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Last update: 14:46 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)

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
41° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
6%
12° C
1016 hpa
289° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
1.1 m
04h
38° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
12° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
10 s
04:04
0.6 m
07h
68° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
12° C
1017 hpa
281° W
1.0 m
9 s
1.2 m
10h
122° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
96%
14° C
1019 hpa
279° W
0.9 m
8 s
10:11
1.9 m
13h
146° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
97%
15° C
1017 hpa
276° W
0.9 m
7 s
1.2 m
16h
141° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
277° W
0.9 m
7 s
17:27
-0.4 m
19h
113° ESE
6 kts
max 10 kts
72%
0.41 mm
13° C
1018 hpa
266° W
0.8 m
8 s
-0.2 m
22h
93° E
5 kts
max 8 kts
79%
0.7 mm
12° C
1018 hpa
278° W
0.8 m
7 s
0.9 m

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
84° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
69%
12° C
1018 hpa
280° W
0.8 m
7 s
00:08
1.2 m
04h
81° E
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
13° C
1017 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
8 s
05:00
0.6 m
07h
78° ENE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
12° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
1.0 m
11 s
0.9 m
10h
117° ESE
8 kts
max 14 kts
94%
16° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
10:58
1.7 m
13h
139° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
17° C
1017 hpa
284° WNW
1.1 m
11 s
1.4 m
16h
153° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
11 s
0.2 m
19h
45° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
38%
14° C
1018 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
18:06
-0.2 m
22h
23° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
10%
13° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
1.0 m
10 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)

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
15° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
10%
13° C
1017 hpa
288° WNW
0.9 m
10 s
00:50
1.3 m
04h
8° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
2%
13° C
1016 hpa
289° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
0.8 m
07h
0° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
12° C
1016 hpa
290° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
06:02
0.6 m
10h
350° N
4 kts
max 6 kts
41%
17° C
1016 hpa
281° W
0.7 m
11 s
1.3 m
13h
328° NNW
4 kts
max 8 kts
4%
19° C
1014 hpa
259° W
0.7 m
13 s
11:46
1.5 m
16h
331° NNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
0%
17° C
1014 hpa
256° WSW
0.8 m
9 s
0.5 m
19h
0° N
8 kts
max 10 kts
16%
13° C
1016 hpa
267° W
0.9 m
7 s
18:44
0.0 m
22h
2° N
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
12° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
0.6 m

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
4° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
11° C
1018 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
8 s
01:34
1.3 m
04h
356° N
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
11° C
1018 hpa
295° WNW
0.8 m
17 s
1.0 m
07h
3° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
10° C
1018 hpa
295° WNW
0.9 m
18 s
07:14
0.6 m
10h
4° N
4 kts
max 8 kts
0%
15° C
1020 hpa
293° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
0.9 m
13h
300° WNW
2 kts
max 7 kts
0%
18° C
1018 hpa
296° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
12:39
1.2 m
16h
15° NNE
4 kts
max 6 kts
3%
15° C
1018 hpa
296° WNW
0.9 m
17 s
0.7 m
19h
21° NNE
10 kts
max 10 kts
3%
10° C
1021 hpa
296° WNW
0.9 m
17 s
19:20
0.2 m
22h
14° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
10° C
1022 hpa
295° WNW
0.8 m
17 s
0.6 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 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
25° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
10° C
1022 hpa
295° WNW
0.8 m
16 s
02:20
1.4 m
04h
16° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
11° C
1023 hpa
295° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
1.2 m
07h
34° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
12° C
1025 hpa
295° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
0.7 m
10h
221° SW
1 kts
max 4 kts
91%
16° C
1027 hpa
294° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
08:43
0.6 m
13h
270° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
3%
19° C
1026 hpa
293° WNW
0.6 m
16 s
13:48
1.0 m
16h
270° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1026 hpa
292° WNW
0.6 m
16 s
0.8 m
19h
44° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1027 hpa
291° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
19:54
0.4 m
22h
39° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1027 hpa
290° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
0.6 m

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1027 hpa
289° WNW
0.6 m
15 s
1.2 m
04h
28° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
12° C
1026 hpa
288° WNW
0.5 m
14 s
03:07
1.4 m
07h
26° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
12° C
1026 hpa
285° WNW
0.5 m
14 s
0.9 m
10h
63° ENE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1026 hpa
283° WNW
0.5 m
14 s
10:21
0.5 m
13h
232° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1024 hpa
278° W
0.5 m
14 s
0.6 m
16h
257° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1023 hpa
272° W
0.4 m
14 s
15:33
0.8 m
19h
0° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1024 hpa
271° W
0.4 m
13 s
0.6 m
22h
13° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1023 hpa
268° W
0.4 m
13 s
20:31
0.6 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)

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1023 hpa
264° W
0.4 m
13 s
1.1 m
04h
21° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
13° C
1022 hpa
259° W
0.4 m
13 s
03:55
1.4 m
07h
32° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1022 hpa
254° WSW
0.4 m
13 s
1.0 m
10h
245° WSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
20° C
1022 hpa
253° WSW
0.4 m
13 s
0.4 m
13h
219° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
21° C
1021 hpa
257° WSW
0.4 m
13 s
11:43
0.3 m
16h
271° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1020 hpa
261° W
0.5 m
13 s
0.7 m
19h
5° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1020 hpa
268° W
0.5 m
14 s
17:54
0.8 m
22h
20° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1020 hpa
275° W
0.5 m
15 s
21:17
0.7 m

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
20° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
59%
15° C
1019 hpa
279° W
0.6 m
15 s
1.0 m
04h
22° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
36%
15° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
0.7 m
15 s
04:42
1.5 m
07h
29° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
77%
14° C
1019 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
1.2 m
10h
139° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
89%
19° C
1019 hpa
289° WNW
0.8 m
17 s
0.5 m
13h
223° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
43%
19° C
1016 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
12:39
0.2 m
16h
218° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1015 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
0.5 m
19h
28° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
19:37
0.8 m
22h
46° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1015 hpa
291° WNW
0.9 m
15 s
22:23
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)

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
49° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1015 hpa
291° WNW
0.9 m
15 s
1.0 m
04h
32° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1015 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
05:28
1.6 m
07h
26° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
12° C
1016 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
1.4 m
10h
43° NE
1 kts
max 6 kts
0%
18° C
1018 hpa
291° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
0.6 m
13h
154° SSE
1 kts
max 12 kts
0%
20° C
1017 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
13:22
0.0 m
16h
272° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
0.4 m
19h
0° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
14° C
1019 hpa
291° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
20:26
0.9 m
22h
22° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
290° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
23:30
0.8 m

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
19° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
0.9 m
04h
23° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
1.4 m
07h
15° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
287° WNW
0.7 m
14 s
06:10
1.6 m
10h
27° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1022 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
15 s
0.8 m
13h
258° WSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
22° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
13:58
-0.1 m
16h
261° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1019 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
16 s
0.2 m
19h
12° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
16 s
0.8 m
22h
24° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
20:56
1.0 m

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