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Last update: 09:35 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)

Saturday, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
351° N
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
237° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
02:04
0.9 m
05h
307° NW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
240° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
1.2 m
08h
5° N
2 kts
max 4 kts
1%
13° C
1018 hpa
235° SW
1.2 m
12 s
07:15
1.4 m
11h
280° W
2 kts
max 6 kts
0%
18° C
1019 hpa
238° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
0.7 m
14h
324° NW
2 kts
max 8 kts
2%
20° C
1018 hpa
230° SW
1.4 m
16 s
14:40
17h
341° NNW
2 kts
max 7 kts
27%
19° C
1017 hpa
230° SW
1.6 m
18 s
0.3 m
20h
346° NNW
4 kts
max 7 kts
73%
16° C
1017 hpa
254° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
1.0 m
23h
17° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
30%
14° C
1018 hpa
263° W
1.4 m
14 s
22:08
1.2 m

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
29° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
95%
14° C
1018 hpa
278° W
1.2 m
11 s
02:44
0.8 m
05h
5° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
16%
14° C
1018 hpa
217° SW
1.2 m
19 s
1.0 m
08h
24° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
79%
14° C
1019 hpa
206° SSW
1.3 m
20 s
08:11
1.5 m
11h
312° NW
2 kts
max 6 kts
44%
20° C
1019 hpa
203° SSW
1.3 m
20 s
1.0 m
14h
309° NW
3 kts
max 8 kts
68%
22° C
1018 hpa
201° SSW
1.3 m
20 s
15:14
-0.1 m
17h
322° NW
4 kts
max 8 kts
97%
23° C
1016 hpa
200° SSW
1.3 m
20 s
0.1 m
20h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
5%
18° C
1017 hpa
197° SSW
1.2 m
19 s
0.9 m
23h
22° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
17° C
1018 hpa
195° SSW
1.1 m
19 s
22:20
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)

Monday, Mar 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1017 hpa
198° SSW
1.2 m
18 s
03:19
0.6 m
05h
20° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
61%
16° C
1016 hpa
201° SSW
1.2 m
18 s
0.8 m
08h
24° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
84%
16° C
1017 hpa
201° SSW
1.2 m
18 s
09:02
1.5 m
11h
41° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
64%
22° C
1017 hpa
198° SSW
1.1 m
18 s
1.2 m
14h
298° WNW
3 kts
max 6 kts
4%
25° C
1016 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
18 s
0.2 m
17h
319° NW
3 kts
max 6 kts
23%
25° C
1014 hpa
191° S
1.1 m
18 s
15:44
-0.1 m
20h
15° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
20° C
1014 hpa
190° S
1.2 m
17 s
0.8 m
23h
15° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
19° C
1016 hpa
190° S
1.1 m
17 s
22:36
1.3 m

Tuesday, Mar 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
49%
18° C
1015 hpa
204° SSW
1.1 m
17 s
0.7 m
05h
19° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
17° C
1015 hpa
203° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
03:54
0.5 m
08h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1015 hpa
201° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
1.2 m
11h
55° NE
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
24° C
1015 hpa
199° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
09:50
1.5 m
14h
283° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
27° C
1014 hpa
197° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
0.4 m
17h
261° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
26° C
1013 hpa
195° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
16:13
0.0 m
20h
65° ENE
3 kts
max 6 kts
1%
20° C
1014 hpa
195° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
0.8 m
23h
42° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
206° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
22:56
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)

Wednesday, Mar 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
5° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
211° SSW
1.0 m
15 s
0.7 m
05h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1016 hpa
211° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
04:29
0.3 m
08h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
210° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
1.0 m
11h
59° ENE
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1017 hpa
208° SSW
1.1 m
14 s
10:38
1.4 m
14h
267° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
5%
27° C
1017 hpa
204° SSW
1.1 m
14 s
0.6 m
17h
252° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
1%
26° C
1016 hpa
203° SSW
1.2 m
14 s
16:42
0.0 m
20h
58° ENE
2 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1017 hpa
202° SSW
1.2 m
14 s
0.7 m
23h
38° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1018 hpa
204° SSW
1.1 m
14 s
23:18
1.4 m

Thursday, Mar 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1018 hpa
216° SW
1.1 m
14 s
0.9 m
05h
11° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1017 hpa
224° SW
1.1 m
13 s
05:07
0.1 m
08h
24° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1018 hpa
228° SW
1.1 m
13 s
0.7 m
11h
16° NNE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
25° C
1019 hpa
234° SW
1.2 m
13 s
11:27
1.4 m
14h
287° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
27° C
1017 hpa
236° SW
1.2 m
12 s
0.9 m
17h
307° NW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
27° C
1016 hpa
240° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
17:12
0.2 m
20h
37° NE
3 kts
max 6 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
245° WSW
1.4 m
12 s
0.7 m
23h
10° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
20° C
1016 hpa
246° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
23:45
1.6 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)

Friday, Mar 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
11° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1016 hpa
249° WSW
1.2 m
12 s
1.1 m
05h
15° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
257° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
05:48
08h
1° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
5%
19° C
1015 hpa
260° W
1.3 m
12 s
0.4 m
11h
292° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
62%
25° C
1015 hpa
261° W
1.3 m
12 s
12:19
1.3 m
14h
253° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
28%
27° C
1013 hpa
262° W
1.3 m
12 s
1.1 m
17h
259° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
85%
26° C
1012 hpa
263° W
1.4 m
12 s
17:43
0.3 m
20h
65° ENE
2 kts
max 6 kts
35%
20° C
1012 hpa
265° W
1.3 m
12 s
0.7 m
23h
49° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
54%
19° C
1012 hpa
267° W
1.3 m
12 s
00:14
1.6 m

Saturday, Mar 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
345° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
18° C
1011 hpa
268° W
1.2 m
12 s
1.3 m
05h
289° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
17° C
1010 hpa
268° W
1.2 m
12 s
0.2 m
08h
46° NE
1 kts
max 5 kts
67%
16° C
1012 hpa
271° W
1.2 m
11 s
06:34
-0.1 m
11h
237° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
19° C
1012 hpa
272° W
1.2 m
11 s
0.9 m
14h
239° WSW
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
21° C
1011 hpa
271° W
1.3 m
11 s
13:17
1.2 m
17h
256° WSW
1 kts
max 8 kts
95%
19° C
1010 hpa
270° W
1.4 m
11 s
18:16
0.5 m
20h
311° NW
3 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1011 hpa
264° W
1.4 m
11 s
0.7 m
23h
10° N
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
13° C
1012 hpa
264° W
1.3 m
11 s
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)

Sunday, Mar 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
269° W
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
13° C
1012 hpa
267° W
1.3 m
11 s
00:48
1.7 m
05h
297° WNW
2 kts
max 5 kts
98%
13° C
1012 hpa
271° W
1.3 m
11 s
0.4 m
08h
314° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
12° C
1013 hpa
267° W
1.2 m
11 s
07:25
-0.1 m
11h
286° WNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
266° W
1.2 m
11 s
0.6 m
14h
288° WNW
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
17° C
1013 hpa
263° W
1.4 m
11 s
14:24
1.2 m
17h
294° WNW
16 kts
max 16 kts
99%
15° C
1012 hpa
257° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
0.9 m
20h
311° NW
11 kts
max 13 kts
0%
11° C
1013 hpa
260° W
1.5 m
15 s
18:52
0.7 m
23h
311° NW
7 kts
max 8 kts
1%
9° C
1013 hpa
263° W
1.4 m
15 s
1.4 m

Monday, Mar 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
316° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
13%
9° C
1013 hpa
270° W
1.4 m
12 s
01:29
1.7 m
05h
313° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
65%
9° C
1013 hpa
274° W
1.5 m
11 s
0.8 m
08h
321° NW
5 kts
max 8 kts
97%
10° C
1014 hpa
271° W
1.5 m
13 s
08:25
-0.1 m
11h
273° W
3 kts
max 6 kts
93%
14° C
1015 hpa
271° W
1.5 m
13 s
0.3 m
14h
280° W
10 kts
max 10 kts
93%
17° C
1014 hpa
259° W
1.6 m
14 s
0.9 m

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