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Last update: 04:37 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)

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
261° W
20 kts
max 25 kts
94%
8° C
987 hpa
205° SSW
2.0 m
9 s
03h
269° W
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
8° C
990 hpa
242° WSW
1.8 m
9 s
06h
244° WSW
11 kts
max 13 kts
95%
0.4 mm
8° C
991 hpa
281° W
1.6 m
9 s
09h
235° SW
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.47 mm
7° C
993 hpa
354° N
1.5 m
9 s
12h
255° WSW
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.48 mm
7° C
993 hpa
7° N
1.4 m
9 s
15h
267° W
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0.75 mm
6° C
992 hpa
1° N
1.4 m
9 s
18h
275° W
19 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
352° N
1.4 m
9 s
21h
274° W
23 kts
max 25 kts
13%
7° C
993 hpa
325° NW
1.5 m
9 s

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
272° W
25 kts
max 28 kts
47%
6° C
993 hpa
269° W
1.6 m
9 s
03h
278° W
27 kts
max 32 kts
64%
0.41 mm
6° C
995 hpa
269° W
1.6 m
8 s
06h
283° WNW
25 kts
max 31 kts
52%
6° C
996 hpa
275° W
1.5 m
7 s
09h
267° W
17 kts
max 22 kts
72%
7° C
998 hpa
281° W
1.3 m
8 s
12h
206° SSW
16 kts
max 17 kts
99%
5° C
999 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
8 s
15h
179° S
18 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
997 hpa
284° WNW
1.1 m
7 s
18h
187° S
20 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
275° W
1.1 m
7 s
21h
173° S
24 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
994 hpa
254° WSW
1.1 m
6 s
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)

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
181° S
25 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
992 hpa
226° SW
1.4 m
6 s
03h
195° SSW
19 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.45 mm
6° C
990 hpa
207° SSW
1.6 m
7 s
06h
225° SW
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
2.03 mm
6° C
990 hpa
217° SW
1.6 m
10 s
09h
224° SW
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
990 hpa
258° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
12h
225° SW
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
991 hpa
275° W
1.6 m
14 s
15h
234° SW
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
277° W
1.6 m
14 s
18h
221° SW
13 kts
max 14 kts
84%
7° C
994 hpa
278° W
1.6 m
14 s
21h
211° SSW
9 kts
max 9 kts
0%
6° C
995 hpa
277° W
1.6 m
14 s

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
148° SSE
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
7° C
996 hpa
277° W
1.6 m
14 s
03h
118° ESE
11 kts
max 12 kts
98%
7° C
996 hpa
277° W
1.5 m
13 s
06h
64° ENE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
276° W
1.4 m
12 s
09h
46° NE
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
277° W
1.4 m
12 s
12h
20° NNE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
275° W
1.3 m
12 s
15h
347° NNW
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.49 mm
7° C
997 hpa
270° W
1.3 m
11 s
18h
294° WNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.24 mm
8° C
1001 hpa
266° W
1.3 m
11 s
21h
303° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
88%
8° C
1005 hpa
260° W
1.3 m
11 s
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)

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
198° SSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
5%
8° C
1008 hpa
256° WSW
1.3 m
11 s
03h
162° SSE
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
7° C
1011 hpa
254° WSW
1.2 m
11 s
06h
131° SE
9 kts
max 10 kts
21%
7° C
1014 hpa
254° WSW
1.1 m
11 s
09h
133° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
31%
8° C
1017 hpa
252° WSW
1.0 m
10 s
12h
131° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
4%
8° C
1019 hpa
250° WSW
0.9 m
10 s
15h
124° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
4%
8° C
1020 hpa
247° WSW
0.9 m
9 s
18h
128° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
4%
8° C
1021 hpa
242° WSW
0.8 m
9 s
21h
118° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
8° C
1022 hpa
240° WSW
0.8 m
9 s

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
119° ESE
15 kts
max 16 kts
21%
8° C
1022 hpa
244° WSW
0.8 m
9 s
03h
98° E
12 kts
max 15 kts
97%
8° C
1021 hpa
236° SW
0.9 m
8 s
06h
125° SE
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
1020 hpa
233° SW
1.0 m
8 s
09h
126° SE
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7° C
1021 hpa
219° SW
1.0 m
7 s
12h
123° ESE
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7° C
1019 hpa
200° SSW
1.1 m
7 s
15h
120° ESE
20 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
1018 hpa
183° S
1.2 m
7 s
18h
120° ESE
22 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
1017 hpa
178° S
1.3 m
7 s
21h
118° ESE
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.18 mm
5° C
1016 hpa
169° S
1.4 m
7 s
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)

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
138° SE
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.34 mm
6° C
1014 hpa
159° SSE
1.4 m
8 s
03h
158° SSE
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.84 mm
7° C
1013 hpa
156° SSE
1.4 m
8 s
06h
164° SSE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.69 mm
7° C
1013 hpa
164° SSE
1.5 m
8 s
09h
198° SSW
9 kts
max 10 kts
93%
7° C
1014 hpa
182° S
1.6 m
9 s
12h
197° SSW
11 kts
max 13 kts
10%
6° C
1015 hpa
207° SSW
1.7 m
10 s
15h
179° S
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
1017 hpa
227° SW
1.7 m
11 s
18h
167° SSE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
1018 hpa
243° WSW
1.8 m
11 s
21h
163° SSE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
7° C
1020 hpa
251° WSW
1.8 m
11 s

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
165° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
1021 hpa
257° WSW
1.8 m
11 s
03h
168° SSE
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
1022 hpa
259° W
1.8 m
11 s
06h
156° SSE
12 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
1022 hpa
258° WSW
1.8 m
11 s
09h
141° SE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
7° C
1024 hpa
257° WSW
1.8 m
11 s
12h
139° SE
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
1024 hpa
249° WSW
1.8 m
10 s
15h
142° SE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
6° C
1024 hpa
252° WSW
1.8 m
10 s
18h
141° SE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
6° C
1024 hpa
243° WSW
1.9 m
10 s
21h
152° SSE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6° C
1024 hpa
235° SW
1.9 m
10 s
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)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
158° SSE
12 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6° C
1024 hpa
229° SW
2.0 m
10 s
03h
157° SSE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6° C
1023 hpa
228° SW
2.0 m
10 s
06h
167° SSE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
5° C
1023 hpa
228° SW
1.9 m
10 s
09h
168° SSE
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5° C
1023 hpa
227° SW
1.9 m
10 s
12h
178° S
12 kts
max 13 kts
97%
6° C
1022 hpa
226° SW
1.9 m
10 s
15h
181° S
14 kts
max 14 kts
40%
6° C
1021 hpa
217° SW
1.9 m
10 s
18h
186° S
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
1020 hpa
217° SW
1.9 m
10 s
21h
174° S
16 kts
max 17 kts
99%
6° C
1018 hpa
216° SW
1.9 m
10 s

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
174° S
17 kts
max 18 kts
99%
6° C
1017 hpa
214° SW
2.0 m
11 s
03h
169° S
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
6° C
1015 hpa
209° SSW
2.0 m
10 s
06h
164° SSE
20 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
1015 hpa
211° SSW
1.9 m
11 s
09h
158° SSE
20 kts
max 20 kts
79%
6° C
1015 hpa
219° SW
1.9 m
11 s
12h
144° SE
19 kts
max 19 kts
76%
5° C
1015 hpa
223° SW
2.0 m
11 s
15h
158° SSE
18 kts
max 18 kts
63%
6° C
1015 hpa
228° SW
2.0 m
11 s
18h
140° SE
20 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
1016 hpa
233° SW
1.9 m
11 s
21h
130° SE
19 kts
max 19 kts
85%
5° C
1017 hpa
233° SW
2.0 m
11 s

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