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Last update: 14:36 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)

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
55° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
1.3 m
04h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
12° C
1019 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
03:05
1.5 m
07h
71° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
12° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
0.8 m
10h
139° SE
3 kts
max 6 kts
27%
18° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
0.6 m
10 s
10:54
0.2 m
13h
150° SSE
4 kts
max 7 kts
0%
19° C
1019 hpa
276° W
0.6 m
10 s
0.4 m
16h
143° SE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1018 hpa
279° W
0.6 m
12 s
17:19
0.8 m
19h
21° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1019 hpa
288° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
0.7 m
22h
9° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
12° C
1020 hpa
296° WNW
0.6 m
16 s
20:46
0.6 m

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
16° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
13%
12° C
1020 hpa
296° WNW
0.6 m
16 s
1.2 m
04h
21° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
37%
11° C
1019 hpa
287° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
04:12
1.6 m
07h
11° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
11° C
1020 hpa
293° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
1.2 m
10h
202° SSW
0 kts
max 1 kts
4%
18° C
1021 hpa
295° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
0.3 m
13h
242° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
1%
19° C
1021 hpa
295° WNW
0.5 m
14 s
12:13
0.0 m
16h
263° W
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
17° C
1020 hpa
294° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
0.5 m
19h
328° NNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
82%
13° C
1021 hpa
269° W
0.6 m
13 s
19:12
0.8 m
22h
345° NNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
12° C
1021 hpa
257° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
22:21
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)

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1020 hpa
252° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
1.0 m
04h
347° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1020 hpa
264° W
0.6 m
12 s
05:20
1.7 m
07h
7° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
12° C
1020 hpa
266° W
0.7 m
16 s
1.5 m
10h
359° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
18° C
1020 hpa
258° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
0.5 m
13h
254° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
22° C
1018 hpa
258° WSW
0.8 m
13 s
13:10
-0.2 m
16h
224° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
20° C
1017 hpa
273° W
1.1 m
10 s
0.3 m
19h
17° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
15° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
1.3 m
10 s
20:07
1.0 m
22h
23° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
13° C
1018 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
0.8 m

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
31° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
23:51
0.7 m
04h
0° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
9%
13° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
1.4 m
07h
19° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
26%
12° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
06:23
1.8 m
10h
98° E
3 kts
max 5 kts
12%
20° C
1018 hpa
279° W
1.6 m
13 s
0.8 m
13h
248° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
75%
23° C
1016 hpa
279° W
1.6 m
16 s
13:58
-0.4 m
16h
257° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
284° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
0.0 m
19h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
0.9 m
22h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
2%
16° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
20:45
1.1 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)

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
16° C
1018 hpa
290° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
00:58
0.7 m
04h
29° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
1.2 m
07h
3° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
90%
16° C
1018 hpa
286° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
07:18
1.9 m
10h
43° NE
1 kts
max 1 kts
5%
23° C
1019 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
1.2 m
13h
186° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
21%
25° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
-0.2 m
16h
236° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
19%
24° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
14:41
-0.5 m
19h
342° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
0.7 m
22h
350° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
17° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
21:19
1.2 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1016 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
01:53
0.6 m
04h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
0.9 m
07h
28° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
92%
16° C
1015 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
08:08
2.0 m
10h
146° SE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
23° C
1015 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.6 m
13h
213° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
24° C
1013 hpa
284° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
0.1 m
16h
245° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
22° C
1012 hpa
284° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
15:20
-0.5 m
19h
337° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
18° C
1012 hpa
284° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
0.6 m
22h
355° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1013 hpa
284° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
21:52
1.2 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)

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1012 hpa
284° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
0.7 m
04h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
93%
16° C
1012 hpa
285° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
02:42
0.5 m
07h
51° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
83%
16° C
1012 hpa
285° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
1.6 m
10h
234° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
63%
21° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
1.8 m
17 s
08:54
2.0 m
13h
205° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
24° C
1012 hpa
283° WNW
1.8 m
17 s
0.4 m
16h
256° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
21° C
1012 hpa
283° WNW
1.9 m
17 s
15:57
-0.5 m
19h
357° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
2.0 m
17 s
0.4 m
22h
337° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
2.1 m
17 s
22:25
1.3 m

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
341° NNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
0.8 m
04h
346° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
03:28
0.4 m
07h
358° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1014 hpa
284° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
1.3 m
10h
312° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
284° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
09:37
1.9 m
13h
261° W
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
23° C
1013 hpa
284° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
0.8 m
16h
297° WNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
0%
22° C
1012 hpa
284° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
16:31
-0.4 m
19h
350° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
0.2 m
22h
17° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
22:57
1.3 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 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
1.0 m
04h
15° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
04:14
0.4 m
07h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
0.9 m
10h
280° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
10:18
1.8 m
13h
239° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
22° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
1.1 m
16h
223° SW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
19° C
1012 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
17:03
-0.3 m
19h
42° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
0.1 m
22h
30° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
23:29
1.4 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
22° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1014 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
1.2 m
04h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1014 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
04:59
0.4 m
07h
56° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
0.6 m
10h
201° SSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
20° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
10:59
1.6 m
13h
238° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
1.2 m
16h
263° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
0.1 m
19h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
17:33
-0.1 m
22h
9° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
1.1 m

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