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Last update: 10:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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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 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
174° S
9 kts
max 16 kts
58%
8° C
1015 hpa
170° S
0.6 m
3 s
6.2 m
03h
177° S
10 kts
max 18 kts
45%
8° C
1015 hpa
175° S
0.5 m
3 s
3.6 m
06h
171° S
9 kts
max 17 kts
92%
9° C
1014 hpa
177° S
0.5 m
3 s
06:34
1.2 m
09h
169° S
12 kts
max 21 kts
74%
9° C
1015 hpa
180° S
0.5 m
3 s
3.5 m
12h
171° S
11 kts
max 18 kts
45%
10° C
1015 hpa
187° S
0.5 m
4 s
11:42
6.2 m
15h
174° S
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
10° C
1015 hpa
188° S
0.6 m
4 s
4.0 m
18h
160° SSE
12 kts
max 23 kts
85%
10° C
1015 hpa
184° S
0.6 m
4 s
18:54
1.1 m
21h
166° SSE
17 kts
max 29 kts
84%
9° C
1015 hpa
177° S
0.8 m
4 s
3.0 m

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
162° SSE
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9° C
1015 hpa
178° S
0.9 m
4 s
23:56
6.4 m
03h
167° SSE
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9° C
1014 hpa
179° S
0.9 m
4 s
4.4 m
06h
167° SSE
17 kts
max 24 kts
47%
9° C
1013 hpa
181° S
0.9 m
4 s
07:16
1.0 m
09h
171° S
14 kts
max 23 kts
97%
9° C
1013 hpa
184° S
0.8 m
4 s
2.4 m
12h
166° SSE
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
182° S
0.9 m
4 s
12:14
6.3 m
15h
158° SSE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
10° C
1009 hpa
183° S
0.9 m
4 s
4.7 m
18h
155° SSE
19 kts
max 30 kts
99%
9° C
1008 hpa
176° S
1.0 m
4 s
1.7 m
21h
164° SSE
22 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.51 mm
9° C
1006 hpa
177° S
1.2 m
5 s
19:35
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)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
156° SSE
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.44 mm
9° C
1004 hpa
178° S
1.4 m
5 s
00:27
6.6 m
03h
171° S
17 kts
max 29 kts
99%
3.06 mm
8° C
1001 hpa
180° S
1.4 m
5 s
5.0 m
06h
181° S
21 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5.16 mm
8° C
998 hpa
181° S
1.4 m
5 s
1.8 m
09h
175° S
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
8° C
997 hpa
179° S
1.4 m
5 s
07:56
1.0 m
12h
165° SSE
24 kts
max 37 kts
99%
0.59 mm
9° C
995 hpa
177° S
1.4 m
5 s
12:45
6.4 m
15h
162° SSE
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
10° C
994 hpa
173° S
1.4 m
5 s
5.2 m
18h
138° SE
21 kts
max 34 kts
99%
10° C
993 hpa
156° SSE
1.4 m
5 s
2.0 m
21h
134° SE
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.44 mm
9° C
993 hpa
153° SSE
1.4 m
5 s
20:12
1.0 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
129° SE
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.9 mm
8° C
992 hpa
152° SSE
1.4 m
5 s
00:59
6.6 m
03h
123° ESE
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
992 hpa
151° SSE
1.3 m
5 s
5.6 m
06h
124° SE
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
151° SSE
1.2 m
5 s
2.3 m
09h
130° SE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
8° C
992 hpa
153° SSE
1.2 m
5 s
08:33
1.0 m
12h
137° SE
14 kts
max 21 kts
95%
8° C
992 hpa
156° SSE
1.2 m
5 s
13:18
6.4 m
15h
140° SE
15 kts
max 23 kts
54%
9° C
991 hpa
164° SSE
1.1 m
4 s
5.6 m
18h
127° SE
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
9° C
990 hpa
161° SSE
1.1 m
4 s
2.5 m
21h
174° S
21 kts
max 28 kts
93%
0.84 mm
9° C
990 hpa
171° S
1.2 m
4 s
20:47
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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
188° S
16 kts
max 23 kts
21%
8° C
990 hpa
176° S
1.2 m
5 s
5.4 m
03h
172° S
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
7° C
991 hpa
175° S
1.2 m
5 s
01:33
6.7 m
06h
155° SSE
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
7° C
990 hpa
174° S
1.3 m
5 s
2.8 m
09h
148° SSE
23 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.48 mm
7° C
990 hpa
171° S
1.4 m
5 s
09:07
1.0 m
12h
180° S
22 kts
max 28 kts
69%
0.41 mm
8° C
991 hpa
172° S
1.5 m
5 s
4.6 m
15h
191° S
17 kts
max 22 kts
90%
8° C
992 hpa
177° S
1.3 m
5 s
13:54
6.4 m
18h
175° S
14 kts
max 21 kts
4%
7° C
993 hpa
181° S
1.2 m
5 s
3.1 m
21h
172° S
16 kts
max 22 kts
29%
7° C
995 hpa
183° S
1.1 m
5 s
21:20
1.2 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
178° S
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
178° S
1.0 m
5 s
4.2 m
03h
185° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
172° S
0.9 m
6 s
02:11
6.7 m
06h
166° SSE
9 kts
max 10 kts
66%
5° C
998 hpa
168° SSE
0.9 m
6 s
3.4 m
09h
164° SSE
8 kts
max 11 kts
56%
6° C
999 hpa
155° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
09:41
1.1 m
12h
143° SE
8 kts
max 9 kts
14%
6° C
999 hpa
152° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
3.3 m
15h
134° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
2%
7° C
999 hpa
147° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
14:35
6.4 m
18h
122° ESE
9 kts
max 12 kts
11%
6° C
999 hpa
142° SE
0.7 m
7 s
3.8 m
21h
141° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
3%
6° C
998 hpa
131° SE
0.7 m
6 s
21:53
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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
135° SE
13 kts
max 20 kts
27%
5° C
997 hpa
122° ESE
0.7 m
7 s
3.0 m
03h
119° ESE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
996 hpa
122° ESE
0.7 m
7 s
02:54
6.5 m
06h
134° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
97%
5° C
996 hpa
118° ESE
0.7 m
6 s
4.2 m
09h
138° SE
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
1.69 mm
5° C
996 hpa
101° E
0.7 m
5 s
10:16
1.2 m
12h
128° SE
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
92° E
0.7 m
5 s
2.2 m
15h
104° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
74° ENE
0.7 m
5 s
15:22
6.2 m
18h
102° ESE
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5° C
998 hpa
78° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
4.5 m
21h
90° E
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
999 hpa
70° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
2.0 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
78° ENE
12 kts
max 16 kts
97%
6° C
1000 hpa
62° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
22:32
1.6 m
03h
67° ENE
13 kts
max 18 kts
88%
6° C
1001 hpa
65° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
61° ENE
14 kts
max 17 kts
94%
5° C
1003 hpa
64° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
4.9 m
09h
58° ENE
14 kts
max 17 kts
23%
5° C
1005 hpa
60° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
2.1 m
12h
60° ENE
12 kts
max 13 kts
42%
5° C
1007 hpa
66° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
40° NE
10 kts
max 11 kts
97%
5° C
1008 hpa
63° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
44° NE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
4° C
1009 hpa
71° ENE
0.8 m
5 s
5.1 m
21h
67° ENE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4° C
1010 hpa
76° ENE
0.8 m
5 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)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
92° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
3° C
1009 hpa
84° E
0.8 m
5 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
112° ESE
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
3° C
1008 hpa
89° E
0.8 m
5 s
4.8 m
06h
116° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
2° C
1007 hpa
95° E
0.8 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
115° ESE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
2° C
1006 hpa
111° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
3.0 m
12h
112° ESE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
1004 hpa
104° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
87° E
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4° C
1001 hpa
107° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
3.8 m
18h
77° ENE
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4° C
1001 hpa
102° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
17:27
5.6 m
21h
74° ENE
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
4° C
1002 hpa
123° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
3.6 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
53° NE
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4° C
1004 hpa
135° SE
0.8 m
6 s
00:28
2.0 m
03h
42° NE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3° C
1006 hpa
138° SE
0.8 m
6 s
3.4 m
06h
33° NNE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3° C
1008 hpa
153° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
06:02
5.7 m
09h
36° NE
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
3° C
1010 hpa
144° SE
0.8 m
6 s
4.1 m
12h
48° NE
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3° C
1011 hpa
153° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
13:10
1.8 m
15h
55° NE
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.4 mm
3° C
1011 hpa
163° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
2.5 m
18h
66° ENE
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2° C
1012 hpa
165° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
18:49
5.4 m
21h
78° ENE
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.54 mm
1° C
1014 hpa
144° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.6 m

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