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Last update: 04:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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, Dec 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
215° SW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
1029 hpa
208° SSW
1.0 m
7 s
1.6 m
03h
218° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
1029 hpa
210° SSW
0.9 m
7 s
02:01
1.9 m
06h
236° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
7° C
1029 hpa
210° SSW
0.9 m
7 s
1.1 m
09h
262° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
7° C
1029 hpa
210° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
07:44
0.9 m
12h
257° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
44%
8° C
1029 hpa
210° SSW
0.7 m
6 s
1.8 m
15h
286° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
32%
7° C
1028 hpa
210° SSW
0.7 m
6 s
13:58
2.1 m
18h
351° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
84%
8° C
1027 hpa
210° SSW
0.7 m
6 s
1.1 m
21h
28° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
9° C
1027 hpa
210° SSW
0.6 m
6 s
20:24
0.7 m

Friday, Dec 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
22° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
8° C
1027 hpa
210° SSW
0.6 m
6 s
1.4 m
03h
30° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
1026 hpa
212° SSW
0.6 m
6 s
02:48
1.8 m
06h
27° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
7° C
1025 hpa
255° WSW
0.5 m
10 s
1.3 m
09h
9° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
7° C
1026 hpa
252° WSW
0.5 m
10 s
08:29
1.0 m
12h
299° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
90%
7° C
1026 hpa
251° WSW
0.5 m
10 s
1.6 m
15h
293° WNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
73%
7° C
1026 hpa
247° WSW
0.6 m
9 s
14:46
2.0 m
18h
281° W
7 kts
max 10 kts
83%
8° C
1027 hpa
255° WSW
0.6 m
9 s
1.3 m
21h
306° NW
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
8° C
1028 hpa
267° W
0.7 m
7 s
21:12
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, Dec 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
332° NNW
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
1029 hpa
240° WSW
0.8 m
5 s
1.1 m
03h
7° N
16 kts
max 21 kts
20%
6° C
1031 hpa
342° NNW
1.0 m
5 s
03:41
1.8 m
06h
359° N
16 kts
max 22 kts
33%
5° C
1033 hpa
338° NNW
1.2 m
5 s
1.4 m
09h
359° N
16 kts
max 21 kts
8%
5° C
1034 hpa
339° NNW
1.3 m
5 s
09:21
1.0 m
12h
3° N
16 kts
max 20 kts
4%
5° C
1033 hpa
343° NNW
1.3 m
5 s
1.4 m
15h
10° N
15 kts
max 19 kts
5%
4° C
1034 hpa
347° NNW
1.2 m
6 s
15:40
2.0 m
18h
6° N
13 kts
max 17 kts
3%
4° C
1033 hpa
348° NNW
1.2 m
7 s
1.5 m
21h
1° N
11 kts
max 14 kts
11%
4° C
1032 hpa
344° NNW
1.1 m
9 s
22:08
0.8 m

Sunday, Dec 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
347° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
31%
3° C
1031 hpa
343° NNW
1.0 m
10 s
0.9 m
03h
307° NW
6 kts
max 8 kts
69%
3° C
1029 hpa
358° N
1.0 m
12 s
1.6 m
06h
306° NW
10 kts
max 14 kts
6%
4° C
1028 hpa
9° N
1.1 m
13 s
04:39
1.8 m
09h
299° WNW
11 kts
max 16 kts
67%
5° C
1026 hpa
15° NNE
1.1 m
13 s
10:22
1.0 m
12h
297° WNW
13 kts
max 18 kts
52%
6° C
1025 hpa
13° NNE
1.1 m
13 s
1.2 m
15h
293° WNW
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
1023 hpa
10° N
1.2 m
13 s
1.8 m
18h
301° WNW
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
1021 hpa
10° N
1.2 m
13 s
16:42
1.9 m
21h
317° NW
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7° C
1020 hpa
17° NNE
1.2 m
12 s
1.0 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)

Monday, Dec 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
341° NNW
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
1020 hpa
30° NNE
1.2 m
11 s
23:11
0.8 m
03h
339° NNW
11 kts
max 18 kts
51%
6° C
1019 hpa
9° N
1.2 m
11 s
1.4 m
06h
329° NNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
88%
7° C
1019 hpa
336° NNW
1.2 m
10 s
05:40
1.8 m
09h
340° NNW
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5° C
1019 hpa
334° NNW
1.2 m
10 s
1.3 m
12h
348° NNW
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5° C
1020 hpa
348° NNW
1.2 m
10 s
11:32
1.0 m
15h
333° NNW
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
5° C
1019 hpa
32° NNE
1.3 m
9 s
1.5 m
18h
327° NNW
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5° C
1019 hpa
21° NNE
1.4 m
10 s
17:47
1.9 m
21h
326° NW
12 kts
max 17 kts
69%
5° C
1018 hpa
2° N
1.5 m
10 s
1.3 m

Tuesday, Dec 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
300° WNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
47%
5° C
1016 hpa
4° N
1.6 m
11 s
00:22
0.8 m
03h
297° WNW
26 kts
max 34 kts
99%
7° C
1013 hpa
7° N
1.6 m
12 s
1.2 m
06h
12° NNE
26 kts
max 31 kts
98%
0.51 mm
4° C
1013 hpa
10° N
1.7 m
12 s
06:43
1.8 m
09h
6° N
22 kts
max 26 kts
79%
3° C
1016 hpa
359° N
1.8 m
13 s
1.5 m
12h
4° N
21 kts
max 25 kts
96%
3° C
1018 hpa
357° N
1.8 m
13 s
12:49
1.0 m
15h
358° N
21 kts
max 25 kts
83%
2° C
1019 hpa
357° N
1.8 m
13 s
1.2 m
18h
354° N
19 kts
max 23 kts
99%
2° C
1019 hpa
17° NNE
1.8 m
13 s
18:57
2.0 m
21h
347° NNW
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
2° C
1019 hpa
25° NNE
1.8 m
13 s
1.6 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)

Wednesday, Dec 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
349° N
17 kts
max 22 kts
94%
2° C
1018 hpa
25° NNE
1.8 m
13 s
0.9 m
03h
343° NNW
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2° C
1016 hpa
25° NNE
1.8 m
13 s
01:31
0.8 m
06h
340° NNW
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2° C
1014 hpa
2° N
1.8 m
12 s
1.7 m
09h
338° NNW
20 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.52 mm
2° C
1013 hpa
356° N
1.8 m
12 s
07:46
1.9 m
12h
339° NNW
22 kts
max 27 kts
97%
0.58 mm
3° C
1010 hpa
0° N
1.8 m
12 s
1.1 m
15h
344° NNW
23 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.63 mm
2° C
1008 hpa
6° N
1.8 m
12 s
13:59
0.9 m
18h
349° N
23 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.56 mm
2° C
1006 hpa
8° N
1.9 m
12 s
1.7 m
21h
351° N
25 kts
max 30 kts
84%
0.65 mm
2° C
1004 hpa
15° NNE
1.9 m
11 s
20:07
2.0 m

Thursday, Jan 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
358° N
25 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.54 mm
1° C
1003 hpa
16° NNE
1.8 m
11 s
1.2 m
03h
3° N
25 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.94 mm
1° C
1003 hpa
16° NNE
1.9 m
11 s
02:34
0.8 m
06h
12° NNE
25 kts
max 29 kts
99%
1.05 mm
1° C
1004 hpa
18° NNE
1.9 m
11 s
1.5 m
09h
19° NNE
22 kts
max 25 kts
96%
0.97 mm
2° C
1005 hpa
38° NE
1.9 m
11 s
08:46
2.0 m
12h
17° NNE
18 kts
max 23 kts
93%
0.75 mm
2° C
1006 hpa
50° NE
1.8 m
11 s
1.3 m
15h
3° N
18 kts
max 22 kts
24%
2° C
1007 hpa
56° NE
1.8 m
10 s
15:00
0.7 m
18h
324° NW
20 kts
max 27 kts
94%
2° C
1006 hpa
64° ENE
1.9 m
9 s
1.4 m
21h
11° N
16 kts
max 22 kts
14%
1.16 mm
4° C
1005 hpa
74° ENE
1.9 m
10 s
21:15
2.1 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)

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
351° N
15 kts
max 21 kts
17%
4° C
1004 hpa
103° ESE
1.8 m
9 s
1.5 m
03h
352° N
14 kts
max 20 kts
11%
4° C
1004 hpa
89° E
1.8 m
9 s
03:28
0.8 m
06h
28° NNE
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0.57 mm
3° C
1003 hpa
116° ESE
1.8 m
9 s
1.2 m
09h
66° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
3° C
1003 hpa
133° SE
1.7 m
9 s
09:40
2.2 m
12h
92° E
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
3° C
1002 hpa
155° SSE
1.7 m
8 s
1.6 m
15h
120° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2° C
1002 hpa
140° SE
1.6 m
8 s
15:54
0.6 m
18h
140° SE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2° C
1001 hpa
177° S
1.6 m
8 s
1.0 m
21h
168° SSE
15 kts
max 16 kts
99%
3° C
1001 hpa
179° S
1.6 m
8 s
22:14
2.2 m

Saturday, Jan 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
171° S
18 kts
max 21 kts
99%
3° C
1001 hpa
174° S
1.6 m
8 s
1.9 m
03h
167° SSE
20 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
1002 hpa
181° S
1.6 m
8 s
04:17
0.7 m
06h
165° SSE
20 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3° C
1002 hpa
187° S
1.7 m
7 s
1.0 m
09h
171° S
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
3° C
1002 hpa
175° S
1.7 m
7 s
10:30
2.3 m
12h
179° S
19 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4° C
1002 hpa
174° S
1.7 m
7 s
2.0 m
15h
183° S
18 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4° C
1002 hpa
161° SSE
1.7 m
8 s
0.8 m
18h
180° S
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
1002 hpa
144° SE
1.7 m
8 s
16:45
0.4 m
21h
174° S
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5° C
1003 hpa
1.7 m

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