Daily forecast
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Last update: 20:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Wednesday, Jan 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9 kts
max 18 kts
24° C
1005 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
0.8
m
04h
9 kts
max 17 kts
24° C
1005 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
1.6
m
07h
11 kts
max 17 kts
25° C
1006 hpa
1.9 m
8 s
05:44
1.7
m
10h
13 kts
max 15 kts
27° C
1006 hpa
2.0 m
8 s
1.0
m
13h
13 kts
max 15 kts
27° C
1005 hpa
2.1 m
7 s
12:13
0.8
m
16h
12 kts
max 16 kts
27° C
1004 hpa
2.1 m
7 s
17:21
1.3
m
19h
11 kts
max 18 kts
24° C
1005 hpa
2.0 m
7 s
1.2
m
22h
10 kts
max 18 kts
24° C
1006 hpa
2.0 m
8 s
0.6
m
Thursday, Jan 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9 kts
max 17 kts
24° C
1005 hpa
1.9 m
8 s
23:39
0.5
m
04h
10 kts
max 18 kts
0.41 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
1.9 m
7 s
1.4
m
07h
12 kts
max 19 kts
25° C
1005 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
06:35
1.8
m
10h
13 kts
max 17 kts
26° C
1005 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
1.2
m
13h
13 kts
max 18 kts
27° C
1003 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
13:01
0.7
m
16h
13 kts
max 19 kts
27° C
1001 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
1.1
m
19h
10 kts
max 18 kts
25° C
1002 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
18:29
1.3
m
22h
9 kts
max 16 kts
0.47 mm
25° C
1003 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
0.8
m
Friday, Jan 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
7 kts
max 15 kts
0.52 mm
25° C
1001 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
00:25
0.5
m
04h
7 kts
max 14 kts
0.43 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
1.3 m
7 s
1.3
m
07h
7 kts
max 13 kts
25° C
1002 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
07:18
1.9
m
10h
6 kts
max 10 kts
0.7 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
1.4
m
13h
5 kts
max 6 kts
0.57 mm
28° C
1001 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
13:43
0.6
m
16h
6 kts
max 7 kts
28° C
999 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
0.9
m
19h
4 kts
max 7 kts
25° C
1001 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
19:21
1.3
m
22h
5 kts
max 9 kts
24° C
1002 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
1.0
m
Saturday, Jan 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
4 kts
max 6 kts
24° C
1000 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
01:06
0.5
m
04h
4 kts
max 6 kts
24° C
1000 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
1.1
m
07h
4 kts
max 8 kts
26° C
1002 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
07:56
2.0
m
10h
7 kts
max 7 kts
28° C
1002 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
1.6
m
13h
8 kts
max 8 kts
29° C
1001 hpa
1.3 m
7 s
14:21
0.6
m
16h
8 kts
max 10 kts
28° C
1000 hpa
1.3 m
7 s
0.8
m
19h
7 kts
max 12 kts
25° C
1002 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
20:05
1.4
m
22h
8 kts
max 15 kts
25° C
1002 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
1.2
m
Sunday, Jan 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8 kts
max 14 kts
24° C
1001 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
01:45
0.4
m
04h
7 kts
max 12 kts
24° C
1001 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
0.9
m
07h
8 kts
max 13 kts
26° C
1003 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
1.9
m
10h
10 kts
max 11 kts
28° C
1003 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
08:32
2.0
m
13h
11 kts
max 12 kts
28° C
1001 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
0.8
m
16h
11 kts
max 15 kts
0.55 mm
27° C
1000 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
14:56
0.5
m
19h
10 kts
max 17 kts
0.84 mm
24° C
1001 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
1.3
m
22h
10 kts
max 17 kts
1.06 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
20:45
1.4
m
Monday, Jan 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
10 kts
max 17 kts
0.7 mm
24° C
1001 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
02:23
0.4
m
04h
9 kts
max 16 kts
0.86 mm
24° C
1000 hpa
1.9 m
8 s
0.7
m
07h
11 kts
max 17 kts
0.56 mm
25° C
1001 hpa
1.9 m
8 s
1.7
m
10h
11 kts
max 16 kts
1.59 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
2.0 m
8 s
09:07
2.1
m
13h
13 kts
max 18 kts
1.38 mm
26° C
1000 hpa
2.1 m
9 s
1.0
m
16h
13 kts
max 21 kts
2.13 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
2.2 m
9 s
15:30
0.5
m
19h
14 kts
max 23 kts
1.81 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
2.3 m
9 s
1.2
m
22h
13 kts
max 23 kts
0.81 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
2.4 m
9 s
21:23
1.5
m
Tuesday, Jan 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14 kts
max 23 kts
0.48 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
2.5 m
9 s
0.7
m
04h
14 kts
max 23 kts
0.93 mm
23° C
1001 hpa
2.5 m
9 s
03:01
0.4
m
07h
15 kts
max 22 kts
24° C
1003 hpa
2.6 m
9 s
1.5
m
10h
16 kts
max 22 kts
26° C
1003 hpa
2.6 m
9 s
09:42
2.1
m
13h
17 kts
max 23 kts
0.41 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
2.7 m
10 s
1.2
m
16h
17 kts
max 24 kts
26° C
1002 hpa
2.8 m
10 s
16:04
0.4
m
19h
16 kts
max 25 kts
24° C
1003 hpa
2.8 m
10 s
1.0
m
22h
14 kts
max 22 kts
24° C
1004 hpa
2.9 m
10 s
22:01
1.6
m
Wednesday, Jan 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
12 kts
max 20 kts
23° C
1003 hpa
2.9 m
10 s
0.9
m
04h
11 kts
max 19 kts
22° C
1002 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
03:40
0.4
m
07h
12 kts
max 20 kts
0.43 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
1.3
m
10h
13 kts
max 18 kts
27° C
1004 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
10:19
2.1
m
13h
14 kts
max 18 kts
27° C
1003 hpa
3.0 m
11 s
1.4
m
16h
13 kts
max 18 kts
0.43 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
3.0 m
11 s
16:39
0.4
m
19h
12 kts
max 19 kts
0.43 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
3.0 m
11 s
0.8
m
22h
10 kts
max 18 kts
0.84 mm
23° C
1005 hpa
3.0 m
11 s
22:41
1.6
m
Thursday, Jan 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9 kts
max 15 kts
1.2 mm
23° C
1003 hpa
3.0 m
11 s
1.2
m
04h
8 kts
max 14 kts
0.86 mm
23° C
1003 hpa
3.0 m
11 s
04:22
0.4
m
07h
11 kts
max 17 kts
1.09 mm
24° C
1005 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
1.0
m
10h
10 kts
max 15 kts
1.04 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
10:57
2.1
m
13h
10 kts
max 14 kts
27° C
1005 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
1.6
m
16h
11 kts
max 14 kts
26° C
1004 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
17:16
0.4
m
19h
9 kts
max 16 kts
0.93 mm
23° C
1006 hpa
2.8 m
11 s
0.6
m
22h
9 kts
max 14 kts
0.55 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
2.7 m
11 s
23:25
1.7
m
Friday, Jan 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8 kts
max 14 kts
22° C
1005 hpa
2.7 m
11 s
1.4
m
04h
9 kts
max 14 kts
22° C
1005 hpa
2.6 m
11 s
05:08
0.5
m
07h
11 kts
max 17 kts
23° C
1007 hpa
2.5 m
11 s
0.8
m
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Forecast
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