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Last update: 16:41 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)

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
292° WNW
18 kts
max 28 kts
95%
4° C
1005 hpa
281° W
0.8 m
4 s
4.8 m
03h
290° WNW
16 kts
max 30 kts
54%
3° C
1004 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
3 s
1.9 m
06h
290° WNW
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
3° C
1003 hpa
288° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
04:43
1.4 m
09h
301° WNW
13 kts
max 21 kts
32%
3° C
1004 hpa
294° WNW
0.6 m
4 s
09:48
6.4 m
12h
316° NW
15 kts
max 21 kts
3%
4° C
1005 hpa
306° NW
0.6 m
3 s
5.3 m
15h
316° NW
14 kts
max 20 kts
2%
3° C
1006 hpa
309° NW
0.6 m
3 s
2.3 m
18h
308° NW
12 kts
max 19 kts
0%
1° C
1007 hpa
283° WNW
0.6 m
3 s
17:19
1.2 m
21h
287° WNW
10 kts
max 17 kts
3%
1° C
1007 hpa
254° WSW
0.5 m
3 s
22:17
6.4 m

Saturday, Jan 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
283° WNW
10 kts
max 16 kts
5%
0° C
1007 hpa
168° SSE
0.5 m
4 s
5.7 m
03h
287° WNW
12 kts
max 22 kts
13%
0° C
1006 hpa
255° WSW
0.6 m
3 s
2.6 m
06h
317° NW
16 kts
max 23 kts
5%
1° C
1006 hpa
296° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
05:48
1.1 m
09h
310° NW
15 kts
max 23 kts
2%
0° C
1008 hpa
262° W
0.7 m
4 s
5.2 m
12h
307° NW
16 kts
max 22 kts
4%
2° C
1008 hpa
323° NW
0.8 m
3 s
10:43
6.5 m
15h
320° NW
16 kts
max 23 kts
5%
2° C
1009 hpa
328° NNW
0.8 m
3 s
3.2 m
18h
322° NW
16 kts
max 25 kts
10%
1° C
1010 hpa
320° NW
0.8 m
3 s
18:20
1.0 m
21h
313° NW
15 kts
max 23 kts
48%
1° C
1011 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
4 s
4.4 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)

Sunday, Jan 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
311° NW
14 kts
max 23 kts
7%
0° C
1012 hpa
290° WNW
0.8 m
4 s
23:08
6.6 m
03h
315° NW
15 kts
max 23 kts
1%
-1° C
1013 hpa
304° NW
0.8 m
3 s
3.6 m
06h
315° NW
14 kts
max 21 kts
1%
-1° C
1013 hpa
292° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
06:45
0.8 m
09h
315° NW
13 kts
max 21 kts
0%
-1° C
1014 hpa
292° WNW
0.7 m
3 s
3.5 m
12h
318° NW
13 kts
max 16 kts
0%
1° C
1015 hpa
262° W
0.6 m
3 s
11:33
6.6 m
15h
310° NW
12 kts
max 16 kts
0%
1° C
1014 hpa
246° WSW
0.5 m
3 s
4.3 m
18h
296° WNW
9 kts
max 15 kts
4%
-1° C
1015 hpa
232° SW
0.5 m
3 s
19:12
0.9 m
21h
283° WNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
28%
-1° C
1016 hpa
253° WSW
0.5 m
3 s
2.7 m

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
260° W
10 kts
max 17 kts
98%
0° C
1014 hpa
259° W
0.5 m
3 s
23:55
6.6 m
03h
282° WNW
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1° C
1013 hpa
226° SW
0.4 m
4 s
4.6 m
06h
309° NW
9 kts
max 15 kts
98%
0° C
1012 hpa
229° SW
0.4 m
4 s
1.5 m
09h
311° NW
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0° C
1013 hpa
219° SW
0.3 m
4 s
07:35
0.7 m
12h
331° NNW
10 kts
max 12 kts
0%
2° C
1013 hpa
174° S
0.3 m
4 s
12:20
6.6 m
15h
316° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
4%
1° C
1013 hpa
209° SSW
0.4 m
4 s
5.2 m
18h
325° NW
10 kts
max 15 kts
3%
-1° C
1014 hpa
203° SSW
0.5 m
4 s
1.9 m
21h
326° NW
11 kts
max 17 kts
2%
-1° C
1015 hpa
159° SSE
0.5 m
4 s
19:59
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)

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
322° NW
11 kts
max 16 kts
1%
-1° C
1015 hpa
149° SSE
0.6 m
4 s
00:38
6.6 m
03h
322° NW
10 kts
max 15 kts
1%
-2° C
1015 hpa
121° ESE
0.6 m
4 s
5.4 m
06h
324° NW
9 kts
max 12 kts
4%
-2° C
1015 hpa
117° ESE
0.6 m
4 s
2.1 m
09h
318° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
4%
-1° C
1015 hpa
111° ESE
0.7 m
4 s
08:20
0.7 m
12h
312° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
4%
2° C
1015 hpa
42° NE
0.7 m
5 s
13:03
6.5 m
15h
330° NNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
1° C
1014 hpa
42° NE
0.7 m
5 s
5.7 m
18h
328° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
6%
-1° C
1015 hpa
54° NE
0.6 m
5 s
2.5 m
21h
335° NNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
24%
-2° C
1016 hpa
78° ENE
0.6 m
5 s
20:40
0.9 m

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
336° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
7%
-2° C
1016 hpa
75° ENE
0.6 m
5 s
01:21
6.6 m
03h
332° NNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
4%
-2° C
1016 hpa
107° ESE
0.6 m
5 s
6.0 m
06h
333° NNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
4%
-2° C
1016 hpa
126° SE
0.6 m
4 s
2.8 m
09h
328° NNW
9 kts
max 15 kts
2%
-2° C
1017 hpa
131° SE
0.6 m
4 s
08:59
0.8 m
12h
323° NW
10 kts
max 13 kts
3%
2° C
1018 hpa
130° SE
0.6 m
4 s
4.9 m
15h
317° NW
10 kts
max 13 kts
7%
1° C
1017 hpa
126° SE
0.6 m
4 s
13:46
6.4 m
18h
316° NW
8 kts
max 12 kts
61%
-1° C
1018 hpa
158° SSE
0.6 m
4 s
3.2 m
21h
307° NW
9 kts
max 13 kts
51%
-1° C
1019 hpa
154° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
21:16
1.1 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
00h
297° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
41%
-1° C
1018 hpa
152° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
4.5 m
03h
273° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
97%
-1° C
1018 hpa
136° SE
0.8 m
5 s
02:04
6.5 m
06h
252° WSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0° C
1018 hpa
160° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
3.5 m
09h
226° SW
7 kts
max 9 kts
14%
1° C
1017 hpa
150° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
09:36
1.0 m
12h
215° SW
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
5° C
1016 hpa
151° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
3.6 m
15h
207° SSW
19 kts
max 23 kts
95%
5° C
1014 hpa
157° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
14:30
6.2 m
18h
211° SSW
22 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5° C
1013 hpa
150° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
3.9 m
21h
216° SW
23 kts
max 29 kts
99%
1.33 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
164° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
21:50
1.3 m

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
210° SSW
24 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.42 mm
6° C
1009 hpa
182° S
0.9 m
5 s
3.3 m
03h
199° SSW
25 kts
max 32 kts
99%
6° C
1006 hpa
183° S
0.9 m
5 s
02:48
6.3 m
06h
195° SSW
27 kts
max 35 kts
99%
3.43 mm
6° C
999 hpa
178° S
0.9 m
5 s
4.2 m
09h
186° S
32 kts
max 48 kts
99%
5.47 mm
7° C
990 hpa
155° SSE
0.9 m
6 s
10:10
1.3 m
12h
235° SW
26 kts
max 37 kts
92%
2.17 mm
9° C
987 hpa
150° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
2.6 m
15h
227° SW
35 kts
max 48 kts
99%
0.71 mm
8° C
981 hpa
161° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
15:16
6.0 m
18h
227° SW
37 kts
max 50 kts
99%
1.49 mm
8° C
975 hpa
145° SE
0.9 m
5 s
4.5 m
21h
241° WSW
28 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.75 mm
8° C
971 hpa
161° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
22:24
1.6 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
00h
300° WNW
28 kts
max 38 kts
99%
2.33 mm
6° C
975 hpa
159° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
2.4 m
03h
302° WNW
26 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.68 mm
6° C
984 hpa
155° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
03:36
6.0 m
06h
317° NW
27 kts
max 38 kts
99%
5° C
991 hpa
139° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.8 m
09h
348° NNW
25 kts
max 34 kts
99%
0.5 mm
4° C
1000 hpa
128° SE
0.7 m
5 s
2.1 m
12h
348° NNW
22 kts
max 28 kts
72%
4° C
1007 hpa
133° SE
0.7 m
5 s
10:46
1.5 m
15h
345° NNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
36%
4° C
1012 hpa
145° SE
0.7 m
5 s
16:07
5.7 m
18h
295° WNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
9%
2° C
1015 hpa
149° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
5.0 m
21h
225° SW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
2° C
1015 hpa
137° SE
0.7 m
5 s
2.6 m

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
220° SW
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
1012 hpa
162° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
23:04
1.9 m
03h
217° SW
24 kts
max 31 kts
99%
7° C
1008 hpa
176° S
0.7 m
5 s
04:30
5.7 m
06h
215° SW
26 kts
max 35 kts
99%
8° C
1003 hpa
168° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
5.2 m
09h
205° SSW
28 kts
max 37 kts
99%
8° C
999 hpa
158° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
2.8 m
12h
204° SSW
33 kts
max 48 kts
99%
1.9 mm
8° C
991 hpa
152° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
11:29
1.8 m
15h
231° SW
33 kts
max 45 kts
70%
3.53 mm
10° C
985 hpa
135° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.4 m
18h
240° WSW
25 kts
max 37 kts
50%
9° C
986 hpa
146° SE
0.9 m
5 s
17:06
5.4 m
21h
233° SW
30 kts
max 42 kts
99%
0.96 mm
9° C
985 hpa
156° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
3.4 m

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