Daily forecast
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Last update: 18:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Jan 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
18 kts
max 24 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
2.6 m
12 s
01:33
1.4
m
05h
21 kts
max 27 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
2.9 m
12 s
1.0
m
08h
20 kts
max 24 kts
18° C
1016 hpa
3.1 m
11 s
07:26
0.8
m
11h
20 kts
max 21 kts
19° C
1016 hpa
3.0 m
11 s
1.2
m
14h
18 kts
max 19 kts
20° C
1015 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
13:31
1.5
m
17h
21 kts
max 23 kts
20° C
1014 hpa
2.7 m
11 s
1.0
m
20h
19 kts
max 22 kts
19° C
1015 hpa
2.6 m
11 s
19:53
0.6
m
23h
19 kts
max 22 kts
18° C
1016 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
1.0
m
Friday, Jan 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
13 kts
max 16 kts
17° C
1015 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
02:13
1.5
m
05h
12 kts
max 15 kts
17° C
1015 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
1.1
m
08h
12 kts
max 14 kts
18° C
1016 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
08:09
0.7
m
11h
14 kts
max 14 kts
20° C
1016 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
1.1
m
14h
14 kts
max 15 kts
20° C
1016 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
14:11
1.5
m
17h
16 kts
max 18 kts
20° C
1015 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
1.1
m
20h
14 kts
max 18 kts
18° C
1016 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
20:28
0.5
m
23h
11 kts
max 14 kts
18° C
1016 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
0.9
m
Saturday, Jan 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
8 kts
max 10 kts
17° C
1015 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
02:47
1.6
m
05h
4 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
1.3
m
08h
2 kts
max 3 kts
18° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
08:45
0.6
m
11h
6 kts
max 8 kts
21° C
1015 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
0.9
m
14h
11 kts
max 14 kts
22° C
1014 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
14:47
1.6
m
17h
12 kts
max 16 kts
21° C
1013 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
1.3
m
20h
11 kts
max 16 kts
19° C
1014 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
21:01
0.5
m
23h
10 kts
max 14 kts
19° C
1015 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
0.7
m
Sunday, Jan 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
12 kts
max 14 kts
18° C
1015 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
03:18
1.6
m
05h
9 kts
max 12 kts
17° C
1015 hpa
3.1 m
12 s
1.4
m
08h
11 kts
max 12 kts
18° C
1018 hpa
3.1 m
12 s
09:19
0.6
m
11h
12 kts
max 12 kts
19° C
1018 hpa
3.0 m
12 s
0.8
m
14h
14 kts
max 15 kts
20° C
1017 hpa
2.9 m
12 s
15:21
1.6
m
17h
16 kts
max 18 kts
20° C
1016 hpa
2.9 m
12 s
1.4
m
20h
17 kts
max 22 kts
18° C
1017 hpa
2.8 m
12 s
0.6
m
23h
16 kts
max 24 kts
18° C
1017 hpa
2.6 m
12 s
21:31
0.4
m
Monday, Jan 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
14 kts
max 21 kts
18° C
1016 hpa
2.5 m
12 s
1.4
m
05h
13 kts
max 20 kts
17° C
1016 hpa
2.3 m
12 s
03:48
1.7
m
08h
10 kts
max 14 kts
18° C
1017 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
0.8
m
11h
13 kts
max 14 kts
21° C
1017 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
09:51
0.5
m
14h
15 kts
max 18 kts
22° C
1016 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
1.4
m
17h
19 kts
max 25 kts
21° C
1015 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
15:53
1.7
m
20h
19 kts
max 30 kts
19° C
1016 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
0.7
m
23h
15 kts
max 26 kts
19° C
1016 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
22:02
0.4
m
Tuesday, Jan 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
18 kts
max 29 kts
19° C
1015 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
1.3
m
05h
16 kts
max 29 kts
19° C
1015 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
04:18
1.8
m
08h
15 kts
max 23 kts
20° C
1017 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
0.9
m
11h
13 kts
max 17 kts
23° C
1016 hpa
1.9 m
9 s
10:24
0.5
m
14h
19 kts
max 25 kts
23° C
1015 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
1.2
m
17h
21 kts
max 31 kts
23° C
1014 hpa
2.6 m
8 s
16:26
1.7
m
20h
20 kts
max 30 kts
22° C
1014 hpa
2.5 m
8 s
0.9
m
23h
13 kts
max 19 kts
20° C
1014 hpa
2.2 m
9 s
22:32
0.4
m
Wednesday, Jan 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
11 kts
max 16 kts
19° C
1013 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
1.2
m
05h
9 kts
max 13 kts
18° C
1012 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
04:49
1.8
m
08h
9 kts
max 11 kts
20° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
1.1
m
11h
7 kts
max 9 kts
24° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
10:57
0.4
m
14h
15 kts
max 18 kts
25° C
1013 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
1.1
m
17h
21 kts
max 29 kts
23° C
1012 hpa
2.2 m
10 s
17:00
1.7
m
20h
20 kts
max 30 kts
21° C
1013 hpa
2.3 m
9 s
1.0
m
23h
14 kts
max 21 kts
20° C
1013 hpa
2.2 m
9 s
23:04
0.4
m
Thursday, Jan 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
11 kts
max 17 kts
19° C
1012 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
1.0
m
05h
11 kts
max 17 kts
19° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
05:22
1.8
m
08h
8 kts
max 11 kts
20° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
1.3
m
11h
11 kts
max 13 kts
23° C
1013 hpa
1.7 m
13 s
11:33
0.4
m
14h
17 kts
max 21 kts
23° C
1013 hpa
1.9 m
13 s
0.9
m
17h
20 kts
max 26 kts
22° C
1013 hpa
2.1 m
14 s
17:35
1.7
m
20h
18 kts
max 25 kts
20° C
1014 hpa
2.2 m
14 s
1.2
m
23h
15 kts
max 22 kts
20° C
1015 hpa
2.3 m
14 s
23:38
0.4
m
Friday, Jan 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
14 kts
max 22 kts
19° C
1014 hpa
2.3 m
14 s
0.8
m
05h
13 kts
max 22 kts
19° C
1014 hpa
2.3 m
14 s
05:57
1.8
m
08h
13 kts
max 18 kts
20° C
1015 hpa
2.2 m
14 s
1.4
m
11h
14 kts
max 17 kts
23° C
1015 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
12:12
0.5
m
14h
18 kts
max 23 kts
23° C
1014 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
0.7
m
17h
20 kts
max 27 kts
22° C
1013 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
18:15
1.6
m
20h
19 kts
max 28 kts
20° C
1013 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
1.4
m
23h
14 kts
max 21 kts
20° C
1013 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
00:15
0.5
m
Saturday, Jan 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
12 kts
max 19 kts
19° C
1012 hpa
2.1 m
13 s
0.7
m
05h
10 kts
max 15 kts
19° C
1011 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
1.5
m
08h
6 kts
max 8 kts
21° C
1011 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
06:38
1.7
m
11h
5 kts
max 5 kts
25° C
1011 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
0.8
m
14h
10 kts
max 11 kts
27° C
1009 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
12:56
0.5
m
17h
13 kts
max 18 kts
25° C
1008 hpa
2.2 m
12 s
1.3
m
20h
12 kts
max 16 kts
23° C
1007 hpa
2.2 m
12 s
18:59
1.5
m
23h
9 kts
max 12 kts
22° C
1007 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
0.8
m
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