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Last update: 06:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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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)

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
94° E
13 kts
max 21 kts
0%
10° C
1024 hpa
87° E
0.7 m
3 s
0.5 m
05h
89° E
16 kts
max 25 kts
0%
10° C
1023 hpa
91° E
0.9 m
4 s
05:28
1.0 m
08h
92° E
16 kts
max 27 kts
16%
10° C
1024 hpa
95° E
1.1 m
5 s
0.7 m
11h
108° ESE
16 kts
max 28 kts
99%
11° C
1024 hpa
105° ESE
1.3 m
5 s
11:54
0.1 m
14h
114° ESE
15 kts
max 24 kts
83%
11° C
1022 hpa
113° ESE
1.4 m
6 s
0.3 m
17h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
11° C
1019 hpa
114° ESE
1.5 m
7 s
17:49
0.9 m
20h
131° SE
18 kts
max 32 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
112° ESE
1.6 m
8 s
0.7 m
23h
163° SSE
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2.64 mm
12° C
1016 hpa
110° ESE
1.8 m
8 s
23:58
0.1 m

Monday, Mar 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
170° S
18 kts
max 30 kts
88%
1.45 mm
13° C
1012 hpa
110° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
0.3 m
05h
178° S
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.6 mm
13° C
1010 hpa
110° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
06:13
1.1 m
08h
177° S
20 kts
max 32 kts
99%
1.45 mm
14° C
1009 hpa
109° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
0.9 m
11h
194° SSW
21 kts
max 33 kts
99%
5.88 mm
14° C
1009 hpa
110° ESE
1.8 m
9 s
0.2 m
14h
184° S
23 kts
max 38 kts
99%
2.74 mm
14° C
1005 hpa
112° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
12:34
0.0 m
17h
194° SSW
29 kts
max 45 kts
99%
4.56 mm
15° C
1002 hpa
114° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
0.8 m
20h
186° S
30 kts
max 48 kts
99%
15° C
1001 hpa
117° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
18:33
1.0 m
23h
262° W
22 kts
max 34 kts
99%
3.38 mm
10° C
1005 hpa
119° ESE
1.7 m
9 s
0.2 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)

Tuesday, Mar 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
301° WNW
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
1010 hpa
118° ESE
1.6 m
9 s
00:45
0.0 m
05h
299° WNW
18 kts
max 20 kts
6%
4° C
1012 hpa
115° ESE
1.4 m
9 s
0.8 m
08h
295° WNW
17 kts
max 18 kts
66%
3° C
1016 hpa
112° ESE
1.3 m
9 s
06:55
1.1 m
11h
288° WNW
13 kts
max 14 kts
35%
3° C
1017 hpa
110° ESE
1.1 m
9 s
0.3 m
14h
275° W
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
1016 hpa
108° ESE
1.0 m
9 s
13:12
-0.1 m
17h
275° W
12 kts
max 18 kts
90%
7° C
1017 hpa
106° ESE
1.0 m
9 s
0.7 m
20h
277° W
11 kts
max 16 kts
6%
7° C
1019 hpa
104° ESE
1.0 m
9 s
19:15
1.1 m
23h
326° NW
19 kts
max 20 kts
0%
5° C
1023 hpa
104° ESE
1.0 m
9 s
0.3 m

Wednesday, Mar 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
338° NNW
16 kts
max 18 kts
87%
4° C
1024 hpa
105° ESE
1.1 m
9 s
01:31
-0.1 m
05h
354° N
17 kts
max 17 kts
86%
3° C
1026 hpa
107° ESE
1.2 m
9 s
0.6 m
08h
14° NNE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3° C
1028 hpa
106° ESE
1.1 m
9 s
07:35
1.1 m
11h
31° NNE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
1030 hpa
107° ESE
1.0 m
9 s
0.4 m
14h
42° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3° C
1030 hpa
107° ESE
1.0 m
9 s
13:50
-0.2 m
17h
37° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3° C
1028 hpa
107° ESE
0.9 m
9 s
0.5 m
20h
63° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3° C
1028 hpa
107° ESE
0.9 m
9 s
19:55
1.2 m
23h
71° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4° C
1029 hpa
106° ESE
0.9 m
9 s
0.6 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)

Thursday, Mar 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
57° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
46%
5° C
1028 hpa
106° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
02:16
-0.2 m
05h
55° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
5° C
1026 hpa
105° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
0.4 m
08h
46° NE
8 kts
max 9 kts
94%
6° C
1026 hpa
103° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
08:17
1.2 m
11h
43° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
98%
6° C
1026 hpa
102° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
0.6 m
14h
30° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
7° C
1025 hpa
101° E
0.8 m
9 s
14:29
-0.2 m
17h
38° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
8%
7° C
1023 hpa
100° E
0.8 m
9 s
0.3 m
20h
55° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
37%
7° C
1023 hpa
100° E
0.9 m
9 s
20:37
1.3 m
23h
57° ENE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
7° C
1023 hpa
99° E
0.9 m
9 s
0.8 m

Friday, Mar 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
67° ENE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
7° C
1022 hpa
99° E
0.9 m
9 s
03:02
-0.2 m
05h
47° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
1021 hpa
97° E
0.9 m
9 s
0.1 m
08h
29° NNE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
7° C
1021 hpa
95° E
1.0 m
9 s
08:59
1.1 m
11h
31° NNE
7 kts
max 8 kts
82%
8° C
1021 hpa
94° E
1.0 m
9 s
0.8 m
14h
45° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
92%
8° C
1019 hpa
94° E
1.0 m
9 s
15:09
-0.2 m
17h
43° NE
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
9° C
1017 hpa
94° E
1.0 m
9 s
0.1 m
20h
79° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
8° C
1017 hpa
94° E
1.0 m
9 s
21:20
1.3 m
23h
140° SE
5 kts
max 5 kts
2%
8° C
1015 hpa
93° E
1.0 m
9 s
1.1 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)

Saturday, Mar 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
216° SW
7 kts
max 8 kts
67%
8° C
1012 hpa
93° E
1.0 m
9 s
0.1 m
05h
233° SW
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
8° C
1010 hpa
92° E
0.9 m
9 s
03:49
-0.2 m
08h
233° SW
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
8° C
1010 hpa
99° E
0.9 m
9 s
0.8 m
11h
256° WSW
8 kts
max 13 kts
61%
0.42 mm
9° C
1009 hpa
92° E
1.0 m
9 s
09:42
1.1 m
14h
301° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
83%
10° C
1009 hpa
96° E
1.0 m
8 s
0.1 m
17h
8° N
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
10° C
1009 hpa
88° E
0.9 m
9 s
15:52
-0.2 m
20h
16° NNE
11 kts
max 19 kts
62%
9° C
1010 hpa
96° E
0.9 m
8 s
0.9 m
23h
21° NNE
9 kts
max 15 kts
2%
8° C
1011 hpa
112° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
22:06
1.3 m

Sunday, Mar 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
17° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
8° C
1011 hpa
107° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
0.4 m
05h
257° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
3%
8° C
1010 hpa
103° ESE
1.0 m
8 s
04:39
-0.2 m
08h
217° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
4%
8° C
1010 hpa
89° E
1.0 m
8 s
0.6 m
11h
224° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
10° C
1010 hpa
82° E
1.0 m
8 s
10:29
1.0 m
14h
230° SW
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
12° C
1007 hpa
88° E
1.0 m
7 s
0.3 m
17h
213° SSW
7 kts
max 11 kts
12%
14° C
1006 hpa
92° E
1.0 m
7 s
16:38
-0.2 m
20h
215° SW
10 kts
max 11 kts
0%
14° C
1007 hpa
93° E
1.1 m
7 s
0.6 m
23h
236° SW
10 kts
max 11 kts
3%
14° C
1007 hpa
101° E
1.1 m
7 s
22:55
1.3 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 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
249° WSW
13 kts
max 17 kts
14%
13° C
1006 hpa
83° E
1.1 m
7 s
0.7 m
05h
316° NW
12 kts
max 16 kts
4%
12° C
1006 hpa
95° E
1.2 m
7 s
05:32
-0.1 m
08h
17° NNE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
9° C
1009 hpa
103° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
0.3 m
11h
15° NNE
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
82° E
1.5 m
7 s
11:19
1.0 m
14h
21° NNE
22 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8° C
1014 hpa
59° ENE
1.5 m
7 s
0.6 m
17h
20° NNE
25 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.47 mm
7° C
1017 hpa
62° ENE
1.5 m
7 s
17:29
-0.1 m
20h
36° NE
28 kts
max 33 kts
99%
2.92 mm
5° C
1020 hpa
71° ENE
1.4 m
7 s
0.4 m
23h
40° NE
24 kts
max 30 kts
17%
0.61 mm
7° C
1024 hpa
67° ENE
1.4 m
7 s
23:49
1.2 m

Tuesday, Mar 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
39° NE
21 kts
max 26 kts
0%
7° C
1025 hpa
58° ENE
1.5 m
7 s
1.0 m
05h
36° NE
21 kts
max 23 kts
4%
7° C
1027 hpa
56° NE
1.5 m
7 s
0.2 m
08h
33° NNE
19 kts
max 21 kts
31%
6° C
1029 hpa
63° ENE
1.5 m
7 s
06:31
0.0 m
11h
27° NNE
17 kts
max 18 kts
88%
6° C
1032 hpa
62° ENE
1.5 m
8 s
12:16
0.9 m
14h
28° NNE
17 kts
max 18 kts
89%
5° C
1031 hpa
62° ENE
1.4 m
8 s
0.8 m
17h
30° NNE
15 kts
max 16 kts
88%
5° C
1031 hpa
63° ENE
1.3 m
7 s
18:26

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