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Last update: 21:42 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, Jul 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
105° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
19%
14° C
1007 hpa
207° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.7 m
05h
105° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
43%
14° C
1007 hpa
204° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
05:05
0.9 m
08h
136° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
27%
18° C
1009 hpa
201° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.7 m
11h
185° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
24° C
1009 hpa
201° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
10:30
0.5 m
14h
212° SSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
3%
26° C
1009 hpa
198° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.9 m
17h
232° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
5%
25° C
1008 hpa
195° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
17:44
1.4 m
20h
272° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
20° C
1008 hpa
194° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
1.2 m
23h
348° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1009 hpa
195° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.6 m

Friday, Jul 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
64° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1009 hpa
191° S
0.9 m
17 s
01:05
0.4 m
05h
75° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1010 hpa
190° S
0.9 m
17 s
0.7 m
08h
248° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
20° C
1011 hpa
189° S
0.9 m
17 s
06:57
0.8 m
11h
227° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
1%
25° C
1011 hpa
190° S
0.9 m
17 s
11:14
0.6 m
14h
226° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
27° C
1012 hpa
194° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.9 m
17h
275° W
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
29° C
1010 hpa
192° SSW
1.0 m
15 s
18:24
1.5 m
20h
322° NW
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
21° C
1011 hpa
191° S
1.2 m
15 s
1.3 m
23h
336° NNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
17° C
1012 hpa
191° S
1.3 m
15 s
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)

Saturday, Jul 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
337° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1011 hpa
187° S
1.2 m
16 s
01:59
0.2 m
05h
3° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1011 hpa
187° S
1.1 m
16 s
0.6 m
08h
138° SE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
22° C
1013 hpa
188° S
1.1 m
16 s
08:27
0.9 m
11h
215° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
27° C
1013 hpa
188° S
1.0 m
15 s
12:05
0.7 m
14h
214° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
1%
28° C
1013 hpa
187° S
1.0 m
14 s
0.8 m
17h
245° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
29° C
1011 hpa
186° S
1.1 m
14 s
1.4 m
20h
326° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
23° C
1011 hpa
186° S
1.2 m
14 s
19:02
1.5 m
23h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1011 hpa
186° S
1.2 m
14 s
0.8 m

Sunday, Jul 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
345° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1010 hpa
187° S
1.1 m
15 s
02:41
0.1 m
05h
6° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1009 hpa
189° S
1.1 m
15 s
0.4 m
08h
182° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
23° C
1010 hpa
192° SSW
1.1 m
17 s
09:27
0.9 m
11h
230° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
28° C
1010 hpa
192° SSW
1.1 m
17 s
0.9 m
14h
229° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
30° C
1009 hpa
193° SSW
1.1 m
17 s
12:56
0.8 m
17h
263° W
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
30° C
1008 hpa
197° SSW
1.2 m
16 s
1.3 m
20h
325° NW
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
22° C
1008 hpa
197° SSW
1.3 m
16 s
19:40
1.6 m
23h
339° NNW
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
16° C
1008 hpa
195° SSW
1.2 m
16 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)

Monday, Jul 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
341° NNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1007 hpa
194° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
03:17
0.0 m
05h
341° NNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
16° C
1007 hpa
195° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
0.2 m
08h
314° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
22° C
1008 hpa
196° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
0.8 m
11h
238° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
29° C
1008 hpa
197° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
10:07
1.0 m
14h
220° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
30° C
1008 hpa
196° SSW
1.0 m
15 s
13:44
0.8 m
17h
246° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
29° C
1008 hpa
194° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
1.2 m
20h
316° NW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
22° C
1008 hpa
193° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
20:17
1.7 m
23h
345° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
18° C
1009 hpa
193° SSW
1.0 m
14 s
1.2 m

Tuesday, Jul 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
343° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1009 hpa
194° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
0.2 m
05h
359° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1009 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
03:51
-0.1 m
08h
305° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
24° C
1011 hpa
198° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
0.7 m
11h
224° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
30° C
1011 hpa
200° SSW
0.8 m
14 s
10:40
1.0 m
14h
239° WSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
32° C
1011 hpa
212° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
14:27
0.8 m
17h
269° W
7 kts
max 8 kts
1%
32° C
1010 hpa
218° SW
1.1 m
17 s
1.1 m
20h
326° NW
6 kts
max 8 kts
3%
25° C
1010 hpa
223° SW
1.1 m
17 s
20:53
1.8 m
23h
341° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
21° C
1011 hpa
222° SW
1.1 m
16 s
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, Jul 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
339° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
21° C
1011 hpa
216° SW
1.0 m
14 s
0.3 m
05h
355° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1011 hpa
216° SW
1.0 m
11 s
04:24
-0.2 m
08h
237° WSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
26° C
1012 hpa
215° SW
0.9 m
12 s
0.5 m
11h
232° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
32° C
1012 hpa
209° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
11:09
1.0 m
14h
239° WSW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
33° C
1011 hpa
215° SW
1.0 m
14 s
15:07
0.8 m
17h
274° W
7 kts
max 10 kts
0%
35° C
1009 hpa
236° SW
1.2 m
11 s
1.0 m
20h
320° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
27° C
1009 hpa
246° WSW
1.3 m
10 s
21:30
1.8 m
23h
336° NNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
23° C
1009 hpa
246° WSW
1.2 m
10 s
1.6 m

Thursday, Jul 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
5° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
22° C
1009 hpa
244° WSW
1.2 m
10 s
0.5 m
05h
7° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
20° C
1010 hpa
232° SW
1.1 m
11 s
04:57
-0.2 m
08h
206° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
26° C
1011 hpa
217° SW
1.0 m
13 s
0.4 m
11h
212° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
3%
30° C
1011 hpa
211° SSW
0.9 m
12 s
11:39
1.1 m
14h
218° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
32° C
1010 hpa
219° SW
1.0 m
11 s
0.9 m
17h
253° WSW
5 kts
max 9 kts
0%
33° C
1008 hpa
221° SW
1.1 m
12 s
15:45
0.7 m
20h
322° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
26° C
1008 hpa
233° SW
1.2 m
11 s
1.5 m
23h
39° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
22° C
1009 hpa
244° WSW
1.1 m
10 s
22:06
1.8 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, Jul 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
13° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
8%
20° C
1009 hpa
237° WSW
1.1 m
10 s
0.7 m
05h
13° NNE
1 kts
max 1 kts
4%
19° C
1009 hpa
214° SW
1.0 m
13 s
05:31
-0.3 m
08h
173° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
22° C
1010 hpa
206° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
0.2 m
11h
211° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
29° C
1009 hpa
203° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
12:10
1.1 m
14h
216° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
7%
30° C
1009 hpa
199° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
1.0 m
17h
231° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
28%
30° C
1008 hpa
203° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
16:25
0.7 m
20h
305° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
7%
23° C
1008 hpa
204° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
1.4 m
23h
83° E
2 kts
max 4 kts
5%
19° C
1009 hpa
205° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
22:43
1.8 m

Saturday, Jul 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
62° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1009 hpa
206° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
1.0 m
05h
334° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
3%
16° C
1008 hpa
209° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
06:04
-0.3 m
08h
200° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
21° C
1010 hpa
206° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
0.0 m
11h
207° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
6%
27° C
1010 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
1.0 m
14h
218° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
6%
28° C
1009 hpa
203° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
12:42
1.1 m

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