Daily forecast
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Last update: 02:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Jan 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
12 kts
max 19 kts
0.69 mm
23° C
1013 hpa
1.8 m
6 s
1.4
m
04h
12 kts
max 16 kts
24° C
1013 hpa
1.9 m
7 s
05:28
0.5
m
07h
11 kts
max 15 kts
24° C
1015 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
0.7
m
10h
11 kts
max 14 kts
25° C
1015 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
1.6
m
13h
11 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1014 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
11:59
1.9
m
16h
12 kts
max 15 kts
26° C
1013 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
0.9
m
19h
11 kts
max 16 kts
24° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
18:26
0.5
m
22h
11 kts
max 15 kts
24° C
1014 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
1.1
m
Friday, Jan 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
11 kts
max 14 kts
24° C
1012 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
00:34
1.6
m
04h
10 kts
max 16 kts
23° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
1.0
m
07h
11 kts
max 18 kts
25° C
1013 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
06:16
0.6
m
10h
12 kts
max 17 kts
0.63 mm
25° C
1013 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
1.3
m
13h
10 kts
max 13 kts
27° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
12:38
1.8
m
16h
9 kts
max 12 kts
27° C
1010 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
1.1
m
19h
10 kts
max 17 kts
0.48 mm
24° C
1011 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
19:08
0.5
m
22h
7 kts
max 15 kts
24° C
1011 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
0.9
m
Saturday, Jan 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8 kts
max 15 kts
25° C
1009 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
01:24
1.5
m
04h
10 kts
max 16 kts
24° C
1009 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
1.2
m
07h
10 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
07:11
0.8
m
10h
10 kts
max 12 kts
27° C
1010 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
1.1
m
13h
10 kts
max 10 kts
28° C
1008 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
13:18
1.6
m
16h
9 kts
max 11 kts
27° C
1007 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
1.2
m
19h
9 kts
max 15 kts
25° C
1008 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
19:55
0.5
m
22h
8 kts
max 14 kts
25° C
1008 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
0.7
m
Sunday, Jan 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
6 kts
max 10 kts
24° C
1007 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
02:20
1.5
m
04h
5 kts
max 8 kts
24° C
1006 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
1.4
m
07h
5 kts
max 10 kts
26° C
1007 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
08:24
0.8
m
10h
8 kts
max 9 kts
28° C
1006 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
0.9
m
13h
7 kts
max 9 kts
28° C
1005 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
14:03
1.5
m
16h
6 kts
max 11 kts
1.19 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
1.3
m
19h
6 kts
max 12 kts
25° C
1005 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
0.7
m
22h
6 kts
max 13 kts
0.55 mm
25° C
1005 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
20:50
0.5
m
Monday, Jan 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
6 kts
max 13 kts
2.76 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
1.2
m
04h
7 kts
max 14 kts
3.07 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
03:27
1.5
m
07h
13 kts
max 21 kts
5.14 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
2.0 m
8 s
1.2
m
10h
12 kts
max 20 kts
6.59 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
09:57
0.9
m
13h
13 kts
max 20 kts
4.95 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
1.2
m
16h
13 kts
max 21 kts
4.23 mm
24° C
1001 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
14:56
1.4
m
19h
13 kts
max 21 kts
1.56 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
2.3 m
8 s
0.9
m
22h
11 kts
max 20 kts
1.0 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
2.4 m
8 s
21:49
0.6
m
Tuesday, Jan 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
10 kts
max 19 kts
0.68 mm
24° C
1000 hpa
2.3 m
8 s
1.0
m
04h
12 kts
max 22 kts
0.5 mm
24° C
999 hpa
2.3 m
8 s
04:40
1.6
m
07h
14 kts
max 24 kts
25° C
1001 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
1.4
m
10h
14 kts
max 23 kts
0.62 mm
25° C
1001 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
11:15
0.9
m
13h
14 kts
max 23 kts
0.78 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
1.0
m
16h
16 kts
max 25 kts
26° C
1000 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
16:02
1.3
m
19h
15 kts
max 25 kts
25° C
1002 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
1.0
m
22h
15 kts
max 24 kts
25° C
1003 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
22:47
0.5
m
Wednesday, Jan 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13 kts
max 23 kts
25° C
1002 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
0.8
m
04h
14 kts
max 23 kts
0.65 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
1.6
m
07h
17 kts
max 26 kts
0.77 mm
25° C
1004 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
05:44
1.7
m
10h
18 kts
max 25 kts
27° C
1005 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
1.0
m
13h
18 kts
max 24 kts
27° C
1004 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
12:13
0.8
m
16h
17 kts
max 23 kts
26° C
1003 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
17:21
1.3
m
19h
16 kts
max 23 kts
25° C
1005 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
1.2
m
22h
14 kts
max 23 kts
25° C
1006 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
0.6
m
Thursday, Jan 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14 kts
max 22 kts
24° C
1005 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
23:39
0.5
m
04h
15 kts
max 22 kts
24° C
1004 hpa
2.1 m
9 s
1.4
m
07h
15 kts
max 22 kts
25° C
1006 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
06:35
1.8
m
10h
15 kts
max 21 kts
25° C
1006 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
1.2
m
13h
15 kts
max 20 kts
27° C
1005 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
13:01
0.7
m
16h
16 kts
max 22 kts
26° C
1004 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
1.1
m
19h
14 kts
max 21 kts
24° C
1006 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
18:29
1.3
m
22h
13 kts
max 20 kts
24° C
1006 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
0.8
m
Friday, Jan 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14 kts
max 20 kts
24° C
1004 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
00:25
0.5
m
04h
13 kts
max 20 kts
24° C
1004 hpa
2.3 m
8 s
1.3
m
07h
14 kts
max 22 kts
25° C
1005 hpa
2.3 m
8 s
07:18
1.9
m
10h
15 kts
max 22 kts
27° C
1006 hpa
2.4 m
8 s
1.4
m
13h
16 kts
max 22 kts
27° C
1005 hpa
2.5 m
8 s
13:43
0.6
m
16h
16 kts
max 23 kts
26° C
1004 hpa
2.6 m
9 s
0.9
m
19h
16 kts
max 24 kts
24° C
1006 hpa
2.8 m
9 s
19:21
1.3
m
22h
15 kts
max 23 kts
24° C
1006 hpa
2.8 m
9 s
1.0
m
Saturday, Jan 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14 kts
max 22 kts
24° C
1006 hpa
2.9 m
9 s
01:06
0.5
m
04h
15 kts
max 22 kts
24° C
1005 hpa
3.0 m
9 s
1.1
m
07h
17 kts
max 26 kts
24° C
1007 hpa
3.0 m
9 s
07:56
2.0
m
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Forecast
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