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Last update: 14:38 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, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
119° ESE
20 kts
max 26 kts
81%
1.58 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
87° E
1.0 m
7 s
02:10
4.2 m
04h
116° ESE
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.7 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
84° E
1.1 m
7 s
3.7 m
07h
121° ESE
20 kts
max 24 kts
50%
1.47 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
83° E
1.1 m
7 s
08:00
1.6 m
10h
116° ESE
22 kts
max 25 kts
25%
0.42 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
83° E
1.1 m
7 s
2.2 m
13h
118° ESE
20 kts
max 24 kts
59%
0.62 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
80° E
1.0 m
7 s
14:24
4.9 m
16h
117° ESE
21 kts
max 24 kts
38%
27° C
1006 hpa
80° E
1.0 m
7 s
4.5 m
19h
114° ESE
21 kts
max 25 kts
22%
26° C
1007 hpa
81° E
1.1 m
7 s
2.2 m
22h
115° ESE
20 kts
max 25 kts
21%
26° C
1008 hpa
80° E
1.1 m
7 s
20:56
1.4 m

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
114° ESE
20 kts
max 24 kts
99%
26° C
1005 hpa
79° E
1.1 m
7 s
3.4 m
04h
114° ESE
19 kts
max 23 kts
99%
25° C
1005 hpa
79° E
1.0 m
7 s
03:08
4.1 m
07h
109° ESE
18 kts
max 22 kts
72%
26° C
1006 hpa
80° E
1.0 m
7 s
2.5 m
10h
110° ESE
19 kts
max 22 kts
11%
27° C
1006 hpa
79° E
1.0 m
7 s
08:52
1.9 m
13h
110° ESE
18 kts
max 21 kts
94%
27° C
1005 hpa
78° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
3.7 m
16h
119° ESE
20 kts
max 22 kts
44%
27° C
1003 hpa
76° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
15:13
4.5 m
19h
119° ESE
20 kts
max 25 kts
87%
26° C
1004 hpa
78° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
2.8 m
22h
115° ESE
19 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.41 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
77° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
21:49
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)

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
107° ESE
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.51 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
74° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
2.8 m
04h
116° ESE
18 kts
max 25 kts
92%
26° C
1001 hpa
71° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
04:23
4.0 m
07h
108° ESE
20 kts
max 26 kts
69%
1.29 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
68° ENE
1.1 m
7 s
3.3 m
10h
98° E
21 kts
max 28 kts
99%
5.19 mm
25° C
1002 hpa
63° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
10:02
2.2 m
13h
94° E
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
7.47 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
57° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
3.0 m
16h
104° ESE
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5.71 mm
25° C
998 hpa
58° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
16:15
4.1 m
19h
95° E
23 kts
max 30 kts
99%
3.03 mm
25° C
999 hpa
58° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
3.3 m
22h
109° ESE
25 kts
max 34 kts
99%
5.21 mm
25° C
998 hpa
56° NE
1.1 m
9 s
22:55
1.7 m

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
113° ESE
30 kts
max 38 kts
99%
22.7 mm
25° C
995 hpa
50° NE
1.0 m
9 s
2.2 m
04h
111° ESE
31 kts
max 40 kts
99%
29.15 mm
25° C
993 hpa
49° NE
1.0 m
9 s
3.8 m
07h
86° E
20 kts
max 30 kts
99%
15.2 mm
26° C
994 hpa
42° NE
1.0 m
10 s
05:44
4.1 m
10h
63° ENE
20 kts
max 28 kts
82%
5.26 mm
27° C
994 hpa
40° NE
1.0 m
10 s
2.6 m
13h
55° NE
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
3.92 mm
27° C
992 hpa
43° NE
1.0 m
9 s
11:46
2.4 m
16h
55° NE
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5.39 mm
27° C
991 hpa
44° NE
1.0 m
9 s
3.7 m
19h
46° NE
14 kts
max 20 kts
96%
2.6 mm
27° C
991 hpa
42° NE
1.0 m
9 s
17:36
3.9 m
22h
45° NE
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
3.53 mm
26° C
993 hpa
36° NE
0.9 m
10 s
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)

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
39° NE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4.19 mm
26° C
991 hpa
35° NE
0.9 m
10 s
00:04
1.7 m
04h
50° NE
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.94 mm
26° C
990 hpa
32° NNE
0.9 m
10 s
3.4 m
07h
48° NE
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
2.62 mm
26° C
992 hpa
32° NNE
0.8 m
10 s
06:49
4.3 m
10h
48° NE
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
3.32 mm
27° C
992 hpa
32° NNE
0.8 m
10 s
3.1 m
13h
34° NE
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2.95 mm
27° C
991 hpa
36° NE
0.8 m
10 s
13:06
2.3 m
16h
47° NE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.35 mm
27° C
990 hpa
36° NE
0.7 m
10 s
3.2 m
19h
120° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
88%
1.85 mm
26° C
992 hpa
39° NE
0.7 m
9 s
18:47
3.8 m
22h
172° S
9 kts
max 13 kts
93%
1.5 mm
26° C
993 hpa
41° NE
0.7 m
9 s
2.6 m

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
184° S
11 kts
max 15 kts
82%
0.76 mm
26° C
992 hpa
42° NE
0.7 m
9 s
01:03
1.6 m
04h
193° SSW
12 kts
max 17 kts
91%
0.78 mm
26° C
992 hpa
38° NE
0.6 m
10 s
2.9 m
07h
197° SSW
11 kts
max 17 kts
93%
0.78 mm
26° C
993 hpa
38° NE
0.6 m
10 s
07:41
4.6 m
10h
189° S
11 kts
max 15 kts
68%
0.53 mm
27° C
994 hpa
38° NE
0.5 m
9 s
3.7 m
13h
194° SSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
71%
2.04 mm
28° C
993 hpa
38° NE
0.5 m
9 s
14:04
2.1 m
16h
172° S
7 kts
max 9 kts
67%
4.18 mm
28° C
992 hpa
42° NE
0.6 m
9 s
2.6 m
19h
158° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
41%
5.62 mm
27° C
994 hpa
54° NE
0.6 m
9 s
19:43
3.8 m
22h
176° S
9 kts
max 15 kts
95%
2.75 mm
26° C
995 hpa
55° NE
0.6 m
8 s
3.0 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)

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
180° S
11 kts
max 17 kts
86%
26° C
994 hpa
45° NE
0.6 m
8 s
01:50
1.5 m
04h
185° S
12 kts
max 18 kts
87%
26° C
994 hpa
43° NE
0.5 m
8 s
2.4 m
07h
179° S
14 kts
max 21 kts
98%
1.31 mm
26° C
996 hpa
41° NE
0.5 m
8 s
08:24
4.9 m
10h
167° SSE
16 kts
max 23 kts
81%
1.08 mm
27° C
996 hpa
43° NE
0.5 m
8 s
4.4 m
13h
155° SSE
17 kts
max 23 kts
87%
2.58 mm
27° C
995 hpa
48° NE
0.5 m
8 s
2.4 m
16h
139° SE
18 kts
max 23 kts
50%
3.3 mm
27° C
995 hpa
50° NE
0.5 m
7 s
14:50
1.8 m
19h
137° SE
22 kts
max 28 kts
79%
2.63 mm
27° C
997 hpa
50° NE
0.5 m
7 s
20:29
3.9 m
22h
137° SE
21 kts
max 29 kts
67%
3.04 mm
26° C
999 hpa
49° NE
0.5 m
7 s
3.5 m

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
132° SE
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
3.3 mm
26° C
998 hpa
50° NE
0.5 m
7 s
1.8 m
04h
136° SE
20 kts
max 26 kts
93%
3.05 mm
26° C
998 hpa
57° ENE
0.5 m
7 s
02:31
1.4 m
07h
133° SE
19 kts
max 25 kts
78%
1.94 mm
26° C
1000 hpa
49° NE
0.5 m
8 s
4.2 m
10h
130° SE
19 kts
max 24 kts
94%
1.37 mm
27° C
1001 hpa
69° ENE
0.5 m
7 s
09:02
5.1 m
13h
129° SE
18 kts
max 23 kts
77%
0.46 mm
27° C
999 hpa
66° ENE
0.6 m
6 s
2.8 m
16h
122° ESE
19 kts
max 23 kts
32%
27° C
998 hpa
66° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
15:28
1.6 m
19h
121° ESE
20 kts
max 25 kts
5%
26° C
1000 hpa
62° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
3.2 m
22h
125° SE
15 kts
max 23 kts
7%
26° C
1001 hpa
59° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
21:08
4.0 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, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
125° SE
16 kts
max 21 kts
6%
26° C
999 hpa
64° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
2.0 m
04h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 19 kts
23%
26° C
999 hpa
65° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
03:07
1.2 m
07h
119° ESE
16 kts
max 19 kts
23%
26° C
1001 hpa
65° ENE
0.7 m
7 s
3.8 m
10h
120° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
61%
27° C
1001 hpa
82° E
0.7 m
6 s
09:36
5.3 m
13h
129° SE
15 kts
max 19 kts
56%
27° C
1000 hpa
86° E
0.7 m
6 s
3.2 m
16h
125° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
1%
27° C
999 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
6 s
16:02
1.4 m
19h
120° ESE
15 kts
max 21 kts
0%
26° C
1001 hpa
85° E
0.8 m
6 s
2.8 m
22h
115° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
1%
26° C
1002 hpa
82° E
0.8 m
7 s
21:43
4.1 m

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
105° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
17%
26° C
1000 hpa
84° E
0.8 m
7 s
2.4 m
04h
119° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
94%
26° C
1000 hpa
83° E
0.8 m
7 s
03:40
1.1 m
07h
125° SE
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
26° C
1002 hpa
80° E
0.8 m
7 s
3.4 m
10h
127° SE
16 kts
max 20 kts
97%
26° C
1003 hpa
85° E
0.8 m
6 s
10:06
5.5 m
13h
132° SE
18 kts
max 22 kts
70%
27° C
1002 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
6 s
3.7 m
16h
130° SE
18 kts
max 22 kts
25%
27° C
1000 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
6 s
16:33
1.3 m
19h
122° ESE
19 kts
max 23 kts
4%
26° C
1002 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
6 s
2.5 m
22h
123° ESE
19 kts
max 26 kts
43%
26° C
1003 hpa
83° E
0.9 m
7 s
22:15
4.2 m

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