Daily forecast
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Last update: 20:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Friday, Dec 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
4 kts
max 5 kts
1.07 mm
25° C
1001 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
3.5
m
04h
9 kts
max 9 kts
3.05 mm
25° C
1001 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
02:32
4.0
m
07h
9 kts
max 10 kts
5.39 mm
25° C
1002 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
08:25
1.6
m
10h
6 kts
max 7 kts
7.57 mm
25° C
1002 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
2.1
m
13h
2 kts
max 2 kts
2.02 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
4.2
m
16h
8 kts
max 9 kts
3.55 mm
25° C
999 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
14:52
4.9
m
19h
16 kts
max 18 kts
2.18 mm
25° C
1001 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
2.6
m
22h
9 kts
max 10 kts
0.71 mm
25° C
1002 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
21:27
1.4
m
Saturday, Dec 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9 kts
max 10 kts
0.84 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
0.3 m
6 s
2.9
m
04h
7 kts
max 9 kts
0.61 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
0.3 m
6 s
03:39
4.0
m
07h
11 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1003 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
2.8
m
10h
12 kts
max 14 kts
0.49 mm
27° C
1004 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
09:31
1.8
m
13h
12 kts
max 14 kts
1.3 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
3.3
m
16h
13 kts
max 15 kts
3.38 mm
25° C
1003 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
15:55
4.6
m
19h
12 kts
max 15 kts
1.39 mm
25° C
1004 hpa
0.5 m
5 s
3.4
m
22h
6 kts
max 8 kts
25° C
1006 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
22:31
1.4
m
Sunday, Dec 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9 kts
max 11 kts
1.33 mm
25° C
1004 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
2.2
m
04h
13 kts
max 15 kts
2.53 mm
25° C
1004 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
05:02
4.2
m
07h
12 kts
max 15 kts
1.97 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
3.8
m
10h
9 kts
max 12 kts
26° C
1007 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
10:56
1.9
m
13h
11 kts
max 13 kts
26° C
1006 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
2.4
m
16h
14 kts
max 17 kts
2.83 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
17:13
4.5
m
19h
13 kts
max 17 kts
1.12 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
4.0
m
22h
18 kts
max 21 kts
0.44 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
1.8
m
Monday, Dec 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
19 kts
max 22 kts
26° C
1005 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
23:45
1.3
m
04h
15 kts
max 18 kts
0.71 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
3.7
m
07h
19 kts
max 22 kts
26° C
1007 hpa
1.0 m
6 s
06:25
4.6
m
10h
18 kts
max 22 kts
0.65 mm
25° C
1008 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
2.7
m
13h
15 kts
max 20 kts
2.88 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
12:34
1.8
m
16h
13 kts
max 17 kts
1.24 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
3.5
m
19h
17 kts
max 20 kts
1.12 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
18:35
4.5
m
22h
18 kts
max 21 kts
25° C
1007 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
2.5
m
Tuesday, Dec 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
18 kts
max 20 kts
0.6 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
00:55
1.1
m
04h
17 kts
max 19 kts
25° C
1006 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
3.0
m
07h
16 kts
max 18 kts
26° C
1007 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
07:30
5.1
m
10h
14 kts
max 17 kts
27° C
1007 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
3.7
m
13h
15 kts
max 16 kts
27° C
1005 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
13:49
1.5
m
16h
13 kts
max 15 kts
27° C
1004 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
2.5
m
19h
12 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1005 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
19:43
4.5
m
22h
12 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1006 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
3.3
m
Wednesday, Dec 31
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
10 kts
max 12 kts
25° C
1004 hpa
0.5 m
5 s
01:54
0.8
m
04h
8 kts
max 11 kts
24° C
1003 hpa
0.5 m
5 s
2.0
m
07h
7 kts
max 9 kts
25° C
1005 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
08:25
5.5
m
10h
9 kts
max 10 kts
27° C
1005 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
4.8
m
13h
9 kts
max 10 kts
27° C
1004 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
2.0
m
16h
9 kts
max 10 kts
27° C
1002 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
14:49
1.1
m
19h
6 kts
max 8 kts
26° C
1004 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
3.9
m
22h
4 kts
max 6 kts
25° C
1005 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
20:40
4.6
m
Thursday, Jan 01
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
4 kts
max 7 kts
25° C
1003 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
1.4
m
04h
2 kts
max 5 kts
24° C
1003 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
02:46
0.6
m
07h
2 kts
max 4 kts
24° C
1005 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
4.4
m
10h
4 kts
max 5 kts
26° C
1005 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
09:16
5.9
m
13h
7 kts
max 7 kts
27° C
1004 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
2.8
m
16h
8 kts
max 8 kts
27° C
1003 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
15:45
0.9
m
19h
7 kts
max 8 kts
26° C
1005 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
3.1
m
22h
7 kts
max 8 kts
26° C
1006 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
21:35
4.6
m
Friday, Jan 02
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8 kts
max 10 kts
25° C
1005 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
2.1
m
04h
7 kts
max 9 kts
25° C
1005 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
03:37
0.5
m
07h
7 kts
max 9 kts
26° C
1007 hpa
0.5 m
5 s
3.5
m
10h
10 kts
max 11 kts
27° C
1008 hpa
0.5 m
5 s
10:06
6.1
m
13h
11 kts
max 12 kts
28° C
1007 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
3.8
m
16h
12 kts
max 13 kts
28° C
1006 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
16:33
0.7
m
19h
12 kts
max 13 kts
27° C
1007 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
2.2
m
22h
12 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
22:23
4.7
m
Saturday, Jan 03
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13 kts
max 15 kts
26° C
1007 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
3.0
m
04h
12 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1007 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
04:23
0.4
m
07h
12 kts
max 14 kts
27° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
2.5
m
10h
12 kts
max 13 kts
27° C
1009 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
10:51
6.2
m
13h
12 kts
max 13 kts
28° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
4.8
m
16h
12 kts
max 13 kts
28° C
1006 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
17:19
0.6
m
19h
11 kts
max 14 kts
27° C
1007 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
1.4
m
22h
11 kts
max 13 kts
26° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
23:08
4.6
m
Sunday, Jan 04
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
12 kts
max 14 kts
1.09 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
3.7
m
04h
13 kts
max 15 kts
1.6 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
05:06
0.4
m
07h
12 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
1.6
m
10h
12 kts
max 12 kts
26° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
5.3
m
13h
16 kts
max 16 kts
0.87 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
11:34
6.2
m
16h
14 kts
max 15 kts
27° C
1005 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
2.0
m
19h
13 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1006 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
18:03
0.7
m
22h
11 kts
max 13 kts
26° C
1008 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
3.6
m
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