Daily forecast
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Last update: 04:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Monday, Dec 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
16 kts
max 17 kts
6.81 mm
8° C
990 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
03h
7 kts
max 8 kts
2.19 mm
8° C
990 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
06h
6 kts
max 6 kts
0.43 mm
8° C
991 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
09h
8 kts
max 9 kts
9° C
991 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
12h
8 kts
max 9 kts
9° C
993 hpa
1.1 m
14 s
15h
10 kts
max 15 kts
9° C
994 hpa
1.2 m
15 s
18h
12 kts
max 15 kts
9° C
996 hpa
1.3 m
15 s
21h
9 kts
max 10 kts
9° C
998 hpa
1.3 m
15 s
Tuesday, Dec 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
9 kts
max 10 kts
9° C
999 hpa
1.2 m
14 s
03h
5 kts
max 6 kts
9° C
999 hpa
1.2 m
14 s
06h
13 kts
max 16 kts
9° C
997 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
09h
23 kts
max 30 kts
10° C
994 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
12h
32 kts
max 40 kts
2.56 mm
9° C
988 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
15h
34 kts
max 45 kts
6.83 mm
10° C
981 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
18h
29 kts
max 42 kts
0.45 mm
12° C
978 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
21h
27 kts
max 39 kts
0.44 mm
11° C
982 hpa
2.2 m
10 s
Wednesday, Dec 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
29 kts
max 43 kts
10° C
984 hpa
2.4 m
9 s
03h
30 kts
max 44 kts
10° C
986 hpa
2.7 m
10 s
06h
29 kts
max 42 kts
10° C
987 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
09h
30 kts
max 43 kts
10° C
988 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
12h
34 kts
max 47 kts
9° C
987 hpa
2.9 m
10 s
15h
37 kts
max 50 kts
2.22 mm
9° C
987 hpa
3.0 m
10 s
18h
44 kts
max 58 kts
2.16 mm
10° C
991 hpa
3.0 m
10 s
21h
44 kts
max 58 kts
11° C
994 hpa
2.8 m
11 s
Thursday, Dec 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
34 kts
max 48 kts
11° C
998 hpa
2.6 m
10 s
03h
24 kts
max 38 kts
1.28 mm
10° C
1002 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
06h
28 kts
max 39 kts
0.54 mm
11° C
1004 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
09h
15 kts
max 23 kts
11° C
1006 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
12h
18 kts
max 25 kts
10° C
1006 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
15h
15 kts
max 22 kts
10° C
1005 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
18h
15 kts
max 23 kts
10° C
1005 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
21h
20 kts
max 25 kts
9° C
1005 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
Friday, Dec 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
25 kts
max 33 kts
10° C
1004 hpa
2.1 m
13 s
03h
23 kts
max 29 kts
10° C
1004 hpa
2.1 m
14 s
06h
18 kts
max 23 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
2.1 m
14 s
09h
5 kts
max 5 kts
9° C
1007 hpa
2.1 m
14 s
12h
9 kts
max 13 kts
9° C
1007 hpa
2.2 m
14 s
15h
15 kts
max 21 kts
0.58 mm
9° C
1007 hpa
2.1 m
14 s
18h
19 kts
max 24 kts
0.92 mm
10° C
1006 hpa
2.1 m
13 s
21h
16 kts
max 21 kts
10° C
1006 hpa
2.1 m
13 s
Saturday, Dec 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
8 kts
max 10 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
03h
11 kts
max 15 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
06h
13 kts
max 18 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
09h
15 kts
max 18 kts
9° C
1007 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
12h
14 kts
max 16 kts
9° C
1007 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
15h
13 kts
max 15 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
18h
15 kts
max 16 kts
9° C
1005 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
21h
15 kts
max 16 kts
9° C
1004 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
Sunday, Dec 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
16 kts
max 16 kts
8° C
1003 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
03h
16 kts
max 17 kts
8° C
1002 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
06h
20 kts
max 21 kts
8° C
999 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
09h
25 kts
max 27 kts
0.87 mm
8° C
995 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
12h
23 kts
max 29 kts
1.61 mm
9° C
991 hpa
2.0 m
9 s
15h
21 kts
max 31 kts
4.36 mm
10° C
989 hpa
2.0 m
9 s
18h
23 kts
max 32 kts
10° C
992 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
21h
23 kts
max 32 kts
9° C
994 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
Monday, Dec 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
25 kts
max 35 kts
9° C
996 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
03h
26 kts
max 37 kts
8° C
996 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
06h
25 kts
max 36 kts
8° C
997 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
09h
24 kts
max 33 kts
8° C
999 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
12h
23 kts
max 30 kts
8° C
999 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
15h
22 kts
max 25 kts
8° C
998 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
18h
26 kts
max 30 kts
9° C
996 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
21h
34 kts
max 37 kts
8° C
992 hpa
2.3 m
11 s
Tuesday, Dec 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
37 kts
max 42 kts
8° C
986 hpa
2.3 m
11 s
03h
29 kts
max 38 kts
11° C
983 hpa
2.3 m
11 s
06h
19 kts
max 27 kts
0.43 mm
9° C
983 hpa
2.3 m
11 s
09h
17 kts
max 24 kts
2.58 mm
9° C
984 hpa
2.3 m
12 s
12h
20 kts
max 32 kts
9° C
983 hpa
2.3 m
12 s
15h
14 kts
max 20 kts
9° C
981 hpa
2.4 m
12 s
18h
23 kts
max 29 kts
1.19 mm
8° C
980 hpa
2.4 m
13 s
21h
28 kts
max 39 kts
8° C
979 hpa
2.4 m
13 s
Wednesday, Dec 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
32 kts
max 44 kts
7° C
979 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
03h
27 kts
max 38 kts
7° C
981 hpa
2.4 m
13 s
06h
29 kts
max 37 kts
8° C
984 hpa
2.4 m
13 s
09h
27 kts
max 34 kts
8° C
987 hpa
2.4 m
13 s
12h
26 kts
max 32 kts
8° C
989 hpa
2.4 m
13 s
15h
21 kts
max 27 kts
8° C
989 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
18h
22 kts
max 27 kts
8° C
990 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
21h
21 kts
max 25 kts
7° C
991 hpa
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