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Last update: 20:39 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)

Wednesday, Dec 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
269° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1008 hpa
141° SE
1.4 m
10 s
0.6 m
04h
260° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
10%
19° C
1007 hpa
141° SE
1.4 m
10 s
1.7 m
07h
290° WNW
4 kts
max 7 kts
43%
22° C
1009 hpa
140° SE
1.4 m
10 s
06:02
2.0 m
10h
344° NNW
4 kts
max 7 kts
0%
28° C
1007 hpa
124° SE
1.4 m
12 s
1.0 m
13h
36° NE
8 kts
max 10 kts
2%
30° C
1005 hpa
115° ESE
1.6 m
13 s
12:29
0.6 m
16h
35° NE
13 kts
max 17 kts
39%
27° C
1004 hpa
118° ESE
1.8 m
13 s
1.3 m
19h
21° NNE
11 kts
max 17 kts
87%
24° C
1006 hpa
120° ESE
1.8 m
12 s
18:07
1.6 m
22h
300° WNW
5 kts
max 11 kts
97%
2.1 mm
22° C
1008 hpa
120° ESE
1.7 m
12 s
0.7 m

Thursday, Jan 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
307° NW
5 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.35 mm
22° C
1007 hpa
121° ESE
1.6 m
12 s
00:14
0.3 m
04h
211° SSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.19 mm
21° C
1007 hpa
121° ESE
1.6 m
12 s
1.5 m
07h
147° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
91%
0.83 mm
21° C
1009 hpa
121° ESE
1.7 m
12 s
06:58
2.2 m
10h
102° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
87%
0.77 mm
23° C
1009 hpa
121° ESE
1.7 m
12 s
1.4 m
13h
74° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
82%
24° C
1009 hpa
120° ESE
1.6 m
13 s
13:23
0.5 m
16h
70° ENE
6 kts
max 7 kts
48%
25° C
1008 hpa
119° ESE
1.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
19h
68° ENE
5 kts
max 9 kts
42%
22° C
1010 hpa
120° ESE
1.6 m
13 s
19:07
1.6 m
22h
54° NE
7 kts
max 10 kts
37%
22° C
1011 hpa
121° ESE
1.4 m
12 s
1.0 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 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
63° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
97%
22° C
1010 hpa
121° ESE
1.4 m
12 s
01:02
0.3 m
04h
121° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
96%
21° C
1010 hpa
122° ESE
1.3 m
12 s
1.1 m
07h
116° ESE
4 kts
max 6 kts
49%
24° C
1013 hpa
122° ESE
1.2 m
12 s
07:48
2.3 m
10h
101° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
2%
27° C
1012 hpa
122° ESE
1.2 m
12 s
1.8 m
13h
94° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
1%
27° C
1011 hpa
124° SE
1.1 m
11 s
14:13
0.4 m
16h
90° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
26° C
1010 hpa
126° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.7 m
19h
77° ENE
8 kts
max 12 kts
0%
23° C
1012 hpa
126° SE
1.1 m
11 s
20:00
1.6 m
22h
67° ENE
5 kts
max 7 kts
87%
22° C
1013 hpa
126° SE
1.0 m
11 s
1.2 m

Saturday, Jan 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
55° NE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
23° C
1012 hpa
130° SE
1.0 m
10 s
01:49
0.3 m
04h
34° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
91%
23° C
1011 hpa
130° SE
1.0 m
10 s
0.8 m
07h
131° SE
1 kts
max 2 kts
48%
24° C
1013 hpa
130° SE
1.0 m
10 s
2.0 m
10h
93° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
41%
0.4 mm
26° C
1013 hpa
131° SE
0.9 m
10 s
08:35
2.3 m
13h
76° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
46%
26° C
1012 hpa
135° SE
1.0 m
9 s
0.8 m
16h
67° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
34%
26° C
1010 hpa
136° SE
1.0 m
9 s
14:59
0.4 m
19h
54° NE
5 kts
max 8 kts
70%
24° C
1012 hpa
137° SE
1.0 m
9 s
1.3 m
22h
35° NE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
23° C
1013 hpa
137° SE
0.9 m
9 s
20:49
1.6 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)

Sunday, Jan 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
329° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
97%
23° C
1011 hpa
135° SE
0.9 m
9 s
0.5 m
04h
264° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
32%
22° C
1011 hpa
133° SE
0.8 m
9 s
02:33
0.3 m
07h
38° NE
0 kts
max 2 kts
94%
24° C
1012 hpa
130° SE
0.8 m
9 s
1.8 m
10h
92° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
27° C
1012 hpa
133° SE
0.8 m
9 s
09:19
2.3 m
13h
73° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
26° C
1011 hpa
134° SE
0.8 m
8 s
1.1 m
16h
44° NE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
26° C
1009 hpa
125° SE
0.9 m
8 s
15:43
0.4 m
19h
51° NE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
24° C
1011 hpa
121° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
1.1 m
22h
53° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
96%
24° C
1012 hpa
116° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
21:35
1.6 m

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
67° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
23° C
1011 hpa
119° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
0.8 m
04h
54° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
23° C
1009 hpa
121° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
03:17
0.3 m
07h
102° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
24° C
1011 hpa
121° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
1.4 m
10h
80° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
27° C
1011 hpa
120° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
10:01
2.3 m
13h
74° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
26° C
1010 hpa
114° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
1.4 m
16h
52° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
62%
26° C
1008 hpa
99° E
1.0 m
8 s
16:25
0.4 m
19h
41° NE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
24° C
1009 hpa
93° E
0.9 m
7 s
0.9 m
22h
24° NNE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.6 mm
22° C
1011 hpa
94° E
0.9 m
8 s
22:19
1.6 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)

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
109° ESE
3 kts
max 5 kts
80%
22° C
1011 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
7° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
11%
22° C
1009 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
8 s
04:00
0.4 m
07h
101° E
3 kts
max 5 kts
59%
24° C
1012 hpa
100° E
0.8 m
9 s
1.1 m
10h
112° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
83%
25° C
1012 hpa
104° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
10:41
2.2 m
13h
107° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
12%
27° C
1011 hpa
105° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
1.6 m
16h
123° ESE
9 kts
max 12 kts
13%
26° C
1011 hpa
99° E
1.0 m
8 s
17:05
0.4 m
19h
116° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
9%
24° C
1013 hpa
99° E
1.0 m
8 s
0.7 m
22h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
0%
23° C
1014 hpa
98° E
1.0 m
8 s
23:03
1.6 m

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
126° SE
9 kts
max 14 kts
1%
23° C
1012 hpa
101° E
1.0 m
8 s
1.3 m
04h
124° SE
10 kts
max 16 kts
18%
23° C
1012 hpa
100° E
1.0 m
7 s
04:44
0.4 m
07h
120° ESE
11 kts
max 16 kts
58%
25° C
1014 hpa
101° E
1.1 m
8 s
0.9 m
10h
129° SE
11 kts
max 15 kts
33%
27° C
1015 hpa
102° ESE
1.1 m
8 s
11:20
2.0 m
13h
139° SE
12 kts
max 15 kts
18%
27° C
1014 hpa
104° ESE
1.2 m
8 s
1.8 m
16h
141° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
26%
0.5 mm
25° C
1013 hpa
103° ESE
1.2 m
8 s
0.7 m
19h
142° SE
11 kts
max 18 kts
0%
24° C
1014 hpa
102° ESE
1.2 m
8 s
17:45
0.4 m
22h
131° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
0%
24° C
1014 hpa
99° E
1.3 m
7 s
1.3 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 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
132° SE
10 kts
max 17 kts
9%
23° C
1012 hpa
97° E
1.4 m
7 s
23:47
1.6 m
04h
130° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
10%
23° C
1012 hpa
96° E
1.4 m
7 s
05:28
0.5 m
07h
134° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
90%
24° C
1013 hpa
94° E
1.4 m
7 s
0.7 m
10h
141° SE
13 kts
max 17 kts
58%
26° C
1013 hpa
92° E
1.5 m
7 s
1.6 m
13h
140° SE
14 kts
max 18 kts
4%
26° C
1012 hpa
90° E
1.5 m
7 s
11:59
1.9 m
16h
144° SE
15 kts
max 20 kts
2%
26° C
1011 hpa
90° E
1.5 m
7 s
0.9 m
19h
140° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
8%
24° C
1012 hpa
90° E
1.6 m
7 s
18:26
0.5 m
22h
135° SE
12 kts
max 19 kts
81%
23° C
1012 hpa
91° E
1.7 m
7 s
1.1 m

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
138° SE
11 kts
max 19 kts
15%
23° C
1010 hpa
91° E
1.7 m
7 s
00:34
1.6 m
04h
138° SE
10 kts
max 17 kts
16%
0.48 mm
23° C
1009 hpa
91° E
1.7 m
7 s
1.0 m
07h
131° SE
10 kts
max 16 kts
30%
1.1 mm
24° C
1010 hpa
90° E
1.7 m
7 s
06:16
0.6 m
10h
127° SE
11 kts
max 15 kts
42%
0.75 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
91° E
1.7 m
7 s
1.3 m
13h
126° SE
12 kts
max 16 kts
15%
0.52 mm
27° C
1009 hpa
91° E
1.7 m
7 s
12:38
1.8 m
16h
136° SE
13 kts
max 18 kts
9%
0.86 mm
26° C
1009 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
7 s
1.1 m
19h
133° SE
11 kts
max 19 kts
0%
0.65 mm
25° C
1010 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
8 s
19:08
0.5 m
22h
123° ESE
10 kts
max 18 kts
0%
24° C
1010 hpa
92° E
1.8 m
8 s
0.9 m

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Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 3:00 PM, 9:00 PM, 3:00 AM and 9:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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