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Last update: 23:57 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, May 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
99° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
94%
14° C
1000 hpa
84° E
0.1 m
3 s
00:25
1.4 m
04h
327° NNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
997 hpa
81° E
0.1 m
3 s
4.6 m
07h
0° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0 mm
13° C
996 hpa
80° E
0.2 m
2 s
06:03
5.6 m
10h
328° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1 mm
13° C
995 hpa
57° ENE
0.2 m
3 s
3.2 m
13h
313° NW
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
3 mm
12° C
994 hpa
131° SE
0.2 m
3 s
13:00
1.6 m
16h
226° SW
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
5 mm
12° C
994 hpa
205° SSW
0.3 m
2 s
4.0 m
19h
245° WSW
17 kts
max 25 kts
5%
13° C
994 hpa
227° SW
0.6 m
3 s
18:33
5.5 m
22h
240° WSW
13 kts
max 23 kts
39%
11° C
995 hpa
229° SW
0.7 m
4 s
3.5 m

Tuesday, May 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
255° WSW
11 kts
max 20 kts
88%
10° C
995 hpa
227° SW
0.7 m
4 s
01:35
1.6 m
04h
244° WSW
11 kts
max 20 kts
79%
9° C
995 hpa
231° SW
0.6 m
4 s
3.1 m
07h
248° WSW
12 kts
max 21 kts
10%
11° C
996 hpa
228° SW
0.6 m
4 s
07:16
5.4 m
10h
259° W
15 kts
max 19 kts
3%
14° C
998 hpa
226° SW
0.6 m
4 s
4.2 m
13h
237° WSW
14 kts
max 16 kts
50%
1 mm
14° C
1000 hpa
220° SW
0.7 m
3 s
14:13
1.7 m
16h
241° WSW
14 kts
max 17 kts
10%
2 mm
14° C
1001 hpa
220° SW
0.8 m
3 s
2.6 m
19h
244° WSW
13 kts
max 18 kts
5%
2 mm
13° C
1002 hpa
221° SW
0.7 m
4 s
19:41
5.5 m
22h
259° W
8 kts
max 14 kts
1%
11° C
1004 hpa
224° SW
0.5 m
4 s
4.5 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, May 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
263° W
8 kts
max 14 kts
0%
9° C
1006 hpa
229° SW
0.4 m
3 s
2.2 m
04h
252° WSW
9 kts
max 14 kts
38%
9° C
1006 hpa
241° WSW
0.4 m
3 s
02:51
1.5 m
07h
242° WSW
10 kts
max 21 kts
19%
10° C
1007 hpa
235° SW
0.5 m
3 s
08:21
5.5 m
10h
230° SW
18 kts
max 23 kts
47%
14° C
1008 hpa
224° SW
0.8 m
3 s
5.0 m
13h
227° SW
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
13° C
1008 hpa
222° SW
1.1 m
4 s
2.7 m
16h
232° SW
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
13° C
1008 hpa
222° SW
1.2 m
4 s
15:26
1.6 m
19h
236° SW
16 kts
max 22 kts
53%
14° C
1009 hpa
223° SW
0.9 m
4 s
4.8 m
22h
251° WSW
9 kts
max 15 kts
0%
12° C
1011 hpa
224° SW
0.7 m
5 s
20:42
5.7 m

Thursday, May 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
285° WNW
7 kts
max 12 kts
55%
11° C
1013 hpa
225° SW
0.5 m
5 s
3.0 m
04h
283° WNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
10° C
1014 hpa
231° SW
0.4 m
4 s
03:59
1.3 m
07h
259° W
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
11° C
1015 hpa
238° WSW
0.3 m
4 s
4.0 m
10h
237° WSW
10 kts
max 12 kts
93%
15° C
1016 hpa
237° WSW
0.3 m
3 s
09:18
5.6 m
13h
229° SW
15 kts
max 18 kts
9%
16° C
1015 hpa
221° SW
0.6 m
3 s
3.6 m
16h
228° SW
16 kts
max 19 kts
10%
16° C
1014 hpa
221° SW
0.8 m
3 s
16:28
1.4 m
19h
234° SW
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
226° SW
0.8 m
3 s
3.6 m
22h
242° WSW
13 kts
max 25 kts
91%
13° C
1014 hpa
229° SW
0.7 m
4 s
21:35
5.8 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, May 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
258° WSW
11 kts
max 23 kts
13%
12° C
1014 hpa
230° SW
0.5 m
4 s
3.9 m
04h
268° W
9 kts
max 19 kts
95%
13° C
1014 hpa
235° SW
0.4 m
4 s
04:56
1.1 m
07h
332° NNW
10 kts
max 16 kts
55%
13° C
1015 hpa
238° WSW
0.4 m
4 s
2.8 m
10h
325° NW
9 kts
max 12 kts
17%
15° C
1016 hpa
243° WSW
0.3 m
4 s
10:07
5.8 m
13h
301° WNW
5 kts
max 9 kts
10%
16° C
1016 hpa
228° SW
0.3 m
4 s
4.4 m
16h
287° WNW
4 kts
max 11 kts
45%
17° C
1016 hpa
226° SW
0.3 m
3 s
17:19
1.2 m
19h
352° N
7 kts
max 12 kts
8%
16° C
1016 hpa
219° SW
0.3 m
4 s
2.3 m
22h
348° NNW
11 kts
max 21 kts
4%
12° C
1018 hpa
225° SW
0.3 m
4 s
22:21
6.0 m

Saturday, May 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
315° NW
8 kts
max 16 kts
50%
9° C
1019 hpa
192° SSW
0.3 m
3 s
4.7 m
04h
304° NW
9 kts
max 17 kts
50%
8° C
1018 hpa
209° SSW
0.3 m
3 s
1.7 m
07h
317° NW
12 kts
max 20 kts
33%
10° C
1018 hpa
193° SSW
0.3 m
3 s
05:44
1.0 m
10h
339° NNW
10 kts
max 13 kts
6%
13° C
1019 hpa
124° SE
0.3 m
4 s
10:50
6.0 m
13h
17° NNE
10 kts
max 13 kts
35%
15° C
1019 hpa
46° NE
0.2 m
4 s
5.1 m
16h
53° NE
10 kts
max 12 kts
23%
14° C
1019 hpa
38° NE
0.3 m
4 s
2.1 m
19h
65° ENE
9 kts
max 10 kts
5%
13° C
1019 hpa
53° NE
0.4 m
4 s
18:04
1.0 m
22h
83° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
4%
9° C
1020 hpa
61° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
23:02
6.2 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)

Sunday, May 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
179° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
57%
9° C
1019 hpa
52° NE
0.5 m
4 s
5.3 m
04h
237° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
81%
9° C
1017 hpa
56° NE
0.4 m
4 s
2.2 m
07h
258° WSW
7 kts
max 12 kts
5%
10° C
1016 hpa
58° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
06:26
0.9 m
10h
319° NW
8 kts
max 11 kts
3%
14° C
1015 hpa
71° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
11:28
6.2 m
13h
22° NNE
10 kts
max 12 kts
47%
15° C
1015 hpa
82° E
0.5 m
4 s
5.6 m
16h
23° NNE
13 kts
max 16 kts
9%
15° C
1015 hpa
73° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
2.7 m
19h
14° NNE
12 kts
max 17 kts
4%
13° C
1015 hpa
75° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
18:45
1.0 m
22h
352° N
9 kts
max 17 kts
0%
10° C
1015 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
5.0 m

Monday, May 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
342° NNW
8 kts
max 14 kts
4%
7° C
1015 hpa
72° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
23:39
6.2 m
04h
333° NNW
8 kts
max 16 kts
13%
7° C
1014 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
2.9 m
07h
343° NNW
10 kts
max 17 kts
4%
9° C
1014 hpa
72° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
07:04
1.0 m
10h
348° NNW
11 kts
max 15 kts
4%
12° C
1013 hpa
72° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
4.4 m
13h
343° NNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
41%
15° C
1013 hpa
93° E
0.5 m
4 s
12:04
6.2 m
16h
279° W
4 kts
max 10 kts
93%
15° C
1012 hpa
80° E
0.5 m
4 s
3.3 m
19h
67° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
43%
14° C
1012 hpa
79° E
0.5 m
4 s
19:21
1.0 m
22h
54° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
1%
10° C
1013 hpa
87° E
0.5 m
4 s
4.0 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)

Tuesday, May 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
9° C
1013 hpa
91° E
0.4 m
4 s
00:15
6.2 m
04h
334° NNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
7° C
1014 hpa
87° E
0.4 m
4 s
3.5 m
07h
344° NNW
9 kts
max 15 kts
3%
9° C
1015 hpa
89° E
0.4 m
4 s
07:38
1.0 m
10h
355° N
11 kts
max 14 kts
1%
13° C
1016 hpa
68° ENE
0.4 m
4 s
3.4 m
13h
9° N
8 kts
max 12 kts
29%
15° C
1015 hpa
74° ENE
0.4 m
4 s
12:37
6.2 m
16h
33° NNE
10 kts
max 12 kts
79%
14° C
1016 hpa
75° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
4.0 m
19h
7° N
8 kts
max 12 kts
91%
14° C
1015 hpa
89° E
0.5 m
3 s
19:53
1.1 m
22h
3° N
6 kts
max 10 kts
95%
11° C
1016 hpa
84° E
0.5 m
3 s
3.0 m

Wednesday, Jun 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
356° N
8 kts
max 14 kts
38%
10° C
1016 hpa
96° E
0.5 m
3 s
00:50
6.2 m
04h
335° NNW
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
10° C
1015 hpa
94° E
0.5 m
4 s
4.1 m
07h
349° N
12 kts
max 15 kts
48%
11° C
1015 hpa
75° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
08:08
1.1 m
10h
354° N
10 kts
max 12 kts
72%
13° C
1015 hpa
69° ENE
0.5 m
4 s
2.5 m
13h
23° NNE
8 kts
max 10 kts
17%
15° C
1015 hpa
84° E
0.5 m
4 s
13:11
6.2 m
16h
39° NE
2 kts
max 9 kts
28%
16° C
1014 hpa
77° ENE
0.5 m
3 s
4.5 m
19h
199° SSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
81%
14° C
1013 hpa
88° E
0.5 m
3 s
20:23
1.2 m

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