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Last update: 00:46 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)

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
333° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
93%
19° C
1009 hpa
239° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
1.0 m
05h
333° NNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
74%
20° C
1009 hpa
239° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
05:19
1.8 m
08h
304° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
21° C
1011 hpa
239° WSW
1.4 m
11 s
1.3 m
11h
301° WNW
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
21° C
1012 hpa
239° WSW
1.5 m
11 s
11:34
0.4 m
14h
301° WNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
96%
22° C
1012 hpa
239° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
0.9 m
17h
298° WNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
96%
22° C
1011 hpa
238° WSW
1.7 m
11 s
17:34
1.7 m
20h
309° NW
5 kts
max 10 kts
65%
21° C
1012 hpa
233° SW
1.8 m
10 s
1.2 m
23h
248° WSW
5 kts
max 11 kts
0%
19° C
1014 hpa
225° SW
2.1 m
10 s
23:41
0.4 m

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
223° SW
6 kts
max 10 kts
19%
19° C
1014 hpa
222° SW
2.4 m
11 s
0.8 m
05h
179° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
10%
18° C
1014 hpa
220° SW
2.6 m
11 s
06:00
1.8 m
08h
170° S
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
219° SW
2.9 m
11 s
1.5 m
11h
184° S
9 kts
max 9 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
219° SW
3.0 m
12 s
12:17
0.5 m
14h
186° S
10 kts
max 10 kts
0%
24° C
1013 hpa
219° SW
3.1 m
12 s
0.7 m
17h
179° S
11 kts
max 12 kts
0%
23° C
1012 hpa
220° SW
3.1 m
12 s
18:16
1.6 m
20h
173° S
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
19° C
1013 hpa
222° SW
3.0 m
12 s
1.4 m
23h
168° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
18° C
1013 hpa
223° SW
2.8 m
12 s
00:20
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)

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
312° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
1012 hpa
225° SW
2.6 m
12 s
0.7 m
05h
347° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
3%
16° C
1012 hpa
227° SW
2.5 m
12 s
1.5 m
08h
319° NW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
19° C
1013 hpa
229° SW
2.4 m
12 s
06:42
1.7 m
11h
297° WNW
11 kts
max 14 kts
0%
22° C
1013 hpa
231° SW
2.2 m
12 s
0.8 m
14h
301° WNW
12 kts
max 17 kts
46%
22° C
1013 hpa
233° SW
2.0 m
12 s
13:02
0.6 m
17h
301° WNW
11 kts
max 17 kts
98%
21° C
1013 hpa
234° SW
2.0 m
12 s
1.2 m
20h
255° WSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
17%
20° C
1015 hpa
231° SW
2.1 m
11 s
18:58
1.5 m
23h
167° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
80%
19° C
1017 hpa
229° SW
2.4 m
11 s
0.8 m

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
166° SSE
8 kts
max 12 kts
58%
18° C
1016 hpa
229° SW
2.5 m
11 s
01:00
0.6 m
05h
164° SSE
9 kts
max 15 kts
99%
18° C
1016 hpa
229° SW
2.5 m
11 s
1.3 m
08h
157° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
20° C
1017 hpa
229° SW
2.6 m
11 s
07:26
1.6 m
11h
172° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
96%
24° C
1017 hpa
228° SW
2.7 m
11 s
1.0 m
14h
179° S
16 kts
max 21 kts
54%
25° C
1015 hpa
229° SW
2.8 m
11 s
13:50
0.7 m
17h
172° S
20 kts
max 28 kts
4%
24° C
1013 hpa
229° SW
2.8 m
11 s
1.1 m
20h
157° SSE
14 kts
max 23 kts
10%
23° C
1014 hpa
231° SW
2.7 m
11 s
19:45
1.4 m
23h
141° SE
11 kts
max 17 kts
1%
20° C
1014 hpa
234° SW
2.3 m
11 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 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
132° SE
9 kts
max 16 kts
0%
19° C
1012 hpa
238° WSW
2.0 m
11 s
01:44
0.7 m
05h
123° ESE
7 kts
max 12 kts
0%
18° C
1011 hpa
240° WSW
1.7 m
10 s
1.1 m
08h
114° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
22° C
1012 hpa
243° WSW
1.5 m
10 s
08:14
1.5 m
11h
178° S
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
28° C
1011 hpa
241° WSW
1.4 m
10 s
1.2 m
14h
196° SSW
10 kts
max 10 kts
1%
30° C
1009 hpa
233° SW
1.6 m
10 s
14:46
0.8 m
17h
188° S
10 kts
max 13 kts
0%
30° C
1008 hpa
214° SW
1.9 m
10 s
0.9 m
20h
169° S
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
25° C
1008 hpa
208° SSW
1.8 m
11 s
20:41
1.3 m
23h
137° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
23° C
1009 hpa
215° SW
1.5 m
12 s
1.1 m

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
129° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
21° C
1007 hpa
222° SW
1.4 m
12 s
02:38
0.8 m
05h
130° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1007 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
12 s
1.0 m
08h
139° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
24° C
1009 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
12 s
09:12
1.4 m
11h
218° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
29° C
1009 hpa
226° SW
1.4 m
12 s
1.3 m
14h
216° SW
8 kts
max 8 kts
2%
29° C
1008 hpa
226° SW
1.5 m
12 s
0.9 m
17h
185° S
8 kts
max 10 kts
1%
29° C
1007 hpa
223° SW
1.7 m
13 s
15:56
0.8 m
20h
175° S
8 kts
max 10 kts
5%
23° C
1008 hpa
222° SW
1.8 m
14 s
1.1 m
23h
166° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
22° C
1008 hpa
223° SW
1.8 m
14 s
21:56
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)

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
161° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1008 hpa
224° SW
1.7 m
14 s
0.9 m
05h
306° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
2%
20° C
1009 hpa
226° SW
1.7 m
13 s
03:52
0.9 m
08h
268° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
32%
21° C
1011 hpa
227° SW
1.7 m
13 s
1.2 m
11h
229° SW
8 kts
max 8 kts
30%
25° C
1011 hpa
229° SW
1.6 m
13 s
10:24
1.4 m
14h
210° SSW
9 kts
max 9 kts
20%
27° C
1010 hpa
230° SW
1.7 m
12 s
1.1 m
17h
182° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
12%
26° C
1010 hpa
230° SW
1.7 m
12 s
17:14
0.8 m
20h
180° S
11 kts
max 17 kts
4%
22° C
1012 hpa
230° SW
1.7 m
12 s
1.0 m
23h
178° S
9 kts
max 15 kts
1%
21° C
1013 hpa
231° SW
1.6 m
12 s
23:27
1.2 m

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
177° S
7 kts
max 12 kts
0%
20° C
1012 hpa
232° SW
1.6 m
12 s
1.1 m
05h
173° S
5 kts
max 9 kts
0%
20° C
1012 hpa
232° SW
1.6 m
11 s
05:18
0.9 m
08h
177° S
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
22° C
1013 hpa
233° SW
1.5 m
11 s
1.1 m
11h
195° SSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
25° C
1012 hpa
234° SW
1.6 m
11 s
11:41
1.4 m
14h
211° SSW
11 kts
max 11 kts
1%
26° C
1011 hpa
234° SW
1.6 m
11 s
1.2 m
17h
189° S
10 kts
max 13 kts
6%
25° C
1010 hpa
234° SW
1.7 m
11 s
18:22
0.8 m
20h
179° S
8 kts
max 12 kts
5%
22° C
1011 hpa
230° SW
1.7 m
11 s
0.8 m
23h
176° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1011 hpa
231° SW
1.7 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)

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
246° WSW
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
20° C
1010 hpa
233° SW
1.6 m
12 s
00:41
1.3 m
05h
328° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1010 hpa
232° SW
1.6 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
296° WNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
9%
22° C
1012 hpa
231° SW
1.6 m
12 s
06:31
0.8 m
11h
280° W
9 kts
max 11 kts
36%
24° C
1013 hpa
230° SW
1.7 m
11 s
1.3 m
14h
255° WSW
11 kts
max 13 kts
39%
24° C
1013 hpa
227° SW
1.8 m
12 s
12:43
1.4 m
17h
212° SSW
16 kts
max 16 kts
34%
23° C
1014 hpa
227° SW
1.9 m
12 s
0.9 m
20h
180° S
12 kts
max 17 kts
60%
20° C
1017 hpa
225° SW
2.0 m
11 s
19:13
0.7 m
23h
166° SSE
12 kts
max 18 kts
34%
19° C
1018 hpa
226° SW
1.9 m
11 s
1.1 m

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
161° SSE
12 kts
max 18 kts
8%
18° C
1017 hpa
227° SW
1.9 m
11 s
01:33
1.4 m
05h
156° SSE
11 kts
max 17 kts
3%
18° C
1017 hpa
227° SW
1.9 m
11 s
1.0 m
08h
153° SSE
10 kts
max 12 kts
0%
19° C
1017 hpa
226° SW
1.9 m
11 s
07:26
0.8 m
11h
178° S
11 kts
max 11 kts
0%
23° C
1017 hpa
225° SW
1.9 m
11 s
1.2 m
14h
183° S
15 kts
max 15 kts
0%
24° C
1015 hpa
225° SW
2.0 m
11 s
13:31
1.5 m
17h
173° S
18 kts
max 23 kts
0%
23° C
1014 hpa
1.0 m
20h
159° SSE
19 kts
max 27 kts
0%
20° C
1014 hpa
19:53
0.6 m

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