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Last update: 02:35 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, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
290° WNW
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
14° C
1020 hpa
265° W
1.5 m
12 s
1.0 m
04h
298° WNW
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
13° C
1020 hpa
280° W
1.4 m
11 s
1.4 m
07h
308° NW
8 kts
max 8 kts
92%
13° C
1020 hpa
282° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
05:47
1.5 m
10h
280° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
63%
14° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
0.6 m
13h
282° WNW
11 kts
max 11 kts
1%
15° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
1.1 m
11 s
13:35
-0.1 m
16h
273° W
17 kts
max 19 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
208° SSW
1.2 m
16 s
0.2 m
19h
296° WNW
15 kts
max 16 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
207° SSW
1.4 m
16 s
0.9 m
22h
307° NW
9 kts
max 9 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
212° SSW
1.3 m
16 s
20:36
1.0 m

Friday, Feb 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
331° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
220° SW
1.2 m
16 s
00:22
0.8 m
04h
344° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
233° SW
1.1 m
16 s
1.3 m
07h
42° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
250° WSW
1.0 m
16 s
06:33
1.6 m
10h
288° WNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
0.8 m
13h
257° WSW
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
16° C
1016 hpa
235° SW
1.1 m
15 s
14:06
-0.2 m
16h
255° WSW
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
17° C
1014 hpa
234° SW
1.2 m
15 s
0.1 m
19h
313° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
4%
16° C
1015 hpa
245° WSW
1.3 m
15 s
0.9 m
22h
356° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
1%
16° C
1016 hpa
254° WSW
1.3 m
15 s
20:49
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)

Saturday, Feb 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
82° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
71%
16° C
1016 hpa
271° W
1.2 m
15 s
01:03
0.7 m
04h
90° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
67%
15° C
1016 hpa
293° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
1.1 m
07h
104° ESE
9 kts
max 13 kts
5%
15° C
1017 hpa
295° WNW
1.1 m
16 s
07:12
1.7 m
10h
112° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
92%
15° C
1018 hpa
296° WNW
1.1 m
16 s
1.1 m
13h
150° SSE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
290° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
0.0 m
16h
235° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
292° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
14:34
-0.2 m
19h
206° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
293° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
0.8 m
22h
169° S
3 kts
max 5 kts
59%
15° C
1017 hpa
293° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
21:06
1.1 m

Sunday, Feb 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
167° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
88%
14° C
1016 hpa
293° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
01:39
0.6 m
04h
165° SSE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
1014 hpa
293° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
1.0 m
07h
141° SE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.45 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
277° W
1.0 m
14 s
07:49
1.7 m
10h
128° SE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.4 mm
15° C
1015 hpa
274° W
1.0 m
14 s
1.3 m
13h
137° SE
13 kts
max 14 kts
5%
15° C
1013 hpa
279° W
1.0 m
14 s
0.1 m
16h
135° SE
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
15° C
1012 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
15:01
-0.3 m
19h
124° SE
16 kts
max 17 kts
97%
15° C
1011 hpa
291° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
0.7 m
22h
128° SE
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.58 mm
15° C
1011 hpa
284° WNW
1.3 m
15 s
21:26
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)

Monday, Feb 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
133° SE
22 kts
max 26 kts
95%
1.57 mm
15° C
1009 hpa
282° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
02:15
0.5 m
04h
174° S
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
11.13 mm
14° C
1006 hpa
269° W
1.6 m
13 s
0.7 m
07h
246° WSW
16 kts
max 18 kts
99%
10.81 mm
13° C
1007 hpa
261° W
1.7 m
13 s
08:24
1.8 m
10h
235° SW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.88 mm
13° C
1007 hpa
254° WSW
1.7 m
12 s
1.5 m
13h
237° WSW
13 kts
max 16 kts
0%
2.16 mm
14° C
1007 hpa
263° W
1.8 m
12 s
0.3 m
16h
227° SW
8 kts
max 11 kts
86%
1.64 mm
14° C
1007 hpa
263° W
1.9 m
11 s
15:27
-0.3 m
19h
188° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
3.49 mm
14° C
1007 hpa
262° W
2.0 m
11 s
0.6 m
22h
174° S
20 kts
max 24 kts
99%
3.66 mm
14° C
1006 hpa
268° W
2.0 m
12 s
21:48
1.2 m

Tuesday, Feb 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
199° SSW
12 kts
max 14 kts
96%
2.91 mm
14° C
1005 hpa
270° W
2.1 m
12 s
0.7 m
04h
272° W
19 kts
max 20 kts
20%
2.33 mm
14° C
1007 hpa
268° W
2.1 m
11 s
02:53
0.4 m
07h
281° W
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.56 mm
14° C
1011 hpa
268° W
2.1 m
11 s
1.4 m
10h
241° WSW
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.43 mm
14° C
1015 hpa
266° W
2.1 m
10 s
09:00
1.7 m
13h
201° SSW
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.97 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
264° W
2.1 m
10 s
0.5 m
16h
207° SSW
13 kts
max 14 kts
98%
2.74 mm
14° C
1013 hpa
265° W
2.2 m
10 s
15:52
-0.2 m
19h
192° SSW
18 kts
max 21 kts
99%
3.38 mm
14° C
1012 hpa
266° W
2.2 m
10 s
0.5 m
22h
235° SW
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8.75 mm
12° C
1012 hpa
269° W
2.2 m
10 s
22:11
1.3 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, Feb 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
216° SW
19 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5.7 mm
13° C
1010 hpa
270° W
2.2 m
10 s
0.8 m
04h
261° W
25 kts
max 28 kts
99%
4.2 mm
12° C
1010 hpa
276° W
2.1 m
11 s
03:33
0.4 m
07h
288° WNW
20 kts
max 25 kts
23%
1.32 mm
12° C
1013 hpa
278° W
2.0 m
11 s
1.1 m
10h
280° W
19 kts
max 23 kts
93%
1.08 mm
13° C
1015 hpa
281° W
1.9 m
12 s
09:37
1.6 m
13h
271° W
22 kts
max 25 kts
92%
1.56 mm
13° C
1014 hpa
284° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
0.7 m
16h
278° W
27 kts
max 29 kts
50%
1.64 mm
13° C
1014 hpa
282° WNW
1.8 m
12 s
16:17
-0.2 m
19h
290° WNW
22 kts
max 25 kts
47%
13° C
1015 hpa
276° W
1.8 m
11 s
0.4 m
22h
281° W
19 kts
max 21 kts
75%
13° C
1017 hpa
277° W
1.7 m
12 s
22:37
1.4 m

Thursday, Feb 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
276° W
17 kts
max 19 kts
88%
0.42 mm
13° C
1017 hpa
275° W
1.6 m
12 s
1.0 m
04h
248° WSW
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
13° C
1015 hpa
276° W
1.5 m
12 s
04:17
0.3 m
07h
248° WSW
21 kts
max 23 kts
85%
0.74 mm
14° C
1015 hpa
278° W
1.5 m
11 s
0.8 m
10h
291° WNW
17 kts
max 22 kts
52%
2.61 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
282° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
10:17
1.5 m
13h
287° WNW
19 kts
max 20 kts
91%
14° C
1014 hpa
282° WNW
1.6 m
11 s
0.9 m
16h
287° WNW
19 kts
max 20 kts
5%
14° C
1013 hpa
282° WNW
1.7 m
11 s
16:43
0.0 m
19h
299° WNW
16 kts
max 17 kts
1%
14° C
1014 hpa
280° W
1.7 m
9 s
0.4 m
22h
313° NW
17 kts
max 17 kts
0%
13° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
1.6 m
10 s
23:05
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)

Friday, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
335° NNW
12 kts
max 12 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
279° W
1.5 m
11 s
1.2 m
04h
354° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
280° W
1.4 m
10 s
05:06
0.2 m
07h
359° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
11° C
1016 hpa
280° W
1.3 m
11 s
0.5 m
10h
150° SSE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
11° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
11:02
1.3 m
13h
224° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
1%
12° C
1017 hpa
284° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
1.0 m
16h
258° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
14° C
1016 hpa
276° W
1.4 m
10 s
17:08
0.1 m
19h
265° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
14° C
1017 hpa
275° W
1.4 m
9 s
0.4 m
22h
46° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
14° C
1018 hpa
269° W
1.2 m
10 s
1.3 m

Saturday, Feb 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
24° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
13° C
1018 hpa
267° W
1.1 m
11 s
23:37
1.5 m
04h
43° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
268° W
1.0 m
11 s
0.5 m
07h
351° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
12%
14° C
1018 hpa
264° W
0.9 m
11 s
06:03
0.2 m
10h
57° ENE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
265° W
0.8 m
11 s
0.9 m
13h
326° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
263° W
0.8 m
11 s
11:55
1.1 m

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