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Last update: 14:39 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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
328° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
67%
15° C
1015 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
16 s
00:44
1.3 m
04h
324° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
17%
14° C
1014 hpa
288° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
0.8 m
07h
34° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1014 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
06:22
0.5 m
10h
240° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1015 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
1.0 m
13h
235° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
3%
20° C
1012 hpa
289° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
12:06
1.3 m
16h
271° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
18° C
1012 hpa
272° W
1.0 m
15 s
0.6 m
19h
339° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
7%
13° C
1012 hpa
281° W
1.1 m
16 s
18:37
0.2 m
22h
329° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
12° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
16 s
0.8 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
333° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
57%
11° C
1012 hpa
285° WNW
1.0 m
16 s
01:22
1.4 m
04h
345° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
91%
13° C
1011 hpa
282° WNW
1.0 m
16 s
1.0 m
07h
82° E
2 kts
max 4 kts
48%
13° C
1012 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
07:36
0.5 m
10h
118° ESE
1 kts
max 2 kts
24%
16° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
0.7 m
13h
244° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
12%
18° C
1012 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
13:07
1.0 m
16h
236° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1012 hpa
282° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
0.7 m
19h
340° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
19:09
0.3 m
22h
17° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
284° WNW
1.0 m
15 s
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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
23° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
12° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
02:08
1.4 m
04h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
15%
12° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
1.2 m
07h
33° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
12° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
0.6 m
10h
123° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1021 hpa
285° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
09:11
0.4 m
13h
155° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
18° C
1021 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
0.7 m
16h
159° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
86%
16° C
1021 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
14:45
0.8 m
19h
51° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
90%
12° C
1022 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
13 s
19:47
0.5 m
22h
52° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
85%
12° C
1023 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
0.7 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
47° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
90%
12° C
1023 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
1.3 m
04h
49° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
11° C
1022 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
12 s
03:05
1.5 m
07h
35° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
2%
11° C
1023 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
0.8 m
10h
120° ESE
3 kts
max 5 kts
4%
17° C
1024 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
10 s
10:54
0.2 m
13h
151° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
4%
19° C
1022 hpa
276° W
0.6 m
10 s
0.4 m
16h
200° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1022 hpa
278° W
0.6 m
11 s
17:19
0.8 m
19h
12° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1022 hpa
288° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
0.7 m
22h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
12° C
1023 hpa
296° WNW
0.6 m
16 s
20:46
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)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
19° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
66%
12° C
1022 hpa
295° WNW
0.6 m
16 s
1.2 m
04h
23° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
11° C
1021 hpa
288° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
04:12
1.6 m
07h
3° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
10° C
1022 hpa
293° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
1.2 m
10h
230° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
1023 hpa
295° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
0.3 m
13h
233° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1022 hpa
295° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
12:13
0.0 m
16h
254° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
3%
17° C
1021 hpa
294° WNW
0.6 m
14 s
0.5 m
19h
311° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
41%
12° C
1022 hpa
284° WNW
0.6 m
13 s
19:12
0.8 m
22h
346° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
12° C
1023 hpa
264° W
0.6 m
12 s
22:21
0.7 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
339° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
12° C
1022 hpa
267° W
0.6 m
12 s
1.0 m
04h
357° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
11° C
1022 hpa
271° W
0.6 m
13 s
05:20
1.7 m
07h
346° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
12° C
1023 hpa
269° W
0.6 m
14 s
1.5 m
10h
335° NNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
17° C
1024 hpa
244° WSW
0.7 m
17 s
0.5 m
13h
275° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
21° C
1021 hpa
240° WSW
0.8 m
16 s
13:10
-0.2 m
16h
304° NW
5 kts
max 8 kts
14%
20° C
1020 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
0.3 m
19h
7° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
268° W
1.1 m
14 s
20:07
1.0 m
22h
6° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
1.2 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)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
12° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
23:51
0.7 m
04h
29° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
11° C
1019 hpa
284° WNW
1.4 m
15 s
1.4 m
07h
350° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
11° C
1020 hpa
278° W
1.6 m
14 s
06:23
1.8 m
10h
333° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1021 hpa
274° W
1.6 m
14 s
0.8 m
13h
257° WSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
23° C
1019 hpa
275° W
1.7 m
15 s
13:58
-0.4 m
16h
242° WSW
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1018 hpa
278° W
1.7 m
14 s
0.0 m
19h
23° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
0.9 m
22h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
286° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
20:45
1.1 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
7° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
82%
14° C
1020 hpa
287° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
00:58
0.7 m
04h
30° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
10%
15° C
1020 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
1.2 m
07h
17° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
285° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
07:18
1.9 m
10h
211° SSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
6%
21° C
1022 hpa
282° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.2 m
13h
243° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
23° C
1020 hpa
280° W
1.2 m
14 s
-0.2 m
16h
233° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
21° C
1020 hpa
280° W
1.3 m
13 s
14:41
-0.5 m
19h
10° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
6%
16° C
1022 hpa
278° W
1.3 m
14 s
0.7 m
22h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
21:19
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)

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
96%
15° C
1022 hpa
284° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
01:53
0.6 m
04h
17° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1021 hpa
284° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
0.9 m
07h
24° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1021 hpa
282° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
08:08
2.0 m
10h
243° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
20° C
1022 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
1.6 m
13h
175° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
21° C
1020 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
0.1 m
16h
259° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
19° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
15:20
-0.5 m
19h
340° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
0.6 m
22h
330° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
1.6 m
15 s
21:52
1.2 m

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
17° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
0.7 m
04h
20° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.7 m
17 s
02:42
0.5 m
07h
8° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
16° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.7 m
17 s
1.6 m
10h
161° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
35%
20° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.8 m
17 s
08:54
2.0 m
13h
178° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
85%
22° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.8 m
17 s
0.4 m
16h
222° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
14%
20° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
15:57
-0.5 m
19h
23° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
97%
16° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
0.4 m
22h
72° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
286° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
22:25
1.3 m

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