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Last update: 22:38 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
00h
261° W
13 kts
max 21 kts
12%
2° C
1019 hpa
250° WSW
0.5 m
3 s
3.7 m
03h
271° W
12 kts
max 22 kts
6%
1° C
1017 hpa
260° W
0.6 m
3 s
03:31
1.6 m
06h
264° W
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
2° C
1013 hpa
252° WSW
0.8 m
4 s
3.4 m
09h
264° W
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
3° C
1011 hpa
247° WSW
0.9 m
4 s
08:47
6.2 m
12h
288° WNW
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
5° C
1009 hpa
262° W
0.9 m
4 s
4.2 m
15h
294° WNW
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
1008 hpa
280° W
0.7 m
3 s
16:09
1.4 m
18h
292° WNW
16 kts
max 27 kts
84%
4° C
1008 hpa
287° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
2.5 m
21h
300° WNW
16 kts
max 26 kts
58%
3° C
1008 hpa
292° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
21:21
6.2 m

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
282° WNW
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
3° C
1008 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
4.8 m
03h
281° W
18 kts
max 31 kts
93%
3° C
1006 hpa
287° WNW
0.8 m
3 s
1.9 m
06h
299° WNW
15 kts
max 23 kts
82%
3° C
1005 hpa
285° WNW
0.8 m
4 s
04:43
1.4 m
09h
305° NW
14 kts
max 21 kts
72%
2° C
1006 hpa
297° WNW
0.7 m
4 s
09:48
6.4 m
12h
313° NW
14 kts
max 22 kts
9%
3° C
1006 hpa
304° NW
0.7 m
3 s
5.3 m
15h
308° NW
14 kts
max 21 kts
1%
3° C
1007 hpa
307° NW
0.7 m
3 s
2.3 m
18h
304° NW
13 kts
max 21 kts
6%
1° C
1007 hpa
295° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
17:19
1.2 m
21h
320° NW
13 kts
max 21 kts
4%
1° C
1009 hpa
270° W
0.7 m
4 s
22:17
6.4 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
00h
308° NW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1° C
1009 hpa
252° WSW
0.7 m
4 s
5.7 m
03h
306° NW
14 kts
max 21 kts
52%
1° C
1009 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
2.6 m
06h
312° NW
15 kts
max 23 kts
3%
0° C
1009 hpa
306° NW
0.7 m
3 s
05:48
1.1 m
09h
309° NW
15 kts
max 23 kts
1%
0° C
1010 hpa
318° NW
0.7 m
3 s
5.2 m
12h
323° NW
18 kts
max 26 kts
72%
2° C
1011 hpa
322° NW
0.8 m
3 s
10:43
6.5 m
15h
316° NW
17 kts
max 24 kts
1%
2° C
1011 hpa
317° NW
0.8 m
3 s
3.2 m
18h
314° NW
17 kts
max 26 kts
7%
1° C
1013 hpa
309° NW
0.8 m
4 s
18:20
1.0 m
21h
325° NW
20 kts
max 28 kts
32%
1° C
1014 hpa
301° WNW
0.9 m
4 s
4.4 m

Sunday, Jan 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
323° NW
18 kts
max 27 kts
8%
0° C
1015 hpa
294° WNW
0.9 m
4 s
23:08
6.6 m
03h
320° NW
16 kts
max 26 kts
5%
0° C
1016 hpa
270° W
0.8 m
4 s
3.6 m
06h
326° NW
15 kts
max 24 kts
8%
0° C
1017 hpa
268° W
0.7 m
4 s
06:45
0.8 m
09h
324° NW
13 kts
max 21 kts
3%
0° C
1018 hpa
257° WSW
0.7 m
4 s
3.5 m
12h
321° NW
13 kts
max 17 kts
2%
2° C
1019 hpa
226° SW
0.6 m
4 s
11:33
6.6 m
15h
310° NW
12 kts
max 17 kts
0%
2° C
1019 hpa
223° SW
0.6 m
4 s
4.3 m
18h
304° NW
11 kts
max 18 kts
0%
0° C
1019 hpa
222° SW
0.5 m
4 s
19:12
0.9 m
21h
292° WNW
10 kts
max 16 kts
0%
-1° C
1019 hpa
229° SW
0.5 m
4 s
2.7 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)

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
276° W
10 kts
max 18 kts
4%
-1° C
1019 hpa
212° SSW
0.5 m
4 s
23:55
6.6 m
03h
291° WNW
11 kts
max 21 kts
80%
0° C
1018 hpa
228° SW
0.5 m
4 s
4.6 m
06h
305° NW
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2° C
1018 hpa
253° WSW
0.5 m
3 s
1.5 m
09h
313° NW
11 kts
max 16 kts
85%
2° C
1019 hpa
236° SW
0.5 m
3 s
07:35
0.7 m
12h
336° NNW
13 kts
max 16 kts
34%
3° C
1020 hpa
197° SSW
0.5 m
4 s
12:20
6.6 m
15h
334° NNW
12 kts
max 17 kts
4%
3° C
1021 hpa
215° SW
0.5 m
4 s
5.2 m
18h
334° NNW
11 kts
max 17 kts
8%
0° C
1022 hpa
221° SW
0.5 m
4 s
1.9 m
21h
335° NNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
4%
0° C
1023 hpa
220° SW
0.6 m
4 s
19:59
0.9 m

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
309° NW
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
-1° C
1023 hpa
167° SSE
0.5 m
4 s
00:38
6.6 m
03h
257° WSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
4%
-1° C
1023 hpa
123° ESE
0.5 m
5 s
5.4 m
06h
245° WSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
7%
0° C
1021 hpa
147° SSE
0.6 m
5 s
2.1 m
09h
220° SW
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
3° C
1020 hpa
107° ESE
0.5 m
5 s
08:20
0.7 m
12h
206° SSW
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5° C
1017 hpa
108° ESE
0.6 m
5 s
13:03
6.5 m
15h
194° SSW
20 kts
max 24 kts
96%
4° C
1015 hpa
118° ESE
0.7 m
5 s
5.7 m
18h
193° SSW
18 kts
max 23 kts
62%
4° C
1015 hpa
114° ESE
0.6 m
5 s
2.5 m
21h
179° S
16 kts
max 21 kts
60%
3° C
1015 hpa
131° SE
0.6 m
5 s
20:40
0.9 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
00h
187° S
15 kts
max 20 kts
49%
3° C
1015 hpa
121° ESE
0.7 m
5 s
01:21
6.6 m
03h
199° SSW
12 kts
max 16 kts
90%
3° C
1016 hpa
155° SSE
0.7 m
4 s
6.0 m
06h
217° SW
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
3° C
1017 hpa
154° SSE
0.6 m
4 s
2.8 m
09h
217° SW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
1018 hpa
113° ESE
0.7 m
4 s
08:59
0.8 m
12h
280° W
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.63 mm
4° C
1019 hpa
114° ESE
0.7 m
5 s
4.9 m
15h
354° N
8 kts
max 12 kts
89%
0.67 mm
3° C
1020 hpa
100° E
0.7 m
5 s
13:46
6.4 m
18h
52° NE
11 kts
max 15 kts
98%
5° C
1021 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
6 s
3.2 m
21h
34° NE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4° C
1023 hpa
129° SE
0.8 m
5 s
21:16
1.1 m

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
111° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
4° C
1023 hpa
145° SE
0.9 m
5 s
4.5 m
03h
182° S
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
4° C
1023 hpa
172° S
1.0 m
5 s
02:04
6.5 m
06h
177° S
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
1023 hpa
199° SSW
1.1 m
5 s
3.5 m
09h
183° S
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
5° C
1022 hpa
205° SSW
1.1 m
5 s
09:36
1.0 m
12h
221° SW
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
1019 hpa
202° SSW
1.2 m
5 s
3.6 m
15h
216° SW
26 kts
max 33 kts
99%
7° C
1014 hpa
201° SSW
1.1 m
5 s
14:30
6.2 m
18h
219° SW
30 kts
max 41 kts
99%
0.85 mm
7° C
1009 hpa
199° SSW
1.1 m
5 s
3.9 m
21h
233° SW
31 kts
max 46 kts
99%
2.58 mm
10° C
1004 hpa
197° SSW
1.1 m
5 s
21:50
1.3 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
00h
272° W
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
1.4 mm
10° C
1004 hpa
181° S
1.1 m
6 s
3.3 m
03h
275° W
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
7° C
1006 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
5 s
02:48
6.3 m
06h
268° W
15 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
1006 hpa
196° SSW
1.0 m
5 s
4.2 m
09h
264° W
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
1006 hpa
202° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
10:10
1.3 m
12h
275° W
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
1006 hpa
208° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
2.6 m
15h
286° WNW
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
6° C
1006 hpa
213° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
15:16
6.0 m
18h
284° WNW
15 kts
max 25 kts
5%
5° C
1006 hpa
212° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
4.5 m
21h
289° WNW
17 kts
max 28 kts
2%
4° C
1007 hpa
214° SW
0.8 m
5 s
22:24
1.6 m

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
289° WNW
19 kts
max 31 kts
4%
4° C
1006 hpa
207° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
2.4 m
03h
298° WNW
20 kts
max 32 kts
6%
4° C
1007 hpa
214° SW
0.9 m
5 s
03:36
6.0 m
06h
306° NW
20 kts
max 31 kts
27%
4° C
1008 hpa
218° SW
1.0 m
5 s
4.8 m
09h
319° NW
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
5° C
1012 hpa
230° SW
0.9 m
5 s
2.1 m
12h
335° NNW
22 kts
max 30 kts
22%
5° C
1015 hpa
231° SW
0.9 m
5 s
10:46
1.5 m
15h
329° NNW
19 kts
max 26 kts
11%
5° C
1018 hpa
209° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
16:07
5.7 m
18h
327° NNW
15 kts
max 24 kts
5%
4° C
1021 hpa
208° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
5.0 m

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