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Last update: 10:36 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)

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
174° S
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5.34 mm
3° C
992 hpa
249° WSW
2.5 m
16 s
00:42
0.7 m
03h
158° SSE
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2.62 mm
3° C
994 hpa
248° WSW
2.6 m
16 s
1.7 m
06h
123° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.52 mm
3° C
995 hpa
248° WSW
2.5 m
16 s
06:58
4.0 m
09h
98° E
9 kts
max 9 kts
51%
0.44 mm
2° C
996 hpa
246° WSW
2.4 m
16 s
3.3 m
12h
74° ENE
11 kts
max 17 kts
5%
3° C
996 hpa
245° WSW
2.2 m
16 s
13:14
0.6 m
15h
78° ENE
16 kts
max 29 kts
53%
3° C
995 hpa
245° WSW
2.1 m
16 s
1.3 m
18h
132° SE
22 kts
max 31 kts
94%
1.51 mm
4° C
996 hpa
245° WSW
2.0 m
16 s
19:12
3.6 m
21h
139° SE
20 kts
max 29 kts
9%
4° C
999 hpa
245° WSW
1.8 m
16 s
3.1 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
142° SE
13 kts
max 23 kts
74%
4° C
1001 hpa
247° WSW
1.7 m
15 s
01:15
0.6 m
03h
101° E
14 kts
max 21 kts
16%
3° C
1002 hpa
246° WSW
1.5 m
14 s
1.3 m
06h
107° ESE
14 kts
max 25 kts
18%
3° C
1002 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
3.6 m
09h
107° ESE
15 kts
max 26 kts
78%
3° C
1002 hpa
245° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
07:31
4.1 m
12h
99° E
10 kts
max 18 kts
46%
2° C
1003 hpa
245° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
1.2 m
15h
72° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
31%
3° C
1003 hpa
244° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
13:47
0.5 m
18h
63° ENE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2° C
1003 hpa
244° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
3.2 m
21h
45° NE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3° C
1002 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
19:46
3.7 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 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
66° ENE
8 kts
max 10 kts
74%
2° C
1000 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
1.2 m
03h
58° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2° C
1000 hpa
246° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
01:49
0.5 m
06h
58° ENE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
4° C
1000 hpa
245° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
3.3 m
09h
72° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4° C
1000 hpa
244° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
08:03
4.2 m
12h
46° NE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.74 mm
4° C
1000 hpa
243° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
1.7 m
15h
54° NE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
998 hpa
244° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
14:19
0.5 m
18h
56° NE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
242° WSW
0.6 m
10 s
2.8 m
21h
43° NE
10 kts
max 12 kts
55%
4° C
995 hpa
239° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
20:20
3.8 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
55° NE
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4° C
992 hpa
234° SW
0.6 m
14 s
1.7 m
03h
74° ENE
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
2.67 mm
4° C
992 hpa
229° SW
0.7 m
15 s
02:23
0.5 m
06h
83° E
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
1.88 mm
5° C
991 hpa
232° SW
0.9 m
16 s
2.9 m
09h
93° E
22 kts
max 37 kts
99%
3.12 mm
6° C
991 hpa
233° SW
1.0 m
15 s
08:36
4.1 m
12h
90° E
22 kts
max 37 kts
99%
0.63 mm
6° C
991 hpa
238° WSW
0.9 m
14 s
2.2 m
15h
72° ENE
16 kts
max 32 kts
99%
5° C
991 hpa
237° WSW
0.9 m
14 s
14:53
0.5 m
18h
93° E
28 kts
max 44 kts
93%
7° C
991 hpa
235° SW
0.9 m
13 s
2.3 m
21h
93° E
25 kts
max 41 kts
99%
7° C
994 hpa
227° SW
0.8 m
12 s
20:55
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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
89° E
22 kts
max 36 kts
99%
6° C
998 hpa
222° SW
0.8 m
11 s
2.2 m
03h
97° E
25 kts
max 39 kts
12%
6° C
1001 hpa
230° SW
0.8 m
12 s
02:58
0.6 m
06h
92° E
21 kts
max 35 kts
4%
5° C
1002 hpa
222° SW
0.7 m
11 s
2.3 m
09h
69° ENE
11 kts
max 24 kts
2%
3° C
1005 hpa
212° SSW
0.7 m
11 s
09:11
4.1 m
12h
76° ENE
13 kts
max 26 kts
4%
3° C
1006 hpa
231° SW
0.6 m
13 s
2.7 m
15h
63° ENE
11 kts
max 23 kts
4%
3° C
1008 hpa
240° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
15:27
0.6 m
18h
57° ENE
11 kts
max 21 kts
4%
3° C
1009 hpa
241° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
1.8 m
21h
60° ENE
9 kts
max 15 kts
0%
2° C
1010 hpa
240° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
21:32
3.8 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
52° NE
8 kts
max 10 kts
2%
2° C
1010 hpa
240° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
2.7 m
03h
52° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
2%
2° C
1010 hpa
241° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
03:36
0.7 m
06h
68° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
2° C
1010 hpa
241° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
1.8 m
09h
67° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
79%
2° C
1011 hpa
242° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
09:48
3.9 m
12h
52° NE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2° C
1012 hpa
243° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
3.1 m
15h
59° ENE
9 kts
max 11 kts
98%
2° C
1012 hpa
243° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
16:05
0.7 m
18h
62° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
2° C
1013 hpa
243° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
1.4 m
21h
69° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
97%
2° C
1014 hpa
243° WSW
0.6 m
13 s
22:13
3.7 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
00h
75° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
98%
3° C
1014 hpa
243° WSW
0.5 m
12 s
3.2 m
03h
74° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3° C
1015 hpa
242° WSW
0.4 m
12 s
04:19
0.9 m
06h
75° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
65%
3° C
1015 hpa
241° WSW
0.4 m
12 s
1.4 m
09h
82° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
81%
3° C
1016 hpa
241° WSW
0.4 m
12 s
3.3 m
12h
81° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
76%
3° C
1017 hpa
241° WSW
0.4 m
11 s
10:31
3.7 m
15h
84° E
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
4° C
1017 hpa
240° WSW
0.3 m
12 s
1.5 m
18h
84° E
9 kts
max 10 kts
85%
3° C
1017 hpa
226° SW
0.3 m
11 s
16:48
0.9 m
21h
85° E
9 kts
max 10 kts
68%
3° C
1017 hpa
235° SW
0.4 m
12 s
2.9 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
80° E
9 kts
max 12 kts
64%
3° C
1016 hpa
235° SW
0.4 m
12 s
23:02
3.5 m
03h
71° ENE
10 kts
max 15 kts
17%
3° C
1015 hpa
225° SW
0.5 m
11 s
1.8 m
06h
81° E
10 kts
max 13 kts
23%
2° C
1014 hpa
223° SW
0.5 m
11 s
05:11
1.2 m
09h
70° ENE
10 kts
max 14 kts
4%
2° C
1013 hpa
234° SW
0.5 m
12 s
2.7 m
12h
77° ENE
11 kts
max 16 kts
19%
2° C
1012 hpa
225° SW
0.5 m
12 s
11:24
3.4 m
15h
74° ENE
11 kts
max 14 kts
12%
2° C
1011 hpa
217° SW
0.5 m
11 s
2.0 m
18h
86° E
11 kts
max 17 kts
10%
2° C
1010 hpa
218° SW
0.6 m
12 s
17:42
1.2 m
21h
68° ENE
9 kts
max 13 kts
7%
1° C
1010 hpa
217° SW
0.7 m
12 s
2.3 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, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
72° ENE
12 kts
max 20 kts
94%
2° C
1009 hpa
232° SW
0.7 m
13 s
00:05
3.4 m
03h
77° ENE
14 kts
max 25 kts
66%
2° C
1008 hpa
236° SW
0.8 m
14 s
2.5 m
06h
77° ENE
14 kts
max 26 kts
4%
2° C
1007 hpa
236° SW
0.9 m
14 s
06:21
1.4 m
09h
87° E
13 kts
max 24 kts
95%
2° C
1007 hpa
240° WSW
0.9 m
15 s
2.1 m
12h
82° E
13 kts
max 23 kts
15%
2° C
1009 hpa
239° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
12:34
3.1 m
15h
87° E
15 kts
max 26 kts
29%
3° C
1009 hpa
239° WSW
1.1 m
15 s
2.6 m
18h
89° E
14 kts
max 23 kts
20%
3° C
1010 hpa
228° SW
1.1 m
14 s
18:55
1.3 m
21h
87° E
14 kts
max 24 kts
4%
3° C
1011 hpa
236° SW
1.0 m
15 s
1.8 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
92° E
17 kts
max 27 kts
9%
3° C
1012 hpa
235° SW
1.1 m
14 s
01:26
3.3 m
03h
87° E
14 kts
max 25 kts
4%
3° C
1011 hpa
232° SW
1.1 m
14 s
3.0 m
06h
82° E
15 kts
max 26 kts
19%
3° C
1011 hpa
233° SW
1.1 m
13 s
1.8 m
09h
84° E
16 kts
max 28 kts
36%
2° C
1011 hpa
233° SW
1.1 m
13 s
07:58
1.5 m
12h
86° E
17 kts
max 30 kts
72%
3° C
1011 hpa
235° SW
1.0 m
14 s
2.6 m
15h
82° E
15 kts
max 26 kts
77%
3° C
1011 hpa
239° WSW
1.0 m
14 s
14:06
3.0 m
18h
87° E
15 kts
max 28 kts
13%
3° C
1011 hpa
240° WSW
1.0 m
14 s
1.9 m
21h
95° E
20 kts
max 32 kts
77%
4° C
1010 hpa
241° WSW
1.0 m
14 s
20:28
1.4 m

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