Daily forecast
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Last update: 05:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Sunday, Jan 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
5 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
983 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
04h
2 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
983 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
07h
2 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
983 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
10h
3 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
984 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
13h
4 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
986 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
16h
5 kts
max 7 kts
20° C
986 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
19h
4 kts
max 6 kts
19° C
988 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
22h
3 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
991 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
Monday, Jan 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
5 kts
max 6 kts
16° C
993 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
04h
5 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
993 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
07h
5 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
995 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
10h
4 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
996 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
0.45 mm
19° C
997 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
16h
4 kts
max 4 kts
1.64 mm
19° C
997 hpa
1.3 m
7 s
19h
5 kts
max 5 kts
1.07 mm
18° C
997 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
22h
3 kts
max 4 kts
0.57 mm
16° C
998 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
Tuesday, Jan 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
1 kts
max 3 kts
0.7 mm
15° C
999 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
04h
2 kts
max 3 kts
1.05 mm
15° C
1000 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
07h
3 kts
max 4 kts
0.82 mm
15° C
1001 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
10h
3 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1003 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
13h
4 kts
max 5 kts
19° C
1004 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
16h
5 kts
max 5 kts
20° C
1005 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
19h
4 kts
max 4 kts
19° C
1006 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
22h
2 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1009 hpa
0.8 m
13 s
Wednesday, Jan 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
3 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1011 hpa
0.8 m
13 s
04h
3 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1012 hpa
0.7 m
13 s
07h
3 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1013 hpa
0.7 m
13 s
10h
4 kts
max 4 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
13 s
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
18° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
13 s
16h
5 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
18 s
19h
4 kts
max 4 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
20 s
22h
1 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
19 s
Thursday, Jan 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
1 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
18 s
04h
1 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
18 s
07h
1 kts
max 2 kts
0.56 mm
15° C
1015 hpa
0.7 m
18 s
10h
2 kts
max 3 kts
1.28 mm
15° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
17 s
13h
1 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
16 s
16h
4 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
16 s
19h
3 kts
max 3 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
16 s
22h
1 kts
max 1 kts
16° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
14 s
Friday, Jan 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
2 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
14 s
04h
2 kts
max 2 kts
15° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
14 s
07h
2 kts
max 2 kts
15° C
1015 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
10h
3 kts
max 4 kts
18° C
1017 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
20° C
1016 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
20° C
1015 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
19h
4 kts
max 4 kts
19° C
1015 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
22h
2 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1016 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
Saturday, Jan 31
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1015 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
04h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1015 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
07h
4 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1014 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
10h
3 kts
max 3 kts
18° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
19° C
1014 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
20° C
1013 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
19h
4 kts
max 4 kts
18° C
1012 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
22h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1013 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
Sunday, Feb 01
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1013 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
04h
4 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1011 hpa
0.7 m
12 s
07h
4 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1011 hpa
0.7 m
12 s
10h
4 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
1011 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
19° C
1011 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
19° C
1010 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
19h
2 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
1009 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
22h
3 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1009 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
Monday, Feb 02
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1008 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
04h
3 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1006 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
07h
1 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
1005 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
10h
2 kts
max 2 kts
17° C
1006 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
13h
3 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
1005 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
16h
5 kts
max 5 kts
0.52 mm
19° C
1004 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
19h
4 kts
max 4 kts
18° C
1004 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
22h
6 kts
max 8 kts
15° C
1006 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
Tuesday, Feb 03
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
9 kts
max 11 kts
14° C
1007 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
04h
8 kts
max 10 kts
14° C
1007 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
07h
7 kts
max 9 kts
13° C
1008 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
10h
3 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
1010 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
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