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Last update: 12:23 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)

Tuesday, Dec 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
255° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
0° C
1027 hpa
128° SE
0.4 m
10 s
0.1 m
04h
279° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
0° C
1026 hpa
129° SE
0.4 m
10 s
1.0 m
07h
264° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
0° C
1027 hpa
129° SE
0.4 m
10 s
06:19
1.3 m
10h
252° WSW
4 kts
max 7 kts
0%
5° C
1027 hpa
129° SE
0.4 m
10 s
0.6 m
13h
223° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
9° C
1025 hpa
129° SE
0.4 m
10 s
12:34
0.1 m
16h
208° SSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
8° C
1024 hpa
130° SE
0.4 m
10 s
0.8 m
19h
217° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
5° C
1025 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
10 s
18:30
1.2 m
22h
234° SW
4 kts
max 7 kts
0%
6° C
1025 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
10 s
0.4 m

Wednesday, Dec 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
252° WSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
6° C
1024 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
10 s
00:39
0.0 m
04h
272° W
6 kts
max 9 kts
3%
5° C
1024 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
10 s
0.8 m
07h
269° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
3%
6° C
1024 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
10 s
07:06
1.4 m
10h
253° WSW
5 kts
max 10 kts
99%
11° C
1025 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
10 s
0.8 m
13h
236° SW
7 kts
max 15 kts
99%
16° C
1022 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
10 s
13:21
0.0 m
16h
221° SW
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
14° C
1021 hpa
130° SE
0.5 m
10 s
0.6 m
19h
255° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
11° C
1022 hpa
129° SE
0.5 m
10 s
19:16
1.2 m
22h
337° NNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
11° C
1023 hpa
128° SE
0.5 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, Dec 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
5° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
11° C
1022 hpa
127° SE
0.5 m
9 s
01:22
0.0 m
04h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
11° C
1022 hpa
127° SE
0.5 m
9 s
0.6 m
07h
67° ENE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
12° C
1022 hpa
128° SE
0.5 m
9 s
07:50
1.4 m
10h
103° ESE
6 kts
max 14 kts
99%
16° C
1022 hpa
131° SE
0.6 m
9 s
1.0 m
13h
155° SSE
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
19° C
1019 hpa
140° SE
0.7 m
9 s
14:07
0.1 m
16h
155° SSE
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
18° C
1017 hpa
149° SSE
0.9 m
7 s
0.4 m
19h
168° SSE
12 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.31 mm
17° C
1016 hpa
153° SSE
1.2 m
6 s
20:00
1.2 m
22h
179° S
14 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5.6 mm
16° C
1014 hpa
154° SSE
1.5 m
7 s
0.8 m

Friday, Dec 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
202° SSW
8 kts
max 24 kts
99%
13.38 mm
16° C
1010 hpa
154° SSE
1.7 m
7 s
02:04
0.0 m
04h
227° SW
22 kts
max 42 kts
99%
9.16 mm
18° C
1007 hpa
156° SSE
1.8 m
8 s
0.4 m
07h
229° SW
15 kts
max 34 kts
99%
17° C
1006 hpa
158° SSE
1.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
10h
229° SW
14 kts
max 31 kts
27%
17° C
1008 hpa
161° SSE
1.6 m
9 s
08:32
1.4 m
13h
256° WSW
15 kts
max 32 kts
0%
18° C
1007 hpa
162° SSE
1.4 m
9 s
0.4 m
16h
290° WNW
11 kts
max 21 kts
0%
15° C
1010 hpa
162° SSE
1.2 m
9 s
14:50
0.1 m
19h
315° NW
5 kts
max 11 kts
0%
11° C
1014 hpa
160° SSE
1.0 m
9 s
1.0 m
22h
341° NNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
9° C
1018 hpa
156° SSE
0.9 m
8 s
20:40
1.2 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)

Saturday, Dec 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
8° C
1019 hpa
150° SSE
0.8 m
8 s
0.2 m
04h
9° N
7 kts
max 12 kts
0%
6° C
1021 hpa
143° SE
0.7 m
8 s
02:43
0.0 m
07h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 9 kts
0%
5° C
1023 hpa
136° SE
0.7 m
8 s
1.1 m
10h
42° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
77%
9° C
1024 hpa
131° SE
0.7 m
9 s
09:11
1.4 m
13h
100° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
12° C
1022 hpa
127° SE
0.6 m
9 s
0.6 m
16h
119° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
11° C
1022 hpa
125° SE
0.6 m
9 s
15:31
0.1 m
19h
127° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
9° C
1022 hpa
124° SE
0.6 m
8 s
0.9 m
22h
122° ESE
6 kts
max 9 kts
31%
11° C
1021 hpa
126° SE
0.6 m
8 s
21:17
1.1 m

Sunday, Dec 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
190° S
6 kts
max 13 kts
1%
13° C
1019 hpa
127° SE
0.6 m
8 s
0.4 m
04h
266° W
6 kts
max 17 kts
2%
11° C
1020 hpa
127° SE
0.7 m
8 s
03:22
0.0 m
07h
268° W
6 kts
max 19 kts
0%
9° C
1021 hpa
132° SE
0.7 m
8 s
1.0 m
10h
271° W
7 kts
max 14 kts
4%
13° C
1022 hpa
132° SE
0.6 m
8 s
09:46
1.3 m
13h
263° W
7 kts
max 11 kts
8%
16° C
1020 hpa
129° SE
0.6 m
8 s
0.7 m
16h
282° WNW
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
15° C
1020 hpa
127° SE
0.6 m
9 s
16:10
0.1 m
19h
336° NNW
5 kts
max 10 kts
5%
11° C
1023 hpa
119° ESE
0.6 m
9 s
0.8 m
22h
352° N
6 kts
max 12 kts
2%
10° C
1025 hpa
109° ESE
0.6 m
9 s
21:48
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)

Monday, Dec 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
358° N
10 kts
max 25 kts
0%
9° C
1027 hpa
90° E
0.7 m
8 s
0.5 m
04h
3° N
10 kts
max 24 kts
0%
7° C
1028 hpa
82° E
0.8 m
7 s
03:58
0.0 m
07h
10° N
9 kts
max 19 kts
0%
5° C
1030 hpa
78° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
0.8 m
10h
16° NNE
12 kts
max 18 kts
4%
7° C
1032 hpa
83° E
0.9 m
7 s
10:14
1.3 m
13h
25° NNE
12 kts
max 14 kts
50%
9° C
1031 hpa
91° E
0.9 m
8 s
0.9 m
16h
27° NNE
10 kts
max 13 kts
97%
8° C
1032 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
8 s
16:48
0.1 m
19h
29° NNE
11 kts
max 18 kts
63%
5° C
1035 hpa
98° E
0.9 m
8 s
0.6 m
22h
35° NE
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3° C
1035 hpa
97° E
0.9 m
8 s
22:12
1.1 m

Tuesday, Dec 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
26° NNE
9 kts
max 15 kts
4%
2° C
1035 hpa
99° E
0.8 m
7 s
0.7 m
04h
28° NNE
9 kts
max 17 kts
1%
2° C
1035 hpa
102° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
04:35
0.0 m
07h
20° NNE
8 kts
max 14 kts
8%
2° C
1036 hpa
104° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
0.5 m
10h
39° NE
9 kts
max 12 kts
8%
6° C
1036 hpa
109° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
10:38
1.3 m
13h
58° ENE
6 kts
max 8 kts
5%
10° C
1033 hpa
113° ESE
0.7 m
7 s
1.0 m
16h
46° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
10%
10° C
1031 hpa
116° ESE
0.7 m
7 s
17:25
0.1 m
19h
29° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
8° C
1031 hpa
127° SE
0.7 m
7 s
0.3 m
22h
293° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
9° C
1029 hpa
131° SE
0.7 m
7 s
22:39
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)

Wednesday, Dec 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
266° W
5 kts
max 12 kts
96%
9° C
1027 hpa
133° SE
0.7 m
7 s
0.9 m
04h
280° W
5 kts
max 15 kts
99%
9° C
1026 hpa
135° SE
0.7 m
7 s
05:15
0.0 m
07h
278° W
6 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
1027 hpa
135° SE
0.7 m
7 s
0.3 m
10h
261° W
6 kts
max 18 kts
88%
11° C
1027 hpa
138° SE
0.7 m
7 s
11:08
1.3 m
13h
270° W
7 kts
max 17 kts
36%
12° C
1024 hpa
145° SE
0.7 m
7 s
1.2 m
16h
275° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
27%
15° C
1024 hpa
148° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
0.4 m
19h
321° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
66%
12° C
1025 hpa
143° SE
0.6 m
7 s
18:03
0.1 m
22h
171° S
1 kts
max 1 kts
96%
11° C
1025 hpa
141° SE
0.6 m
7 s
23:21
1.2 m

Thursday, Dec 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
221° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
21%
11° C
1024 hpa
142° SE
0.6 m
7 s
1.0 m
04h
241° WSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
1%
11° C
1023 hpa
133° SE
0.6 m
7 s
0.3 m
07h
238° WSW
6 kts
max 20 kts
0%
11° C
1024 hpa
128° SE
0.7 m
7 s
05:59
0.0 m
10h
249° WSW
9 kts
max 18 kts
0%
16° C
1024 hpa
125° SE
0.7 m
7 s
1.1 m
13h
243° WSW
10 kts
max 17 kts
0%
19° C
1021 hpa
128° SE
0.7 m
8 s
11:52
1.3 m
16h
251° WSW
7 kts
max 15 kts
0%
19° C
1021 hpa
127° SE
0.7 m
8 s
0.5 m

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