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Last update: 03:36 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, Aug 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
8° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
2%
22° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
02:52
-0.2 m
05h
12° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
22° C
1015 hpa
206° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
0.1 m
08h
348° NNW
1 kts
max 4 kts
5%
25° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
1.1 m
11h
238° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
14%
31° C
1016 hpa
209° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
09:31
1.2 m
14h
214° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
31° C
1015 hpa
209° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
14:05
0.8 m
17h
211° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
38%
31° C
1013 hpa
207° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
1.3 m
20h
3° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
26° C
1013 hpa
206° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
20:14
2.0 m
23h
18° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
26° C
1014 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
1.3 m

Thursday, Aug 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
36° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
26° C
1013 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
0.0 m
05h
23° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
31%
25° C
1013 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
03:31
-0.3 m
08h
354° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
4%
29° C
1014 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
1.0 m
11h
211° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
33° C
1014 hpa
206° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
10:00
1.3 m
14h
233° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
9%
34° C
1013 hpa
206° SSW
0.8 m
14 s
14:53
0.6 m
17h
240° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
68%
33° C
1011 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
1.0 m
20h
304° NW
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
29° C
1011 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
20:59
2.0 m
23h
39° NE
1 kts
max 4 kts
32%
27° C
1012 hpa
203° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
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)

Friday, Aug 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
92° E
2 kts
max 4 kts
7%
26° C
1012 hpa
202° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
0.2 m
05h
69° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
26° C
1012 hpa
202° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
04:06
-0.2 m
08h
137° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
30° C
1013 hpa
202° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
0.9 m
11h
187° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
33° C
1013 hpa
202° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
10:29
1.4 m
14h
196° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
33° C
1013 hpa
202° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
0.7 m
17h
242° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
32° C
1012 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
15:36
0.6 m
20h
295° WNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
28° C
1012 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
1.7 m
23h
326° NW
1 kts
max 4 kts
0%
26° C
1013 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
21:41
1.9 m

Saturday, Aug 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
15° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
5%
25° C
1013 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
0.5 m
05h
323° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
4%
25° C
1013 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
04:37
-0.1 m
08h
207° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
33%
28° C
1015 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
0.7 m
11h
232° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
86%
32° C
1015 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
10:57
1.4 m
14h
235° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
76%
33° C
1014 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
0.8 m
17h
258° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
19%
31° C
1013 hpa
204° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
16:17
0.5 m
20h
298° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
4%
27° C
1013 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
1.4 m
23h
331° NNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
10%
27° C
1013 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
22:20
1.8 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, Aug 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
90° E
1 kts
max 4 kts
64%
25° C
1013 hpa
207° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
0.8 m
05h
356° N
0 kts
max 3 kts
7%
25° C
1012 hpa
210° SSW
0.7 m
20 s
05:05
0.0 m
08h
268° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
5%
29° C
1013 hpa
206° SSW
0.7 m
18 s
0.6 m
11h
234° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
5%
32° C
1014 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
11:24
1.4 m
14h
229° SW
7 kts
max 8 kts
21%
32° C
1013 hpa
202° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
1.0 m
17h
235° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
6%
31° C
1012 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
16:59
0.5 m
20h
265° W
1 kts
max 3 kts
1%
26° C
1012 hpa
215° SW
0.8 m
17 s
1.1 m
23h
69° ENE
1 kts
max 4 kts
0%
24° C
1013 hpa
213° SSW
0.8 m
20 s
22:58
1.7 m

Monday, Aug 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
1° N
1 kts
max 3 kts
1%
24° C
1012 hpa
210° SSW
0.8 m
20 s
1.0 m
05h
329° NNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
8%
24° C
1012 hpa
208° SSW
0.8 m
19 s
05:30
0.1 m
08h
216° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
27° C
1013 hpa
206° SSW
0.7 m
19 s
0.6 m
11h
219° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
2%
30° C
1014 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
19 s
11:50
1.5 m
14h
225° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
5%
31° C
1013 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
19 s
1.2 m
17h
238° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
5%
29° C
1012 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
19 s
17:41
0.4 m
20h
293° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
1%
24° C
1012 hpa
211° SSW
0.8 m
18 s
0.8 m
23h
14° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
23° C
1013 hpa
209° SSW
0.8 m
18 s
23:36
1.5 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, Aug 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
66° ENE
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
23° C
1013 hpa
207° SSW
0.8 m
18 s
1.1 m
05h
110° ESE
1 kts
max 3 kts
1%
21° C
1013 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
18 s
05:53
0.3 m
08h
185° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1014 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
18 s
0.6 m
11h
215° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
2%
28° C
1015 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
18 s
12:15
1.5 m
14h
225° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
5%
29° C
1014 hpa
202° SSW
0.7 m
17 s
1.3 m
17h
238° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
5%
27° C
1013 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
17 s
18:25
0.5 m
20h
287° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
22° C
1013 hpa
206° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
0.6 m
23h
349° N
1 kts
max 4 kts
0%
22° C
1014 hpa
206° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
00:17
1.3 m

Wednesday, Aug 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
100° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
1.1 m
05h
115° ESE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
06:13
0.4 m
08h
159° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
23° C
1016 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
0.6 m
11h
210° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
3%
26° C
1017 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
16 s
1.3 m
14h
226° SW
7 kts
max 7 kts
5%
28° C
1017 hpa
206° SSW
0.6 m
16 s
12:42
1.5 m
17h
240° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
3%
26° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
0.6 m
16 s
0.7 m
20h
290° WNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1016 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
19:15
0.5 m
23h
313° NW
2 kts
max 5 kts
0%
21° C
1017 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
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)

Thursday, Aug 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
327° NNW
2 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1016 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
01:04
1.1 m
05h
0° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1017 hpa
205° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
06:29
0.6 m
08h
178° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
23° C
1018 hpa
205° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
0.7 m
11h
224° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
27° C
1018 hpa
205° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
1.3 m
14h
234° SW
7 kts
max 7 kts
5%
28° C
1017 hpa
206° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
13:11
1.5 m
17h
242° WSW
7 kts
max 8 kts
1%
27° C
1016 hpa
211° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
0.9 m
20h
298° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
220° SW
0.7 m
13 s
20:19
0.5 m
23h
330° NNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
216° SW
0.7 m
14 s
0.7 m

Friday, Aug 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
33° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
209° SSW
0.7 m
17 s
02:11
1.0 m
05h
65° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
208° SSW
0.7 m
17 s
0.8 m
08h
148° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
23° C
1017 hpa
209° SSW
0.7 m
17 s
06:38
0.8 m
11h
193° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
27° C
1017 hpa
209° SSW
0.7 m
17 s
1.2 m
14h
206° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
7%
28° C
1016 hpa
205° SSW
0.6 m
17 s
13:46
1.4 m

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