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Last update: 17:40 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)

Friday, Dec 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
215° SW
17 kts
max 37 kts
99%
40.75 mm
18° C
1009 hpa
154° SSE
2.0 m
8 s
02:04
0.0 m
04h
221° SW
14 kts
max 35 kts
99%
4.45 mm
17° C
1007 hpa
154° SSE
1.8 m
9 s
0.4 m
07h
228° SW
17 kts
max 35 kts
80%
17° C
1007 hpa
156° SSE
1.9 m
9 s
1.2 m
10h
236° SW
14 kts
max 31 kts
63%
17° C
1009 hpa
157° SSE
1.8 m
9 s
08:32
1.4 m
13h
263° W
14 kts
max 26 kts
0%
17° C
1009 hpa
158° SSE
1.6 m
9 s
0.4 m
16h
270° W
8 kts
max 16 kts
0%
16° C
1011 hpa
155° SSE
1.3 m
9 s
14:50
0.1 m
19h
266° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
152° SSE
1.1 m
9 s
1.0 m
22h
346° NNW
5 kts
max 11 kts
0%
10° C
1018 hpa
148° SSE
1.0 m
9 s
20:40
1.2 m

Saturday, Dec 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
351° N
6 kts
max 14 kts
0%
8° C
1020 hpa
138° SE
0.9 m
9 s
0.2 m
04h
15° NNE
7 kts
max 15 kts
0%
7° C
1022 hpa
132° SE
0.9 m
9 s
02:43
0.0 m
07h
29° NNE
7 kts
max 12 kts
0%
6° C
1024 hpa
132° SE
0.8 m
9 s
1.1 m
10h
67° ENE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
10° C
1025 hpa
131° SE
0.8 m
8 s
09:11
1.4 m
13h
71° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1023 hpa
130° SE
0.8 m
8 s
0.6 m
16h
69° ENE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
12° C
1023 hpa
129° SE
0.7 m
8 s
15:31
0.1 m
19h
71° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
10° C
1023 hpa
128° SE
0.6 m
8 s
0.9 m
22h
117° ESE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
10° C
1023 hpa
127° SE
0.6 m
8 s
21:17
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)

Sunday, Dec 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
315° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
10° C
1021 hpa
127° SE
0.6 m
8 s
0.4 m
04h
298° WNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
9° C
1021 hpa
126° SE
0.6 m
8 s
03:22
0.0 m
07h
310° NW
6 kts
max 11 kts
0%
9° C
1022 hpa
124° SE
0.6 m
8 s
1.0 m
10h
305° NW
5 kts
max 9 kts
0%
13° C
1024 hpa
119° ESE
0.6 m
9 s
09:46
1.3 m
13h
305° NW
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
16° C
1022 hpa
118° ESE
0.6 m
10 s
0.7 m
16h
326° NW
5 kts
max 8 kts
3%
15° C
1022 hpa
117° ESE
0.6 m
11 s
16:10
0.1 m
19h
353° N
6 kts
max 16 kts
0%
11° C
1026 hpa
117° ESE
0.6 m
11 s
0.8 m
22h
6° N
12 kts
max 27 kts
0%
10° C
1029 hpa
116° ESE
0.7 m
11 s
21:48
1.1 m

Monday, Dec 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13° NNE
10 kts
max 23 kts
15%
7° C
1029 hpa
109° ESE
0.8 m
10 s
0.5 m
04h
22° NNE
12 kts
max 24 kts
7%
6° C
1032 hpa
89° E
0.9 m
8 s
03:58
0.0 m
07h
32° NNE
12 kts
max 24 kts
10%
5° C
1034 hpa
77° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
0.8 m
10h
52° NE
13 kts
max 20 kts
17%
7° C
1035 hpa
84° E
1.1 m
6 s
10:14
1.3 m
13h
62° ENE
10 kts
max 13 kts
6%
10° C
1033 hpa
92° E
1.0 m
7 s
0.9 m
16h
60° ENE
8 kts
max 11 kts
67%
10° C
1033 hpa
104° ESE
0.9 m
9 s
16:48
0.1 m
19h
46° NE
6 kts
max 10 kts
4%
8° C
1033 hpa
108° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
0.6 m
22h
11° N
5 kts
max 8 kts
1%
7° C
1032 hpa
109° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
22:12
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)

Tuesday, Dec 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
356° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
7° C
1030 hpa
110° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
0.7 m
04h
322° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
7%
8° C
1028 hpa
111° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
04:35
0.0 m
07h
180° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
10° C
1028 hpa
111° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
0.5 m
10h
205° SSW
7 kts
max 17 kts
10%
16° C
1028 hpa
112° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
10:38
1.3 m
13h
223° SW
11 kts
max 17 kts
29%
18° C
1026 hpa
116° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
1.0 m
16h
220° SW
10 kts
max 20 kts
2%
17° C
1024 hpa
125° SE
0.7 m
7 s
17:25
0.1 m
19h
233° SW
9 kts
max 22 kts
17%
15° C
1025 hpa
138° SE
0.7 m
7 s
0.3 m
22h
239° WSW
9 kts
max 22 kts
32%
15° C
1025 hpa
149° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
22:39
1.1 m

Wednesday, Dec 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
247° WSW
8 kts
max 22 kts
94%
15° C
1024 hpa
155° SSE
0.6 m
6 s
0.9 m
04h
266° W
7 kts
max 21 kts
16%
14° C
1024 hpa
159° SSE
0.6 m
6 s
05:15
0.0 m
07h
278° W
5 kts
max 13 kts
4%
12° C
1025 hpa
142° SE
0.5 m
7 s
0.3 m
10h
345° NNW
5 kts
max 9 kts
0%
16° C
1027 hpa
126° SE
0.5 m
7 s
11:08
1.3 m
13h
42° NE
5 kts
max 8 kts
2%
18° C
1025 hpa
113° ESE
0.5 m
8 s
1.2 m
16h
84° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
51%
16° C
1027 hpa
109° ESE
0.6 m
8 s
0.4 m
19h
78° ENE
11 kts
max 19 kts
85%
14° C
1029 hpa
106° ESE
0.6 m
8 s
18:03
0.1 m
22h
77° ENE
10 kts
max 17 kts
71%
12° C
1030 hpa
105° ESE
0.6 m
8 s
23:21
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)

Thursday, Dec 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
58° ENE
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
11° C
1029 hpa
105° ESE
0.6 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
81° E
4 kts
max 5 kts
7%
11° C
1028 hpa
107° ESE
0.6 m
8 s
0.3 m
07h
162° SSE
5 kts
max 6 kts
93%
13° C
1026 hpa
109° ESE
0.5 m
8 s
05:59
0.0 m
10h
205° SSW
6 kts
max 11 kts
74%
16° C
1027 hpa
114° ESE
0.5 m
8 s
1.1 m
13h
229° SW
8 kts
max 13 kts
92%
19° C
1023 hpa
119° ESE
0.5 m
8 s
11:52
1.3 m
16h
225° SW
8 kts
max 15 kts
4%
18° C
1022 hpa
123° ESE
0.6 m
9 s
0.5 m
19h
235° SW
6 kts
max 12 kts
0%
15° C
1022 hpa
133° SE
0.6 m
8 s
18:43
0.1 m
22h
243° WSW
6 kts
max 15 kts
0%
15° C
1022 hpa
150° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
0.8 m

Friday, Dec 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
248° WSW
5 kts
max 12 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
160° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
00:13
1.2 m
04h
240° WSW
5 kts
max 11 kts
4%
14° C
1020 hpa
165° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
0.5 m
07h
235° SW
6 kts
max 15 kts
30%
13° C
1020 hpa
168° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
06:53
0.1 m
10h
233° SW
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
17° C
1021 hpa
172° S
0.7 m
6 s
0.8 m
13h
228° SW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
19° C
1018 hpa
180° S
0.7 m
6 s
12:46
1.3 m
16h
230° SW
10 kts
max 22 kts
93%
18° C
1017 hpa
184° S
0.7 m
6 s
0.7 m
19h
226° SW
7 kts
max 19 kts
4%
15° C
1019 hpa
184° S
0.7 m
6 s
19:29
0.0 m
22h
235° SW
9 kts
max 24 kts
4%
16° C
1019 hpa
183° S
0.7 m
6 s
0.5 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 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
241° WSW
7 kts
max 20 kts
4%
15° C
1018 hpa
179° S
0.7 m
6 s
01:14
1.2 m
04h
264° W
5 kts
max 14 kts
73%
14° C
1019 hpa
171° S
0.6 m
6 s
0.8 m
07h
255° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
11%
13° C
1020 hpa
163° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
07:57
0.1 m
10h
262° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
4%
18° C
1022 hpa
159° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
0.4 m
13h
138° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
97%
20° C
1020 hpa
158° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
13:46
1.3 m
16h
135° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
17° C
1020 hpa
160° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
1.0 m
19h
90° E
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
14° C
1022 hpa
160° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
20:23
0.0 m
22h
113° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
14%
14° C
1021 hpa
157° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
0.2 m

Sunday, Dec 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
190° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
30%
14° C
1020 hpa
157° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
02:20
1.3 m
04h
247° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
1020 hpa
152° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
1.1 m
07h
240° WSW
6 kts
max 14 kts
99%
14° C
1020 hpa
154° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
0.4 m
10h
259° W
8 kts
max 14 kts
83%
18° C
1020 hpa
149° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
09:10
0.1 m
13h
269° W
7 kts
max 11 kts
86%
21° C
1018 hpa
148° SSE
0.6 m
7 s
1.0 m
16h
260° W
5 kts
max 10 kts
91%
21° C
1017 hpa
149° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
14:51
1.2 m
19h
258° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
17° C
1019 hpa
144° SE
0.7 m
7 s
0.3 m
22h
299° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
14%
17° C
1019 hpa
143° SE
0.7 m
7 s
21:22
0.0 m

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