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Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / h)
Air temperature (°C)
Feels like (°C)
Relative humidity (%)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
137° SE
00h
137° SE
21 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.21 mm
7° C
2
94%
998 hpa
102° ese
2.4 m
11 s
00:25
4.3 m
139° SE
01h
139° SE
20 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
2
94%
998 hpa
102° ese
2.5 m
11 s
4.2 m
132° SE
02h
132° SE
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
7° C
1
93%
998 hpa
101° e
2.6 m
11 s
3.9 m
128° SE
03h
128° SE
22 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.35 mm
6° C
1
95%
998 hpa
101° e
2.7 m
11 s
3.4 m
126° SE
04h
126° SE
24 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.73 mm
6° C
0
94%
998 hpa
102° ese
2.8 m
11 s
2.8 m
121° ESE
05h
121° ESE
26 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.16 mm
6° C
0
94%
998 hpa
103° ese
3.0 m
10 s
2.4 m
124° SE
06h
124° SE
26 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.07 mm
6° C
0
94%
997 hpa
105° ese
3.2 m
10 s
06:17
2.1 m
127° SE
07h
127° SE
26 kts
max 37 kts
99%
0.78 mm
6° C
0
93%
997 hpa
105° ese
3.3 m
10 s
2.2 m
128° SE
08h
128° SE
25 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.67 mm
6° C
0
93%
997 hpa
106° ese
3.4 m
10 s
2.6 m
126° SE
09h
126° SE
25 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.81 mm
5° C
0
94%
997 hpa
107° ese
3.5 m
10 s
3.1 m
124° SE
10h
124° SE
26 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.67 mm
6° C
0
94%
997 hpa
108° ese
3.5 m
11 s
3.7 m
129° SE
11h
129° SE
25 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.49 mm
6° C
1
95%
996 hpa
108° ese
3.4 m
11 s
4.2 m
136° SE
12h
136° SE
25 kts
max 37 kts
99%
0.16 mm
7° C
1
95%
996 hpa
109° ese
3.4 m
11 s
12:29
4.4 m
140° SE
13h
140° SE
23 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.15 mm
7° C
2
96%
996 hpa
109° ese
3.3 m
11 s
4.4 m
149° SSE
14h
149° SSE
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.06 mm
7° C
2
96%
995 hpa
109° ese
3.2 m
11 s
4.1 m
149° SSE
15h
149° SSE
21 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
2
94%
995 hpa
109° ese
3.1 m
11 s
3.7 m
160° SSE
16h
160° SSE
20 kts
max 30 kts
96%
7° C
2
93%
996 hpa
109° ese
3.0 m
11 s
3.1 m
159° SSE
17h
159° SSE
20 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
2
93%
996 hpa
108° ese
3.0 m
11 s
2.5 m
155° SSE
18h
155° SSE
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.09 mm
7° C
2
95%
996 hpa
108° ese
2.9 m
11 s
2.1 m
154° SSE
19h
154° SSE
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.06 mm
7° C
2
94%
996 hpa
108° ese
2.8 m
11 s
18:50
2.0 m
156° SSE
20h
156° SSE
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
7° C
2
94%
996 hpa
107° ese
2.7 m
11 s
2.2 m
159° SSE
21h
159° SSE
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
7° C
2
93%
996 hpa
107° ese
2.6 m
11 s
2.6 m
156° SSE
22h
156° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
82%
7° C
2
95%
996 hpa
107° ese
2.5 m
11 s
3.1 m
153° SSE
23h
153° SSE
16 kts
max 23 kts
90%
0.34 mm
7° C
3
96%
996 hpa
106° ese
2.4 m
11 s
3.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / h)
Air temperature (°C)
Feels like (°C)
Relative humidity (%)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
163° SSE
00h
163° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
60%
0.13 mm
7° C
2
93%
996 hpa
106° ese
2.4 m
11 s
3.9 m
163° SSE
01h
163° SSE
16 kts
max 23 kts
86%
7° C
2
94%
997 hpa
106° ese
2.3 m
10 s
01:06
4.1 m
160° SSE
02h
160° SSE
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
3
94%
996 hpa
106° ese
2.2 m
10 s
4.0 m
162° SSE
03h
162° SSE
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
3
95%
996 hpa
106° ese
2.2 m
10 s
3.7 m
155° SSE
04h
155° SSE
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
3
95%
996 hpa
107° ese
2.1 m
10 s
3.3 m
157° SSE
05h
157° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
3
95%
996 hpa
107° ese
2.1 m
10 s
2.8 m
156° SSE
06h
156° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
94%
7° C
3
96%
996 hpa
108° ese
2.1 m
10 s
2.5 m
153° SSE
07h
153° SSE
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.12 mm
6° C
2
95%
996 hpa
108° ese
2.0 m
10 s
07:01
2.3 m
151° SSE
08h
151° SSE
14 kts
max 19 kts
87%
0.14 mm
6° C
2
95%
996 hpa
108° ese
2.0 m
10 s
2.5 m
141° SE
09h
141° SE
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.23 mm
6° C
2
95%
996 hpa
108° ese
2.0 m
10 s
2.8 m
144° SE
10h
144° SE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.14 mm
6° C
2
95%
996 hpa
109° ese
2.0 m
10 s
3.2 m
146° SE
11h
146° SE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.28 mm
6° C
2
94%
996 hpa
110° ese
1.9 m
10 s
3.6 m
139° SE
12h
139° SE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.78 mm
6° C
2
96%
995 hpa
110° ese
1.9 m
9 s
4.0 m
159° SSE
13h
159° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.43 mm
6° C
2
95%
995 hpa
111° ese
1.9 m
9 s
13:16
4.1 m
159° SSE
14h
159° SSE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.08 mm
7° C
2
95%
994 hpa
111° ese
1.9 m
9 s
4.1 m
157° SSE
15h
157° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
58%
7° C
3
93%
994 hpa
112° ese
1.8 m
9 s
3.8 m
153° SSE
16h
153° SSE
14 kts
max 18 kts
76%
6° C
2
93%
994 hpa
112° ese
1.8 m
9 s
3.4 m
156° SSE
17h
156° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
86%
6° C
2
95%
994 hpa
113° ese
1.8 m
9 s
3.0 m
164° SSE
18h
164° SSE
12 kts
max 15 kts
89%
6° C
2
91%
994 hpa
113° ese
1.8 m
9 s
2.6 m
156° SSE
19h
156° SSE
11 kts
max 17 kts
90%
6° C
3
94%
995 hpa
113° ese
1.7 m
9 s
2.4 m
151° SSE
20h
151° SSE
11 kts
max 14 kts
50%
6° C
2
94%
994 hpa
114° ese
1.7 m
9 s
19:36
2.3 m
159° SSE
21h
159° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
73%
6° C
2
94%
994 hpa
114° ese
1.7 m
9 s
2.5 m
149° SSE
22h
149° SSE
11 kts
max 16 kts
73%
6° C
3
96%
994 hpa
114° ese
1.7 m
9 s
2.8 m
143° SE
23h
143° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
94%
0.06 mm
6° C
2
95%
994 hpa
115° ese
1.7 m
9 s
3.2 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / h)
Air temperature (°C)
Feels like (°C)
Relative humidity (%)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
150° SSE
00h
150° SSE
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
2
96%
994 hpa
115° ese
1.7 m
9 s
3.6 m
141° SE
01h
141° SE
10 kts
max 14 kts
78%
6° C
3
96%
993 hpa
137° se
1.8 m
11 s
3.8 m
132° SE
02h
132° SE
8 kts
max 13 kts
89%
0.09 mm
6° C
3
97%
993 hpa
164° sse
1.8 m
12 s
01:58
3.9 m
150° SSE
03h
150° SSE
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.05 mm
7° C
3
96%
992 hpa
185° s
1.8 m
14 s
3.8 m
147° SSE
04h
147° SSE
9 kts
max 14 kts
68%
6° C
3
97%
992 hpa
212° ssw
1.9 m
15 s
3.6 m
138° SE
05h
138° SE
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
3
97%
991 hpa
249° wsw
2.0 m
16 s
3.2 m
138° SE
06h
138° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.07 mm
7° C
3
98%
991 hpa
275° w
2.0 m
17 s
2.9 m
145° SE
07h
145° SE
14 kts
max 20 kts
96%
0.15 mm
7° C
2
97%
990 hpa
269° w
2.1 m
17 s
2.7 m
139° SE
08h
139° SE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
6° C
2
94%
990 hpa
263° w
2.2 m
16 s
08:04
2.6 m
141° SE
09h
141° SE
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.14 mm
6° C
1
93%
990 hpa
257° wsw
2.3 m
16 s
2.6 m
128° SE
10h
128° SE
19 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.3 mm
5° C
0
94%
989 hpa
259° w
2.4 m
16 s
2.8 m
130° SE
11h
130° SE
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.31 mm
5° C
0
93%
989 hpa
261° w
2.5 m
16 s
3.2 m
132° SE
12h
132° SE
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.37 mm
5° C
0
93%
988 hpa
263° w
2.6 m
16 s
3.5 m
134° SE
13h
134° SE
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.25 mm
5° C
-1
93%
987 hpa
263° w
2.6 m
15 s
3.7 m
125° SE
14h
125° SE
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.26 mm
5° C
-1
94%
986 hpa
262° w
2.6 m
15 s
14:18
3.8 m
123° ESE
15h
123° ESE
21 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.32 mm
5° C
-1
95%
985 hpa
261° w
2.6 m
15 s
3.8 m
128° SE
16h
128° SE
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.27 mm
5° C
0
95%
984 hpa
261° w
2.6 m
15 s
3.6 m
123° ESE
17h
123° ESE
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.28 mm
5° C
0
94%
983 hpa
262° w
2.6 m
15 s
3.4 m
123° ESE
18h
123° ESE
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.26 mm
5° C
0
93%
983 hpa
262° w
2.6 m
14 s
3.0 m
119° ESE
19h
119° ESE
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.12 mm
5° C
0
93%
982 hpa
247° wsw
2.6 m
14 s
2.8 m
115° ESE
20h
115° ESE
21 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.14 mm
5° C
0
93%
982 hpa
230° sw
2.6 m
13 s
2.6 m
113° ESE
21h
113° ESE
21 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.22 mm
5° C
0
94%
982 hpa
215° sw
2.6 m
13 s
20:44
2.6 m
110° ESE
22h
110° ESE
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.18 mm
5° C
0
94%
981 hpa
198° ssw
2.6 m
12 s
2.7 m
107° ESE
23h
107° ESE
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.17 mm
6° C
0
94%
980 hpa
179° s
2.6 m
12 s
2.9 m

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