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Last update: 04:39 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, Feb 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
218° SW
10 kts
max 17 kts
90%
7° C
989 hpa
184° S
1.3 m
7 s
1.0 m
03h
243° WSW
13 kts
max 21 kts
66%
7° C
988 hpa
188° S
1.3 m
7 s
1.4 m
06h
231° SW
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
6° C
988 hpa
193° SSW
1.3 m
7 s
05:36
1.7 m
09h
221° SW
11 kts
max 17 kts
67%
6° C
987 hpa
198° SSW
1.2 m
7 s
1.3 m
12h
175° S
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
7° C
985 hpa
199° SSW
1.2 m
7 s
12:28
0.9 m
15h
184° S
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.29 mm
6° C
982 hpa
194° SSW
1.3 m
7 s
1.2 m
18h
205° SSW
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.64 mm
7° C
980 hpa
191° S
1.8 m
7 s
18:36
1.7 m
21h
225° SW
25 kts
max 35 kts
7%
8° C
981 hpa
184° S
2.2 m
7 s
1.5 m

Friday, Feb 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
229° SW
22 kts
max 31 kts
39%
7° C
983 hpa
192° SSW
2.2 m
8 s
01:19
1.0 m
03h
219° SW
24 kts
max 33 kts
64%
7° C
984 hpa
197° SSW
2.2 m
8 s
1.2 m
06h
220° SW
26 kts
max 34 kts
99%
7° C
984 hpa
199° SSW
2.2 m
8 s
07:05
1.7 m
09h
260° W
23 kts
max 30 kts
57%
6° C
987 hpa
203° SSW
2.0 m
8 s
1.6 m
12h
281° W
24 kts
max 30 kts
39%
5° C
992 hpa
207° SSW
1.8 m
8 s
1.0 m
15h
278° W
22 kts
max 26 kts
60%
4° C
995 hpa
214° SW
1.7 m
8 s
13:54
0.8 m
18h
250° WSW
18 kts
max 22 kts
17%
4° C
998 hpa
219° SW
1.6 m
8 s
1.5 m
21h
241° WSW
25 kts
max 33 kts
96%
4° C
1000 hpa
233° SW
1.7 m
7 s
20:16
1.8 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, Feb 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
262° W
13 kts
max 19 kts
96%
1.43 mm
4° C
1002 hpa
236° SW
1.6 m
7 s
1.2 m
03h
255° WSW
12 kts
max 18 kts
39%
5° C
1003 hpa
235° SW
1.4 m
7 s
02:25
0.9 m
06h
236° SW
14 kts
max 19 kts
4%
5° C
1004 hpa
232° SW
1.4 m
7 s
1.5 m
09h
229° SW
16 kts
max 21 kts
18%
5° C
1005 hpa
231° SW
1.4 m
7 s
08:24
1.9 m
12h
230° SW
17 kts
max 21 kts
79%
6° C
1006 hpa
231° SW
1.4 m
7 s
1.1 m
15h
213° SSW
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
1005 hpa
232° SW
1.4 m
7 s
14:53
0.6 m
18h
189° S
14 kts
max 18 kts
10%
5° C
1005 hpa
234° SW
1.4 m
6 s
1.2 m
21h
179° S
18 kts
max 22 kts
32%
5° C
1004 hpa
232° SW
1.4 m
6 s
21:17
1.9 m

Sunday, Mar 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
164° SSE
19 kts
max 23 kts
64%
5° C
1002 hpa
230° SW
1.4 m
6 s
1.4 m
03h
174° S
18 kts
max 22 kts
37%
5° C
1000 hpa
224° SW
1.5 m
6 s
03:14
0.8 m
06h
177° S
17 kts
max 22 kts
6%
5° C
998 hpa
226° SW
1.6 m
7 s
1.3 m
09h
179° S
16 kts
max 20 kts
40%
6° C
997 hpa
216° SW
1.9 m
7 s
09:20
2.0 m
12h
171° S
17 kts
max 23 kts
82%
6° C
996 hpa
207° SSW
2.1 m
7 s
1.4 m
15h
161° SSE
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
994 hpa
201° SSW
2.3 m
7 s
15:41
0.4 m
18h
156° SSE
22 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
993 hpa
196° SSW
2.5 m
8 s
0.8 m
21h
167° SSE
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
7° C
991 hpa
188° S
2.7 m
8 s
22:03
2.0 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, Mar 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
178° S
25 kts
max 38 kts
53%
8° C
990 hpa
185° S
2.9 m
8 s
1.6 m
03h
186° S
25 kts
max 38 kts
99%
8° C
990 hpa
183° S
3.0 m
9 s
03:55
0.7 m
06h
214° SW
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.74 mm
7° C
991 hpa
182° S
3.0 m
9 s
1.0 m
09h
183° S
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
180° S
3.1 m
9 s
10:06
2.2 m
12h
189° S
21 kts
max 34 kts
99%
2.99 mm
7° C
990 hpa
180° S
3.2 m
9 s
1.7 m
15h
272° W
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
2.27 mm
6° C
991 hpa
182° S
3.1 m
9 s
16:22
0.3 m
18h
205° SSW
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
184° S
3.0 m
9 s
0.6 m
21h
214° SW
18 kts
max 26 kts
1%
6° C
992 hpa
188° S
2.8 m
9 s
1.7 m

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
231° SW
23 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
994 hpa
190° S
2.6 m
9 s
22:43
2.0 m
03h
265° W
22 kts
max 30 kts
7%
0.58 mm
6° C
998 hpa
193° SSW
2.4 m
9 s
0.9 m
06h
265° W
19 kts
max 27 kts
4%
6° C
1001 hpa
195° SSW
2.2 m
8 s
04:33
0.6 m
09h
237° WSW
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
1003 hpa
197° SSW
2.0 m
8 s
1.8 m
12h
215° SW
19 kts
max 24 kts
8%
7° C
1004 hpa
199° SSW
2.0 m
8 s
10:47
2.2 m
15h
201° SSW
21 kts
max 27 kts
45%
6° C
1002 hpa
200° SSW
2.1 m
8 s
0.8 m
18h
180° S
24 kts
max 32 kts
7%
6° C
999 hpa
194° SSW
2.3 m
8 s
17:00
0.2 m
21h
187° S
29 kts
max 38 kts
99%
6° C
994 hpa
194° SSW
2.4 m
8 s
1.4 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, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
203° SSW
32 kts
max 45 kts
99%
0.76 mm
6° C
990 hpa
194° SSW
2.4 m
8 s
23:19
2.1 m
03h
245° WSW
27 kts
max 37 kts
87%
1.09 mm
5° C
991 hpa
194° SSW
2.4 m
8 s
1.0 m
06h
253° WSW
26 kts
max 32 kts
79%
1.0 mm
4° C
994 hpa
201° SSW
2.2 m
8 s
05:08
0.5 m
09h
254° WSW
25 kts
max 34 kts
57%
0.8 mm
5° C
997 hpa
205° SSW
2.1 m
8 s
1.6 m
12h
240° WSW
26 kts
max 33 kts
93%
0.42 mm
5° C
999 hpa
208° SSW
2.0 m
8 s
11:26
2.3 m
15h
233° SW
25 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.51 mm
5° C
999 hpa
214° SW
1.9 m
7 s
1.0 m
18h
233° SW
27 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.64 mm
5° C
999 hpa
219° SW
1.7 m
7 s
17:36
0.2 m
21h
231° SW
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.43 mm
6° C
1000 hpa
224° SW
1.7 m
7 s
1.2 m

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
204° SSW
22 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.74 mm
6° C
999 hpa
222° SW
1.7 m
7 s
23:54
2.0 m
03h
175° S
22 kts
max 28 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
224° SW
1.6 m
7 s
1.2 m
06h
180° S
27 kts
max 39 kts
99%
1.98 mm
6° C
990 hpa
225° SW
1.6 m
7 s
05:42
0.5 m
09h
192° SSW
31 kts
max 46 kts
99%
0.89 mm
7° C
987 hpa
223° SW
1.7 m
7 s
1.4 m
12h
202° SSW
30 kts
max 45 kts
99%
8° C
987 hpa
223° SW
1.8 m
8 s
12:03
2.3 m
15h
233° SW
33 kts
max 47 kts
5%
8° C
990 hpa
222° SW
1.9 m
8 s
1.3 m
18h
245° WSW
16 kts
max 22 kts
4%
6° C
995 hpa
220° SW
2.1 m
8 s
18:10
0.3 m
21h
209° SSW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6° C
998 hpa
218° SW
2.3 m
8 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)

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
156° SSE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6° C
998 hpa
217° SW
2.5 m
8 s
00:27
2.0 m
03h
160° SSE
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.67 mm
6° C
997 hpa
220° SW
2.4 m
8 s
1.3 m
06h
319° NW
19 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.83 mm
5° C
997 hpa
222° SW
2.2 m
8 s
06:15
0.5 m
09h
275° W
8 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
999 hpa
224° SW
2.1 m
8 s
1.1 m
12h
275° W
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
1001 hpa
229° SW
2.0 m
8 s
12:38
2.2 m
15h
273° W
18 kts
max 24 kts
62%
6° C
1002 hpa
230° SW
1.9 m
8 s
1.5 m
18h
274° W
17 kts
max 23 kts
33%
6° C
1003 hpa
233° SW
1.8 m
8 s
18:42
0.4 m
21h
274° W
16 kts
max 22 kts
61%
6° C
1004 hpa
227° SW
1.7 m
8 s
0.9 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
274° W
18 kts
max 24 kts
10%
6° C
1006 hpa
223° SW
1.6 m
7 s
00:58
2.0 m
03h
272° W
18 kts
max 25 kts
12%
6° C
1007 hpa
227° SW
1.6 m
7 s
1.5 m
06h
288° WNW
14 kts
max 20 kts
42%
5° C
1008 hpa
226° SW
1.7 m
8 s
06:47
0.5 m
09h
275° W
9 kts
max 14 kts
5%
6° C
1010 hpa
219° SW
1.7 m
8 s
1.0 m
12h
261° W
9 kts
max 12 kts
4%
7° C
1012 hpa
216° SW
1.8 m
7 s
13:12
2.1 m
15h
245° WSW
9 kts
max 11 kts
4%
7° C
1013 hpa
213° SSW
1.9 m
8 s
1.7 m
18h
235° SW
9 kts
max 13 kts
54%
6° C
1014 hpa
208° SSW
1.9 m
7 s
19:13
0.5 m
21h
192° SSW
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5° C
1014 hpa
0.8 m

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