Daily forecast
as
Last update: 16:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Monday, Jan 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 17 kts
7° C
1008 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
6.2
m
03h
10 kts
max 18 kts
8° C
1008 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
3.6
m
06h
9 kts
max 17 kts
8° C
1008 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
06:34
1.2
m
09h
12 kts
max 21 kts
9° C
1009 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
3.5
m
12h
11 kts
max 18 kts
9° C
1009 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
11:42
6.2
m
15h
11 kts
max 20 kts
9° C
1009 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
4.0
m
18h
12 kts
max 24 kts
9° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
18:54
1.1
m
21h
15 kts
max 26 kts
9° C
1009 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
3.0
m
Tuesday, Jan 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
17 kts
max 27 kts
9° C
1008 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
23:56
6.4
m
03h
16 kts
max 29 kts
9° C
1007 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
4.4
m
06h
16 kts
max 25 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
07:16
1.0
m
09h
15 kts
max 23 kts
8° C
1007 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
2.4
m
12h
16 kts
max 23 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
12:14
6.3
m
15h
17 kts
max 27 kts
9° C
1003 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
4.7
m
18h
20 kts
max 31 kts
9° C
1001 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
1.7
m
21h
21 kts
max 34 kts
0.57 mm
9° C
1000 hpa
1.3 m
5 s
19:35
1.0
m
Wednesday, Jan 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
23 kts
max 34 kts
0.73 mm
9° C
997 hpa
1.6 m
5 s
00:27
6.6
m
03h
23 kts
max 33 kts
5.91 mm
8° C
995 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
5.0
m
06h
18 kts
max 28 kts
1.96 mm
8° C
993 hpa
1.5 m
5 s
1.8
m
09h
19 kts
max 30 kts
0.73 mm
8° C
992 hpa
1.5 m
5 s
07:56
1.0
m
12h
20 kts
max 32 kts
0.74 mm
9° C
990 hpa
1.5 m
5 s
12:45
6.4
m
15h
19 kts
max 31 kts
9° C
988 hpa
1.4 m
5 s
5.2
m
18h
21 kts
max 35 kts
9° C
987 hpa
1.4 m
5 s
2.0
m
21h
20 kts
max 34 kts
8° C
988 hpa
1.5 m
5 s
20:12
1.0
m
Thursday, Jan 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
16 kts
max 26 kts
8° C
987 hpa
1.4 m
5 s
00:59
6.6
m
03h
15 kts
max 25 kts
8° C
986 hpa
1.3 m
5 s
5.6
m
06h
14 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
986 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
2.3
m
09h
14 kts
max 22 kts
8° C
987 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
08:33
1.0
m
12h
16 kts
max 24 kts
8° C
986 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
13:18
6.4
m
15h
19 kts
max 27 kts
9° C
985 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
5.6
m
18h
18 kts
max 27 kts
9° C
985 hpa
1.0 m
3 s
2.5
m
21h
18 kts
max 26 kts
0.86 mm
9° C
984 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
20:47
1.0
m
Friday, Jan 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
14 kts
max 20 kts
8° C
985 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
5.4
m
03h
16 kts
max 24 kts
7° C
985 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
01:33
6.7
m
06h
17 kts
max 24 kts
7° C
983 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
2.8
m
09h
21 kts
max 29 kts
7° C
983 hpa
1.4 m
5 s
09:07
1.0
m
12h
21 kts
max 25 kts
1.4 mm
6° C
983 hpa
1.4 m
5 s
4.6
m
15h
17 kts
max 23 kts
0.87 mm
7° C
983 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
13:54
6.4
m
18h
12 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
985 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
3.1
m
21h
11 kts
max 16 kts
6° C
988 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
21:20
1.2
m
Saturday, Jan 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 13 kts
6° C
989 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
4.2
m
03h
8 kts
max 10 kts
5° C
990 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
02:11
6.7
m
06h
9 kts
max 11 kts
5° C
991 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
3.4
m
09h
8 kts
max 10 kts
5° C
992 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
09:41
1.1
m
12h
7 kts
max 8 kts
6° C
993 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
3.3
m
15h
3 kts
max 3 kts
6° C
993 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
14:35
6.4
m
18h
3 kts
max 3 kts
5° C
994 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
3.8
m
21h
3 kts
max 4 kts
4° C
995 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
21:53
1.3
m
Sunday, Jan 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
3 kts
max 3 kts
4° C
995 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
3.0
m
03h
4 kts
max 4 kts
4° C
996 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
02:54
6.5
m
06h
5 kts
max 6 kts
4° C
995 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
4.2
m
09h
7 kts
max 9 kts
4° C
995 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
10:16
1.2
m
12h
8 kts
max 9 kts
5° C
995 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
2.2
m
15h
11 kts
max 13 kts
5° C
995 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
15:22
6.2
m
18h
14 kts
max 17 kts
5° C
995 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
4.5
m
21h
14 kts
max 16 kts
4° C
995 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
2.0
m
Monday, Jan 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
14 kts
max 15 kts
4° C
995 hpa
1.0 m
5 s
22:32
1.6
m
03h
11 kts
max 13 kts
3° C
995 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
03:45
6.3
m
06h
11 kts
max 13 kts
3° C
994 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
4.9
m
09h
11 kts
max 13 kts
3° C
994 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
2.1
m
12h
12 kts
max 13 kts
3° C
993 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
11:00
1.4
m
15h
14 kts
max 15 kts
3° C
993 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
16:18
5.9
m
18h
15 kts
max 19 kts
2° C
993 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
5.1
m
21h
11 kts
max 16 kts
2° C
995 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
2.7
m
Tuesday, Jan 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
12 kts
max 17 kts
2° C
996 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
23:22
1.8
m
03h
14 kts
max 20 kts
1° C
998 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
4.8
m
06h
13 kts
max 19 kts
0° C
999 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
04:46
6.0
m
09h
11 kts
max 17 kts
1° C
1002 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
3.0
m
12h
9 kts
max 10 kts
3° C
1002 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
11:57
1.7
m
15h
5 kts
max 5 kts
3° C
1001 hpa
1.0 m
5 s
3.8
m
18h
2 kts
max 3 kts
2° C
1000 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
17:27
5.6
m
21h
8 kts
max 9 kts
2° C
998 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
3.6
m
Wednesday, Jan 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
11 kts
max 14 kts
3° C
995 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
00:28
2.0
m
03h
11 kts
max 13 kts
3° C
992 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
3.4
m
06h
8 kts
max 11 kts
2° C
991 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
06:02
5.7
m
09h
6 kts
max 7 kts
2° C
991 hpa
1.1 m
6 s
4.1
m
12h
7 kts
max 7 kts
3° C
992 hpa
1.0 m
6 s
13:10
1.8
m
15h
5 kts
max 5 kts
3° C
992 hpa
1.0 m
5 s
2.5
m
18h
6 kts
max 6 kts
2° C
993 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
18:49
5.4
m
21h
8 kts
max 11 kts
3° C
995 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
4.6
m
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