Daily forecast
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Last update: 04:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Sunday, Mar 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
17 kts
max 21 kts
6° C
998 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
03h
19 kts
max 22 kts
6° C
995 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
06h
30 kts
max 37 kts
0.61 mm
6° C
990 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
09h
26 kts
max 30 kts
0.96 mm
6° C
988 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
12h
23 kts
max 29 kts
1.68 mm
6° C
989 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
15h
28 kts
max 33 kts
0.5 mm
6° C
988 hpa
2.0 m
9 s
18h
29 kts
max 34 kts
0.43 mm
5° C
989 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
21h
29 kts
max 32 kts
0.65 mm
5° C
990 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
Monday, Mar 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
28 kts
max 32 kts
0.71 mm
5° C
991 hpa
3.1 m
15 s
03h
28 kts
max 34 kts
0.43 mm
5° C
991 hpa
3.3 m
16 s
06h
32 kts
max 39 kts
0.88 mm
6° C
990 hpa
3.4 m
16 s
09h
34 kts
max 42 kts
0.81 mm
6° C
991 hpa
3.5 m
16 s
12h
33 kts
max 42 kts
7° C
994 hpa
3.4 m
16 s
15h
23 kts
max 30 kts
7° C
995 hpa
3.0 m
16 s
18h
17 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
996 hpa
2.5 m
16 s
21h
27 kts
max 32 kts
1.41 mm
7° C
994 hpa
2.3 m
14 s
Tuesday, Mar 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
18 kts
max 27 kts
0.63 mm
8° C
994 hpa
2.1 m
13 s
03h
21 kts
max 30 kts
9° C
994 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
06h
25 kts
max 36 kts
9° C
994 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
09h
24 kts
max 36 kts
9° C
994 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
12h
26 kts
max 39 kts
10° C
995 hpa
2.3 m
10 s
15h
22 kts
max 34 kts
9° C
996 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
18h
21 kts
max 29 kts
3.33 mm
9° C
1000 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
21h
22 kts
max 32 kts
8° C
1004 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
Wednesday, Mar 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
20 kts
max 28 kts
8° C
1007 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
03h
19 kts
max 27 kts
8° C
1010 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
06h
19 kts
max 29 kts
7° C
1013 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
09h
19 kts
max 28 kts
7° C
1016 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
12h
19 kts
max 28 kts
8° C
1019 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
15h
18 kts
max 28 kts
8° C
1020 hpa
1.5 m
11 s
18h
16 kts
max 22 kts
8° C
1022 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
21h
14 kts
max 20 kts
8° C
1024 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
Thursday, Mar 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
14 kts
max 20 kts
8° C
1025 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
03h
18 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
06h
17 kts
max 22 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
09h
12 kts
max 15 kts
7° C
1028 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
12h
8 kts
max 8 kts
7° C
1029 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
15h
5 kts
max 5 kts
6° C
1029 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
18h
4 kts
max 4 kts
6° C
1029 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
21h
5 kts
max 5 kts
6° C
1029 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
Friday, Mar 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
9 kts
max 9 kts
6° C
1028 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
03h
10 kts
max 10 kts
6° C
1027 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
06h
11 kts
max 11 kts
6° C
1027 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
09h
10 kts
max 11 kts
6° C
1027 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
12h
10 kts
max 10 kts
6° C
1027 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
15h
9 kts
max 9 kts
6° C
1026 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
18h
13 kts
max 13 kts
6° C
1026 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
21h
13 kts
max 14 kts
6° C
1025 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
Saturday, Mar 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
16 kts
max 18 kts
6° C
1025 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
03h
18 kts
max 21 kts
6° C
1023 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
06h
20 kts
max 24 kts
6° C
1023 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
09h
19 kts
max 24 kts
6° C
1023 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
12h
18 kts
max 23 kts
6° C
1023 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
15h
19 kts
max 23 kts
6° C
1022 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
18h
20 kts
max 25 kts
6° C
1021 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
21h
20 kts
max 26 kts
6° C
1022 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
Sunday, Mar 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
22 kts
max 28 kts
6° C
1021 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
03h
22 kts
max 26 kts
6° C
1021 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
06h
23 kts
max 26 kts
6° C
1021 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
09h
20 kts
max 25 kts
6° C
1020 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
12h
21 kts
max 26 kts
6° C
1020 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
15h
23 kts
max 28 kts
6° C
1019 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
18h
26 kts
max 30 kts
6° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
21h
26 kts
max 32 kts
6° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
Monday, Mar 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
26 kts
max 31 kts
7° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
03h
25 kts
max 30 kts
7° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
06h
25 kts
max 29 kts
6° C
1013 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
09h
26 kts
max 32 kts
6° C
1013 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
12h
27 kts
max 33 kts
6° C
1011 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
15h
26 kts
max 33 kts
6° C
1010 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
18h
26 kts
max 32 kts
6° C
1010 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
21h
25 kts
max 32 kts
7° C
1010 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
Tuesday, Mar 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
25 kts
max 29 kts
7° C
1008 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
03h
23 kts
max 27 kts
7° C
1007 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
06h
23 kts
max 29 kts
6° C
1005 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
09h
24 kts
max 29 kts
2.24 mm
7° C
1005 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
12h
22 kts
max 27 kts
0.53 mm
7° C
1004 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
15h
20 kts
max 24 kts
0.44 mm
7° C
1002 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
18h
18 kts
max 21 kts
7° C
1001 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
21h
17 kts
max 21 kts
7° C
1000 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
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