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Last update: 14:38 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, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
107° ESE
10 kts
max 15 kts
3%
24° C
1013 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
7 s
00:34
1.6 m
04h
105° ESE
10 kts
max 15 kts
71%
24° C
1012 hpa
81° E
1.7 m
7 s
1.0 m
07h
96° E
11 kts
max 16 kts
86%
25° C
1013 hpa
81° E
1.7 m
7 s
06:16
0.6 m
10h
89° E
11 kts
max 14 kts
63%
26° C
1013 hpa
82° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.3 m
13h
92° E
10 kts
max 12 kts
76%
28° C
1012 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
8 s
12:38
1.8 m
16h
110° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
91%
26° C
1010 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
8 s
1.1 m
19h
93° E
10 kts
max 16 kts
0%
25° C
1011 hpa
86° E
1.6 m
8 s
19:08
0.5 m
22h
77° ENE
9 kts
max 18 kts
19%
24° C
1012 hpa
87° E
1.7 m
8 s
0.9 m

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
70° ENE
8 kts
max 13 kts
59%
24° C
1010 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
8 s
01:24
1.5 m
04h
49° NE
4 kts
max 11 kts
99%
25° C
1010 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
07h
78° ENE
9 kts
max 13 kts
23%
26° C
1010 hpa
86° E
1.7 m
8 s
07:11
0.8 m
10h
73° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
36%
0.58 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
87° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.1 m
13h
77° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
34%
0.4 mm
28° C
1009 hpa
87° E
1.8 m
8 s
13:18
1.6 m
16h
66° ENE
10 kts
max 13 kts
22%
0.44 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
19h
66° ENE
8 kts
max 14 kts
0%
25° C
1009 hpa
85° E
1.8 m
8 s
19:55
0.5 m
22h
74° ENE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
24° C
1009 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
0.7 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 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
70° ENE
8 kts
max 12 kts
94%
24° C
1007 hpa
83° E
1.8 m
9 s
02:20
1.5 m
04h
71° ENE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
24° C
1006 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
9 s
1.4 m
07h
73° ENE
8 kts
max 12 kts
82%
25° C
1008 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
9 s
08:24
0.8 m
10h
82° E
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
9 s
0.9 m
13h
99° E
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.68 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
9 s
14:03
1.5 m
16h
86° E
5 kts
max 10 kts
99%
5.27 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.3 m
19h
75° ENE
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3.52 mm
24° C
1007 hpa
85° E
1.5 m
9 s
0.7 m
22h
57° ENE
8 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3.7 mm
23° C
1008 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
9 s
20:50
0.5 m

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
84° E
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.73 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
86° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.2 m
04h
101° E
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.81 mm
23° C
1006 hpa
88° E
1.8 m
8 s
03:27
1.5 m
07h
118° ESE
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
5.05 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
92° E
2.0 m
8 s
1.2 m
10h
117° ESE
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7.23 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
96° E
2.1 m
8 s
09:57
0.9 m
13h
122° ESE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7.65 mm
23° C
1006 hpa
99° E
2.2 m
8 s
1.2 m
16h
120° ESE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
9.47 mm
24° C
1005 hpa
99° E
2.3 m
8 s
14:56
1.4 m
19h
113° ESE
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7.85 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
98° E
2.3 m
8 s
0.9 m
22h
96° E
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
9.0 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
96° E
2.3 m
8 s
21:49
0.6 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 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
83° E
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
10.93 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
93° E
2.2 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
75° ENE
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
4.51 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
91° E
2.1 m
8 s
04:40
1.6 m
07h
65° ENE
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
10.18 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
91° E
2.0 m
8 s
1.4 m
10h
86° E
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
13.9 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
92° E
2.0 m
8 s
11:15
0.9 m
13h
120° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6.64 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
92° E
1.9 m
8 s
1.0 m
16h
130° SE
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
9.65 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
90° E
1.9 m
8 s
16:02
1.3 m
19h
124° SE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
22.71 mm
23° C
1003 hpa
88° E
1.9 m
8 s
1.0 m
22h
111° ESE
9 kts
max 15 kts
99%
22.33 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
8 s
22:47
0.5 m

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
99° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5.1 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
0.8 m
04h
113° ESE
6 kts
max 11 kts
97%
24° C
1002 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.6 m
07h
96° E
6 kts
max 11 kts
96%
1.61 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
8 s
05:44
1.7 m
10h
92° E
6 kts
max 10 kts
90%
2.4 mm
25° C
1003 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.0 m
13h
98° E
6 kts
max 10 kts
89%
2.07 mm
25° C
1002 hpa
85° E
1.8 m
8 s
12:13
0.8 m
16h
92° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
74%
1.59 mm
25° C
1002 hpa
85° E
1.8 m
8 s
17:21
1.3 m
19h
95° E
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.8 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
22h
105° ESE
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
24° C
1004 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
8 s
0.6 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)

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
121° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
98%
24° C
1003 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
8 s
23:39
0.5 m
04h
126° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
24° C
1003 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.4 m
07h
132° SE
9 kts
max 14 kts
81%
25° C
1004 hpa
88° E
1.8 m
9 s
06:35
1.8 m
10h
129° SE
10 kts
max 11 kts
83%
27° C
1005 hpa
88° E
1.8 m
9 s
1.2 m
13h
134° SE
10 kts
max 12 kts
51%
28° C
1003 hpa
89° E
1.8 m
9 s
13:01
0.7 m
16h
137° SE
11 kts
max 13 kts
55%
27° C
1002 hpa
94° E
1.9 m
9 s
1.1 m
19h
135° SE
8 kts
max 13 kts
83%
24° C
1002 hpa
96° E
1.9 m
9 s
18:29
1.3 m
22h
118° ESE
7 kts
max 10 kts
9%
24° C
1003 hpa
98° E
2.0 m
9 s
0.8 m

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
121° ESE
6 kts
max 8 kts
88%
23° C
1002 hpa
101° E
2.0 m
9 s
00:25
0.5 m
04h
125° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
54%
24° C
1001 hpa
102° ESE
2.1 m
9 s
1.3 m
07h
125° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
3%
25° C
1002 hpa
103° ESE
2.2 m
9 s
07:18
1.9 m
10h
137° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
33%
27° C
1002 hpa
104° ESE
2.2 m
9 s
1.4 m
13h
124° SE
7 kts
max 7 kts
19%
28° C
1001 hpa
108° ESE
2.3 m
9 s
13:43
0.6 m
16h
117° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
27° C
1000 hpa
110° ESE
2.4 m
9 s
0.9 m
19h
95° E
7 kts
max 11 kts
1%
25° C
1001 hpa
112° ESE
2.4 m
9 s
19:21
1.3 m
22h
67° ENE
7 kts
max 10 kts
20%
24° C
1002 hpa
114° ESE
2.5 m
9 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)

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
67° ENE
6 kts
max 8 kts
13%
24° C
1001 hpa
115° ESE
2.6 m
9 s
01:06
0.5 m
04h
79° E
5 kts
max 7 kts
78%
23° C
1001 hpa
116° ESE
2.6 m
9 s
1.1 m
07h
94° E
5 kts
max 9 kts
81%
25° C
1003 hpa
119° ESE
2.7 m
8 s
07:56
2.0 m
10h
87° E
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
27° C
1003 hpa
120° ESE
2.7 m
8 s
1.6 m
13h
98° E
9 kts
max 10 kts
94%
27° C
1003 hpa
120° ESE
2.7 m
8 s
14:21
0.6 m
16h
99° E
10 kts
max 13 kts
80%
26° C
1002 hpa
120° ESE
2.7 m
8 s
0.8 m
19h
98° E
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
25° C
1004 hpa
119° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
20:05
1.4 m
22h
91° E
9 kts
max 16 kts
97%
25° C
1005 hpa
120° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
1.2 m

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
98° E
8 kts
max 15 kts
98%
25° C
1004 hpa
118° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
01:45
0.4 m
04h
96° E
9 kts
max 16 kts
97%
25° C
1004 hpa
119° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
0.9 m
07h
103° ESE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.58 mm
25° C
1005 hpa
120° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
1.9 m
10h
103° ESE
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
27° C
1006 hpa
119° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
08:32
2.0 m
13h
112° ESE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
25° C
1006 hpa
118° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
0.8 m
16h
114° ESE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.51 mm
25° C
1005 hpa
117° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
14:56
0.5 m
19h
112° ESE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
25° C
1007 hpa
116° ESE
2.9 m
9 s
1.3 m
22h
110° ESE
14 kts
max 20 kts
96%
25° C
1008 hpa
116° ESE
2.9 m
9 s
20:45
1.4 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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