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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)

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
32° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1023 hpa
290° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
00:58
0.7 m
04h
22° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
28%
17° C
1023 hpa
288° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
1.2 m
07h
11° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
6%
17° C
1023 hpa
287° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
07:18
1.9 m
10h
309° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
52%
24° C
1024 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
1.2 m
13h
244° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
49%
26° C
1022 hpa
285° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
-0.2 m
16h
220° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
32%
23° C
1021 hpa
288° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
14:41
-0.5 m
19h
38° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
87%
18° C
1021 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
0.7 m
22h
29° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
14%
18° C
1022 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
21:19
1.2 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
26° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
17° C
1021 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
01:53
0.6 m
04h
29° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1020 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
0.9 m
07h
35° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
17° C
1020 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
08:08
2.0 m
10h
132° SE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
24° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
1.6 m
13h
219° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
26° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
0.1 m
16h
252° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
23° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
15:20
-0.5 m
19h
329° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
0.6 m
22h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1018 hpa
287° WNW
1.4 m
17 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
14° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.4 m
17 s
0.7 m
04h
2° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
37%
17° C
1016 hpa
288° WNW
1.4 m
16 s
02:42
0.5 m
07h
11° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
52%
16° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.5 m
16 s
1.6 m
10h
201° SSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
4%
23° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
08:54
2.0 m
13h
242° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
25° C
1016 hpa
282° WNW
1.7 m
17 s
0.4 m
16h
258° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
12%
22° C
1015 hpa
278° W
1.9 m
19 s
15:57
-0.5 m
19h
353° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
60%
16° C
1017 hpa
279° W
2.2 m
18 s
0.4 m
22h
18° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1017 hpa
280° W
2.3 m
17 s
22:25
1.3 m

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
35° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
16° C
1017 hpa
281° W
2.4 m
16 s
0.8 m
04h
10° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
97%
15° C
1017 hpa
282° WNW
2.4 m
16 s
03:28
0.4 m
07h
25° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
97%
15° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
2.4 m
16 s
1.3 m
10h
174° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
94%
21° C
1020 hpa
283° WNW
2.3 m
16 s
09:37
1.9 m
13h
208° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
23° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
2.2 m
16 s
0.8 m
16h
237° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1018 hpa
285° WNW
2.1 m
15 s
16:31
-0.4 m
19h
31° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1020 hpa
285° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
0.2 m
22h
33° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1020 hpa
285° WNW
1.9 m
15 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
29° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1020 hpa
285° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
1.0 m
04h
10° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1021 hpa
285° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
04:14
0.4 m
07h
23° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1021 hpa
286° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
0.9 m
10h
284° WNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
22° C
1022 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
10:18
1.8 m
13h
232° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
24° C
1021 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
1.1 m
16h
257° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
22° C
1021 hpa
286° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
17:03
-0.3 m
19h
343° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1022 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
0.1 m
22h
5° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1022 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
23:29
1.4 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
7° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1022 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
13 s
1.2 m
04h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
1021 hpa
288° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
04:59
0.4 m
07h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1022 hpa
288° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
0.6 m
10h
130° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
25° C
1023 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
16 s
10:59
1.6 m
13h
233° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
27° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
1.1 m
17 s
1.2 m
16h
268° W
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
24° C
1020 hpa
289° WNW
1.1 m
17 s
0.1 m
19h
347° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
19° C
1020 hpa
287° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
17:33
-0.1 m
22h
13° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1020 hpa
286° WNW
1.3 m
16 s
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)

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
17° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1019 hpa
285° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
00:02
1.4 m
04h
29° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
0.6 m
07h
24° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
279° W
1.6 m
14 s
05:48
0.4 m
10h
279° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
25° C
1017 hpa
278° W
1.7 m
14 s
1.2 m
13h
228° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
27° C
1016 hpa
277° W
1.8 m
14 s
11:39
1.4 m
16h
258° WSW
3 kts
max 6 kts
3%
24° C
1016 hpa
277° W
1.8 m
15 s
0.4 m
19h
353° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
97%
19° C
1016 hpa
277° W
1.9 m
15 s
18:00
0.1 m
22h
12° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
22%
18° C
1017 hpa
277° W
2.0 m
15 s
1.0 m

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
2%
18° C
1016 hpa
278° W
2.1 m
15 s
00:34
1.4 m
04h
67° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
18%
17° C
1017 hpa
278° W
2.1 m
16 s
0.8 m
07h
86° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
60%
16° C
1018 hpa
279° W
2.2 m
16 s
06:42
0.4 m
10h
111° ESE
5 kts
max 9 kts
35%
22° C
1019 hpa
278° W
2.3 m
16 s
0.8 m
13h
138° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
78%
23° C
1018 hpa
278° W
2.4 m
16 s
12:24
1.1 m
16h
139° SE
3 kts
max 5 kts
5%
21° C
1018 hpa
278° W
2.4 m
16 s
0.6 m
19h
35° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
56%
16° C
1019 hpa
278° W
2.4 m
16 s
18:24
0.3 m
22h
39° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
35%
16° C
1020 hpa
278° W
2.4 m
15 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
43° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
16° C
1020 hpa
278° W
2.4 m
15 s
01:08
1.4 m
04h
52° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1020 hpa
278° W
2.3 m
15 s
1.0 m
07h
28° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1020 hpa
279° W
2.2 m
15 s
07:48
0.4 m
10h
228° SW
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
21° C
1020 hpa
279° W
2.1 m
15 s
0.6 m
13h
219° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
58%
22° C
1020 hpa
279° W
2.0 m
14 s
13:20
0.9 m
16h
251° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
85%
21° C
1019 hpa
280° W
1.9 m
14 s
0.7 m
19h
329° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
44%
16° C
1020 hpa
280° W
1.8 m
14 s
18:42
0.5 m
22h
358° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
16° C
1019 hpa
281° W
1.7 m
14 s
0.8 m

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
34° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
7%
15° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
01:48
1.3 m
04h
28° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
15° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
1.1 m
07h
346° NNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
283° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
0.6 m
10h
42° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
23° C
1019 hpa
283° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
09:21
0.4 m
13h
199° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
25° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
0.6 m

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