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Last update: 22:37 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, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
130° SE
28 kts
max 39 kts
99%
8° C
1000 hpa
281° W
3.2 m
13 s
3.9 m
03h
125° SE
29 kts
max 38 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
240° WSW
3.2 m
12 s
03:51
1.6 m
06h
121° ESE
29 kts
max 36 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
124° SE
3.3 m
10 s
2.6 m
09h
114° ESE
31 kts
max 40 kts
99%
1.77 mm
6° C
995 hpa
113° ESE
3.6 m
10 s
09:57
5.0 m
12h
116° ESE
34 kts
max 44 kts
99%
0.54 mm
6° C
993 hpa
111° ESE
4.0 m
11 s
4.2 m
15h
133° SE
33 kts
max 44 kts
99%
1.78 mm
7° C
992 hpa
113° ESE
4.1 m
11 s
16:18
1.2 m
18h
120° ESE
32 kts
max 39 kts
99%
0.46 mm
6° C
993 hpa
112° ESE
4.1 m
11 s
2.0 m
21h
125° SE
34 kts
max 45 kts
99%
1.17 mm
6° C
993 hpa
111° ESE
4.6 m
12 s
22:28
4.6 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
129° SE
36 kts
max 46 kts
99%
0.64 mm
6° C
993 hpa
112° ESE
4.8 m
12 s
4.2 m
03h
130° SE
36 kts
max 45 kts
99%
6° C
994 hpa
112° ESE
4.9 m
12 s
04:25
1.6 m
06h
128° SE
36 kts
max 46 kts
99%
6° C
995 hpa
112° ESE
4.8 m
12 s
2.2 m
09h
130° SE
35 kts
max 45 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
113° ESE
4.6 m
12 s
10:30
5.0 m
12h
130° SE
33 kts
max 42 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
112° ESE
4.5 m
12 s
4.6 m
15h
127° SE
32 kts
max 40 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
112° ESE
4.4 m
12 s
2.1 m
18h
125° SE
32 kts
max 40 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
113° ESE
4.4 m
12 s
16:53
1.3 m
21h
122° ESE
33 kts
max 41 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
113° ESE
4.5 m
12 s
3.9 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, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
119° ESE
33 kts
max 41 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
114° ESE
4.6 m
12 s
23:03
4.6 m
03h
118° ESE
33 kts
max 41 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
114° ESE
4.6 m
12 s
2.5 m
06h
119° ESE
33 kts
max 41 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
115° ESE
4.5 m
12 s
05:01
1.7 m
09h
121° ESE
32 kts
max 41 kts
99%
1.12 mm
4° C
999 hpa
114° ESE
4.3 m
12 s
4.2 m
12h
119° ESE
31 kts
max 38 kts
99%
0.87 mm
4° C
1000 hpa
113° ESE
4.2 m
12 s
11:05
4.9 m
15h
115° ESE
30 kts
max 37 kts
99%
0.9 mm
4° C
1001 hpa
112° ESE
3.9 m
11 s
2.7 m
18h
116° ESE
30 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.65 mm
4° C
1002 hpa
111° ESE
3.8 m
11 s
17:32
1.4 m
21h
117° ESE
28 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.47 mm
4° C
1004 hpa
110° ESE
3.6 m
11 s
3.4 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
119° ESE
26 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.55 mm
4° C
1005 hpa
110° ESE
3.5 m
11 s
23:42
4.5 m
03h
119° ESE
25 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.46 mm
4° C
1006 hpa
110° ESE
3.3 m
11 s
3.0 m
06h
118° ESE
24 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4° C
1006 hpa
110° ESE
3.1 m
11 s
05:39
1.8 m
09h
118° ESE
23 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
1007 hpa
110° ESE
3.0 m
11 s
3.6 m
12h
119° ESE
22 kts
max 25 kts
99%
4° C
1008 hpa
121° ESE
3.0 m
12 s
11:44
4.8 m
15h
119° ESE
21 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.4 mm
4° C
1008 hpa
154° SSE
2.9 m
12 s
3.3 m
18h
123° ESE
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
1007 hpa
202° SSW
2.8 m
13 s
18:13
1.5 m
21h
128° SE
20 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4° C
1008 hpa
228° SW
2.7 m
13 s
2.8 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, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
128° SE
19 kts
max 23 kts
99%
3° C
1008 hpa
239° WSW
2.6 m
13 s
00:25
4.4 m
03h
123° ESE
19 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.53 mm
3° C
1008 hpa
239° WSW
2.4 m
13 s
3.5 m
06h
120° ESE
19 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.77 mm
3° C
1008 hpa
255° WSW
2.3 m
13 s
06:24
2.0 m
09h
117° ESE
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.55 mm
4° C
1009 hpa
255° WSW
2.1 m
12 s
3.1 m
12h
120° ESE
18 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.52 mm
4° C
1010 hpa
256° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
12:30
4.6 m
15h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
98%
4° C
1010 hpa
255° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
3.8 m
18h
112° ESE
13 kts
max 15 kts
95%
4° C
1010 hpa
266° W
1.6 m
12 s
19:02
1.7 m
21h
118° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
83%
3° C
1011 hpa
255° WSW
1.5 m
11 s
2.3 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
126° SE
12 kts
max 14 kts
79%
3° C
1011 hpa
249° WSW
1.3 m
11 s
01:18
4.2 m
03h
137° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
96%
3° C
1010 hpa
260° W
1.2 m
11 s
3.9 m
06h
138° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
90%
3° C
1008 hpa
244° WSW
1.2 m
11 s
07:18
2.2 m
09h
138° SE
13 kts
max 17 kts
85%
3° C
1006 hpa
244° WSW
1.2 m
11 s
2.6 m
12h
143° SE
17 kts
max 21 kts
97%
4° C
1004 hpa
255° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
13:27
4.4 m
15h
133° SE
19 kts
max 23 kts
37%
4° C
1001 hpa
244° WSW
1.4 m
11 s
4.1 m
18h
128° SE
23 kts
max 27 kts
97%
4° C
998 hpa
239° WSW
1.5 m
11 s
2.5 m
21h
123° ESE
27 kts
max 32 kts
99%
4° C
995 hpa
216° SW
1.6 m
10 s
20:03
1.9 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)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
118° ESE
31 kts
max 36 kts
99%
4° C
991 hpa
206° SSW
1.7 m
10 s
3.5 m
03h
118° ESE
33 kts
max 41 kts
99%
4° C
988 hpa
224° SW
1.8 m
11 s
02:23
4.1 m
06h
125° SE
31 kts
max 39 kts
99%
1.79 mm
3° C
986 hpa
230° SW
1.9 m
12 s
3.0 m
09h
125° SE
29 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.55 mm
3° C
987 hpa
257° WSW
2.0 m
14 s
08:31
2.3 m
12h
124° SE
27 kts
max 32 kts
99%
1.14 mm
3° C
988 hpa
252° WSW
2.2 m
14 s
3.5 m
15h
119° ESE
24 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.71 mm
3° C
989 hpa
268° W
2.2 m
15 s
14:39
4.2 m
18h
118° ESE
22 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.42 mm
3° C
989 hpa
263° W
2.3 m
15 s
3.2 m
21h
112° ESE
21 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.4 mm
3° C
990 hpa
263° W
2.4 m
15 s
21:20
2.1 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
116° ESE
22 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.03 mm
3° C
991 hpa
263° W
2.5 m
15 s
2.9 m
03h
116° ESE
19 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.5 mm
3° C
992 hpa
269° W
2.4 m
15 s
03:39
4.1 m
06h
114° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3° C
992 hpa
268° W
2.4 m
15 s
3.6 m
09h
114° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3° C
993 hpa
267° W
2.4 m
14 s
10:03
2.3 m
12h
120° ESE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
994 hpa
267° W
2.3 m
14 s
2.8 m
15h
126° SE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
3° C
994 hpa
261° W
2.2 m
14 s
16:08
4.2 m
18h
127° SE
9 kts
max 11 kts
97%
3° C
994 hpa
256° WSW
2.1 m
13 s
3.8 m
21h
119° ESE
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3° C
994 hpa
250° WSW
2.1 m
13 s
2.5 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)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
99° E
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3° C
994 hpa
235° SW
2.0 m
12 s
22:46
2.1 m
03h
84° E
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
3° C
993 hpa
234° SW
2.0 m
12 s
3.8 m
06h
70° ENE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3° C
992 hpa
234° SW
1.9 m
12 s
05:01
4.2 m
09h
65° ENE
18 kts
max 21 kts
97%
4° C
992 hpa
224° SW
1.9 m
11 s
2.9 m
12h
50° NE
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
4° C
992 hpa
224° SW
2.0 m
11 s
11:28
2.1 m
15h
29° NNE
17 kts
max 21 kts
92%
4° C
991 hpa
229° SW
1.9 m
12 s
3.5 m
18h
28° NNE
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
991 hpa
230° SW
2.0 m
12 s
17:38
4.3 m
21h
40° NE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4° C
992 hpa
236° SW
2.1 m
12 s
3.1 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
40° NE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4° C
994 hpa
236° SW
2.1 m
12 s
23:59
2.0 m
03h
40° NE
15 kts
max 19 kts
93%
0.42 mm
4° C
995 hpa
236° SW
2.1 m
12 s
3.2 m
06h
39° NE
13 kts
max 16 kts
94%
1.03 mm
4° C
996 hpa
237° WSW
2.1 m
12 s
06:12
4.4 m
09h
24° NNE
11 kts
max 14 kts
97%
0.51 mm
3° C
998 hpa
234° SW
2.0 m
12 s
3.5 m
12h
52° NE
9 kts
max 12 kts
59%
0.63 mm
5° C
999 hpa
231° SW
2.0 m
13 s
12:35
1.7 m
15h
52° NE
9 kts
max 11 kts
66%
4° C
1000 hpa
234° SW
2.0 m
13 s
2.7 m
18h
55° NE
8 kts
max 10 kts
26%
4° C
1002 hpa
227° SW
2.0 m
13 s
18:53
4.5 m

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