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Last update: 08:36 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)

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1024 hpa
278° W
1.7 m
13 s
1.3 m
04h
54° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
1%
12° C
1023 hpa
278° W
1.8 m
13 s
02:36
1.4 m
07h
353° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
10%
12° C
1025 hpa
278° W
1.9 m
12 s
0.7 m
10h
27° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
92%
17° C
1026 hpa
277° W
1.9 m
12 s
10:00
0.4 m
13h
233° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
51%
19° C
1024 hpa
276° W
1.9 m
12 s
0.6 m
16h
303° WNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
97%
19° C
1023 hpa
276° W
2.0 m
12 s
16:20
0.8 m
19h
338° NNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
70%
15° C
1025 hpa
276° W
2.0 m
12 s
20:02
0.7 m
22h
76° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
89%
14° C
1024 hpa
279° W
1.9 m
12 s
0.8 m

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
4° N
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
13° C
1023 hpa
280° W
1.9 m
12 s
1.2 m
04h
331° NNW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
13° C
1022 hpa
280° W
1.9 m
15 s
03:22
1.4 m
07h
45° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
12° C
1020 hpa
281° W
1.9 m
15 s
0.9 m
10h
25° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
15° C
1019 hpa
281° W
2.0 m
15 s
11:17
0.3 m
13h
5° N
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
18° C
1016 hpa
280° W
2.0 m
14 s
0.4 m
16h
342° NNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
17° C
1013 hpa
282° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
0.7 m
19h
43° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1012 hpa
279° W
1.9 m
14 s
18:52
0.9 m
22h
76° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
14° C
1011 hpa
281° W
1.9 m
14 s
20:39
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)

Tuesday, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
104° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1009 hpa
282° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
1.2 m
04h
176° S
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
13° C
1007 hpa
285° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
04:16
1.4 m
07h
189° S
6 kts
max 13 kts
64%
13° C
1007 hpa
285° WNW
1.8 m
13 s
1.1 m
10h
158° SSE
7 kts
max 20 kts
99%
15° C
1007 hpa
285° WNW
1.8 m
13 s
0.4 m
13h
172° S
12 kts
max 25 kts
98%
2.57 mm
14° C
1004 hpa
281° W
1.9 m
13 s
12:22
0.2 m
16h
173° S
19 kts
max 33 kts
4%
1.6 mm
14° C
1003 hpa
274° W
2.2 m
12 s
0.6 m
19h
197° SSW
20 kts
max 28 kts
98%
1.05 mm
13° C
1005 hpa
256° WSW
2.5 m
11 s
20:22
0.9 m
22h
192° SSW
16 kts
max 25 kts
95%
1.64 mm
12° C
1007 hpa
258° WSW
2.7 m
11 s
22:10
0.9 m

Wednesday, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
202° SSW
14 kts
max 22 kts
48%
2.46 mm
12° C
1009 hpa
263° W
2.6 m
11 s
1.1 m
04h
203° SSW
13 kts
max 20 kts
97%
1.94 mm
12° C
1011 hpa
269° W
2.4 m
11 s
05:15
1.5 m
07h
211° SSW
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.86 mm
12° C
1014 hpa
274° W
2.2 m
10 s
1.3 m
10h
214° SW
13 kts
max 19 kts
88%
3.56 mm
12° C
1017 hpa
280° W
2.1 m
11 s
0.6 m
13h
217° SW
14 kts
max 19 kts
70%
2.93 mm
13° C
1018 hpa
281° W
2.0 m
11 s
13:14
0.1 m
16h
212° SSW
12 kts
max 17 kts
81%
1.65 mm
13° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
1.9 m
11 s
0.4 m
19h
205° SSW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1.97 mm
12° C
1020 hpa
287° WNW
1.7 m
11 s
0.9 m
22h
180° S
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1.94 mm
12° C
1021 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
11 s
20:53
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, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
142° SE
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.24 mm
11° C
1022 hpa
261° W
1.6 m
13 s
23:41
1.0 m
04h
77° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
39%
10° C
1022 hpa
236° SW
1.5 m
15 s
1.3 m
07h
96° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
23%
10° C
1023 hpa
256° WSW
1.4 m
14 s
06:10
1.5 m
10h
56° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
13%
13° C
1024 hpa
283° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
0.8 m
13h
295° WNW
2 kts
max 5 kts
12%
16° C
1023 hpa
286° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
13:56
0.0 m
16h
321° NW
5 kts
max 8 kts
13%
16° C
1022 hpa
282° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
0.2 m
19h
356° N
5 kts
max 9 kts
5%
12° C
1022 hpa
253° WSW
1.5 m
16 s
0.8 m
22h
337° NNW
6 kts
max 11 kts
4%
11° C
1023 hpa
243° WSW
1.5 m
16 s
21:15
1.0 m

Friday, Feb 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
28° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
14%
10° C
1022 hpa
242° WSW
1.5 m
16 s
00:43
0.9 m
04h
29° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
10° C
1021 hpa
254° WSW
1.5 m
16 s
1.2 m
07h
76° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
85%
9° C
1021 hpa
277° W
1.5 m
16 s
06:59
1.6 m
10h
299° WNW
0 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1022 hpa
288° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
1.0 m
13h
232° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
16° C
1021 hpa
289° WNW
1.6 m
16 s
0.1 m
16h
273° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
16° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
14:33
-0.1 m
19h
9° N
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
12° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
1.8 m
16 s
0.8 m
22h
8° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
11° C
1020 hpa
286° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
21:37
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)

Saturday, Feb 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
18° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
10° C
1019 hpa
288° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
01:31
0.8 m
04h
64° ENE
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
9° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
1.1 m
07h
67° ENE
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
9° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
07:42
1.6 m
10h
157° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
288° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
1.2 m
13h
192° SSW
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
13° C
1015 hpa
288° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
0.2 m
16h
204° SSW
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
13° C
1013 hpa
289° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
15:05
-0.2 m
19h
188° S
15 kts
max 20 kts
56%
12° C
1012 hpa
289° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
0.6 m
22h
173° S
15 kts
max 22 kts
82%
11° C
1010 hpa
288° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
21:57
1.1 m

Sunday, Feb 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
259° W
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8.28 mm
10° C
1009 hpa
288° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
02:12
0.8 m
04h
231° SW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
8.1 mm
10° C
1008 hpa
289° WNW
2.2 m
15 s
0.9 m
07h
244° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
3.31 mm
9° C
1008 hpa
289° WNW
2.3 m
15 s
08:22
1.6 m
10h
249° WSW
3 kts
max 6 kts
68%
1.35 mm
10° C
1008 hpa
290° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
1.4 m
13h
267° W
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.66 mm
12° C
1007 hpa
291° WNW
2.4 m
15 s
0.3 m
16h
286° WNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.78 mm
10° C
1006 hpa
291° WNW
2.4 m
15 s
15:35
-0.2 m
19h
311° NW
9 kts
max 15 kts
4%
9° C
1007 hpa
292° WNW
2.4 m
15 s
0.5 m
22h
287° WNW
7 kts
max 12 kts
89%
8° C
1008 hpa
292° WNW
2.4 m
14 s
22:19
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
230° SW
8 kts
max 12 kts
93%
8° C
1008 hpa
292° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
0.8 m
04h
176° S
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.72 mm
9° C
1007 hpa
291° WNW
2.2 m
14 s
02:53
0.7 m
07h
140° SE
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.42 mm
7° C
1004 hpa
290° WNW
2.1 m
14 s
1.4 m
10h
251° WSW
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
14.96 mm
7° C
1004 hpa
290° WNW
2.1 m
14 s
09:00
1.7 m
13h
199° SSW
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
4.89 mm
9° C
1005 hpa
291° WNW
2.2 m
14 s
0.6 m
16h
182° S
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2.28 mm
9° C
1003 hpa
289° WNW
2.3 m
13 s
16:04
-0.2 m
19h
211° SSW
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
3.19 mm
9° C
1003 hpa
286° WNW
2.5 m
12 s
0.4 m
22h
226° SW
10 kts
max 16 kts
38%
3.96 mm
9° C
1004 hpa
287° WNW
2.6 m
12 s
22:41
1.2 m

Tuesday, Feb 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
205° SSW
13 kts
max 21 kts
62%
1.69 mm
9° C
1005 hpa
290° WNW
2.6 m
13 s
0.9 m
04h
196° SSW
18 kts
max 25 kts
98%
2.64 mm
10° C
1005 hpa
292° WNW
2.6 m
13 s
03:35
0.6 m
07h
185° S
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
2.82 mm
10° C
1005 hpa
288° WNW
2.6 m
12 s
1.2 m
10h
200° SSW
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5.41 mm
10° C
1007 hpa
289° WNW
2.5 m
12 s
09:39
1.6 m
13h
196° SSW
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2.54 mm
11° C
1008 hpa
289° WNW
2.5 m
12 s
0.8 m

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