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Last update: 10:41 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)

Friday, May 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
351° N
12 kts
max 21 kts
2%
14° C
1010 hpa
213° SSW
1.1 m
9 s
0.8 m
03h
342° NNW
10 kts
max 18 kts
0%
14° C
1009 hpa
215° SW
1.1 m
9 s
01:58
0.7 m
06h
343° NNW
10 kts
max 16 kts
0%
13° C
1009 hpa
213° SSW
1.1 m
9 s
1.2 m
09h
333° NNW
13 kts
max 23 kts
0%
14° C
1011 hpa
212° SSW
1.0 m
9 s
07:44
1.4 m
12h
330° NNW
15 kts
max 26 kts
9%
15° C
1010 hpa
224° SW
1.1 m
9 s
0.8 m
15h
337° NNW
13 kts
max 22 kts
7%
15° C
1009 hpa
245° WSW
1.2 m
8 s
13:48
0.7 m
18h
349° N
11 kts
max 20 kts
11%
15° C
1009 hpa
254° WSW
1.3 m
9 s
1.3 m
21h
352° N
11 kts
max 20 kts
10%
15° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 m
11 s
19:52
1.5 m

Saturday, May 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
341° NNW
14 kts
max 25 kts
17%
14° C
1009 hpa
233° SW
1.1 m
11 s
0.9 m
03h
334° NNW
18 kts
max 31 kts
21%
14° C
1008 hpa
266° W
1.4 m
10 s
02:44
0.6 m
06h
321° NW
21 kts
max 33 kts
27%
14° C
1008 hpa
303° WNW
1.6 m
6 s
1.1 m
09h
326° NW
22 kts
max 32 kts
41%
15° C
1009 hpa
314° NW
1.8 m
5 s
08:29
1.4 m
12h
329° NNW
23 kts
max 33 kts
90%
15° C
1010 hpa
317° NW
1.9 m
5 s
0.9 m
15h
332° NNW
22 kts
max 33 kts
91%
15° C
1007 hpa
319° NW
1.9 m
5 s
14:31
0.7 m
18h
328° NNW
23 kts
max 34 kts
99%
15° C
1006 hpa
320° NW
1.8 m
6 s
1.2 m
21h
344° NNW
23 kts
max 39 kts
99%
15° C
1005 hpa
324° NW
1.8 m
6 s
20:35
1.5 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)

Sunday, May 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
347° NNW
25 kts
max 41 kts
99%
15° C
1002 hpa
328° NNW
1.9 m
6 s
1.1 m
03h
337° NNW
27 kts
max 44 kts
99%
1.72 mm
16° C
1000 hpa
328° NNW
2.3 m
7 s
03:25
0.6 m
06h
326° NW
20 kts
max 34 kts
99%
4.4 mm
16° C
999 hpa
326° NW
2.6 m
7 s
1.0 m
09h
327° NNW
14 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9.7 mm
15° C
999 hpa
320° NW
2.5 m
8 s
09:11
1.4 m
12h
213° SSW
9 kts
max 23 kts
99%
25.16 mm
13° C
999 hpa
310° NW
1.8 m
10 s
1.1 m
15h
180° S
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
22.88 mm
12° C
999 hpa
297° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
15:15
0.7 m
18h
175° S
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.72 mm
12° C
1001 hpa
272° W
1.4 m
10 s
1.0 m
21h
168° SSE
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
12° C
1004 hpa
250° WSW
1.4 m
9 s
21:19
1.5 m

Monday, May 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
168° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
57%
11° C
1006 hpa
237° WSW
1.4 m
9 s
1.2 m
03h
167° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
61%
11° C
1008 hpa
232° SW
1.5 m
8 s
04:04
0.6 m
06h
169° S
10 kts
max 13 kts
49%
10° C
1009 hpa
226° SW
1.4 m
8 s
0.8 m
09h
185° S
9 kts
max 11 kts
94%
10° C
1011 hpa
219° SW
1.4 m
8 s
09:52
1.4 m
12h
182° S
11 kts
max 13 kts
70%
0.55 mm
10° C
1012 hpa
216° SW
1.3 m
9 s
1.2 m
15h
172° S
10 kts
max 11 kts
93%
10° C
1011 hpa
213° SSW
1.2 m
9 s
15:57
0.6 m
18h
167° SSE
5 kts
max 6 kts
54%
9° C
1012 hpa
216° SW
1.1 m
9 s
0.9 m
21h
322° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
4%
9° C
1012 hpa
218° SW
1.1 m
10 s
22:04
1.5 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, May 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
345° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
22%
8° C
1013 hpa
220° SW
1.1 m
10 s
1.3 m
03h
347° NNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
11%
9° C
1012 hpa
216° SW
1.1 m
12 s
0.7 m
06h
349° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
3%
10° C
1013 hpa
211° SSW
1.1 m
12 s
04:42
0.6 m
09h
356° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
36%
11° C
1015 hpa
209° SSW
1.1 m
12 s
1.3 m
12h
289° WNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
1.1 m
12 s
10:33
1.5 m
15h
167° SSE
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
12° C
1017 hpa
202° SSW
1.2 m
13 s
0.7 m
18h
159° SSE
9 kts
max 13 kts
7%
10° C
1018 hpa
199° SSW
1.2 m
13 s
16:40
0.6 m
21h
147° SSE
7 kts
max 10 kts
0%
10° C
1019 hpa
198° SSW
1.2 m
13 s
1.3 m

Wednesday, May 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
137° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
9° C
1020 hpa
198° SSW
1.2 m
12 s
22:52
1.5 m
03h
329° NNW
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
9° C
1019 hpa
199° SSW
1.2 m
12 s
0.8 m
06h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
8° C
1019 hpa
201° SSW
1.2 m
12 s
05:22
0.5 m
09h
8° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
10° C
1020 hpa
207° SSW
1.1 m
11 s
1.2 m
12h
344° NNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
27%
13° C
1020 hpa
210° SSW
1.1 m
10 s
11:16
1.5 m
15h
341° NNW
8 kts
max 9 kts
8%
13° C
1018 hpa
213° SSW
1.1 m
10 s
0.9 m
18h
354° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
11° C
1019 hpa
214° SW
1.0 m
10 s
17:23
0.6 m
21h
359° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
10° C
1019 hpa
213° SSW
0.9 m
10 s
1.2 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, May 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
4° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
10° C
1019 hpa
208° SSW
0.9 m
10 s
23:41
1.6 m
03h
8° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
2%
10° C
1020 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
9 s
1.0 m
06h
7° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
7%
10° C
1019 hpa
201° SSW
0.9 m
8 s
06:05
0.5 m
09h
3° N
8 kts
max 11 kts
3%
10° C
1020 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
8 s
1.0 m
12h
356° N
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
12° C
1019 hpa
210° SSW
0.9 m
9 s
12:03
1.5 m
15h
356° N
6 kts
max 9 kts
13%
13° C
1018 hpa
223° SW
0.9 m
10 s
1.0 m
18h
14° NNE
7 kts
max 10 kts
72%
11° C
1018 hpa
228° SW
0.9 m
11 s
18:09
0.5 m
21h
11° N
8 kts
max 13 kts
85%
12° C
1018 hpa
227° SW
0.9 m
11 s
0.9 m

Friday, May 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
5° N
10 kts
max 16 kts
23%
12° C
1017 hpa
232° SW
0.9 m
12 s
00:32
1.6 m
03h
349° N
13 kts
max 22 kts
11%
12° C
1016 hpa
234° SW
0.9 m
11 s
1.2 m
06h
340° NNW
17 kts
max 25 kts
5%
12° C
1015 hpa
239° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
06:53
0.5 m
09h
332° NNW
20 kts
max 29 kts
43%
13° C
1015 hpa
241° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
0.8 m
12h
334° NNW
23 kts
max 33 kts
7%
14° C
1014 hpa
234° SW
1.0 m
12 s
12:56
1.5 m
15h
337° NNW
25 kts
max 36 kts
91%
14° C
1012 hpa
234° SW
1.1 m
11 s
1.3 m
18h
335° NNW
25 kts
max 34 kts
55%
13° C
1011 hpa
233° SW
1.2 m
11 s
19:03
0.5 m
21h
331° NNW
25 kts
max 36 kts
99%
13° C
1011 hpa
230° SW
1.2 m
11 s
0.7 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, May 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
323° NW
26 kts
max 38 kts
99%
14° C
1010 hpa
226° SW
1.2 m
12 s
01:27
1.6 m
03h
315° NW
24 kts
max 36 kts
9%
14° C
1010 hpa
223° SW
1.3 m
12 s
1.4 m
06h
320° NW
16 kts
max 27 kts
68%
14° C
1011 hpa
222° SW
1.3 m
12 s
0.7 m
09h
321° NW
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.07 mm
14° C
1013 hpa
218° SW
1.4 m
12 s
07:45
0.5 m
12h
179° S
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2.08 mm
12° C
1015 hpa
216° SW
1.4 m
12 s
1.3 m
15h
169° S
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
3.4 mm
11° C
1017 hpa
212° SSW
1.4 m
12 s
13:53
1.6 m
18h
164° SSE
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
5.64 mm
10° C
1020 hpa
208° SSW
1.4 m
12 s
0.7 m
21h
158° SSE
13 kts
max 18 kts
72%
10° C
1023 hpa
208° SSW
1.4 m
12 s
20:07
0.5 m

Sunday, May 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
150° SSE
12 kts
max 16 kts
91%
10° C
1024 hpa
206° SSW
1.4 m
12 s
1.2 m
03h
146° SE
10 kts
max 14 kts
94%
10° C
1025 hpa
207° SSW
1.4 m
12 s
02:27
1.6 m
06h
140° SE
9 kts
max 13 kts
70%
10° C
1025 hpa
209° SSW
1.3 m
11 s
0.9 m
09h
129° SE
7 kts
max 10 kts
24%
10° C
1027 hpa
214° SW
1.3 m
11 s
08:43
0.5 m
12h
114° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
11° C
1027 hpa
222° SW
1.3 m
10 s
1.1 m
15h
109° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
12° C
1025 hpa
220° SW
1.2 m
11 s
14:54
1.6 m
18h
73° ENE
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
9° C
1026 hpa
218° SW
1.2 m
11 s
1.0 m
21h
70° ENE
7 kts
max 9 kts
2%
8° C
1026 hpa
217° SW
1.1 m
11 s
21:18
0.5 m

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