Daily forecast
as
Last update: 14:39 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Sunday, Dec 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2 kts
max 2 kts
11° C
1018 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
0.7
m
04h
2 kts
max 2 kts
11° C
1017 hpa
0.8 m
13 s
1.3
m
07h
4 kts
max 4 kts
11° C
1018 hpa
0.7 m
14 s
06:18
1.6
m
10h
2 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1020 hpa
0.7 m
13 s
0.8
m
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
17° C
1019 hpa
0.7 m
12 s
13:26
0.2
m
16h
3 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1018 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
0.5
m
19h
1 kts
max 2 kts
13° C
1020 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
19:42
1.0
m
22h
4 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1020 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
0.8
m
Monday, Dec 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1020 hpa
0.7 m
10 s
00:06
0.7
m
04h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1021 hpa
0.7 m
10 s
1.2
m
07h
5 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1022 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
06:48
1.6
m
10h
3 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
1023 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
1.0
m
13h
5 kts
max 8 kts
20° C
1022 hpa
0.7 m
9 s
14:07
0.1
m
16h
3 kts
max 6 kts
18° C
1021 hpa
0.7 m
9 s
0.3
m
19h
4 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1022 hpa
0.7 m
12 s
0.9
m
22h
4 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1022 hpa
0.7 m
16 s
20:49
1.0
m
Tuesday, Dec 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1021 hpa
0.8 m
16 s
00:44
0.8
m
04h
3 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1022 hpa
1.0 m
16 s
1.2
m
07h
3 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1022 hpa
1.3 m
15 s
07:17
1.7
m
10h
1 kts
max 2 kts
18° C
1022 hpa
1.5 m
12 s
1.2
m
13h
3 kts
max 5 kts
20° C
1019 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
0.2
m
16h
1 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
1019 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
14:45
0.0
m
19h
2 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1021 hpa
1.8 m
12 s
0.8
m
22h
2 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1022 hpa
1.8 m
12 s
21:43
1.0
m
Wednesday, Dec 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1022 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
01:22
0.9
m
04h
1 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
1021 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
1.1
m
07h
1 kts
max 1 kts
16° C
1022 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
07:47
1.7
m
10h
3 kts
max 4 kts
18° C
1023 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
1.4
m
13h
6 kts
max 10 kts
20° C
1021 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
0.3
m
16h
6 kts
max 10 kts
19° C
1020 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
15:19
-0.1
m
19h
4 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
1021 hpa
1.5 m
12 s
0.6
m
22h
3 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1021 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
22:28
1.1
m
Thursday, Dec 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1020 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
01:58
0.9
m
04h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1020 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
1.1
m
07h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1021 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
08:18
1.7
m
10h
2 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1022 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
1.5
m
13h
3 kts
max 6 kts
19° C
1019 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
0.5
m
16h
1 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
1018 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
15:54
-0.2
m
19h
3 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1019 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
0.4
m
22h
3 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1019 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
23:08
1.1
m
Friday, Dec 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2 kts
max 2 kts
14° C
1019 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
1.0
m
04h
0 kts
max 1 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
02:34
1.0
m
07h
1 kts
max 2 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
1.6
m
10h
2 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
1019 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
08:51
1.7
m
13h
4 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1017 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
0.7
m
16h
5 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1017 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
16:29
-0.2
m
19h
2 kts
max 2 kts
15° C
1017 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
0.2
m
22h
3 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1017 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
1.0
m
Saturday, Dec 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1017 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
23:44
1.1
m
04h
2 kts
max 2 kts
15° C
1017 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
03:10
1.0
m
07h
1 kts
max 1 kts
14° C
1017 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
1.4
m
10h
1 kts
max 1 kts
17° C
1018 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
09:25
1.7
m
13h
4 kts
max 4 kts
18° C
1016 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
0.9
m
16h
2 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
1015 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
17:04
-0.2
m
19h
3 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
0.0
m
22h
3 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
0.9
m
Sunday, Dec 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
00:21
1.1
m
04h
3 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
03:47
1.0
m
07h
5 kts
max 8 kts
0.81 mm
14° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
1.3
m
10h
4 kts
max 10 kts
1.19 mm
14° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
10:00
1.7
m
13h
7 kts
max 15 kts
15° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
1.1
m
16h
8 kts
max 15 kts
1.76 mm
15° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
0.0
m
19h
6 kts
max 13 kts
5.77 mm
15° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
17:40
-0.2
m
22h
5 kts
max 13 kts
10.21 mm
15° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
0.7
m
Monday, Dec 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
12 kts
max 24 kts
5.97 mm
15° C
1013 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
00:59
1.1
m
04h
12 kts
max 21 kts
15° C
1013 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
04:28
1.0
m
07h
11 kts
max 20 kts
15° C
1014 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
1.2
m
10h
9 kts
max 19 kts
15° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
10:37
1.7
m
13h
12 kts
max 20 kts
0.99 mm
16° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
1.3
m
16h
8 kts
max 16 kts
0.87 mm
15° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
0.2
m
19h
2 kts
max 4 kts
0.47 mm
15° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
18:16
-0.2
m
22h
1 kts
max 2 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
0.6
m
Tuesday, Dec 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2 kts
max 2 kts
14° C
1013 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
01:37
1.1
m
04h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1012 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
05:16
1.0
m
07h
3 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
1.1
m
10h
3 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
1013 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
11:15
1.6
m
13h
6 kts
max 16 kts
16° C
1010 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
1.4
m
16h
10 kts
max 19 kts
16° C
1009 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
0.4
m
19h
9 kts
max 18 kts
15° C
1009 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
18:52
-0.1
m
22h
9 kts
max 24 kts
15° C
1008 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
0.4
m
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