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Last update: 20:38 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)

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
22° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1023 hpa
283° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
1.2 m
04h
50° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
13° C
1022 hpa
284° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
04:44
0.6 m
07h
26° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
2%
13° C
1023 hpa
284° WNW
1.8 m
13 s
0.9 m
10h
48° NE
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
18° C
1024 hpa
285° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
10:42
1.7 m
13h
32° NNE
1 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1023 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
12 s
1.2 m
16h
338° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1021 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
13 s
0.0 m
19h
27° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1022 hpa
284° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
17:33
-0.2 m
22h
41° NE
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1023 hpa
284° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
1.0 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
41° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
14° C
1022 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
00:14
1.4 m
04h
40° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
0.7 m
07h
39° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
13° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
18 s
05:37
0.5 m
10h
56° NE
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
19° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
17 s
11:29
1.5 m
13h
49° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
23° C
1019 hpa
281° W
1.4 m
16 s
1.3 m
16h
316° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
22° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.5 m
16 s
0.3 m
19h
33° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
1.7 m
16 s
18:06
0.0 m
22h
51° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
278° W
1.9 m
15 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)

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
52° NE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
272° W
2.0 m
14 s
00:48
1.4 m
04h
48° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
272° W
2.1 m
14 s
0.8 m
07h
53° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
271° W
2.2 m
14 s
06:33
0.5 m
10h
76° ENE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
19° C
1017 hpa
270° W
2.3 m
14 s
1.0 m
13h
211° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
21° C
1016 hpa
269° W
2.3 m
14 s
12:19
1.3 m
16h
206° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
19° C
1015 hpa
269° W
2.4 m
14 s
0.6 m
19h
62° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1016 hpa
270° W
2.5 m
14 s
18:37
0.2 m
22h
70° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1016 hpa
269° W
2.6 m
14 s
0.8 m

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
306° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
267° W
2.9 m
18 s
01:22
1.4 m
04h
105° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1017 hpa
266° W
3.2 m
17 s
1.0 m
07h
2° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1018 hpa
267° W
3.4 m
16 s
07:35
0.5 m
10h
66° ENE
1 kts
max 2 kts
89%
17° C
1019 hpa
267° W
3.4 m
16 s
0.7 m
13h
261° W
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
19° C
1019 hpa
268° W
3.3 m
16 s
13:16
1.1 m
16h
322° NW
3 kts
max 7 kts
50%
19° C
1019 hpa
268° W
3.2 m
15 s
0.8 m
19h
42° NE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
268° W
3.1 m
15 s
19:06
0.4 m
22h
326° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
21%
13° C
1022 hpa
269° W
2.9 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)

Saturday, Feb 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
27° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1022 hpa
271° W
2.8 m
15 s
01:57
1.4 m
04h
6° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
12° C
1023 hpa
273° W
2.6 m
14 s
1.2 m
07h
28° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
7%
12° C
1024 hpa
274° W
2.5 m
14 s
0.6 m
10h
312° NW
2 kts
max 5 kts
5%
16° C
1025 hpa
275° W
2.3 m
14 s
08:43
0.4 m
13h
262° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
5%
18° C
1023 hpa
276° W
2.1 m
13 s
14:30
0.9 m
16h
279° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
1%
18° C
1022 hpa
277° W
2.0 m
13 s
0.8 m
19h
21° NNE
5 kts
max 8 kts
5%
14° C
1023 hpa
278° W
1.9 m
13 s
19:34
0.6 m
22h
50° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
13° C
1024 hpa
278° W
1.8 m
13 s
0.8 m

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
30° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
11%
13° C
1024 hpa
279° W
1.7 m
13 s
1.3 m
04h
346° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
83%
12° C
1024 hpa
279° W
1.7 m
13 s
02:36
1.4 m
07h
7° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
9%
12° C
1024 hpa
279° W
1.7 m
13 s
0.7 m
10h
342° NNW
1 kts
max 4 kts
44%
17° C
1025 hpa
279° W
1.7 m
13 s
10:00
0.4 m
13h
213° SSW
1 kts
max 5 kts
98%
19° C
1024 hpa
279° W
1.8 m
13 s
0.6 m
16h
330° NNW
4 kts
max 8 kts
40%
19° C
1022 hpa
278° W
1.9 m
12 s
16:20
0.8 m
19h
339° NNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
33%
15° C
1023 hpa
277° W
2.0 m
13 s
20:02
0.7 m
22h
354° N
4 kts
max 9 kts
19%
13° C
1024 hpa
276° W
2.0 m
14 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)

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
332° NNW
2 kts
max 5 kts
92%
13° C
1023 hpa
277° W
2.0 m
14 s
1.2 m
04h
302° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
12° C
1021 hpa
278° W
2.1 m
14 s
03:22
1.4 m
07h
19° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
28%
11° C
1020 hpa
278° W
2.1 m
14 s
0.9 m
10h
17° NNE
6 kts
max 10 kts
87%
15° C
1020 hpa
278° W
2.1 m
14 s
11:17
0.3 m
13h
333° NNW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
18° C
1016 hpa
278° W
2.1 m
14 s
0.4 m
16h
351° N
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
279° W
2.2 m
14 s
0.7 m
19h
16° NNE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
14° C
1014 hpa
281° W
2.2 m
14 s
18:52
0.9 m
22h
23° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
13° C
1013 hpa
281° W
2.2 m
14 s
20:39
0.9 m

Tuesday, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
28° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1011 hpa
283° WNW
2.2 m
14 s
1.2 m
04h
25° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1010 hpa
284° WNW
2.2 m
14 s
04:16
1.4 m
07h
32° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
13° C
1010 hpa
285° WNW
2.2 m
13 s
1.1 m
10h
65° ENE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
15° C
1009 hpa
285° WNW
2.2 m
13 s
0.4 m
13h
199° SSW
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
15° C
1009 hpa
285° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
12:22
0.2 m
16h
232° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
87%
16° C
1007 hpa
285° WNW
2.2 m
13 s
0.6 m
19h
222° SW
5 kts
max 9 kts
98%
0.41 mm
13° C
1007 hpa
285° WNW
2.2 m
13 s
20:22
0.9 m
22h
55° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.87 mm
13° C
1008 hpa
287° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
22:10
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)

Wednesday, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
43° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
1.35 mm
12° C
1007 hpa
287° WNW
2.0 m
12 s
1.1 m
04h
67° ENE
8 kts
max 15 kts
88%
5.94 mm
12° C
1005 hpa
288° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
05:15
1.5 m
07h
80° E
11 kts
max 22 kts
75%
0.46 mm
12° C
1005 hpa
287° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
1.3 m
10h
90° E
9 kts
max 20 kts
67%
0.49 mm
13° C
1004 hpa
286° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
0.6 m
13h
187° S
18 kts
max 26 kts
94%
4.0 mm
12° C
1006 hpa
286° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
13:14
0.1 m
16h
182° S
19 kts
max 28 kts
89%
1.64 mm
12° C
1007 hpa
282° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
0.4 m
19h
190° S
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.4 mm
11° C
1009 hpa
286° WNW
1.8 m
12 s
0.9 m
22h
145° SE
16 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5.52 mm
10° C
1009 hpa
286° WNW
1.8 m
12 s
20:53
1.0 m

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
191° S
6 kts
max 14 kts
97%
4.64 mm
11° C
1009 hpa
274° W
1.8 m
13 s
23:41
1.0 m
04h
217° SW
12 kts
max 17 kts
91%
2.5 mm
12° C
1010 hpa
275° W
1.8 m
13 s
1.3 m
07h
289° WNW
4 kts
max 8 kts
62%
1.2 mm
12° C
1012 hpa
278° W
1.8 m
13 s
06:10
1.5 m
10h
260° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
80%
12° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
0.8 m
13h
193° SSW
0 kts
max 4 kts
98%
12° C
1017 hpa
288° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
13:56
0.0 m
16h
22° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
76%
12° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
0.2 m
19h
21° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
38%
11° C
1021 hpa
283° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
0.8 m
22h
20° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
59%
10° C
1022 hpa
267° W
1.7 m
16 s
21:15
1.0 m

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