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Last update: 08:38 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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
113° ESE
17 kts
max 18 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
79° E
0.9 m
7 s
2.0 m
04h
115° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
72%
27° C
1008 hpa
78° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
03:36
2.7 m
07h
112° ESE
16 kts
max 17 kts
77%
27° C
1009 hpa
78° ENE
0.8 m
7 s
1.9 m
10h
109° ESE
13 kts
max 14 kts
54%
27° C
1009 hpa
76° ENE
0.7 m
7 s
09:55
1.3 m
13h
112° ESE
15 kts
max 16 kts
41%
27° C
1008 hpa
74° ENE
0.8 m
7 s
1.9 m
16h
106° ESE
16 kts
max 17 kts
95%
28° C
1007 hpa
74° ENE
0.8 m
6 s
15:51
2.6 m
19h
97° E
15 kts
max 16 kts
16%
27° C
1009 hpa
72° ENE
0.8 m
6 s
1.8 m
22h
88° E
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
27° C
1010 hpa
70° ENE
0.8 m
6 s
22:21
0.9 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
81° E
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
69° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
1.6 m
04h
62° ENE
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
68° ENE
0.6 m
6 s
05:03
2.9 m
07h
20° NNE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
26° C
1010 hpa
67° ENE
0.6 m
6 s
2.6 m
10h
88° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
26° C
1010 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
1.4 m
13h
108° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
27° C
1009 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
11:35
1.2 m
16h
91° E
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
65° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
17:15
2.5 m
19h
92° E
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
27° C
1009 hpa
63° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
2.2 m
22h
123° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
27° C
1010 hpa
60° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
1.0 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, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
119° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
94%
27° C
1008 hpa
59° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
23:31
0.8 m
04h
107° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
61%
26° C
1007 hpa
58° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
2.6 m
07h
99° E
8 kts
max 9 kts
96%
27° C
1009 hpa
59° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
06:17
3.2 m
10h
98° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
27° C
1010 hpa
59° ENE
0.4 m
5 s
1.8 m
13h
97° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
87%
27° C
1008 hpa
58° ENE
0.4 m
5 s
12:50
1.0 m
16h
108° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
55%
27° C
1007 hpa
56° NE
0.4 m
5 s
2.0 m
19h
110° ESE
12 kts
max 13 kts
91%
27° C
1008 hpa
54° NE
0.4 m
5 s
18:30
2.6 m
22h
95° E
11 kts
max 12 kts
38%
27° C
1009 hpa
54° NE
0.4 m
5 s
1.4 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
81° E
9 kts
max 10 kts
61%
26° C
1008 hpa
52° NE
0.4 m
5 s
00:30
0.6 m
04h
68° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
87%
26° C
1008 hpa
45° NE
0.4 m
5 s
2.2 m
07h
47° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
87%
26° C
1009 hpa
43° NE
0.4 m
5 s
07:14
3.6 m
10h
100° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
26° C
1009 hpa
43° NE
0.4 m
5 s
2.5 m
13h
110° ESE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
47° NE
0.4 m
5 s
13:45
0.7 m
16h
108° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
49° NE
0.4 m
5 s
1.4 m
19h
92° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
50° NE
0.4 m
5 s
19:28
2.7 m
22h
68° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
98%
27° C
1010 hpa
64° ENE
0.4 m
5 s
1.8 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)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
48° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
97%
26° C
1008 hpa
72° ENE
0.4 m
5 s
01:20
0.4 m
04h
6° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
26° C
1007 hpa
51° NE
0.4 m
5 s
1.6 m
07h
199° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
26° C
1009 hpa
53° NE
0.4 m
5 s
08:02
3.8 m
10h
160° SSE
6 kts
max 6 kts
89%
26° C
1009 hpa
57° ENE
0.4 m
5 s
3.1 m
13h
146° SE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
62° ENE
0.5 m
5 s
1.0 m
16h
125° SE
17 kts
max 18 kts
85%
27° C
1006 hpa
83° E
0.6 m
4 s
14:32
0.6 m
19h
124° SE
17 kts
max 20 kts
9%
27° C
1008 hpa
85° E
0.7 m
5 s
20:16
2.8 m
22h
120° ESE
16 kts
max 20 kts
78%
27° C
1009 hpa
88° E
0.7 m
5 s
2.3 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
122° ESE
14 kts
max 16 kts
68%
27° C
1008 hpa
85° E
0.7 m
5 s
02:05
0.3 m
04h
129° SE
14 kts
max 15 kts
52%
26° C
1006 hpa
85° E
0.7 m
5 s
1.0 m
07h
138° SE
14 kts
max 16 kts
65%
27° C
1008 hpa
88° E
0.8 m
5 s
3.4 m
10h
125° SE
15 kts
max 17 kts
66%
0.94 mm
27° C
1009 hpa
88° E
0.8 m
5 s
08:46
4.0 m
13h
122° ESE
18 kts
max 19 kts
42%
1.24 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.4 m
16h
124° SE
16 kts
max 17 kts
17%
27° C
1007 hpa
85° E
0.8 m
6 s
15:14
0.5 m
19h
126° SE
14 kts
max 16 kts
3%
27° C
1007 hpa
89° E
0.8 m
6 s
2.3 m
22h
121° ESE
12 kts
max 13 kts
98%
27° C
1008 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
6 s
20:59
2.8 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)

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
119° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
76%
26° C
1007 hpa
86° E
0.7 m
6 s
0.8 m
04h
157° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
13%
26° C
1006 hpa
82° E
0.6 m
6 s
02:47
0.2 m
07h
172° S
7 kts
max 7 kts
9%
25° C
1007 hpa
79° E
0.6 m
7 s
3.0 m
10h
181° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
26° C
1008 hpa
76° ENE
0.5 m
7 s
09:27
4.1 m
13h
84° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
2%
26° C
1006 hpa
78° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
1.9 m
16h
39° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
27° C
1004 hpa
75° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
15:54
0.4 m
19h
23° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
1%
27° C
1006 hpa
82° E
0.5 m
6 s
1.9 m
22h
343° NNW
10 kts
max 10 kts
4%
27° C
1006 hpa
87° E
0.4 m
7 s
21:40
2.9 m

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
328° NNW
14 kts
max 15 kts
10%
27° C
1005 hpa
90° E
0.4 m
7 s
1.3 m
04h
315° NW
15 kts
max 18 kts
1%
27° C
1004 hpa
100° E
0.4 m
7 s
03:28
0.3 m
07h
310° NW
13 kts
max 16 kts
0%
27° C
1006 hpa
93° E
0.4 m
7 s
2.4 m
10h
316° NW
14 kts
max 17 kts
2%
28° C
1006 hpa
92° E
0.4 m
7 s
10:06
4.1 m
13h
335° NNW
17 kts
max 19 kts
5%
29° C
1004 hpa
91° E
0.4 m
8 s
2.5 m
16h
341° NNW
20 kts
max 22 kts
0%
29° C
1002 hpa
89° E
0.4 m
8 s
16:32
0.5 m
19h
331° NNW
18 kts
max 23 kts
0%
28° C
1003 hpa
79° E
0.4 m
7 s
1.5 m
22h
322° NW
16 kts
max 22 kts
0%
28° C
1005 hpa
111° ESE
0.4 m
8 s
22:20
2.9 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)

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
323° NW
17 kts
max 22 kts
3%
28° C
1004 hpa
87° E
0.4 m
8 s
1.8 m
04h
331° NNW
14 kts
max 17 kts
12%
28° C
1005 hpa
89° E
0.4 m
8 s
04:09
0.4 m
07h
318° NW
12 kts
max 16 kts
14%
28° C
1007 hpa
60° ENE
0.4 m
9 s
1.8 m
10h
333° NNW
10 kts
max 12 kts
15%
29° C
1007 hpa
73° ENE
0.4 m
9 s
10:45
3.9 m
13h
4° N
10 kts
max 11 kts
0%
29° C
1005 hpa
61° ENE
0.4 m
9 s
2.9 m
16h
47° NE
10 kts
max 10 kts
1%
29° C
1004 hpa
74° ENE
0.4 m
9 s
17:10
0.6 m
19h
74° ENE
12 kts
max 14 kts
4%
28° C
1006 hpa
64° ENE
0.4 m
8 s
1.1 m
22h
76° ENE
12 kts
max 16 kts
3%
0.45 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
66° ENE
0.5 m
7 s
23:01
2.9 m

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
82° E
17 kts
max 19 kts
10%
0.98 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
7 s
2.2 m
04h
93° E
16 kts
max 17 kts
60%
0.79 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
68° ENE
0.5 m
7 s
04:50
0.5 m
07h
122° ESE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3.1 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
71° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
1.3 m
10h
134° SE
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
27° C
1010 hpa
69° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
11:24
3.7 m
13h
127° SE
12 kts
max 13 kts
86%
28° C
1008 hpa
69° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
3.2 m
16h
138° SE
15 kts
max 17 kts
94%
28° C
1007 hpa
70° ENE
0.6 m
6 s
1.2 m
19h
134° SE
16 kts
max 18 kts
32%
27° C
1008 hpa
72° ENE
0.6 m
6 s
17:48
0.7 m
22h
128° SE
17 kts
max 19 kts
15%
27° C
1009 hpa
81° E
0.6 m
6 s
2.4 m

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