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Last update: 04:38 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)

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
276° W
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3° C
1006 hpa
269° W
0.5 m
4 s
4.5 m
03h
283° WNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
4° C
1006 hpa
248° WSW
0.3 m
6 s
02:04
6.5 m
06h
103° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0.69 mm
4° C
1005 hpa
251° WSW
0.2 m
6 s
3.5 m
09h
129° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
5° C
1005 hpa
165° SSE
0.1 m
7 s
09:36
1.0 m
12h
183° S
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6° C
1003 hpa
159° SSE
0.2 m
7 s
3.6 m
15h
184° S
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.74 mm
6° C
998 hpa
215° SW
0.3 m
6 s
14:30
6.2 m
18h
152° SSE
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5.68 mm
8° C
990 hpa
172° S
0.9 m
3 s
3.9 m
21h
209° SSW
28 kts
max 40 kts
99%
6.99 mm
10° C
984 hpa
185° S
1.7 m
5 s
21:50
1.3 m

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
208° SSW
36 kts
max 49 kts
99%
0.65 mm
7° C
978 hpa
203° SSW
2.5 m
7 s
3.3 m
03h
252° WSW
32 kts
max 40 kts
99%
4.84 mm
5° C
970 hpa
214° SW
2.6 m
8 s
02:48
6.3 m
06h
271° W
31 kts
max 39 kts
99%
0.87 mm
3° C
977 hpa
231° SW
2.2 m
8 s
4.2 m
09h
281° W
28 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.64 mm
3° C
982 hpa
249° WSW
1.9 m
7 s
10:10
1.3 m
12h
284° WNW
26 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.98 mm
3° C
985 hpa
268° W
1.7 m
6 s
2.6 m
15h
292° WNW
26 kts
max 38 kts
99%
2.26 mm
3° C
987 hpa
275° W
1.6 m
5 s
15:16
6.0 m
18h
297° WNW
27 kts
max 39 kts
99%
2.66 mm
3° C
990 hpa
284° WNW
1.4 m
5 s
4.5 m
21h
303° WNW
26 kts
max 37 kts
99%
2.24 mm
2° C
994 hpa
292° WNW
1.3 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
305° NW
25 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.7 mm
2° C
996 hpa
279° W
1.2 m
4 s
2.4 m
03h
310° NW
24 kts
max 33 kts
99%
2° C
999 hpa
273° W
1.2 m
5 s
03:36
6.0 m
06h
316° NW
23 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3° C
1002 hpa
259° W
1.2 m
5 s
4.8 m
09h
323° NW
23 kts
max 31 kts
99%
3° C
1006 hpa
240° WSW
1.1 m
5 s
2.1 m
12h
332° NNW
21 kts
max 28 kts
99%
4° C
1009 hpa
187° S
1.1 m
5 s
10:46
1.5 m
15h
339° NNW
19 kts
max 26 kts
88%
4° C
1012 hpa
144° SE
1.0 m
6 s
16:07
5.7 m
18h
339° NNW
16 kts
max 23 kts
93%
4° C
1015 hpa
100° E
0.9 m
6 s
5.0 m
21h
336° NNW
13 kts
max 17 kts
91%
4° C
1018 hpa
84° E
0.8 m
6 s
2.6 m

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
336° NNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3° C
1020 hpa
67° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
23:04
1.9 m
03h
337° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
65%
3° C
1020 hpa
48° NE
0.6 m
6 s
04:30
5.7 m
06h
276° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
2° C
1020 hpa
47° NE
0.6 m
6 s
5.2 m
09h
186° S
6 kts
max 9 kts
96%
4° C
1019 hpa
68° ENE
0.6 m
5 s
2.8 m
12h
185° S
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
6° C
1019 hpa
95° E
0.7 m
5 s
11:29
1.8 m
15h
182° S
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5° C
1017 hpa
117° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
4.4 m
18h
173° S
24 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5° C
1014 hpa
135° SE
1.1 m
5 s
17:06
5.4 m
21h
177° S
26 kts
max 38 kts
99%
0.5 mm
5° C
1011 hpa
152° SSE
1.5 m
5 s
3.4 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)

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
183° S
28 kts
max 40 kts
99%
1.5 mm
6° C
1008 hpa
168° SSE
1.6 m
5 s
23:54
2.2 m
03h
179° S
26 kts
max 40 kts
99%
0.84 mm
7° C
1005 hpa
175° S
1.6 m
6 s
4.0 m
06h
196° SSW
25 kts
max 39 kts
99%
0.89 mm
9° C
1003 hpa
180° S
1.6 m
6 s
05:32
5.4 m
09h
218° SW
24 kts
max 37 kts
99%
6.56 mm
10° C
1003 hpa
182° S
1.4 m
6 s
3.6 m
12h
223° SW
24 kts
max 36 kts
77%
11° C
1004 hpa
186° S
1.3 m
5 s
12:23
2.0 m
15h
219° SW
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
10° C
1004 hpa
191° S
1.1 m
5 s
3.3 m
18h
203° SSW
19 kts
max 33 kts
99%
10° C
1005 hpa
193° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
18:13
5.2 m
21h
201° SSW
22 kts
max 36 kts
99%
10° C
1004 hpa
188° S
0.8 m
5 s
4.2 m

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
200° SSW
25 kts
max 42 kts
99%
2.35 mm
10° C
1003 hpa
189° S
0.9 m
5 s
00:56
2.3 m
03h
199° SSW
24 kts
max 40 kts
99%
1.49 mm
10° C
1003 hpa
183° S
0.9 m
5 s
3.1 m
06h
196° SSW
23 kts
max 40 kts
99%
1.66 mm
9° C
1003 hpa
168° SSE
0.9 m
4 s
06:42
5.2 m
09h
203° SSW
25 kts
max 40 kts
97%
1.67 mm
10° C
1003 hpa
170° S
1.0 m
4 s
4.4 m
12h
209° SSW
26 kts
max 38 kts
70%
10° C
1004 hpa
169° S
1.0 m
4 s
13:27
2.1 m
15h
213° SSW
24 kts
max 37 kts
83%
10° C
1004 hpa
171° S
1.0 m
4 s
2.5 m
18h
223° SW
21 kts
max 32 kts
99%
10° C
1005 hpa
164° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
19:27
5.2 m
21h
228° SW
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
9° C
1007 hpa
171° S
1.0 m
4 s
4.8 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)

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
223° SW
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.52 mm
9° C
1007 hpa
160° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
3.0 m
03h
229° SW
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.42 mm
9° C
1007 hpa
159° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
02:06
2.3 m
06h
234° SW
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
2.07 mm
8° C
1007 hpa
161° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
4.5 m
09h
240° WSW
7 kts
max 16 kts
92%
1.26 mm
8° C
1008 hpa
156° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
07:54
5.3 m
12h
255° WSW
14 kts
max 22 kts
0%
9° C
1010 hpa
158° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
3.1 m
15h
250° WSW
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
8° C
1011 hpa
162° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
14:37
2.1 m
18h
233° SW
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
8° C
1012 hpa
171° S
1.0 m
5 s
4.0 m
21h
225° SW
17 kts
max 27 kts
78%
8° C
1012 hpa
174° S
1.0 m
4 s
20:34
5.3 m

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
223° SW
19 kts
max 29 kts
24%
8° C
1011 hpa
179° S
0.9 m
5 s
3.7 m
03h
207° SSW
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8° C
1010 hpa
178° S
0.9 m
5 s
03:13
2.1 m
06h
195° SSW
20 kts
max 30 kts
99%
7° C
1008 hpa
171° S
1.0 m
5 s
3.6 m
09h
186° S
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
177° S
1.0 m
5 s
08:58
5.4 m
12h
186° S
28 kts
max 41 kts
99%
8° C
1003 hpa
178° S
0.9 m
5 s
3.9 m
15h
201° SSW
34 kts
max 47 kts
99%
1.94 mm
9° C
1001 hpa
183° S
0.8 m
5 s
15:40
1.9 m
18h
237° WSW
18 kts
max 26 kts
55%
9° C
1003 hpa
183° S
0.8 m
4 s
3.1 m
21h
221° SW
12 kts
max 22 kts
1%
7° C
1006 hpa
185° S
0.8 m
4 s
21:28
5.6 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)

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
199° SSW
12 kts
max 19 kts
98%
8° C
1006 hpa
176° S
0.8 m
4 s
4.4 m
03h
183° S
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
8° C
1006 hpa
184° S
0.8 m
4 s
04:10
1.9 m
06h
181° S
15 kts
max 24 kts
36%
8° C
1005 hpa
176° S
0.8 m
4 s
2.7 m
09h
170° S
19 kts
max 27 kts
94%
7° C
1004 hpa
162° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
09:49
5.7 m
12h
174° S
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9° C
1003 hpa
161° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
4.7 m
15h
163° SSE
19 kts
max 28 kts
98%
9° C
1002 hpa
166° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
2.2 m
18h
186° S
19 kts
max 27 kts
94%
0.54 mm
9° C
1002 hpa
165° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
16:35
1.7 m
21h
205° SSW
20 kts
max 28 kts
7%
8° C
1003 hpa
165° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
22:12
5.8 m

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
198° SSW
18 kts
max 26 kts
4%
7° C
1004 hpa
159° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
5.1 m
03h
190° S
18 kts
max 26 kts
5%
7° C
1004 hpa
152° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
2.4 m
06h
185° S
19 kts
max 27 kts
50%
7° C
1004 hpa
154° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
05:01
1.6 m
09h
188° S
18 kts
max 23 kts
91%
7° C
1005 hpa
162° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
5.2 m
12h
196° SSW
19 kts
max 23 kts
99%
7° C
1006 hpa
155° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
10:31
5.9 m
15h
200° SSW
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
1007 hpa
152° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
2.7 m
18h
188° S
14 kts
max 19 kts
83%
8° C
1009 hpa
144° SE
0.7 m
5 s
17:25
1.5 m
21h
180° S
14 kts
max 19 kts
5%
7° C
1011 hpa
4.9 m

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