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Last update: 08:36 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)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
64° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
95%
27° C
1008 hpa
53° NE
0.4 m
6 s
1.0 m
04h
55° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
98%
27° C
1007 hpa
53° NE
0.3 m
6 s
2.6 m
07h
76° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
27° C
1009 hpa
53° NE
0.3 m
6 s
06:17
3.2 m
10h
86° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
27° C
1009 hpa
51° NE
0.3 m
5 s
1.8 m
13h
57° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
49° NE
0.3 m
5 s
12:50
1.0 m
16h
72° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
44° NE
0.3 m
5 s
2.0 m
19h
75° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
43° NE
0.3 m
5 s
18:30
2.6 m
22h
89° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
98%
27° C
1009 hpa
44° NE
0.3 m
5 s
1.4 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
89° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
95%
27° C
1008 hpa
53° NE
0.3 m
4 s
00:30
0.6 m
04h
76° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
94%
26° C
1007 hpa
50° NE
0.3 m
4 s
2.2 m
07h
98° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
94%
26° C
1009 hpa
54° NE
0.3 m
4 s
07:14
3.6 m
10h
127° SE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
27° C
1010 hpa
59° ENE
0.3 m
4 s
2.5 m
13h
120° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
60° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
13:45
0.7 m
16h
103° ESE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
57° ENE
0.3 m
4 s
1.4 m
19h
84° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
53° NE
0.3 m
4 s
19:28
2.7 m
22h
88° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
27° C
1009 hpa
44° NE
0.3 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
94° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
45%
27° C
1007 hpa
36° NE
0.3 m
5 s
01:20
0.4 m
04h
136° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
84%
26° C
1007 hpa
39° NE
0.3 m
5 s
1.6 m
07h
178° S
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
26° C
1009 hpa
20° NNE
0.3 m
5 s
08:02
3.8 m
10h
147° SSE
12 kts
max 14 kts
95%
0.83 mm
26° C
1009 hpa
48° NE
0.4 m
5 s
3.1 m
13h
133° SE
18 kts
max 18 kts
71%
0.45 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
85° E
0.6 m
4 s
1.0 m
16h
123° ESE
16 kts
max 19 kts
13%
27° C
1007 hpa
96° E
0.7 m
4 s
14:32
0.6 m
19h
122° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
1%
27° C
1008 hpa
100° E
0.8 m
5 s
20:16
2.8 m
22h
127° SE
16 kts
max 19 kts
7%
27° C
1009 hpa
101° E
0.8 m
5 s
2.3 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
133° SE
16 kts
max 19 kts
92%
27° C
1008 hpa
100° E
0.8 m
6 s
02:05
0.3 m
04h
136° SE
18 kts
max 20 kts
14%
27° C
1007 hpa
100° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.0 m
07h
135° SE
20 kts
max 21 kts
24%
0.91 mm
27° C
1009 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
6 s
3.4 m
10h
139° SE
19 kts
max 20 kts
71%
1.08 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
99° E
0.8 m
6 s
08:46
4.0 m
13h
145° SE
18 kts
max 19 kts
22%
0.8 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
97° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.4 m
16h
142° SE
18 kts
max 20 kts
9%
27° C
1006 hpa
97° E
0.8 m
6 s
15:14
0.5 m
19h
127° SE
16 kts
max 18 kts
14%
27° C
1007 hpa
97° E
0.8 m
5 s
2.3 m
22h
121° ESE
14 kts
max 16 kts
3%
27° C
1008 hpa
96° E
0.7 m
5 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
124° SE
12 kts
max 13 kts
0%
27° C
1007 hpa
94° E
0.6 m
6 s
0.8 m
04h
143° SE
9 kts
max 10 kts
2%
26° C
1006 hpa
92° E
0.6 m
6 s
02:47
0.2 m
07h
169° S
10 kts
max 10 kts
0%
26° C
1007 hpa
92° E
0.5 m
6 s
3.0 m
10h
159° SSE
12 kts
max 13 kts
0%
26° C
1007 hpa
95° E
0.5 m
6 s
09:27
4.1 m
13h
142° SE
11 kts
max 12 kts
2%
27° C
1006 hpa
92° E
0.5 m
6 s
1.9 m
16h
120° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
17%
27° C
1005 hpa
89° E
0.5 m
5 s
15:54
0.4 m
19h
41° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
27° C
1005 hpa
91° E
0.4 m
6 s
1.9 m
22h
13° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
31%
27° C
1006 hpa
87° E
0.4 m
6 s
21:40
2.9 m

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
325° NW
7 kts
max 7 kts
32%
26° C
1005 hpa
105° ESE
0.4 m
7 s
1.3 m
04h
312° NW
7 kts
max 8 kts
15%
26° C
1004 hpa
97° E
0.4 m
7 s
03:28
0.3 m
07h
295° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
14%
26° C
1006 hpa
95° E
0.4 m
9 s
2.4 m
10h
310° NW
3 kts
max 5 kts
95%
27° C
1006 hpa
113° ESE
0.4 m
9 s
10:06
4.1 m
13h
339° NNW
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
28° C
1004 hpa
105° ESE
0.4 m
9 s
2.5 m
16h
355° N
14 kts
max 14 kts
60%
0.69 mm
28° C
1002 hpa
156° SSE
0.5 m
7 s
16:32
0.5 m
19h
349° N
13 kts
max 15 kts
7%
28° C
1003 hpa
150° SSE
0.5 m
7 s
1.5 m
22h
349° N
13 kts
max 14 kts
62%
28° C
1005 hpa
116° ESE
0.5 m
7 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
337° NNW
14 kts
max 15 kts
92%
28° C
1004 hpa
100° E
0.5 m
6 s
1.8 m
04h
327° NNW
13 kts
max 15 kts
27%
27° C
1004 hpa
135° SE
0.5 m
6 s
04:09
0.4 m
07h
331° NNW
9 kts
max 11 kts
41%
28° C
1006 hpa
97° E
0.5 m
7 s
1.8 m
10h
321° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
67%
28° C
1006 hpa
113° ESE
0.4 m
7 s
10:45
3.9 m
13h
352° N
11 kts
max 11 kts
95%
29° C
1004 hpa
140° SE
0.4 m
6 s
2.9 m
16h
6° N
13 kts
max 13 kts
5%
29° C
1003 hpa
157° SSE
0.5 m
5 s
17:10
0.6 m
19h
3° N
12 kts
max 14 kts
49%
28° C
1004 hpa
139° SE
0.5 m
5 s
1.1 m
22h
6° N
9 kts
max 10 kts
58%
28° C
1006 hpa
137° SE
0.4 m
6 s
23:01
2.9 m

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
6° N
9 kts
max 10 kts
52%
28° C
1005 hpa
134° SE
0.4 m
6 s
2.2 m
04h
37° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
93%
27° C
1006 hpa
73° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
04:50
0.5 m
07h
61° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
97%
1.51 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
64° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
1.3 m
10h
68° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
57%
0.4 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
43° NE
0.4 m
6 s
11:24
3.7 m
13h
91° E
9 kts
max 10 kts
21%
28° C
1008 hpa
44° NE
0.5 m
6 s
3.2 m
16h
110° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
7%
28° C
1007 hpa
58° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
1.2 m
19h
107° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
4%
28° C
1009 hpa
71° ENE
0.6 m
5 s
17:48
0.7 m
22h
98° E
17 kts
max 19 kts
5%
27° C
1011 hpa
64° ENE
0.7 m
5 s
2.4 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, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
94° E
16 kts
max 18 kts
10%
27° C
1010 hpa
69° ENE
0.7 m
5 s
23:43
2.8 m
04h
99° E
19 kts
max 22 kts
22%
1.46 mm
27° C
1009 hpa
69° ENE
0.7 m
5 s
1.1 m
07h
104° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
87%
0.4 mm
27° C
1011 hpa
70° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
05:33
0.8 m
10h
104° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
6%
28° C
1012 hpa
72° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
2.8 m
13h
109° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
14%
1.49 mm
27° C
1011 hpa
68° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
12:03
3.4 m
16h
121° ESE
18 kts
max 21 kts
6%
1.12 mm
27° C
1009 hpa
72° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
1.6 m
19h
124° SE
20 kts
max 23 kts
2%
1.2 mm
27° C
1011 hpa
79° E
0.8 m
6 s
18:28
0.8 m
22h
117° ESE
22 kts
max 26 kts
30%
2.97 mm
27° C
1012 hpa
80° E
0.8 m
6 s
2.0 m

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
115° ESE
20 kts
max 24 kts
58%
2.42 mm
27° C
1011 hpa
80° E
0.8 m
6 s
00:30
2.7 m
04h
116° ESE
19 kts
max 22 kts
71%
2.92 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
84° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.6 m
07h
121° ESE
20 kts
max 23 kts
52%
4.13 mm
27° C
1011 hpa
81° E
0.8 m
7 s
06:21
1.0 m
10h
122° ESE
22 kts
max 25 kts
65%
3.45 mm
27° C
1011 hpa
82° E
0.8 m
7 s
2.3 m
13h
129° SE
22 kts
max 25 kts
18%
2.42 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
80° E
0.8 m
6 s
12:45
3.1 m
16h
132° SE
21 kts
max 24 kts
13%
27° C
1009 hpa
81° E
0.9 m
6 s
2.0 m
19h
127° SE
22 kts
max 25 kts
9%
27° C
1010 hpa
84° E
0.9 m
6 s
19:12
1.0 m
22h
127° SE
21 kts
max 23 kts
13%
27° C
1011 hpa
95° E
0.9 m
6 s
1.7 m

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