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Last update: 08:38 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)

Thursday, Jan 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
229° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
2.47 mm
22° C
1007 hpa
121° ESE
1.6 m
12 s
00:14
0.3 m
04h
166° SSE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.89 mm
21° C
1007 hpa
121° ESE
1.6 m
12 s
1.5 m
07h
126° SE
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.02 mm
22° C
1009 hpa
121° ESE
1.6 m
12 s
06:58
2.2 m
10h
98° E
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.62 mm
22° C
1009 hpa
121° ESE
1.6 m
12 s
1.4 m
13h
68° ENE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
24° C
1009 hpa
120° ESE
1.6 m
13 s
13:23
0.5 m
16h
68° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
25° C
1008 hpa
119° ESE
1.5 m
13 s
1.0 m
19h
59° ENE
5 kts
max 9 kts
68%
22° C
1010 hpa
119° ESE
1.5 m
13 s
19:07
1.6 m
22h
47° NE
5 kts
max 7 kts
98%
22° C
1011 hpa
121° ESE
1.4 m
12 s
1.0 m

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
57° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
22° C
1009 hpa
121° ESE
1.3 m
12 s
01:02
0.3 m
04h
120° ESE
2 kts
max 4 kts
54%
22° C
1010 hpa
122° ESE
1.2 m
12 s
1.1 m
07h
105° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
10%
25° C
1012 hpa
122° ESE
1.2 m
12 s
07:48
2.3 m
10h
97° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
2%
26° C
1012 hpa
122° ESE
1.2 m
12 s
1.8 m
13h
93° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
27° C
1011 hpa
124° SE
1.1 m
11 s
14:13
0.4 m
16h
86° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
26° C
1010 hpa
126° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.7 m
19h
72° ENE
6 kts
max 10 kts
0%
23° C
1012 hpa
126° SE
1.1 m
11 s
20:00
1.6 m
22h
69° ENE
5 kts
max 7 kts
1%
22° C
1013 hpa
126° SE
1.0 m
11 s
1.2 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 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
66° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
59%
22° C
1012 hpa
130° SE
1.0 m
10 s
01:49
0.3 m
04h
44° NE
1 kts
max 3 kts
60%
22° C
1011 hpa
131° SE
1.0 m
10 s
0.8 m
07h
211° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
52%
24° C
1013 hpa
130° SE
0.9 m
10 s
2.0 m
10h
102° ESE
5 kts
max 5 kts
56%
26° C
1013 hpa
131° SE
0.9 m
10 s
08:35
2.3 m
13h
69° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
46%
26° C
1011 hpa
135° SE
0.9 m
9 s
0.8 m
16h
60° ENE
9 kts
max 9 kts
19%
26° C
1010 hpa
137° SE
0.9 m
9 s
14:59
0.4 m
19h
66° ENE
6 kts
max 9 kts
48%
24° C
1012 hpa
138° SE
0.9 m
9 s
1.3 m
22h
45° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
75%
23° C
1013 hpa
137° SE
0.9 m
9 s
20:49
1.6 m

Sunday, Jan 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
32%
23° C
1011 hpa
135° SE
0.8 m
9 s
0.5 m
04h
334° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
7%
22° C
1011 hpa
132° SE
0.8 m
9 s
02:33
0.3 m
07h
320° NW
1 kts
max 3 kts
15%
24° C
1012 hpa
128° SE
0.8 m
9 s
1.8 m
10h
28° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
27° C
1011 hpa
131° SE
0.7 m
9 s
09:19
2.3 m
13h
61° ENE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
28° C
1010 hpa
133° SE
0.8 m
8 s
1.1 m
16h
45° NE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
26° C
1009 hpa
128° SE
0.9 m
8 s
15:43
0.4 m
19h
45° NE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.61 mm
23° C
1010 hpa
124° SE
0.9 m
8 s
1.1 m
22h
50° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
23° C
1012 hpa
120° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
21:35
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)

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
23° C
1010 hpa
122° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
0.8 m
04h
350° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
96%
22° C
1009 hpa
124° SE
0.8 m
8 s
03:17
0.3 m
07h
10° N
3 kts
max 5 kts
98%
24° C
1011 hpa
124° SE
0.7 m
8 s
1.4 m
10h
61° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
27° C
1010 hpa
122° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
10:01
2.3 m
13h
55° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
27° C
1010 hpa
117° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
1.4 m
16h
45° NE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
26° C
1008 hpa
104° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
16:25
0.4 m
19h
35° NE
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
24° C
1009 hpa
96° E
0.9 m
8 s
0.9 m
22h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
33%
23° C
1011 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
8 s
22:19
1.6 m

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
159° SSE
2 kts
max 5 kts
95%
22° C
1011 hpa
101° E
0.8 m
9 s
1.0 m
04h
104° ESE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
22° C
1010 hpa
103° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
04:00
0.4 m
07h
32° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
24° C
1011 hpa
104° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
1.1 m
10h
65° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
27° C
1011 hpa
106° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
10:41
2.2 m
13h
88° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
7%
27° C
1011 hpa
107° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
1.6 m
16h
81° E
9 kts
max 10 kts
0%
27° C
1010 hpa
106° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
17:05
0.4 m
19h
85° E
7 kts
max 11 kts
13%
24° C
1012 hpa
106° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
0.7 m
22h
81° E
6 kts
max 9 kts
1%
23° C
1013 hpa
106° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
23:03
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)

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
113° ESE
5 kts
max 8 kts
26%
23° C
1012 hpa
106° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
1.3 m
04h
117° ESE
7 kts
max 11 kts
84%
23° C
1012 hpa
101° E
1.0 m
8 s
04:44
0.4 m
07h
110° ESE
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
25° C
1014 hpa
100° E
1.0 m
8 s
0.9 m
10h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 12 kts
94%
25° C
1015 hpa
100° E
1.1 m
8 s
11:20
2.0 m
13h
119° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
30%
27° C
1014 hpa
101° E
1.1 m
8 s
1.8 m
16h
129° SE
11 kts
max 15 kts
7%
26° C
1013 hpa
99° E
1.2 m
7 s
0.7 m
19h
126° SE
10 kts
max 16 kts
0%
24° C
1015 hpa
99° E
1.2 m
7 s
17:45
0.4 m
22h
108° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
95° E
1.3 m
7 s
1.3 m

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
106° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
56%
23° C
1013 hpa
93° E
1.4 m
7 s
23:47
1.6 m
04h
119° ESE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
23° C
1013 hpa
92° E
1.4 m
7 s
05:28
0.5 m
07h
121° ESE
11 kts
max 15 kts
53%
25° C
1014 hpa
91° E
1.4 m
7 s
0.7 m
10h
129° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
80%
26° C
1014 hpa
91° E
1.5 m
7 s
1.6 m
13h
127° SE
13 kts
max 16 kts
73%
26° C
1014 hpa
91° E
1.5 m
8 s
11:59
1.9 m
16h
129° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
85%
25° C
1013 hpa
92° E
1.6 m
8 s
0.9 m
19h
129° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
15%
24° C
1014 hpa
92° E
1.6 m
8 s
18:26
0.5 m
22h
123° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
83%
24° C
1014 hpa
92° E
1.6 m
8 s
1.1 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 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
122° ESE
11 kts
max 17 kts
48%
24° C
1013 hpa
92° E
1.7 m
8 s
00:34
1.6 m
04h
107° ESE
11 kts
max 16 kts
46%
24° C
1012 hpa
92° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.0 m
07h
113° ESE
11 kts
max 16 kts
18%
25° C
1014 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
8 s
06:16
0.6 m
10h
121° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
68%
26° C
1013 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.3 m
13h
129° SE
12 kts
max 13 kts
37%
27° C
1012 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
8 s
12:38
1.8 m
16h
125° SE
12 kts
max 14 kts
17%
26° C
1011 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.1 m
19h
122° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
1%
24° C
1012 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
8 s
19:08
0.5 m
22h
110° ESE
7 kts
max 12 kts
58%
23° C
1013 hpa
92° E
1.8 m
8 s
0.9 m

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
102° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
21%
24° C
1011 hpa
92° E
1.8 m
8 s
01:24
1.5 m
04h
117° ESE
6 kts
max 10 kts
12%
23° C
1010 hpa
92° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
07h
115° ESE
6 kts
max 10 kts
8%
25° C
1011 hpa
92° E
1.8 m
8 s
07:11
0.8 m
10h
107° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
16%
27° C
1011 hpa
92° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.1 m
13h
111° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
6%
27° C
1009 hpa
93° E
1.8 m
8 s
13:18
1.6 m
16h
111° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
27° C
1008 hpa
93° E
1.7 m
9 s
1.2 m
19h
95° E
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
24° C
1009 hpa
93° E
1.7 m
9 s
19:55
0.5 m
22h
78° ENE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
23° C
1009 hpa
93° E
1.7 m
9 s
0.7 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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