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Last update: 02:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Local time
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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 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
282° WNW
9 kts
max 16 kts
97%
10° C
1010 hpa
291° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
0.9 m
04h
258° WSW
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
10° C
1010 hpa
294° WNW
2.1 m
11 s
03:35
0.6 m
07h
226° SW
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.48 mm
10° C
1010 hpa
295° WNW
2.1 m
11 s
1.2 m
10h
234° SW
22 kts
max 32 kts
99%
2.83 mm
10° C
1009 hpa
266° W
2.8 m
6 s
09:39
1.6 m
13h
241° WSW
21 kts
max 35 kts
99%
4.25 mm
11° C
1007 hpa
272° W
3.5 m
8 s
0.8 m
16h
259° W
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6.02 mm
9° C
1005 hpa
280° W
3.3 m
9 s
16:31
-0.2 m
19h
261° W
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7.57 mm
8° C
1006 hpa
287° WNW
3.2 m
11 s
0.3 m
22h
290° WNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.42 mm
8° C
1007 hpa
290° WNW
3.2 m
12 s
23:05
1.3 m

Wednesday, Feb 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
296° WNW
16 kts
max 25 kts
48%
1.05 mm
7° C
1009 hpa
290° WNW
3.3 m
12 s
1.0 m
04h
305° NW
12 kts
max 21 kts
90%
7° C
1010 hpa
291° WNW
3.2 m
12 s
04:18
0.5 m
07h
311° NW
8 kts
max 14 kts
17%
6° C
1013 hpa
291° WNW
3.0 m
12 s
0.9 m
10h
280° W
9 kts
max 11 kts
95%
9° C
1015 hpa
292° WNW
2.8 m
12 s
10:20
1.6 m
13h
265° W
7 kts
max 9 kts
94%
1.04 mm
10° C
1015 hpa
294° WNW
2.7 m
13 s
1.0 m
16h
295° WNW
10 kts
max 12 kts
19%
0.47 mm
10° C
1014 hpa
295° WNW
2.5 m
13 s
16:59
-0.1 m
19h
324° NW
7 kts
max 11 kts
24%
8° C
1015 hpa
297° WNW
2.3 m
13 s
0.2 m
22h
17° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
26%
7° C
1015 hpa
299° WNW
2.1 m
13 s
23:30
1.4 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 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
117° ESE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
7° C
1014 hpa
298° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
1.2 m
04h
131° SE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.6 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
298° WNW
1.7 m
12 s
05:06
0.4 m
07h
107° ESE
12 kts
max 20 kts
99%
3.03 mm
6° C
1008 hpa
291° WNW
1.8 m
11 s
0.6 m
10h
99° E
10 kts
max 18 kts
98%
0.84 mm
7° C
1005 hpa
281° W
2.4 m
9 s
11:05
1.4 m
13h
325° NW
12 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.94 mm
7° C
1007 hpa
285° WNW
2.9 m
10 s
1.2 m
16h
312° NW
15 kts
max 26 kts
57%
9° C
1008 hpa
288° WNW
3.0 m
10 s
17:27
0.1 m
19h
316° NW
14 kts
max 25 kts
5%
9° C
1009 hpa
291° WNW
2.9 m
10 s
0.2 m
22h
331° NNW
8 kts
max 16 kts
3%
6° C
1012 hpa
293° WNW
2.6 m
11 s
1.2 m

Friday, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
354° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
5° C
1013 hpa
295° WNW
2.4 m
11 s
23:58
1.4 m
04h
36° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
5° C
1015 hpa
297° WNW
2.1 m
11 s
0.6 m
07h
59° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
94%
4° C
1016 hpa
299° WNW
1.8 m
10 s
05:58
0.3 m
10h
107° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
9° C
1017 hpa
300° WNW
1.6 m
10 s
1.1 m
13h
201° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
11° C
1017 hpa
302° WNW
1.4 m
10 s
11:56
1.3 m
16h
225° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
11° C
1016 hpa
303° WNW
1.2 m
10 s
0.5 m
19h
344° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
8° C
1016 hpa
303° WNW
1.1 m
10 s
17:56
0.2 m
22h
97° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
9%
7° C
1017 hpa
303° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
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 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
91° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
65%
6° C
1017 hpa
303° WNW
0.9 m
9 s
00:29
1.5 m
04h
93° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
97%
6° C
1017 hpa
303° WNW
0.9 m
9 s
0.8 m
07h
95° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
7%
6° C
1018 hpa
299° WNW
0.8 m
9 s
06:57
0.3 m
10h
131° SE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
10° C
1018 hpa
259° W
0.8 m
12 s
0.7 m
13h
191° S
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
242° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
12:57
1.1 m
16h
190° S
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
12° C
1016 hpa
235° SW
1.3 m
10 s
0.7 m
19h
160° SSE
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
12° C
1016 hpa
221° SW
1.5 m
8 s
18:27
0.4 m
22h
130° SE
9 kts
max 21 kts
86%
10° C
1017 hpa
224° SW
1.8 m
8 s
1.0 m

Sunday, Feb 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
113° ESE
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
10° C
1017 hpa
225° SW
2.0 m
8 s
01:06
1.6 m
04h
118° ESE
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
10° C
1016 hpa
228° SW
2.1 m
8 s
1.0 m
07h
123° ESE
10 kts
max 20 kts
98%
11° C
1016 hpa
232° SW
2.2 m
9 s
08:06
0.2 m
10h
127° SE
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
12° C
1018 hpa
239° WSW
2.4 m
9 s
0.4 m
13h
159° SSE
8 kts
max 23 kts
95%
1.24 mm
13° C
1018 hpa
244° WSW
2.6 m
9 s
14:18
1.0 m
16h
162° SSE
8 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.82 mm
14° C
1017 hpa
253° WSW
2.7 m
10 s
0.8 m
19h
152° SSE
9 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.05 mm
13° C
1018 hpa
260° W
2.7 m
10 s
19:01
0.6 m
22h
161° SSE
11 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.97 mm
13° C
1019 hpa
265° W
2.7 m
11 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)

Monday, Feb 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
163° SSE
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.0 mm
14° C
1019 hpa
267° W
2.8 m
11 s
01:51
1.6 m
04h
154° SSE
5 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1.0 mm
13° C
1019 hpa
271° W
2.8 m
11 s
1.3 m
07h
114° ESE
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.9 mm
12° C
1020 hpa
277° W
2.7 m
12 s
0.4 m
10h
133° SE
4 kts
max 8 kts
88%
0.48 mm
14° C
1021 hpa
280° W
2.6 m
12 s
09:25
0.1 m
13h
208° SSW
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1.2 mm
15° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
2.5 m
12 s
0.6 m
16h
209° SSW
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.5 mm
15° C
1018 hpa
286° WNW
2.5 m
12 s
16:11
0.9 m
19h
219° SW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1.21 mm
13° C
1019 hpa
285° WNW
2.4 m
12 s
19:43
0.8 m
22h
171° S
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0.88 mm
13° C
1019 hpa
288° WNW
2.3 m
12 s
0.9 m

Tuesday, Feb 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
148° SSE
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.68 mm
13° C
1019 hpa
289° WNW
2.2 m
13 s
1.5 m
04h
122° ESE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
13° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
2.1 m
12 s
02:47
1.6 m
07h
98° E
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1017 hpa
290° WNW
2.1 m
12 s
0.7 m
10h
90° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1017 hpa
291° WNW
2.1 m
12 s
10:47
0.0 m
13h
120° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1015 hpa
291° WNW
2.1 m
12 s
0.2 m
16h
315° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.63 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
291° WNW
2.1 m
12 s
0.8 m
19h
53° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1.39 mm
13° C
1014 hpa
291° WNW
2.1 m
12 s
18:16
0.9 m
22h
102° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
4.85 mm
13° C
1014 hpa
290° WNW
2.0 m
12 s
20:53
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 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
126° SE
4 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.12 mm
13° C
1011 hpa
290° WNW
2.0 m
12 s
1.3 m
04h
125° SE
6 kts
max 13 kts
99%
9.58 mm
13° C
1009 hpa
290° WNW
1.9 m
12 s
03:57
1.6 m
07h
189° S
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9.05 mm
14° C
1008 hpa
290° WNW
1.8 m
11 s
1.1 m
10h
194° SSW
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5.71 mm
14° C
1008 hpa
291° WNW
1.8 m
11 s
0.2 m
13h
338° NNW
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
7.19 mm
12° C
1009 hpa
291° WNW
1.7 m
11 s
12:02
-0.1 m
16h
270° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2.33 mm
12° C
1010 hpa
292° WNW
1.6 m
11 s
0.6 m
19h
284° WNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
3%
11° C
1013 hpa
292° WNW
1.6 m
11 s
19:33
1.0 m
22h
281° W
8 kts
max 14 kts
39%
11° C
1016 hpa
293° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
22:36
0.9 m

Thursday, Feb 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
296° WNW
8 kts
max 14 kts
25%
10° C
1018 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
10 s
1.1 m
04h
317° NW
7 kts
max 12 kts
43%
10° C
1020 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
05:11
1.7 m
07h
338° NNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
6%
9° C
1022 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
1.4 m
10h
316° NW
4 kts
max 6 kts
4%
13° C
1024 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
0.4 m
13h
270° W
8 kts
max 8 kts
11%
15° C
1023 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
13:03
-0.2 m

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