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Last update: 22:41 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)

Tuesday, Dec 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
310° NW
3 kts
max 5 kts
11%
5° C
1039 hpa
240° WSW
0.6 m
15 s
2.8 m
03h
296° WNW
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
5° C
1038 hpa
241° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
02:05
3.4 m
06h
259° W
6 kts
max 9 kts
96%
6° C
1038 hpa
240° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
1.9 m
09h
241° WSW
8 kts
max 10 kts
85%
6° C
1037 hpa
238° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
08:27
1.2 m
12h
318° NW
7 kts
max 11 kts
67%
5° C
1037 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
2.5 m
15h
281° W
13 kts
max 18 kts
89%
6° C
1036 hpa
239° WSW
0.8 m
13 s
14:34
3.3 m
18h
268° W
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
1034 hpa
239° WSW
0.8 m
13 s
2.1 m
21h
262° W
16 kts
max 24 kts
76%
6° C
1032 hpa
239° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
20:55
1.0 m

Wednesday, Dec 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
265° W
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
1029 hpa
256° WSW
1.3 m
10 s
2.3 m
03h
264° W
25 kts
max 34 kts
99%
6° C
1025 hpa
277° W
1.8 m
7 s
03:14
3.6 m
06h
286° WNW
24 kts
max 32 kts
71%
6° C
1023 hpa
279° W
2.2 m
9 s
2.6 m
09h
313° NW
14 kts
max 17 kts
10%
5° C
1023 hpa
279° W
2.0 m
9 s
09:40
1.1 m
12h
35° NE
9 kts
max 10 kts
11%
3° C
1026 hpa
278° W
1.6 m
9 s
1.8 m
15h
14° NNE
8 kts
max 11 kts
3%
2° C
1027 hpa
277° W
1.4 m
9 s
15:43
3.4 m
18h
6° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
4%
1° C
1028 hpa
275° W
1.2 m
9 s
2.7 m
21h
35° NE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0° C
1028 hpa
274° W
1.0 m
8 s
22:00
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)

Thursday, Jan 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
88° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1° C
1026 hpa
270° W
0.9 m
8 s
1.6 m
03h
218° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
93%
2° C
1024 hpa
255° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
04:16
3.8 m
06h
189° S
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
3° C
1022 hpa
236° SW
0.7 m
15 s
3.3 m
09h
260° W
4 kts
max 7 kts
7%
4° C
1019 hpa
236° SW
0.7 m
14 s
1.4 m
12h
337° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
4° C
1017 hpa
235° SW
0.6 m
13 s
10:44
0.9 m
15h
39° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
10%
4° C
1016 hpa
235° SW
0.6 m
13 s
3.0 m
18h
44° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3° C
1017 hpa
234° SW
0.6 m
13 s
16:45
3.5 m
21h
44° NE
8 kts
max 9 kts
23%
2° C
1020 hpa
236° SW
0.5 m
12 s
1.4 m

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
56° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
4%
1° C
1022 hpa
243° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
22:57
0.7 m
03h
52° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
0° C
1024 hpa
246° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
3.1 m
06h
61° ENE
8 kts
max 9 kts
9%
-1° C
1026 hpa
254° WSW
0.6 m
8 s
05:14
4.0 m
09h
53° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
-2° C
1028 hpa
257° WSW
0.6 m
8 s
1.9 m
12h
61° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
-2° C
1029 hpa
261° W
0.5 m
7 s
11:39
0.6 m
15h
67° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
4%
-3° C
1029 hpa
262° W
0.5 m
7 s
2.4 m
18h
78° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
3%
-3° C
1029 hpa
260° W
0.5 m
7 s
17:42
3.6 m
21h
86° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-3° C
1030 hpa
258° WSW
0.4 m
7 s
2.0 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)

Saturday, Jan 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
95° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
98%
-3° C
1029 hpa
258° WSW
0.4 m
7 s
23:50
0.5 m
03h
102° ESE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
-2° C
1029 hpa
257° WSW
0.4 m
7 s
2.4 m
06h
107° ESE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
-2° C
1028 hpa
255° WSW
0.3 m
7 s
06:06
4.2 m
09h
99° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
-1° C
1027 hpa
254° WSW
0.3 m
7 s
2.7 m
12h
96° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
-1° C
1026 hpa
252° WSW
0.3 m
8 s
12:29
0.4 m
15h
88° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
29%
-1° C
1026 hpa
249° WSW
0.3 m
8 s
1.7 m
18h
77° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
83%
-1° C
1025 hpa
246° WSW
0.3 m
9 s
18:33
3.8 m
21h
66° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
-1° C
1025 hpa
245° WSW
0.3 m
9 s
2.7 m

Sunday, Jan 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
61° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
-1° C
1024 hpa
244° WSW
0.3 m
10 s
00:38
0.4 m
03h
66° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
80%
-1° C
1024 hpa
237° WSW
0.3 m
10 s
1.6 m
06h
71° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
4%
-2° C
1023 hpa
238° WSW
0.3 m
10 s
06:55
4.3 m
09h
66° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
-2° C
1023 hpa
245° WSW
0.3 m
10 s
3.4 m
12h
91° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
-1° C
1023 hpa
244° WSW
0.3 m
10 s
13:16
0.3 m
15h
99° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
-1° C
1024 hpa
245° WSW
0.3 m
10 s
1.0 m
18h
105° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
61%
-1° C
1024 hpa
246° WSW
0.3 m
9 s
19:21
3.8 m
21h
123° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-1° C
1024 hpa
238° WSW
0.3 m
9 s
3.3 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)

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
74° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
-1° C
1024 hpa
238° WSW
0.3 m
9 s
01:24
0.3 m
03h
57° ENE
1 kts
max 1 kts
39%
-1° C
1023 hpa
247° WSW
0.3 m
10 s
1.0 m
06h
60° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
-1° C
1023 hpa
249° WSW
0.3 m
9 s
3.7 m
09h
85° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
-1° C
1022 hpa
249° WSW
0.3 m
9 s
07:42
4.4 m
12h
111° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
2%
0° C
1022 hpa
237° WSW
0.3 m
9 s
1.3 m
15h
110° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0° C
1021 hpa
235° SW
0.3 m
9 s
14:00
0.3 m
18h
98° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1° C
1019 hpa
230° SW
0.3 m
9 s
3.0 m
21h
100° E
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1° C
1018 hpa
228° SW
0.4 m
10 s
20:08
3.9 m

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
101° E
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1° C
1016 hpa
237° WSW
0.4 m
11 s
1.4 m
03h
97° E
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.17 mm
1° C
1013 hpa
248° WSW
0.4 m
11 s
02:09
0.3 m
06h
103° ESE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.28 mm
2° C
1009 hpa
244° WSW
0.5 m
11 s
3.1 m
09h
107° ESE
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
2° C
1007 hpa
244° WSW
0.5 m
10 s
08:27
4.3 m
12h
93° E
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.16 mm
2° C
1001 hpa
241° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
2.0 m
15h
105° ESE
18 kts
max 34 kts
99%
3.43 mm
3° C
993 hpa
237° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
14:43
0.4 m
18h
252° WSW
26 kts
max 35 kts
99%
4.1 mm
3° C
992 hpa
239° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
2.3 m
21h
261° W
27 kts
max 32 kts
99%
1.37 mm
3° C
994 hpa
240° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
20:52
3.8 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)

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
262° W
23 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.62 mm
4° C
993 hpa
238° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
2.1 m
03h
264° W
25 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.76 mm
4° C
992 hpa
239° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
02:52
0.4 m
06h
252° WSW
19 kts
max 23 kts
89%
0.72 mm
4° C
991 hpa
240° WSW
1.1 m
11 s
2.4 m
09h
275° W
20 kts
max 24 kts
86%
0.73 mm
4° C
990 hpa
240° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
09:10
4.2 m
12h
280° W
27 kts
max 34 kts
99%
0.55 mm
0° C
993 hpa
240° WSW
1.2 m
11 s
2.6 m
15h
268° W
31 kts
max 39 kts
99%
0.95 mm
1° C
993 hpa
239° WSW
1.3 m
11 s
15:24
0.5 m
18h
272° W
38 kts
max 41 kts
99%
0.84 mm
1° C
993 hpa
242° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
1.8 m
21h
302° WNW
18 kts
max 23 kts
89%
1.33 mm
1° C
992 hpa
243° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
21:36
3.7 m

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
320° NW
14 kts
max 18 kts
95%
0° C
995 hpa
243° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
2.7 m
03h
311° NW
16 kts
max 18 kts
83%
0.47 mm
1° C
996 hpa
244° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
03:35
0.7 m
06h
314° NW
14 kts
max 16 kts
85%
1° C
996 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
1.8 m
09h
323° NW
14 kts
max 17 kts
90%
1° C
997 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
09:53
4.0 m
12h
11° N
9 kts
max 10 kts
79%
0° C
999 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
11 s
3.1 m
15h
26° NNE
9 kts
max 11 kts
72%
-1° C
1001 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
11 s
16:06
0.7 m
18h
26° NNE
10 kts
max 16 kts
12%
-1° C
1004 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
11 s
1.4 m

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