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Last update: 02:38 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)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
25° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1019 hpa
284° WNW
1.0 m
16 s
1.0 m
04h
32° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1018 hpa
281° W
1.0 m
15 s
04:22
0.6 m
07h
233° SW
0 kts
max 2 kts
99%
17° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
1.0 m
10h
197° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
19° C
1020 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
10:24
1.6 m
13h
256° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
18° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
1.1 m
16h
217° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
19° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
17:26
-0.2 m
19h
240° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
89%
16° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
0.0 m
22h
321° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
1.0 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
243° WSW
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
281° W
0.9 m
13 s
00:01
1.2 m
04h
293° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1016 hpa
281° W
0.9 m
13 s
05:13
0.6 m
07h
266° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1016 hpa
281° W
0.9 m
12 s
0.8 m
10h
78° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
79%
16° C
1017 hpa
279° W
0.9 m
12 s
11:04
1.5 m
13h
194° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
16%
18° C
1015 hpa
276° W
0.8 m
11 s
1.2 m
16h
234° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
6%
17° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
0.2 m
19h
334° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
14%
14° C
1015 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
17:54
0.0 m
22h
318° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
16%
14° C
1015 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
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)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
21° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
41%
14° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
00:34
1.3 m
04h
16° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
6%
14° C
1014 hpa
282° WNW
0.7 m
15 s
0.8 m
07h
55° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
13° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
06:13
0.6 m
10h
183° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
40%
17° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
1.1 m
13h
212° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
76%
17° C
1012 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
11:52
1.2 m
16h
238° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
51%
0.49 mm
17° C
1011 hpa
264° W
0.7 m
14 s
0.5 m
19h
327° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
14° C
1012 hpa
273° W
0.8 m
15 s
18:22
0.1 m
22h
358° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
2%
14° C
1012 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
16 s
0.8 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
6° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
13° C
1012 hpa
280° W
0.8 m
16 s
01:12
1.4 m
04h
350° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1011 hpa
278° W
0.8 m
16 s
1.0 m
07h
6° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1012 hpa
277° W
0.8 m
16 s
07:30
0.5 m
10h
227° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1013 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
15 s
0.7 m
13h
233° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
1%
19° C
1012 hpa
278° W
0.8 m
15 s
12:56
1.0 m
16h
253° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
10%
18° C
1012 hpa
276° W
0.8 m
15 s
0.7 m
19h
356° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
16° C
1014 hpa
278° W
0.8 m
15 s
18:53
0.3 m
22h
32° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
2%
15° C
1015 hpa
280° W
0.8 m
15 s
0.8 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)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
41° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
25%
15° C
1017 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
14 s
01:56
1.5 m
04h
72° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
14° C
1018 hpa
277° W
0.8 m
14 s
1.2 m
07h
65° ENE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
276° W
0.8 m
14 s
0.6 m
10h
125° SE
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
17° C
1022 hpa
280° W
0.8 m
13 s
09:06
0.4 m
13h
149° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
18° C
1021 hpa
280° W
0.7 m
13 s
0.7 m
16h
172° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
88%
17° C
1021 hpa
280° W
0.7 m
13 s
14:37
0.8 m
19h
17° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
14° C
1022 hpa
280° W
0.7 m
13 s
19:30
0.5 m
22h
40° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
95%
14° C
1023 hpa
280° W
0.7 m
12 s
0.7 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
96%
14° C
1023 hpa
281° W
0.6 m
12 s
1.4 m
04h
26° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
84%
14° C
1022 hpa
281° W
0.6 m
11 s
02:51
1.6 m
07h
16° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
27%
13° C
1023 hpa
280° W
0.6 m
11 s
0.8 m
10h
184° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1024 hpa
279° W
0.6 m
10 s
10:44
0.2 m
13h
224° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1022 hpa
276° W
0.6 m
11 s
0.4 m
16h
249° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
86%
17° C
1022 hpa
274° W
0.5 m
10 s
17:03
0.8 m
19h
323° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1023 hpa
278° W
0.5 m
11 s
20:25
0.7 m
22h
349° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
14° C
1023 hpa
284° WNW
0.5 m
13 s
0.7 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
01h
17° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1023 hpa
285° WNW
0.5 m
14 s
1.3 m
04h
350° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1023 hpa
277° W
0.5 m
12 s
03:53
1.7 m
07h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1023 hpa
282° WNW
0.5 m
13 s
1.1 m
10h
213° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
18° C
1024 hpa
287° WNW
0.5 m
14 s
0.2 m
13h
231° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
19° C
1023 hpa
288° WNW
0.5 m
15 s
11:58
0.0 m
16h
246° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
18° C
1022 hpa
284° WNW
0.5 m
15 s
0.6 m
19h
330° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1023 hpa
270° W
0.5 m
15 s
18:54
0.8 m
22h
6° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
5%
15° C
1023 hpa
254° WSW
0.5 m
14 s
21:56
0.8 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
12° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
10%
15° C
1023 hpa
265° W
0.5 m
14 s
1.1 m
04h
13° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
82%
15° C
1023 hpa
273° W
0.5 m
14 s
04:58
1.8 m
07h
9° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
87%
15° C
1024 hpa
270° W
0.5 m
15 s
1.5 m
10h
219° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
89%
20° C
1024 hpa
248° WSW
0.5 m
17 s
0.4 m
13h
230° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
41%
20° C
1023 hpa
244° WSW
0.6 m
16 s
12:54
-0.2 m
16h
251° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
96%
19° C
1022 hpa
245° WSW
0.7 m
16 s
0.3 m
19h
337° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1023 hpa
252° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
19:50
1.0 m
22h
3° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1022 hpa
270° W
0.8 m
13 s
23:25
0.8 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)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
356° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
95%
16° C
1021 hpa
278° W
0.8 m
14 s
0.9 m
04h
2° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1021 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
14 s
1.6 m
07h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1020 hpa
267° W
1.0 m
15 s
05:58
1.9 m
10h
222° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
20° C
1020 hpa
265° W
1.1 m
16 s
0.7 m
13h
229° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
20° C
1018 hpa
267° W
1.2 m
15 s
13:42
-0.4 m
16h
261° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
19° C
1017 hpa
273° W
1.3 m
15 s
0.0 m
19h
326° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1017 hpa
275° W
1.3 m
14 s
20:29
1.1 m
22h
352° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
281° W
1.2 m
13 s
1.0 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
23° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1016 hpa
280° W
1.2 m
13 s
00:34
0.7 m
04h
4° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
84%
16° C
1015 hpa
279° W
1.1 m
13 s
1.4 m
07h
23° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
93%
15° C
1016 hpa
276° W
1.1 m
13 s
06:54
2.0 m
10h
175° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
43%
20° C
1017 hpa
275° W
1.0 m
14 s
1.1 m
13h
213° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
6%
21° C
1016 hpa
271° W
1.0 m
14 s
14:25
-0.5 m

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