Daily forecast
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Last update: 16:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Wednesday, Dec 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
21 kts
max 25 kts
6° C
1017 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
01:18
6.4
m
03h
22 kts
max 27 kts
7° C
1019 hpa
1.7 m
6 s
5.6
m
06h
22 kts
max 28 kts
5° C
1021 hpa
1.8 m
6 s
2.8
m
09h
24 kts
max 30 kts
5° C
1023 hpa
2.0 m
7 s
08:42
1.4
m
12h
24 kts
max 31 kts
5° C
1024 hpa
2.1 m
7 s
5.0
m
15h
24 kts
max 30 kts
5° C
1024 hpa
2.0 m
7 s
13:38
6.1
m
18h
25 kts
max 32 kts
5° C
1024 hpa
2.1 m
7 s
3.0
m
21h
25 kts
max 33 kts
5° C
1023 hpa
2.3 m
7 s
20:59
1.5
m
Thursday, Dec 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
27 kts
max 36 kts
5° C
1022 hpa
2.4 m
7 s
4.7
m
03h
28 kts
max 39 kts
4° C
1021 hpa
2.6 m
7 s
01:57
6.3
m
06h
29 kts
max 38 kts
4° C
1020 hpa
2.5 m
7 s
3.3
m
09h
25 kts
max 34 kts
3° C
1021 hpa
2.3 m
7 s
09:20
1.5
m
12h
22 kts
max 29 kts
4° C
1020 hpa
1.9 m
7 s
4.0
m
15h
21 kts
max 27 kts
4° C
1019 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
14:19
6.1
m
18h
19 kts
max 25 kts
4° C
1020 hpa
1.5 m
6 s
3.7
m
21h
16 kts
max 22 kts
3° C
1020 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
21:36
1.6
m
Friday, Dec 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
15 kts
max 21 kts
3° C
1020 hpa
1.2 m
6 s
3.6
m
03h
15 kts
max 22 kts
4° C
1020 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
02:40
6.2
m
06h
15 kts
max 21 kts
4° C
1020 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
4.0
m
09h
16 kts
max 21 kts
4° C
1021 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
09:58
1.6
m
12h
16 kts
max 20 kts
6° C
1022 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
2.9
m
15h
16 kts
max 21 kts
6° C
1022 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
15:07
6.0
m
18h
15 kts
max 22 kts
6° C
1023 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
4.3
m
21h
13 kts
max 20 kts
6° C
1025 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
22:16
1.8
m
Saturday, Dec 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
15 kts
max 22 kts
6° C
1025 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
2.6
m
03h
16 kts
max 24 kts
6° C
1026 hpa
1.3 m
5 s
03:29
6.1
m
06h
18 kts
max 26 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
1.3 m
5 s
4.7
m
09h
19 kts
max 27 kts
8° C
1027 hpa
1.3 m
5 s
2.1
m
12h
18 kts
max 24 kts
9° C
1027 hpa
1.3 m
5 s
10:41
1.6
m
15h
19 kts
max 24 kts
8° C
1027 hpa
1.3 m
5 s
16:02
5.9
m
18h
20 kts
max 25 kts
9° C
1027 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
5.0
m
21h
18 kts
max 24 kts
8° C
1027 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
2.5
m
Sunday, Dec 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
17 kts
max 24 kts
7° C
1027 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
23:03
1.9
m
03h
18 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
1.3 m
6 s
04:27
6.0
m
06h
19 kts
max 24 kts
8° C
1026 hpa
1.3 m
6 s
5.4
m
09h
18 kts
max 23 kts
8° C
1026 hpa
1.2 m
6 s
2.7
m
12h
17 kts
max 21 kts
8° C
1025 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
11:31
1.7
m
15h
15 kts
max 19 kts
7° C
1025 hpa
1.0 m
5 s
4.5
m
18h
13 kts
max 18 kts
6° C
1025 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
17:04
5.8
m
21h
11 kts
max 16 kts
6° C
1025 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
3.3
m
Monday, Dec 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 10 kts
6° C
1024 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
23:59
2.0
m
03h
9 kts
max 11 kts
5° C
1024 hpa
0.7 m
4 s
4.1
m
06h
8 kts
max 11 kts
5° C
1023 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
05:30
6.0
m
09h
8 kts
max 11 kts
5° C
1023 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
3.6
m
12h
10 kts
max 11 kts
7° C
1022 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
12:31
1.7
m
15h
11 kts
max 13 kts
6° C
1021 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
3.2
m
18h
13 kts
max 16 kts
6° C
1022 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
18:09
5.8
m
21h
15 kts
max 19 kts
6° C
1023 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
4.2
m
Tuesday, Dec 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
14 kts
max 18 kts
8° C
1023 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
01:04
1.9
m
03h
13 kts
max 19 kts
7° C
1024 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
2.8
m
06h
10 kts
max 16 kts
6° C
1024 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
06:36
6.0
m
09h
11 kts
max 14 kts
7° C
1025 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
4.7
m
12h
9 kts
max 10 kts
7° C
1025 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
2.2
m
15h
8 kts
max 9 kts
7° C
1023 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
13:37
1.6
m
18h
8 kts
max 10 kts
6° C
1022 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
19:15
5.9
m
21h
9 kts
max 12 kts
3° C
1021 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
5.2
m
Wednesday, Dec 31
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 14 kts
2° C
1019 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
2.8
m
03h
10 kts
max 18 kts
1° C
1017 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
02:15
1.8
m
06h
10 kts
max 16 kts
2° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
5.0
m
09h
10 kts
max 15 kts
2° C
1014 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
07:42
6.1
m
12h
12 kts
max 17 kts
4° C
1012 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
3.0
m
15h
13 kts
max 18 kts
4° C
1010 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
14:50
1.5
m
18h
15 kts
max 23 kts
3° C
1009 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
4.1
m
21h
21 kts
max 30 kts
2° C
1007 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
20:19
6.1
m
Thursday, Jan 01
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
20 kts
max 27 kts
0.66 mm
3° C
1006 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
3.7
m
03h
20 kts
max 28 kts
0.42 mm
2° C
1007 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
03:31
1.6
m
06h
19 kts
max 26 kts
1° C
1007 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
3.4
m
09h
17 kts
max 26 kts
1.71 mm
3° C
1009 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
08:47
6.2
m
12h
15 kts
max 21 kts
0.9 mm
3° C
1010 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
4.2
m
15h
14 kts
max 20 kts
1.02 mm
3° C
1011 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
16:09
1.4
m
18h
16 kts
max 23 kts
1° C
1012 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
2.5
m
21h
16 kts
max 24 kts
1° C
1012 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
21:21
6.2
m
Friday, Jan 02
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
17 kts
max 23 kts
2° C
1011 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
4.8
m
03h
15 kts
max 22 kts
1° C
1011 hpa
0.7 m
4 s
1.9
m
06h
12 kts
max 18 kts
0° C
1011 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
04:43
1.4
m
09h
8 kts
max 13 kts
1° C
1011 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
09:48
6.4
m
12h
9 kts
max 13 kts
2° C
1009 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
5.3
m
15h
14 kts
max 22 kts
1.35 mm
2° C
1005 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
2.3
m
18h
11 kts
max 22 kts
2.08 mm
4° C
1003 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
17:19
1.2
m
21h
11 kts
max 21 kts
0.52 mm
6° C
1004 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
22:17
6.4
m
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