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Last update: 22:38 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, Dec 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
169° S
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
2.06 mm
8° C
1019 hpa
237° WSW
1.7 m
12 s
2.8 m
03h
283° WNW
23 kts
max 32 kts
99%
7.35 mm
3° C
1021 hpa
236° SW
1.7 m
12 s
04:01
1.0 m
06h
274° W
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
3.59 mm
4° C
1025 hpa
240° WSW
1.7 m
11 s
1.6 m
09h
258° WSW
20 kts
max 26 kts
89%
5° C
1028 hpa
255° WSW
1.7 m
9 s
10:21
3.6 m
12h
259° W
22 kts
max 28 kts
82%
5° C
1033 hpa
260° W
1.9 m
9 s
3.2 m
15h
284° WNW
19 kts
max 22 kts
27%
4° C
1037 hpa
259° W
2.0 m
9 s
1.4 m
18h
281° W
10 kts
max 14 kts
98%
4° C
1040 hpa
256° WSW
1.8 m
10 s
16:43
1.0 m
21h
272° W
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4° C
1043 hpa
258° WSW
1.6 m
10 s
2.8 m

Saturday, Dec 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
269° W
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
1044 hpa
260° W
1.4 m
9 s
22:52
3.3 m
03h
154° SSE
5 kts
max 5 kts
95%
3° C
1045 hpa
260° W
1.2 m
9 s
1.6 m
06h
134° SE
7 kts
max 7 kts
56%
3° C
1045 hpa
257° WSW
1.0 m
9 s
04:51
1.1 m
09h
126° SE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
3° C
1045 hpa
259° W
0.9 m
9 s
2.9 m
12h
133° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
84%
3° C
1045 hpa
259° W
0.8 m
8 s
11:12
3.5 m
15h
126° SE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4° C
1043 hpa
261° W
0.8 m
10 s
1.9 m
18h
127° SE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
1041 hpa
252° WSW
0.9 m
16 s
17:35
1.1 m
21h
143° SE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
5° C
1039 hpa
248° WSW
1.1 m
18 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)

Sunday, Dec 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
157° SSE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
5° C
1038 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
17 s
23:49
3.2 m
03h
165° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
6° C
1036 hpa
244° WSW
1.5 m
16 s
2.2 m
06h
212° SSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
6° C
1035 hpa
243° WSW
1.6 m
16 s
05:53
1.3 m
09h
220° SW
7 kts
max 12 kts
98%
6° C
1035 hpa
244° WSW
1.6 m
16 s
2.3 m
12h
247° WSW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.49 mm
6° C
1035 hpa
243° WSW
1.5 m
15 s
12:13
3.4 m
15h
253° WSW
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.48 mm
6° C
1035 hpa
241° WSW
1.4 m
15 s
2.5 m
18h
279° W
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.21 mm
6° C
1035 hpa
241° WSW
1.3 m
14 s
18:36
1.1 m
21h
288° WNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
1035 hpa
241° WSW
1.2 m
14 s
1.8 m

Monday, Dec 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
300° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
94%
6° C
1036 hpa
240° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
00:56
3.3 m
03h
301° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
93%
6° C
1037 hpa
239° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
2.8 m
06h
294° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
1037 hpa
240° WSW
0.9 m
13 s
07:07
1.3 m
09h
300° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
96%
6° C
1036 hpa
239° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
1.7 m
12h
285° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
92%
6° C
1036 hpa
237° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
13:22
3.3 m
15h
275° W
7 kts
max 9 kts
91%
6° C
1036 hpa
235° SW
0.8 m
12 s
3.0 m
18h
287° WNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
83%
6° C
1036 hpa
236° SW
0.8 m
13 s
1.5 m
21h
289° WNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
23%
5° C
1036 hpa
239° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
19:45
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)

Tuesday, Dec 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
321° NW
7 kts
max 11 kts
84%
5° C
1036 hpa
241° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
2.8 m
03h
337° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
84%
5° C
1036 hpa
242° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
02:05
3.4 m
06h
2° N
5 kts
max 7 kts
94%
4° C
1036 hpa
240° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
1.9 m
09h
9° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
62%
4° C
1037 hpa
240° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
08:27
1.2 m
12h
3° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
83%
5° C
1037 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
2.5 m
15h
271° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
5° C
1037 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
14:34
3.3 m
18h
304° NW
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6° C
1037 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
2.1 m
21h
286° WNW
12 kts
max 18 kts
41%
6° C
1037 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
20:55
1.0 m

Wednesday, Dec 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
298° WNW
11 kts
max 13 kts
18%
4° C
1036 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
2.3 m
03h
327° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
20%
4° C
1035 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
03:14
3.6 m
06h
341° NNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
21%
3° C
1035 hpa
243° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
2.6 m
09h
333° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
2° C
1033 hpa
243° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
09:40
1.1 m
12h
304° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
49%
3° C
1032 hpa
241° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
1.8 m
15h
292° WNW
7 kts
max 16 kts
50%
5° C
1030 hpa
243° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
15:43
3.4 m
18h
294° WNW
15 kts
max 23 kts
29%
5° C
1028 hpa
246° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
2.7 m
21h
302° WNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
29%
5° C
1027 hpa
248° WSW
0.8 m
11 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
317° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
4° C
1025 hpa
250° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
1.6 m
03h
337° NNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
96%
4° C
1024 hpa
251° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
04:16
3.8 m
06h
336° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
93%
5° C
1022 hpa
251° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
3.3 m
09h
347° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
81%
5° C
1020 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
1.4 m
12h
49° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
81%
4° C
1019 hpa
246° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
10:44
0.9 m
15h
93° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
89%
4° C
1017 hpa
244° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
3.0 m
18h
89° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
3° C
1016 hpa
242° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
16:45
3.5 m
21h
96° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
3° C
1014 hpa
241° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
1.4 m

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
96° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
2° C
1013 hpa
242° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
22:57
0.7 m
03h
95° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
94%
2° C
1012 hpa
243° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
3.1 m
06h
107° ESE
6 kts
max 6 kts
86%
2° C
1013 hpa
243° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
05:14
4.0 m
09h
119° ESE
6 kts
max 6 kts
90%
2° C
1014 hpa
242° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
1.9 m
12h
130° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.45 mm
2° C
1016 hpa
242° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
11:39
0.6 m
15h
201° SSW
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
2.6 mm
3° C
1017 hpa
245° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
2.4 m
18h
260° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.57 mm
5° C
1018 hpa
246° WSW
1.4 m
11 s
17:42
3.6 m
21h
258° WSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5° C
1018 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
11 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
199° SSW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
4° C
1018 hpa
248° WSW
1.5 m
11 s
23:50
0.5 m
03h
155° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
4° C
1017 hpa
249° WSW
1.5 m
11 s
2.4 m
06h
122° ESE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4° C
1015 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
06:06
4.2 m
09h
111° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3° C
1012 hpa
250° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
2.7 m
12h
112° ESE
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3° C
1010 hpa
250° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
12:29
0.4 m
15h
108° ESE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
4° C
1006 hpa
250° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
1.7 m
18h
112° ESE
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
4° C
1002 hpa
250° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
18:33
3.8 m
21h
109° ESE
17 kts
max 31 kts
99%
1.41 mm
3° C
999 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
2.7 m

Sunday, Jan 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
100° E
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.77 mm
4° C
995 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
00:38
0.4 m
03h
263° W
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
2.43 mm
5° C
997 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
1.6 m
06h
272° W
19 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.06 mm
4° C
999 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
06:55
4.3 m
09h
272° W
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.46 mm
4° C
1001 hpa
250° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
3.4 m
12h
257° WSW
13 kts
max 15 kts
27%
4° C
1003 hpa
252° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
13:16
0.3 m
15h
171° S
9 kts
max 12 kts
56%
3° C
1002 hpa
252° WSW
1.7 m
11 s
1.0 m
18h
128° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
3° C
999 hpa
252° WSW
1.7 m
11 s
19:21
3.8 m

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