Daily forecast
as
Last update: 04:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Friday, Dec 05
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
19 kts
max 27 kts
9° C
998 hpa
2.7 m
15 s
2.2
m
03h
20 kts
max 26 kts
9° C
998 hpa
2.8 m
15 s
02:02
1.1
m
06h
20 kts
max 26 kts
8° C
998 hpa
2.7 m
14 s
4.1
m
09h
19 kts
max 26 kts
8° C
997 hpa
2.6 m
14 s
08:12
5.2
m
12h
17 kts
max 21 kts
0.57 mm
8° C
994 hpa
2.4 m
14 s
2.6
m
15h
17 kts
max 22 kts
8° C
992 hpa
2.4 m
13 s
14:29
1.1
m
18h
24 kts
max 33 kts
8° C
991 hpa
2.6 m
13 s
3.7
m
21h
29 kts
max 39 kts
8° C
990 hpa
3.1 m
12 s
20:36
5.0
m
Saturday, Dec 06
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
31 kts
max 44 kts
0.43 mm
8° C
988 hpa
3.5 m
10 s
3.0
m
03h
31 kts
max 43 kts
7° C
988 hpa
3.5 m
10 s
02:48
1.2
m
06h
28 kts
max 37 kts
8° C
987 hpa
3.4 m
10 s
3.5
m
09h
27 kts
max 33 kts
8° C
987 hpa
3.2 m
10 s
08:56
5.2
m
12h
23 kts
max 28 kts
0.45 mm
9° C
986 hpa
2.8 m
9 s
3.4
m
15h
17 kts
max 24 kts
0.76 mm
9° C
987 hpa
2.5 m
12 s
15:16
1.0
m
18h
14 kts
max 19 kts
0.43 mm
9° C
989 hpa
2.3 m
15 s
2.8
m
21h
8 kts
max 10 kts
9° C
991 hpa
2.1 m
15 s
21:29
5.0
m
Sunday, Dec 07
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
5 kts
max 6 kts
9° C
993 hpa
1.9 m
14 s
3.8
m
03h
1 kts
max 2 kts
9° C
994 hpa
1.8 m
14 s
03:33
1.3
m
06h
2 kts
max 2 kts
8° C
995 hpa
1.7 m
13 s
2.8
m
09h
5 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
996 hpa
1.6 m
13 s
09:42
5.1
m
12h
8 kts
max 13 kts
8° C
996 hpa
1.4 m
13 s
4.1
m
15h
13 kts
max 21 kts
9° C
994 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
16:04
1.0
m
18h
20 kts
max 28 kts
9° C
991 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
2.0
m
21h
21 kts
max 29 kts
0.95 mm
9° C
988 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
22:23
4.8
m
Monday, Dec 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
25 kts
max 35 kts
11.02 mm
9° C
984 hpa
1.9 m
9 s
4.3
m
03h
10 kts
max 22 kts
5.06 mm
9° C
980 hpa
1.9 m
9 s
04:20
1.6
m
06h
26 kts
max 37 kts
9° C
984 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
2.2
m
09h
26 kts
max 39 kts
9° C
987 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
10:29
5.0
m
12h
17 kts
max 27 kts
9° C
990 hpa
1.9 m
14 s
4.6
m
15h
16 kts
max 26 kts
9° C
991 hpa
2.0 m
16 s
2.0
m
18h
12 kts
max 23 kts
8° C
993 hpa
2.1 m
16 s
16:53
1.2
m
21h
14 kts
max 24 kts
8° C
995 hpa
2.1 m
15 s
3.8
m
Tuesday, Dec 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
12 kts
max 18 kts
8° C
995 hpa
2.0 m
15 s
23:19
4.6
m
03h
13 kts
max 19 kts
8° C
994 hpa
2.0 m
14 s
2.8
m
06h
8 kts
max 12 kts
8° C
993 hpa
1.9 m
14 s
05:07
1.8
m
09h
6 kts
max 8 kts
8° C
993 hpa
1.9 m
14 s
4.0
m
12h
5 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
993 hpa
1.9 m
13 s
11:19
4.8
m
15h
7 kts
max 13 kts
5.38 mm
7° C
992 hpa
1.9 m
13 s
2.8
m
18h
14 kts
max 15 kts
3.54 mm
7° C
992 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
17:46
1.4
m
21h
13 kts
max 16 kts
1.81 mm
7° C
993 hpa
2.2 m
12 s
3.0
m
Wednesday, Dec 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
6 kts
max 9 kts
0.85 mm
8° C
995 hpa
2.2 m
11 s
00:19
4.4
m
03h
8 kts
max 9 kts
7° C
996 hpa
2.2 m
11 s
3.4
m
06h
7 kts
max 8 kts
7° C
997 hpa
2.3 m
11 s
05:58
2.1
m
09h
7 kts
max 8 kts
8° C
998 hpa
2.3 m
11 s
3.4
m
12h
6 kts
max 8 kts
8° C
998 hpa
2.2 m
11 s
12:14
4.6
m
15h
5 kts
max 7 kts
8° C
999 hpa
2.2 m
10 s
3.6
m
18h
5 kts
max 5 kts
8° C
1000 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
18:44
1.6
m
21h
5 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
1001 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
2.4
m
Thursday, Dec 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
5 kts
max 6 kts
7° C
1002 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
01:22
4.2
m
03h
5 kts
max 6 kts
7° C
1002 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
3.8
m
06h
8 kts
max 10 kts
7° C
1003 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
06:55
2.4
m
09h
10 kts
max 16 kts
7° C
1002 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
2.9
m
12h
13 kts
max 22 kts
8° C
1000 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
13:14
4.5
m
15h
17 kts
max 23 kts
1.15 mm
8° C
999 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
4.1
m
18h
13 kts
max 20 kts
0.82 mm
8° C
997 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
2.3
m
21h
6 kts
max 12 kts
1.77 mm
8° C
996 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
19:48
1.8
m
Friday, Dec 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
5 kts
max 12 kts
2.82 mm
8° C
995 hpa
1.8 m
12 s
3.4
m
03h
9 kts
max 19 kts
2.84 mm
8° C
992 hpa
1.9 m
14 s
02:29
4.0
m
06h
22 kts
max 28 kts
2.6 mm
9° C
988 hpa
2.0 m
14 s
3.0
m
09h
19 kts
max 25 kts
5.14 mm
8° C
983 hpa
2.2 m
15 s
08:03
2.5
m
12h
38 kts
max 51 kts
8.17 mm
5° C
988 hpa
2.3 m
15 s
3.8
m
15h
27 kts
max 37 kts
2.14 mm
8° C
998 hpa
2.5 m
15 s
14:19
4.3
m
18h
18 kts
max 27 kts
7° C
1002 hpa
2.5 m
14 s
3.0
m
21h
11 kts
max 15 kts
6° C
1005 hpa
2.4 m
14 s
21:00
1.9
m
Saturday, Dec 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
15 kts
max 21 kts
7° C
1005 hpa
2.3 m
14 s
2.8
m
03h
15 kts
max 24 kts
7° C
1004 hpa
2.2 m
14 s
03:34
4.0
m
06h
15 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
1004 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
3.5
m
09h
16 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
1004 hpa
2.1 m
13 s
09:19
2.6
m
12h
19 kts
max 25 kts
7° C
1004 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
3.2
m
15h
14 kts
max 19 kts
7° C
1003 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
15:25
4.2
m
18h
11 kts
max 15 kts
8° C
1002 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
3.6
m
21h
11 kts
max 15 kts
9° C
1001 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
22:08
2.0
m
Sunday, Dec 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
7 kts
max 11 kts
9° C
1000 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
2.4
m
03h
5 kts
max 6 kts
9° C
1000 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
3.8
m
06h
1 kts
max 2 kts
9° C
1000 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
04:35
4.0
m
09h
1 kts
max 1 kts
9° C
1001 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
10:30
2.5
m
12h
3 kts
max 3 kts
9° C
1002 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
2.8
m
15h
4 kts
max 4 kts
8° C
1003 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
16:29
4.2
m
18h
4 kts
max 4 kts
8° C
1004 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
4.0
m
21h
4 kts
max 4 kts
8° C
1004 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
2.5
m
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