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Last update: 21:46 local time
This forecast is based on the GFS model
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, Mar 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
3%
7° C
1020 hpa
269° W
1.0 m
11 s
01:26
0.8 m
05h
34° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
6° C
1021 hpa
269° W
0.9 m
11 s
1.1 m
08h
58° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
7° C
1022 hpa
203° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
07:02
1.3 m
11h
210° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
12° C
1023 hpa
197° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.6 m
14h
243° WSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
26%
13° C
1022 hpa
195° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
14:21
0.0 m
17h
272° W
6 kts
max 6 kts
12%
14° C
1021 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.4 m
20h
290° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
16%
10° C
1022 hpa
196° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
21:21
1.1 m
23h
355° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
8° C
1023 hpa
195° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
1.0 m

Saturday, Apr 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
20° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
11%
7° C
1022 hpa
194° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
02:12
0.7 m
05h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
64%
6° C
1022 hpa
206° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
1.0 m
08h
42° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
77%
7° C
1023 hpa
200° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
07:55
1.3 m
11h
219° SW
2 kts
max 4 kts
21%
13° C
1023 hpa
198° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
0.8 m
14h
232° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
46%
15° C
1022 hpa
199° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
14:56
0.0 m
17h
252° WSW
8 kts
max 9 kts
19%
14° C
1021 hpa
199° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
0.2 m
20h
274° W
5 kts
max 8 kts
73%
11° C
1021 hpa
200° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
1.0 m
23h
306° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
33%
10° C
1022 hpa
198° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
21:42
1.2 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)

Sunday, Apr 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
330° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
63%
9° C
1021 hpa
200° SSW
0.7 m
14 s
02:51
0.6 m
05h
319° NW
4 kts
max 5 kts
11%
9° C
1021 hpa
246° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
0.8 m
08h
346° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
10%
8° C
1021 hpa
267° W
0.9 m
15 s
08:41
1.3 m
11h
296° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
9%
13° C
1021 hpa
208° SSW
1.0 m
13 s
1.0 m
14h
293° WNW
11 kts
max 11 kts
17%
14° C
1019 hpa
214° SW
1.1 m
14 s
15:25
17h
301° WNW
14 kts
max 14 kts
69%
13° C
1017 hpa
231° SW
1.2 m
14 s
0.2 m
20h
311° NW
9 kts
max 15 kts
18%
9° C
1018 hpa
254° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
1.0 m
23h
319° NW
6 kts
max 11 kts
2%
8° C
1018 hpa
245° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
22:01
1.2 m

Monday, Apr 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
309° NW
4 kts
max 6 kts
77%
7° C
1017 hpa
251° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
03:28
0.5 m
05h
325° NW
10 kts
max 19 kts
50%
0.62 mm
7° C
1016 hpa
276° W
1.4 m
10 s
0.6 m
08h
317° NW
12 kts
max 21 kts
4%
7° C
1017 hpa
294° WNW
1.7 m
8 s
09:23
1.3 m
11h
312° NW
16 kts
max 22 kts
4%
11° C
1018 hpa
299° WNW
1.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
14h
306° NW
18 kts
max 22 kts
2%
12° C
1017 hpa
300° WNW
2.0 m
8 s
0.3 m
17h
302° WNW
18 kts
max 22 kts
3%
11° C
1017 hpa
301° WNW
2.1 m
8 s
15:52
0.0 m
20h
314° NW
14 kts
max 21 kts
3%
8° C
1018 hpa
301° WNW
2.1 m
8 s
0.9 m
23h
320° NW
11 kts
max 19 kts
3%
7° C
1019 hpa
301° WNW
2.0 m
9 s
22:20
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)

Tuesday, Apr 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
350° N
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
5° C
1020 hpa
301° WNW
2.0 m
9 s
0.6 m
05h
16° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
4° C
1020 hpa
300° WNW
1.9 m
10 s
04:04
0.4 m
08h
7° N
2 kts
max 5 kts
1%
6° C
1022 hpa
301° WNW
1.8 m
10 s
1.0 m
11h
312° NW
7 kts
max 11 kts
4%
11° C
1022 hpa
301° WNW
1.7 m
10 s
10:03
1.3 m
14h
292° WNW
14 kts
max 15 kts
41%
12° C
1021 hpa
302° WNW
1.7 m
10 s
0.5 m
17h
297° WNW
13 kts
max 15 kts
36%
11° C
1021 hpa
304° NW
1.8 m
9 s
16:16
0.1 m
20h
294° WNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
11%
8° C
1021 hpa
305° NW
1.6 m
9 s
0.9 m
23h
315° NW
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
8° C
1021 hpa
305° NW
1.4 m
9 s
22:40
1.3 m

Wednesday, Apr 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
339° NNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
98%
7° C
1020 hpa
305° NW
1.3 m
9 s
0.7 m
05h
40° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
17%
7° C
1019 hpa
305° NW
1.2 m
9 s
04:41
0.2 m
08h
351° N
2 kts
max 6 kts
17%
7° C
1020 hpa
304° NW
1.1 m
9 s
0.8 m
11h
305° NW
4 kts
max 7 kts
5%
12° C
1020 hpa
301° WNW
1.0 m
9 s
10:45
1.3 m
14h
287° WNW
4 kts
max 8 kts
47%
13° C
1018 hpa
280° W
1.0 m
11 s
0.7 m
17h
9° N
3 kts
max 10 kts
99%
13° C
1017 hpa
268° W
1.1 m
12 s
16:40
0.2 m
20h
333° NNW
3 kts
max 7 kts
94%
10° C
1017 hpa
255° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
0.9 m
23h
7° N
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
8° C
1019 hpa
265° W
0.9 m
12 s
23:01
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, Apr 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
13° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
77%
7° C
1018 hpa
278° W
0.9 m
11 s
0.8 m
05h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
6° C
1017 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
11 s
05:19
0.1 m
08h
41° NE
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
7° C
1017 hpa
274° W
0.8 m
11 s
0.6 m
11h
60° ENE
3 kts
max 7 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
258° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
11:28
1.2 m
14h
320° NW
4 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
242° WSW
0.8 m
13 s
0.8 m
17h
0° N
4 kts
max 9 kts
1%
16° C
1014 hpa
240° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
17:05
0.3 m
20h
353° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
250° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
0.8 m
23h
65° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
11° C
1016 hpa
249° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
23:23
1.5 m

Friday, Apr 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
23° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
10° C
1016 hpa
268° W
0.8 m
11 s
1.0 m
05h
50° NE
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
9° C
1015 hpa
276° W
0.8 m
10 s
05:59
0.0 m
08h
38° NE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
10° C
1016 hpa
277° W
0.8 m
10 s
0.3 m
11h
56° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
1016 hpa
274° W
0.8 m
10 s
12:16
1.1 m
14h
246° WSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1016 hpa
272° W
0.9 m
10 s
1.0 m
17h
281° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
262° W
1.0 m
10 s
17:30
0.5 m
20h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
260° W
1.1 m
11 s
0.8 m
23h
38° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
258° WSW
1.0 m
11 s
23:48
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)

Saturday, Apr 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
12° C
1016 hpa
263° W
0.9 m
10 s
1.2 m
05h
34° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
15%
12° C
1015 hpa
279° W
0.9 m
10 s
0.2 m
08h
31° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
1%
13° C
1015 hpa
288° WNW
0.9 m
9 s
06:43
0.0 m
11h
318° NW
1 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
0.9 m
10 s
0.8 m
14h
267° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1013 hpa
280° W
1.0 m
11 s
13:10
1.1 m
17h
280° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
20° C
1012 hpa
277° W
1.1 m
11 s
17:56
0.6 m
20h
85° E
4 kts
max 7 kts
0%
14° C
1012 hpa
280° W
1.1 m
11 s
0.8 m
23h
61° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
13° C
1012 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
00:18
1.6 m

Sunday, Apr 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
332° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
12° C
1011 hpa
285° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
1.4 m
05h
225° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
11° C
1011 hpa
290° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
0.4 m
08h
144° SE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
12° C
1013 hpa
288° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
07:32
-0.1 m
11h
191° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
288° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
0.5 m
14h
223° SW
7 kts
max 7 kts
1%
17° C
1014 hpa
291° WNW
1.0 m
12 s
14:15
1.0 m

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