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Last update: 08:40 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)

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
74° ENE
7 kts
max 13 kts
6%
24° C
1010 hpa
85° E
1.8 m
8 s
01:24
1.5 m
04h
57° ENE
6 kts
max 12 kts
54%
24° C
1009 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.2 m
07h
83° E
9 kts
max 14 kts
29%
25° C
1011 hpa
86° E
1.6 m
8 s
07:11
0.8 m
10h
78° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
12%
0.4 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
87° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.1 m
13h
71° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
33%
0.55 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
87° E
1.8 m
8 s
13:18
1.6 m
16h
69° ENE
10 kts
max 13 kts
46%
0.57 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
19h
65° ENE
8 kts
max 14 kts
17%
24° C
1009 hpa
85° E
1.8 m
8 s
19:55
0.5 m
22h
73° ENE
8 kts
max 14 kts
87%
24° C
1010 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
0.7 m

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
79° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
85%
24° C
1008 hpa
83° E
1.8 m
9 s
02:20
1.5 m
04h
79° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
24° C
1007 hpa
83° E
1.8 m
9 s
1.4 m
07h
83° E
8 kts
max 12 kts
85%
25° C
1008 hpa
83° E
1.8 m
9 s
08:24
0.8 m
10h
83° E
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
27° C
1008 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
9 s
0.9 m
13h
99° E
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.79 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
9 s
14:03
1.5 m
16h
102° ESE
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6.45 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.3 m
19h
83° E
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5.44 mm
23° C
1008 hpa
85° E
1.5 m
9 s
0.7 m
22h
106° ESE
6 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3.34 mm
23° C
1009 hpa
86° E
1.5 m
9 s
20:50
0.5 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 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
108° ESE
8 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2.77 mm
23° C
1008 hpa
86° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.2 m
04h
128° SE
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
3.22 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
88° E
1.7 m
8 s
03:27
1.5 m
07h
129° SE
12 kts
max 20 kts
99%
3.8 mm
23° C
1008 hpa
93° E
1.9 m
8 s
1.2 m
10h
133° SE
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.18 mm
23° C
1008 hpa
98° E
2.0 m
8 s
09:57
0.9 m
13h
136° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
96%
24° C
1007 hpa
100° E
2.1 m
8 s
1.2 m
16h
139° SE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.54 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
101° E
2.1 m
8 s
14:56
1.4 m
19h
137° SE
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
3.28 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
104° ESE
2.1 m
7 s
0.9 m
22h
125° SE
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2.75 mm
24° C
1008 hpa
103° ESE
2.1 m
8 s
21:49
0.6 m

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
117° ESE
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.42 mm
24° C
1005 hpa
100° E
2.0 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
114° ESE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
2.74 mm
24° C
1005 hpa
96° E
1.9 m
8 s
04:40
1.6 m
07h
124° SE
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3.07 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.4 m
10h
143° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
94%
2.75 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
87° E
1.8 m
8 s
11:15
0.9 m
13h
158° SSE
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.05 mm
23° C
1005 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.0 m
16h
165° SSE
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1.74 mm
22° C
1004 hpa
80° E
1.8 m
8 s
16:02
1.3 m
19h
153° SSE
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
2.44 mm
23° C
1006 hpa
77° ENE
1.7 m
9 s
1.0 m
22h
149° SSE
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.51 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
76° ENE
1.7 m
9 s
22:47
0.5 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 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
156° SSE
6 kts
max 10 kts
97%
0.53 mm
23° C
1004 hpa
77° ENE
1.7 m
8 s
0.8 m
04h
158° SSE
6 kts
max 10 kts
73%
23° C
1004 hpa
77° ENE
1.7 m
8 s
1.6 m
07h
155° SSE
6 kts
max 10 kts
79%
24° C
1006 hpa
76° ENE
1.6 m
8 s
05:44
1.7 m
10h
137° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
90%
1.46 mm
25° C
1005 hpa
76° ENE
1.6 m
8 s
1.0 m
13h
109° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
64%
2.06 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
75° ENE
1.6 m
8 s
12:13
0.8 m
16h
62° ENE
8 kts
max 11 kts
40%
1.8 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
75° ENE
1.6 m
8 s
17:21
1.3 m
19h
61° ENE
6 kts
max 12 kts
73%
24° C
1004 hpa
75° ENE
1.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
22h
58° ENE
5 kts
max 9 kts
23%
24° C
1004 hpa
74° ENE
1.5 m
8 s
0.6 m

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
92° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
52%
24° C
1002 hpa
75° ENE
1.5 m
8 s
23:39
0.5 m
04h
86° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
46%
23° C
1003 hpa
75° ENE
1.5 m
8 s
1.4 m
07h
110° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
95%
25° C
1004 hpa
75° ENE
1.4 m
8 s
06:35
1.8 m
10h
110° ESE
5 kts
max 5 kts
83%
28° C
1003 hpa
75° ENE
1.4 m
8 s
1.2 m
13h
100° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
90%
27° C
1001 hpa
75° ENE
1.4 m
8 s
13:01
0.7 m
16h
91° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
42%
27° C
999 hpa
76° ENE
1.4 m
8 s
1.1 m
19h
67° ENE
4 kts
max 6 kts
45%
25° C
1000 hpa
78° ENE
1.4 m
8 s
18:29
1.3 m
22h
94° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
7%
24° C
1001 hpa
82° E
1.4 m
8 s
0.8 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 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
165° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
14%
23° C
999 hpa
84° E
1.4 m
8 s
00:25
0.5 m
04h
164° SSE
1 kts
max 2 kts
15%
23° C
998 hpa
87° E
1.5 m
8 s
1.3 m
07h
182° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
79%
25° C
1000 hpa
94° E
1.7 m
8 s
07:18
1.9 m
10h
137° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
29° C
1000 hpa
98° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.4 m
13h
120° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
8%
29° C
999 hpa
100° E
1.9 m
8 s
13:43
0.6 m
16h
123° ESE
9 kts
max 12 kts
4%
28° C
998 hpa
105° ESE
2.0 m
8 s
0.9 m
19h
126° SE
9 kts
max 17 kts
0%
25° C
999 hpa
107° ESE
2.1 m
8 s
19:21
1.3 m
22h
136° SE
9 kts
max 19 kts
0%
25° C
1001 hpa
109° ESE
2.2 m
8 s
1.0 m

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
150° SSE
9 kts
max 19 kts
22%
24° C
999 hpa
109° ESE
2.2 m
8 s
01:06
0.5 m
04h
152° SSE
11 kts
max 20 kts
39%
0.59 mm
24° C
1000 hpa
113° ESE
2.3 m
8 s
1.1 m
07h
147° SSE
14 kts
max 23 kts
85%
0.71 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
116° ESE
2.4 m
8 s
07:56
2.0 m
10h
145° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
60%
0.62 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
120° ESE
2.4 m
8 s
1.6 m
13h
145° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
33%
27° C
1001 hpa
124° SE
2.5 m
8 s
14:21
0.6 m
16h
146° SE
15 kts
max 22 kts
73%
25° C
1000 hpa
123° ESE
2.5 m
8 s
0.8 m
19h
150° SSE
16 kts
max 23 kts
93%
24° C
1001 hpa
122° ESE
2.5 m
8 s
20:05
1.4 m
22h
139° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
84%
24° C
1002 hpa
120° ESE
2.5 m
8 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)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
145° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
71%
24° C
999 hpa
118° ESE
2.5 m
8 s
01:45
0.4 m
04h
143° SE
13 kts
max 18 kts
49%
23° C
999 hpa
114° ESE
2.5 m
9 s
0.9 m
07h
165° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
23° C
1001 hpa
116° ESE
2.5 m
9 s
1.9 m
10h
160° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.4 mm
24° C
1000 hpa
114° ESE
2.5 m
9 s
08:32
2.0 m
13h
184° S
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.74 mm
21° C
999 hpa
114° ESE
2.5 m
9 s
0.8 m
16h
147° SSE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
23° C
997 hpa
115° ESE
2.5 m
9 s
14:56
0.5 m
19h
210° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
22° C
999 hpa
114° ESE
2.5 m
10 s
1.3 m
22h
316° NW
4 kts
max 5 kts
85%
21° C
999 hpa
113° ESE
2.5 m
10 s
20:45
1.4 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
306° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
3%
20° C
998 hpa
112° ESE
2.5 m
10 s
02:23
0.4 m
04h
297° WNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
45%
19° C
998 hpa
113° ESE
2.5 m
10 s
0.7 m
07h
288° WNW
6 kts
max 13 kts
63%
21° C
999 hpa
112° ESE
2.5 m
10 s
1.7 m
10h
316° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
26%
27° C
998 hpa
109° ESE
2.4 m
10 s
09:07
2.1 m
13h
22° NNE
9 kts
max 12 kts
1%
30° C
996 hpa
107° ESE
2.4 m
10 s
1.0 m
16h
30° NNE
12 kts
max 14 kts
12%
28° C
995 hpa
108° ESE
2.4 m
10 s
15:30
0.5 m
19h
10° N
10 kts
max 17 kts
0%
25° C
998 hpa
108° ESE
2.4 m
10 s
1.2 m
22h
3° N
9 kts
max 17 kts
4%
23° C
999 hpa
110° ESE
2.4 m
10 s
21:23
1.5 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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