Daily forecast
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Last update: 05:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Wednesday, Jan 07
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
1 kts
max 2 kts
17° C
1017 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
04h
2 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
1016 hpa
0.5 m
9 s
07h
3 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
1016 hpa
0.5 m
10 s
10h
5 kts
max 5 kts
20° C
1016 hpa
0.5 m
11 s
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
21° C
1016 hpa
0.5 m
11 s
16h
3 kts
max 3 kts
20° C
1015 hpa
0.5 m
11 s
19h
2 kts
max 2 kts
20° C
1015 hpa
0.5 m
11 s
22h
1 kts
max 1 kts
17° C
1016 hpa
0.4 m
10 s
Thursday, Jan 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
2 kts
max 2 kts
17° C
1016 hpa
0.4 m
10 s
04h
3 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1015 hpa
0.4 m
9 s
07h
3 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
1016 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
10h
4 kts
max 4 kts
19° C
1017 hpa
0.4 m
7 s
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
21° C
1017 hpa
0.4 m
7 s
16h
6 kts
max 9 kts
22° C
1014 hpa
0.5 m
8 s
19h
6 kts
max 11 kts
21° C
1013 hpa
0.7 m
3 s
22h
4 kts
max 7 kts
20° C
1013 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
Friday, Jan 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 5 kts
19° C
1011 hpa
0.5 m
5 s
04h
6 kts
max 8 kts
19° C
1010 hpa
0.5 m
11 s
07h
5 kts
max 9 kts
21° C
1010 hpa
0.4 m
14 s
10h
5 kts
max 12 kts
24° C
1010 hpa
0.4 m
14 s
13h
10 kts
max 17 kts
27° C
1010 hpa
0.4 m
11 s
16h
11 kts
max 16 kts
22° C
1013 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
19h
3 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
22h
5 kts
max 8 kts
17° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
Saturday, Jan 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
6 kts
max 10 kts
17° C
1014 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
04h
5 kts
max 8 kts
17° C
1011 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
07h
4 kts
max 5 kts
19° C
1011 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
10h
5 kts
max 23 kts
22° C
1010 hpa
0.7 m
9 s
13h
7 kts
max 25 kts
24° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
16h
14 kts
max 28 kts
27° C
1009 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
19h
10 kts
max 20 kts
25° C
1009 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
22h
1 kts
max 4 kts
20° C
1011 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
Sunday, Jan 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
6 kts
max 9 kts
19° C
1009 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
04h
6 kts
max 10 kts
20° C
1006 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
07h
8 kts
max 15 kts
20° C
1003 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
10h
12 kts
max 35 kts
25° C
1002 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
13h
21 kts
max 43 kts
28° C
1000 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
16h
18 kts
max 39 kts
28° C
999 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
19h
13 kts
max 34 kts
25° C
997 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
22h
17 kts
max 32 kts
1.28 mm
18° C
1004 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
Monday, Jan 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
14 kts
max 24 kts
0.72 mm
16° C
1003 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
04h
8 kts
max 14 kts
16° C
1006 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
07h
4 kts
max 7 kts
15° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
10 s
10h
7 kts
max 7 kts
17° C
1011 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
13h
6 kts
max 10 kts
18° C
1011 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
16h
7 kts
max 10 kts
19° C
1010 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
19h
6 kts
max 9 kts
19° C
1011 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
22h
2 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
1012 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
Tuesday, Jan 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
3 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1011 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
04h
6 kts
max 7 kts
15° C
1010 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
07h
3 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1011 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
10h
5 kts
max 6 kts
19° C
1012 hpa
0.9 m
10 s
13h
5 kts
max 6 kts
20° C
1011 hpa
0.9 m
10 s
16h
6 kts
max 7 kts
20° C
1011 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
19h
5 kts
max 7 kts
19° C
1010 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
22h
3 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
1012 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
Wednesday, Jan 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
3 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
1013 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
04h
2 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
1012 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
07h
2 kts
max 2 kts
17° C
1014 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
10h
4 kts
max 4 kts
20° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
13h
5 kts
max 6 kts
21° C
1014 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
21° C
1013 hpa
0.9 m
10 s
19h
3 kts
max 3 kts
19° C
1013 hpa
0.9 m
10 s
22h
2 kts
max 2 kts
17° C
1014 hpa
0.9 m
10 s
Thursday, Jan 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
04h
4 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1014 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
07h
3 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
10h
4 kts
max 5 kts
19° C
1016 hpa
0.8 m
10 s
13h
7 kts
max 7 kts
20° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
19° C
1016 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
19h
5 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
1017 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
22h
3 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1019 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
Friday, Jan 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
5 kts
max 6 kts
16° C
1021 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
04h
5 kts
max 6 kts
0.75 mm
15° C
1021 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
07h
5 kts
max 5 kts
0.88 mm
15° C
1023 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
10h
4 kts
max 4 kts
0.71 mm
15° C
1026 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
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Forecast
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