Daily forecast
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Last update: 12:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Tuesday, Jan 06
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
6 kts
max 9 kts
0.4 mm
-4° C
1021 hpa
0.5 m
9 s
1.7
m
05h
12 kts
max 15 kts
0.58 mm
-1° C
1019 hpa
0.5 m
9 s
04:47
0.4
m
08h
13 kts
max 17 kts
0.66 mm
1° C
1019 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
1.6
m
11h
13 kts
max 19 kts
1.96 mm
1° C
1017 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
11:29
3.2
m
14h
13 kts
max 18 kts
1.26 mm
2° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
2.2
m
17h
5 kts
max 7 kts
3° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
17:28
0.2
m
20h
6 kts
max 8 kts
3° C
1013 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
1.0
m
23h
5 kts
max 6 kts
3° C
1013 hpa
0.5 m
5 s
00:06
2.8
m
Wednesday, Jan 07
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
6 kts
max 8 kts
4° C
1011 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
2.3
m
05h
9 kts
max 13 kts
4° C
1009 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
05:38
0.5
m
08h
16 kts
max 27 kts
5° C
1006 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
1.1
m
11h
19 kts
max 32 kts
3.58 mm
5° C
1001 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
12:17
3.1
m
14h
9 kts
max 15 kts
5.78 mm
4° C
999 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
2.6
m
17h
2 kts
max 5 kts
4° C
1000 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
18:17
0.3
m
20h
5 kts
max 8 kts
3° C
1002 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
0.6
m
23h
10 kts
max 15 kts
3° C
1003 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
2.3
m
Thursday, Jan 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
13 kts
max 21 kts
3° C
1005 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
00:53
2.8
m
05h
14 kts
max 21 kts
3° C
1008 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
06:30
0.5
m
08h
15 kts
max 20 kts
2° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
0.8
m
11h
14 kts
max 18 kts
3° C
1015 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
2.3
m
14h
13 kts
max 16 kts
3° C
1015 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
13:06
2.9
m
17h
12 kts
max 18 kts
2° C
1018 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
1.1
m
20h
10 kts
max 16 kts
2° C
1021 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
19:06
0.4
m
23h
11 kts
max 18 kts
2° C
1023 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
1.9
m
Friday, Jan 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
7 kts
max 11 kts
2° C
1023 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
01:41
2.7
m
05h
5 kts
max 8 kts
2° C
1025 hpa
0.7 m
8 s
1.4
m
08h
3 kts
max 4 kts
2° C
1026 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
07:26
0.6
m
11h
8 kts
max 12 kts
4° C
1026 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
1.8
m
14h
12 kts
max 21 kts
5° C
1023 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
13:57
2.8
m
17h
14 kts
max 27 kts
5° C
1023 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
1.6
m
20h
18 kts
max 36 kts
5° C
1021 hpa
1.0 m
6 s
19:57
0.6
m
23h
20 kts
max 41 kts
6° C
1019 hpa
1.2 m
6 s
1.5
m
Saturday, Jan 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
25 kts
max 49 kts
2.94 mm
7° C
1015 hpa
1.3 m
7 s
02:32
2.7
m
05h
22 kts
max 41 kts
2.02 mm
7° C
1015 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
2.0
m
08h
18 kts
max 32 kts
7° C
1017 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
08:26
0.7
m
11h
12 kts
max 20 kts
6° C
1020 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
1.3
m
14h
8 kts
max 13 kts
6° C
1021 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
14:52
2.6
m
17h
4 kts
max 4 kts
5° C
1023 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
2.1
m
20h
8 kts
max 11 kts
4° C
1023 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
20:50
0.7
m
23h
10 kts
max 17 kts
4° C
1021 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
1.2
m
Sunday, Jan 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
18 kts
max 27 kts
3.1 mm
3° C
1017 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
03:25
2.7
m
05h
17 kts
max 27 kts
2.3 mm
4° C
1013 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
2.4
m
08h
10 kts
max 14 kts
8.59 mm
4° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
09:30
0.8
m
11h
7 kts
max 18 kts
9.01 mm
5° C
1010 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
1.0
m
14h
15 kts
max 33 kts
3.66 mm
7° C
1008 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
2.1
m
17h
14 kts
max 26 kts
3.35 mm
6° C
1009 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
15:52
2.4
m
20h
13 kts
max 23 kts
5° C
1010 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
1.2
m
23h
17 kts
max 27 kts
5° C
1011 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
21:44
0.8
m
Monday, Jan 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
16 kts
max 23 kts
0.51 mm
3° C
1010 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
2.1
m
05h
16 kts
max 21 kts
2° C
1011 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
04:21
2.7
m
08h
14 kts
max 20 kts
0.58 mm
2° C
1009 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
1.5
m
11h
17 kts
max 23 kts
0.67 mm
3° C
1009 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
10:34
0.8
m
14h
19 kts
max 23 kts
2° C
1008 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
1.7
m
17h
22 kts
max 26 kts
0° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
16:54
2.3
m
20h
19 kts
max 24 kts
-1° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
1.6
m
23h
19 kts
max 23 kts
-2° C
1017 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
22:40
1.0
m
Tuesday, Jan 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
16 kts
max 20 kts
-2° C
1019 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
1.8
m
05h
12 kts
max 15 kts
-1° C
1021 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
05:17
2.7
m
08h
8 kts
max 10 kts
-1° C
1022 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
2.0
m
11h
11 kts
max 13 kts
1° C
1023 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
11:35
0.8
m
14h
14 kts
max 18 kts
2° C
1021 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
1.3
m
17h
16 kts
max 22 kts
3° C
1019 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
17:55
2.3
m
20h
19 kts
max 27 kts
4° C
1019 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
2.0
m
23h
21 kts
max 33 kts
4° C
1018 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
23:35
1.0
m
Wednesday, Jan 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
20 kts
max 32 kts
5° C
1016 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
1.5
m
05h
17 kts
max 28 kts
5° C
1016 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
06:10
2.7
m
08h
14 kts
max 25 kts
4° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
2.4
m
11h
12 kts
max 22 kts
5° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
12:30
0.8
m
14h
11 kts
max 21 kts
5° C
1013 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
1.0
m
17h
8 kts
max 14 kts
5° C
1012 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
2.0
m
20h
7 kts
max 10 kts
4° C
1011 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
18:51
2.3
m
23h
6 kts
max 8 kts
5° C
1009 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
00:27
1.1
m
Thursday, Jan 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
7 kts
max 9 kts
1.75 mm
5° C
1005 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
1.3
m
05h
5 kts
max 11 kts
5.1 mm
5° C
1002 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
2.4
m
08h
4 kts
max 5 kts
4.54 mm
5° C
1001 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
07:00
2.8
m
11h
3 kts
max 4 kts
1.37 mm
5° C
1000 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
1.4
m
14h
7 kts
max 10 kts
5° C
996 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
13:18
0.8
m
17h
6 kts
max 12 kts
5° C
997 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
1.8
m
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Forecast
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