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Last update: 05:35 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)

Wednesday, Dec 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
130° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1011 hpa
259° W
1.5 m
10 s
02:22
3.1 m
04h
178° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1009 hpa
258° WSW
1.4 m
10 s
2.7 m
07h
114° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1010 hpa
257° WSW
1.3 m
10 s
08:30
0.7 m
10h
289° WNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
5%
20° C
1010 hpa
254° WSW
1.3 m
9 s
1.1 m
13h
254° WSW
9 kts
max 11 kts
53%
22° C
1009 hpa
250° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
2.8 m
16h
247° WSW
11 kts
max 13 kts
2%
22° C
1007 hpa
250° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
14:46
3.2 m
19h
237° WSW
13 kts
max 17 kts
0%
20° C
1006 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
1.5 m
22h
214° SW
9 kts
max 11 kts
1%
17° C
1007 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
21:09
0.8 m

Thursday, Dec 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
215° SW
6 kts
max 9 kts
3%
15° C
1006 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
2.4 m
04h
208° SSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
3%
14° C
1004 hpa
249° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
03:16
3.0 m
07h
106° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
11%
15° C
1004 hpa
248° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
1.6 m
10h
73° ENE
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1004 hpa
248° WSW
1.7 m
13 s
09:24
0.9 m
13h
268° W
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
21° C
1003 hpa
249° WSW
1.7 m
14 s
2.3 m
16h
231° SW
10 kts
max 12 kts
4%
22° C
1001 hpa
250° WSW
1.8 m
15 s
15:40
3.0 m
19h
228° SW
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
18° C
1002 hpa
250° WSW
2.0 m
14 s
2.0 m
22h
222° SW
14 kts
max 19 kts
95%
15° C
1003 hpa
250° WSW
2.1 m
14 s
22:02
0.9 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, Dec 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
221° SW
14 kts
max 20 kts
26%
14° C
1002 hpa
246° WSW
2.5 m
13 s
1.8 m
04h
218° SW
15 kts
max 22 kts
0%
13° C
1002 hpa
243° WSW
2.9 m
11 s
04:10
2.8 m
07h
211° SSW
14 kts
max 20 kts
15%
14° C
1003 hpa
240° WSW
2.9 m
9 s
2.1 m
10h
189° S
7 kts
max 11 kts
4%
17° C
1003 hpa
244° WSW
2.5 m
11 s
10:20
1.0 m
13h
159° SSE
12 kts
max 16 kts
0%
20° C
1004 hpa
248° WSW
2.2 m
12 s
1.8 m
16h
172° S
11 kts
max 14 kts
0%
20° C
1004 hpa
249° WSW
2.0 m
13 s
16:36
2.9 m
19h
187° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
0%
18° C
1005 hpa
249° WSW
1.8 m
13 s
2.4 m
22h
172° S
9 kts
max 17 kts
0%
14° C
1007 hpa
249° WSW
1.7 m
13 s
22:56
1.0 m

Saturday, Dec 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
159° SSE
8 kts
max 17 kts
0%
13° C
1008 hpa
249° WSW
1.7 m
13 s
1.4 m
04h
140° SE
11 kts
max 19 kts
0%
13° C
1008 hpa
248° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
05:06
2.7 m
07h
129° SE
8 kts
max 13 kts
0%
13° C
1010 hpa
248° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
2.4 m
10h
100° E
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1011 hpa
248° WSW
1.5 m
13 s
11:19
1.1 m
13h
292° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1011 hpa
245° WSW
1.5 m
12 s
1.4 m
16h
252° WSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
20° C
1011 hpa
245° WSW
1.5 m
12 s
2.6 m
19h
232° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
20° C
1011 hpa
244° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
17:35
2.8 m
22h
120° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1012 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
12 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)

Sunday, Dec 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
81° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
245° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
23:55
1.0 m
04h
64° ENE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
15° C
1013 hpa
246° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
2.3 m
07h
20° NNE
6 kts
max 11 kts
97%
17° C
1014 hpa
245° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
06:08
2.7 m
10h
354° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
82%
2.02 mm
18° C
1015 hpa
243° WSW
1.3 m
11 s
1.6 m
13h
341° NNW
12 kts
max 14 kts
93%
2.17 mm
18° C
1015 hpa
242° WSW
1.3 m
11 s
12:24
1.1 m
16h
329° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.65 mm
19° C
1014 hpa
241° WSW
1.2 m
11 s
2.2 m
19h
303° WNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
19° C
1013 hpa
241° WSW
1.2 m
11 s
18:36
2.8 m
22h
19° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
48%
16° C
1014 hpa
241° WSW
1.1 m
11 s
1.8 m

Monday, Dec 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
38° NE
5 kts
max 10 kts
10%
16° C
1014 hpa
241° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
00:58
1.0 m
04h
3° N
11 kts
max 18 kts
94%
0.96 mm
17° C
1012 hpa
240° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
1.9 m
07h
0° N
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.9 mm
17° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
10 s
07:17
2.7 m
10h
7° N
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.79 mm
18° C
1012 hpa
278° W
1.2 m
10 s
2.1 m
13h
1° N
13 kts
max 18 kts
26%
0.59 mm
19° C
1011 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
9 s
13:30
1.1 m
16h
351° N
12 kts
max 17 kts
7%
20° C
1010 hpa
284° WNW
1.3 m
10 s
1.8 m
19h
355° N
9 kts
max 16 kts
79%
19° C
1008 hpa
258° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
19:36
2.8 m
22h
345° NNW
8 kts
max 15 kts
58%
18° C
1009 hpa
264° W
1.2 m
12 s
2.2 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, Dec 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
358° N
13 kts
max 21 kts
76%
18° C
1008 hpa
278° W
1.4 m
11 s
01:56
0.9 m
04h
8° N
14 kts
max 22 kts
38%
0.63 mm
18° C
1006 hpa
285° WNW
1.6 m
8 s
1.4 m
07h
357° N
16 kts
max 23 kts
83%
1.08 mm
18° C
1005 hpa
302° WNW
1.7 m
8 s
08:15
2.8 m
10h
356° N
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.05 mm
19° C
1005 hpa
308° NW
1.9 m
8 s
2.5 m
13h
354° N
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.14 mm
19° C
1003 hpa
304° NW
2.0 m
8 s
14:27
1.0 m
16h
348° NNW
18 kts
max 29 kts
81%
1.23 mm
20° C
1001 hpa
305° NW
2.0 m
8 s
1.3 m
19h
337° NNW
20 kts
max 32 kts
98%
0.87 mm
19° C
999 hpa
290° WNW
2.1 m
10 s
20:29
2.8 m
22h
240° WSW
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
10.73 mm
15° C
1000 hpa
276° W
2.2 m
11 s
2.5 m

Wednesday, Dec 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
244° WSW
14 kts
max 20 kts
15%
1.73 mm
15° C
1002 hpa
279° W
2.4 m
13 s
1.2 m
04h
250° WSW
11 kts
max 15 kts
11%
14° C
1002 hpa
263° W
2.5 m
13 s
02:45
0.8 m
07h
263° W
11 kts
max 16 kts
83%
15° C
1004 hpa
257° WSW
2.6 m
16 s
2.5 m
10h
282° WNW
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
17° C
1004 hpa
254° WSW
2.7 m
15 s
09:01
3.0 m
13h
292° WNW
15 kts
max 20 kts
44%
18° C
1004 hpa
254° WSW
2.8 m
15 s
1.5 m
16h
282° WNW
17 kts
max 22 kts
97%
0.46 mm
17° C
1003 hpa
253° WSW
2.8 m
15 s
15:12
0.9 m
19h
280° W
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.57 mm
16° C
1003 hpa
253° WSW
2.8 m
15 s
2.4 m
22h
273° W
17 kts
max 24 kts
98%
0.73 mm
16° C
1003 hpa
252° WSW
2.8 m
15 s
21:15
2.9 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, Dec 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
260° W
15 kts
max 21 kts
46%
0.6 mm
16° C
1003 hpa
254° WSW
2.8 m
14 s
1.5 m
04h
252° WSW
14 kts
max 21 kts
57%
0.48 mm
16° C
1003 hpa
251° WSW
2.7 m
14 s
03:28
0.8 m
07h
249° WSW
14 kts
max 20 kts
88%
16° C
1005 hpa
251° WSW
2.7 m
14 s
2.3 m
10h
251° WSW
16 kts
max 22 kts
93%
18° C
1006 hpa
251° WSW
2.6 m
13 s
09:40
3.1 m
13h
251° WSW
17 kts
max 24 kts
82%
19° C
1006 hpa
250° WSW
2.5 m
13 s
1.8 m
16h
248° WSW
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
19° C
1005 hpa
249° WSW
2.5 m
13 s
15:52
0.9 m
19h
238° WSW
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
18° C
1005 hpa
248° WSW
2.5 m
13 s
2.1 m
22h
225° SW
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
17° C
1006 hpa
247° WSW
2.4 m
13 s
21:56
3.0 m

Friday, Dec 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
232° SW
11 kts
max 16 kts
88%
16° C
1006 hpa
250° WSW
2.3 m
12 s
1.8 m
04h
229° SW
11 kts
max 16 kts
40%
16° C
1006 hpa
250° WSW
2.2 m
12 s
04:07
0.7 m
07h
234° SW
11 kts
max 19 kts
67%
16° C
1006 hpa
252° WSW
2.2 m
12 s
1.9 m
10h
250° WSW
13 kts
max 22 kts
31%
19° C
1007 hpa
251° WSW
2.1 m
11 s
10:17
3.2 m

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