
90%
2.24 mm
9° C
1012 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
0.6 m
13h
306° NW
13 kts
max 18 kts
13%
13° C
1010 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
13:17
0.1 m
16h
314° NW
14 kts
max 19 kts
10%
13° C
1009 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
0.4 m
19h
336° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
7%
8° C
1011 hpa
279° W
1.4 m
9 s
0.8 m
22h
332° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
7° C
1012 hpa
241° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
20:45
0.9 m

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
337° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
7° C
1013 hpa
241° WSW
1.3 m
14 s
23:50
0.9 m
04h
346° NNW
8 kts
max 9 kts
4%
7° C
1014 hpa
260° W
1.3 m
12 s
1.2 m
07h
342° NNW
8 kts
max 9 kts
4%
7° C
1015 hpa
278° W
1.3 m
11 s
06:12
1.4 m
10h
329° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
15° C
1016 hpa
279° W
1.2 m
11 s
0.7 m
13h
316° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
4%
19° C
1015 hpa
278° W
1.2 m
11 s
13:52
0.0 m
16h
319° NW
11 kts
max 13 kts
1%
18° C
1015 hpa
257° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
0.2 m
19h
346° NNW
8 kts
max 8 kts
4%
11° C
1016 hpa
233° SW
1.5 m
15 s
0.8 m
22h
354° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
12%
10° C
1017 hpa
234° SW
1.3 m
16 s
20:53
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 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
5° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
9° C
1016 hpa
254° WSW
1.2 m
14 s
00:47
0.8 m
04h
359° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
42%
9° C
1016 hpa
273° W
1.2 m
16 s
1.1 m
07h
358° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
4%
8° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
06:57
1.5 m
10h
309° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1016 hpa
283° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
1.0 m
13h
288° WNW
6 kts
max 9 kts
93%
20° C
1013 hpa
276° W
1.2 m
16 s
14:22
-0.1 m
16h
305° NW
14 kts
max 18 kts
1%
18° C
1012 hpa
279° W
1.4 m
16 s
0.0 m
19h
328° NNW
10 kts
max 13 kts
0%
11° C
1012 hpa
284° WNW
1.5 m
16 s
0.8 m
22h
332° NNW
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
9° C
1013 hpa
288° WNW
1.4 m
16 s
21:06
1.0 m

Saturday, Feb 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
337° NNW
9 kts
max 11 kts
73%
8° C
1012 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
16 s
01:26
0.7 m
04h
337° NNW
9 kts
max 11 kts
4%
7° C
1011 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
16 s
1.0 m
07h
349° N
8 kts
max 8 kts
4%
6° C
1011 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
16 s
07:36
1.6 m
10h
326° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
1%
13° C
1011 hpa
295° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
1.2 m
13h
303° WNW
14 kts
max 15 kts
0%
16° C
1009 hpa
296° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
0.1 m

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