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Last update: 04:38 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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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, Feb 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
165° SSE
9 kts
max 19 kts
0%
10° C
1010 hpa
184° S
0.5 m
3 s
1.9 m
03h
168° SSE
9 kts
max 19 kts
0%
9° C
1009 hpa
181° S
0.5 m
3 s
04:21
5.8 m
06h
179° S
9 kts
max 18 kts
5%
9° C
1009 hpa
181° S
0.5 m
2 s
5.2 m
09h
182° S
10 kts
max 17 kts
1%
10° C
1010 hpa
183° S
0.5 m
3 s
2.8 m
12h
214° SW
9 kts
max 13 kts
4%
12° C
1011 hpa
186° S
0.4 m
5 s
11:41
1.7 m
15h
192° SSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
5%
12° C
1010 hpa
188° S
0.3 m
5 s
4.2 m
18h
199° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
10° C
1011 hpa
235° SW
0.2 m
11 s
17:04
5.3 m
21h
217° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
63%
10° C
1011 hpa
221° SW
0.2 m
11 s
3.3 m

Thursday, Feb 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
201° SSW
7 kts
max 11 kts
7%
10° C
1011 hpa
214° SW
0.4 m
7 s
00:09
1.9 m
03h
229° SW
9 kts
max 19 kts
4%
9° C
1011 hpa
209° SSW
0.5 m
4 s
3.6 m
06h
234° SW
10 kts
max 20 kts
3%
9° C
1012 hpa
210° SSW
0.5 m
3 s
05:49
5.3 m
09h
216° SW
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
10° C
1013 hpa
211° SSW
0.7 m
3 s
3.9 m
12h
222° SW
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
11° C
1013 hpa
212° SSW
0.9 m
4 s
13:00
2.0 m
15h
219° SW
18 kts
max 31 kts
47%
11° C
1012 hpa
213° SSW
0.9 m
4 s
2.8 m
18h
222° SW
16 kts
max 33 kts
92%
10° C
1011 hpa
211° SSW
0.8 m
4 s
18:43
5.1 m
21h
216° SW
18 kts
max 33 kts
99%
11° C
1011 hpa
206° SSW
0.7 m
4 s
4.3 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)

Friday, Feb 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
215° SW
20 kts
max 34 kts
99%
10° C
1010 hpa
208° SSW
1.0 m
4 s
2.5 m
03h
209° SSW
20 kts
max 35 kts
99%
10° C
1008 hpa
205° SSW
1.1 m
5 s
01:41
2.0 m
06h
206° SSW
20 kts
max 33 kts
27%
9° C
1007 hpa
204° SSW
1.2 m
5 s
07:30
5.3 m
09h
206° SSW
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
9° C
1006 hpa
204° SSW
1.3 m
5 s
4.9 m
12h
211° SSW
20 kts
max 33 kts
99%
2.02 mm
9° C
1006 hpa
205° SSW
1.3 m
5 s
3.0 m
15h
218° SW
20 kts
max 31 kts
99%
1.09 mm
10° C
1006 hpa
206° SSW
1.1 m
5 s
14:42
1.9 m
18h
217° SW
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
10° C
1007 hpa
199° SSW
0.8 m
5 s
4.1 m
21h
222° SW
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
10° C
1008 hpa
201° SSW
0.7 m
4 s
20:14
5.3 m

Saturday, Feb 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
234° SW
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
8° C
1009 hpa
204° SSW
0.6 m
5 s
3.4 m
03h
262° W
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
7° C
1009 hpa
205° SSW
0.5 m
5 s
03:23
1.7 m
06h
282° WNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
1011 hpa
192° SSW
0.5 m
5 s
3.5 m
09h
278° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
7° C
1013 hpa
209° SSW
0.4 m
5 s
08:51
5.5 m
12h
236° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
69%
9° C
1014 hpa
188° S
0.4 m
6 s
4.0 m
15h
240° WSW
7 kts
max 9 kts
55%
9° C
1014 hpa
194° SSW
0.4 m
6 s
16:08
1.5 m
18h
241° WSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
5%
8° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
0.3 m
5 s
2.7 m
21h
235° SW
10 kts
max 19 kts
4%
7° C
1017 hpa
202° SSW
0.3 m
5 s
21:21
5.6 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, Mar 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
228° SW
11 kts
max 20 kts
28%
7° C
1017 hpa
182° S
0.3 m
5 s
4.4 m
03h
211° SSW
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
1016 hpa
188° S
0.4 m
6 s
1.9 m
06h
201° SSW
17 kts
max 26 kts
95%
8° C
1016 hpa
191° S
0.4 m
6 s
04:38
1.2 m
09h
203° SSW
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
1016 hpa
188° S
0.5 m
6 s
09:51
5.9 m
12h
203° SSW
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
8° C
1015 hpa
188° S
0.6 m
5 s
5.0 m
15h
197° SSW
14 kts
max 23 kts
95%
9° C
1014 hpa
196° SSW
0.6 m
5 s
2.2 m
18h
178° S
11 kts
max 21 kts
81%
9° C
1014 hpa
190° S
0.4 m
4 s
17:10
1.0 m
21h
172° S
14 kts
max 25 kts
90%
9° C
1013 hpa
173° S
0.4 m
4 s
22:11
6.0 m

Monday, Mar 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
165° SSE
14 kts
max 26 kts
76%
8° C
1012 hpa
175° S
0.5 m
3 s
5.4 m
03h
158° SSE
14 kts
max 27 kts
72%
8° C
1010 hpa
174° S
0.6 m
3 s
2.4 m
06h
156° SSE
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
1009 hpa
173° S
0.6 m
3 s
05:35
0.8 m
09h
163° SSE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
1009 hpa
177° S
0.6 m
3 s
5.2 m
12h
185° S
13 kts
max 21 kts
88%
10° C
1009 hpa
180° S
0.6 m
3 s
10:36
6.1 m
15h
191° S
8 kts
max 14 kts
73%
11° C
1009 hpa
184° S
0.5 m
3 s
2.8 m
18h
166° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
6%
10° C
1009 hpa
188° S
0.4 m
4 s
17:59
0.7 m
21h
170° S
7 kts
max 10 kts
64%
9° C
1010 hpa
185° S
0.3 m
4 s
4.9 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)

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
186° S
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
9° C
1011 hpa
195° SSW
0.3 m
4 s
22:51
6.3 m
03h
178° S
6 kts
max 7 kts
82%
9° C
1011 hpa
186° S
0.3 m
4 s
3.1 m
06h
208° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.62 mm
9° C
1011 hpa
174° S
0.3 m
4 s
06:22
0.5 m
09h
163° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
97%
10° C
1012 hpa
171° S
0.3 m
5 s
4.1 m
12h
188° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
68%
11° C
1012 hpa
169° S
0.3 m
5 s
11:13
6.3 m
15h
212° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
5%
12° C
1012 hpa
163° SSE
0.3 m
6 s
3.6 m
18h
265° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
50%
10° C
1013 hpa
140° SE
0.3 m
5 s
18:42
0.5 m
21h
2° N
10 kts
max 15 kts
97%
8° C
1014 hpa
143° SE
0.4 m
5 s
3.6 m

Wednesday, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
25° NNE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
8° C
1015 hpa
142° SE
0.4 m
5 s
23:25
6.5 m
03h
18° NNE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
8° C
1015 hpa
147° SSE
0.4 m
5 s
3.9 m
06h
47° NE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
8° C
1016 hpa
147° SSE
0.4 m
5 s
07:03
0.4 m
09h
38° NE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
8° C
1017 hpa
141° SE
0.4 m
5 s
2.8 m
12h
57° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
91%
9° C
1018 hpa
143° SE
0.4 m
4 s
11:46
6.4 m
15h
81° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
52%
9° C
1017 hpa
147° SSE
0.4 m
4 s
4.3 m
18h
68° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
97%
8° C
1017 hpa
163° SSE
0.4 m
4 s
19:19
0.5 m
21h
84° E
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
8° C
1017 hpa
193° SSW
0.5 m
4 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)

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
105° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
8° C
1017 hpa
181° S
0.5 m
5 s
23:58
6.6 m
03h
95° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
9° C
1016 hpa
191° S
0.5 m
5 s
4.6 m
06h
119° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
9° C
1015 hpa
182° S
0.5 m
5 s
1.3 m
09h
158° SSE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
10° C
1014 hpa
171° S
0.5 m
5 s
07:39
0.4 m
12h
173° S
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
12° C
1013 hpa
157° SSE
0.5 m
4 s
12:18
6.5 m
15h
189° S
5 kts
max 7 kts
52%
12° C
1011 hpa
136° SE
0.5 m
4 s
4.9 m
18h
100° E
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
10° C
1010 hpa
129° SE
0.5 m
4 s
1.5 m
21h
105° ESE
6 kts
max 6 kts
12%
10° C
1009 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
5 s
19:52
0.5 m

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
134° SE
6 kts
max 10 kts
4%
10° C
1008 hpa
134° SE
0.5 m
5 s
00:31
6.7 m
03h
129° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
9%
9° C
1007 hpa
132° SE
0.5 m
5 s
5.2 m
06h
116° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
98%
9° C
1006 hpa
151° SSE
0.6 m
5 s
1.7 m
09h
133° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
11° C
1007 hpa
122° ESE
0.6 m
5 s
08:09
0.5 m
12h
182° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
73%
12° C
1006 hpa
112° ESE
0.6 m
5 s
12:50
6.5 m
15h
231° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
57%
12° C
1004 hpa
106° ESE
0.7 m
5 s
5.3 m
18h
291° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
33%
11° C
1004 hpa
110° ESE
0.7 m
4 s
2.0 m
21h
8° N
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
6° C
1005 hpa
125° SE
0.8 m
5 s
20:19
0.7 m

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