Daily forecast
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Last update: 18:42 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Tuesday, Dec 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
17 kts
max 32 kts
4.51 mm
6° C
982 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
1.8
m
05h
28 kts
max 35 kts
4° C
984 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
05:14
3.0
m
08h
32 kts
max 37 kts
1° C
987 hpa
2.2 m
9 s
2.0
m
11h
32 kts
max 39 kts
0.53 mm
0° C
990 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
11:21
0.5
m
14h
30 kts
max 36 kts
0.42 mm
-1° C
991 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
1.2
m
17h
29 kts
max 36 kts
-1° C
993 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
17:51
2.6
m
20h
27 kts
max 34 kts
0.54 mm
-2° C
996 hpa
2.2 m
11 s
2.0
m
23h
28 kts
max 36 kts
0.71 mm
-2° C
998 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
23:27
0.6
m
Wednesday, Dec 31
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
28 kts
max 37 kts
0.56 mm
-2° C
998 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
1.3
m
05h
28 kts
max 35 kts
1.19 mm
-1° C
1000 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
06:13
3.1
m
08h
25 kts
max 33 kts
0.78 mm
-1° C
1003 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
2.6
m
11h
24 kts
max 30 kts
0° C
1007 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
12:22
0.4
m
14h
19 kts
max 24 kts
1° C
1006 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
0.7
m
17h
18 kts
max 21 kts
1° C
1006 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
2.2
m
20h
15 kts
max 19 kts
1° C
1008 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
18:53
2.6
m
23h
13 kts
max 16 kts
1° C
1007 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
00:24
0.6
m
Thursday, Jan 01
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
15 kts
max 19 kts
0.62 mm
2° C
1006 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
0.9
m
05h
15 kts
max 19 kts
3° C
1005 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
2.5
m
08h
16 kts
max 22 kts
3° C
1003 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
07:10
3.2
m
11h
25 kts
max 37 kts
3° C
999 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
1.2
m
14h
16 kts
max 23 kts
3.96 mm
2° C
996 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
13:19
0.2
m
17h
20 kts
max 24 kts
3° C
996 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
1.7
m
20h
22 kts
max 25 kts
0° C
997 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
19:52
2.7
m
23h
27 kts
max 31 kts
0.54 mm
-1° C
997 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
1.4
m
Friday, Jan 02
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
24 kts
max 29 kts
-3° C
1000 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
01:20
0.5
m
05h
28 kts
max 34 kts
-4° C
1002 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
2.0
m
08h
28 kts
max 36 kts
-4° C
1003 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
08:05
3.3
m
11h
26 kts
max 35 kts
-3° C
1004 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
1.9
m
14h
25 kts
max 34 kts
-2° C
1002 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
14:12
0.1
m
17h
24 kts
max 30 kts
-2° C
1002 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
1.1
m
20h
22 kts
max 27 kts
0.51 mm
-2° C
1003 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
20:48
2.8
m
23h
21 kts
max 26 kts
-2° C
1003 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
2.0
m
Saturday, Jan 03
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
16 kts
max 20 kts
-2° C
1003 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
02:15
0.5
m
05h
13 kts
max 16 kts
-2° C
1004 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
1.4
m
08h
12 kts
max 15 kts
0.52 mm
-3° C
1005 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
08:59
3.4
m
11h
15 kts
max 18 kts
0.94 mm
-3° C
1007 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
2.6
m
14h
18 kts
max 21 kts
0.43 mm
-3° C
1007 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
15:03
0.1
m
17h
20 kts
max 24 kts
-4° C
1010 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
0.6
m
20h
19 kts
max 23 kts
-4° C
1013 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
2.4
m
23h
13 kts
max 17 kts
-4° C
1014 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
21:40
2.8
m
Sunday, Jan 04
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
8 kts
max 11 kts
-4° C
1014 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
03:07
0.4
m
05h
5 kts
max 5 kts
-5° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
0.9
m
08h
7 kts
max 11 kts
-4° C
1015 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
2.8
m
11h
2 kts
max 12 kts
1.31 mm
-1° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
09:51
3.4
m
14h
14 kts
max 18 kts
0° C
1012 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
0.8
m
17h
9 kts
max 10 kts
-2° C
1013 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
15:52
0.1
m
20h
9 kts
max 10 kts
-5° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
2.0
m
23h
8 kts
max 9 kts
-6° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
22:31
2.8
m
Monday, Jan 05
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
5 kts
max 5 kts
-7° C
1013 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
1.1
m
05h
5 kts
max 6 kts
-6° C
1012 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
03:57
0.4
m
08h
15 kts
max 18 kts
1.05 mm
-3° C
1013 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
2.2
m
11h
17 kts
max 19 kts
-3° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
10:41
3.3
m
14h
18 kts
max 21 kts
-3° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
1.5
m
17h
16 kts
max 20 kts
-2° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
16:41
0.1
m
20h
14 kts
max 18 kts
-2° C
1016 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
1.4
m
23h
8 kts
max 12 kts
-3° C
1016 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
23:19
2.8
m
Tuesday, Jan 06
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
7 kts
max 10 kts
-3° C
1016 hpa
0.7 m
8 s
1.7
m
05h
6 kts
max 8 kts
0.51 mm
-4° C
1017 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
04:47
0.4
m
08h
9 kts
max 11 kts
1.0 mm
-4° C
1018 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
1.6
m
11h
10 kts
max 11 kts
-4° C
1020 hpa
0.7 m
8 s
11:29
3.2
m
14h
9 kts
max 10 kts
-3° C
1019 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
2.2
m
17h
8 kts
max 9 kts
-4° C
1021 hpa
0.7 m
8 s
17:28
0.2
m
20h
5 kts
max 6 kts
-6° C
1023 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
1.0
m
23h
4 kts
max 4 kts
-7° C
1023 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
00:06
2.8
m
Wednesday, Jan 07
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
2 kts
max 2 kts
-7° C
1024 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
2.3
m
05h
2 kts
max 4 kts
-6° C
1024 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
05:38
0.5
m
08h
3 kts
max 6 kts
-4° C
1024 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
1.1
m
11h
8 kts
max 9 kts
-1° C
1025 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
12:17
3.1
m
14h
10 kts
max 12 kts
0° C
1023 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
2.6
m
17h
11 kts
max 14 kts
1° C
1022 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
18:17
0.3
m
20h
14 kts
max 18 kts
2° C
1021 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
0.6
m
23h
15 kts
max 21 kts
4° C
1020 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
2.3
m
Thursday, Jan 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
11 kts
max 22 kts
4° C
1017 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
00:53
2.8
m
05h
15 kts
max 30 kts
0.45 mm
5° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
06:30
0.5
m
08h
19 kts
max 34 kts
4.35 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
0.8
m
11h
15 kts
max 26 kts
1.57 mm
5° C
1009 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
2.3
m
14h
5 kts
max 6 kts
6° C
1006 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
13:06
2.9
m
17h
10 kts
max 18 kts
5° C
1007 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
1.1
m
20h
13 kts
max 22 kts
5° C
1010 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
19:06
0.4
m
23h
15 kts
max 23 kts
4° C
1013 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
1.9
m
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