Daily forecast
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Last update: 05:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Jan 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 5 kts
1.32 mm
14° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
04h
6 kts
max 7 kts
1.16 mm
15° C
1013 hpa
0.7 m
9 s
07h
6 kts
max 7 kts
4.25 mm
15° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
8 s
10h
5 kts
max 6 kts
7.81 mm
15° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
12 s
13h
7 kts
max 9 kts
6.63 mm
15° C
1013 hpa
0.8 m
10 s
16h
9 kts
max 13 kts
8.69 mm
15° C
1012 hpa
1.2 m
6 s
19h
8 kts
max 10 kts
5.71 mm
15° C
1011 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
22h
5 kts
max 6 kts
2.36 mm
15° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
Friday, Jan 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 5 kts
1.31 mm
15° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
04h
4 kts
max 5 kts
0.81 mm
15° C
1009 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
07h
4 kts
max 5 kts
0.68 mm
15° C
1009 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
10h
4 kts
max 5 kts
1.27 mm
15° C
1009 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
13h
6 kts
max 7 kts
2.95 mm
15° C
1010 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
16h
8 kts
max 9 kts
3.86 mm
14° C
1010 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
19h
7 kts
max 9 kts
1.57 mm
14° C
1011 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
22h
7 kts
max 9 kts
1.71 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
Saturday, Jan 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
8 kts
max 10 kts
2.21 mm
13° C
1015 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
04h
8 kts
max 10 kts
2.1 mm
13° C
1015 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
07h
8 kts
max 11 kts
2.22 mm
13° C
1017 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
10h
6 kts
max 10 kts
0.63 mm
13° C
1019 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
13h
9 kts
max 12 kts
0.78 mm
14° C
1020 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
16h
8 kts
max 10 kts
0.62 mm
14° C
1020 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
19h
7 kts
max 9 kts
0.45 mm
13° C
1021 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
22h
7 kts
max 9 kts
0.4 mm
13° C
1023 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
Sunday, Jan 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
7 kts
max 9 kts
0.45 mm
13° C
1024 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
04h
6 kts
max 8 kts
12° C
1024 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
07h
6 kts
max 8 kts
0.67 mm
12° C
1025 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
10h
7 kts
max 9 kts
0.72 mm
12° C
1027 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
13h
7 kts
max 8 kts
14° C
1027 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
16h
8 kts
max 8 kts
14° C
1027 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
19h
5 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
1027 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
22h
1 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1029 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
Monday, Jan 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
2 kts
max 3 kts
11° C
1029 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
04h
3 kts
max 3 kts
10° C
1027 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
07h
3 kts
max 3 kts
11° C
1027 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
10h
3 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1028 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1027 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
16h
7 kts
max 7 kts
16° C
1025 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
19h
5 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
1025 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
22h
4 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
Tuesday, Jan 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
2 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1026 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
04h
2 kts
max 3 kts
11° C
1025 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
07h
2 kts
max 2 kts
11° C
1025 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
10h
3 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1025 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
17° C
1025 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1024 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
19h
4 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1023 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
22h
4 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1024 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
Wednesday, Jan 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1024 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
04h
4 kts
max 5 kts
12° C
1022 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
07h
5 kts
max 7 kts
12° C
1021 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
10h
9 kts
max 11 kts
16° C
1021 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
13h
11 kts
max 13 kts
18° C
1019 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
16h
12 kts
max 14 kts
19° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
19h
13 kts
max 15 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
22h
10 kts
max 13 kts
16° C
1014 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
Thursday, Jan 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
9 kts
max 12 kts
16° C
1013 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
04h
6 kts
max 9 kts
15° C
1010 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
07h
1 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1010 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
10h
6 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
13h
7 kts
max 9 kts
0.69 mm
17° C
1012 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
16h
5 kts
max 7 kts
1.87 mm
17° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
19h
5 kts
max 8 kts
2.21 mm
17° C
1011 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
22h
11 kts
max 16 kts
3.16 mm
16° C
1013 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
Friday, Jan 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
11 kts
max 18 kts
4.38 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
04h
10 kts
max 17 kts
2.68 mm
14° C
1013 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
07h
8 kts
max 13 kts
1.65 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
10h
15 kts
max 21 kts
2.59 mm
15° C
1016 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
13h
16 kts
max 21 kts
3.3 mm
13° C
1017 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
16h
15 kts
max 19 kts
1.34 mm
13° C
1018 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
19h
14 kts
max 18 kts
0.52 mm
13° C
1019 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
22h
12 kts
max 16 kts
12° C
1021 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
Saturday, Jan 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
11 kts
max 14 kts
0.4 mm
11° C
1021 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
04h
9 kts
max 13 kts
0.53 mm
11° C
1021 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
07h
8 kts
max 11 kts
11° C
1021 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
10h
8 kts
max 9 kts
12° C
1023 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
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Forecast
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