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Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / h)
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Relative humidity (%)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
352° N
00h
352° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
12° C
12
65%
1022 hpa
284° wnw
1.4 m
13 s
00:02
0.9 m
346° NNW
01h
346° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
12° C
12
57%
1022 hpa
285° wnw
1.4 m
13 s
1.0 m
18° NNE
02h
18° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
12° C
12
55%
1022 hpa
285° wnw
1.4 m
13 s
1.0 m
76° ENE
03h
76° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
12° C
12
55%
1022 hpa
285° wnw
1.4 m
13 s
1.2 m
65° ENE
04h
65° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
12° C
12
57%
1021 hpa
285° wnw
1.4 m
13 s
1.3 m
100° E
05h
100° E
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
10° C
10
64%
1020 hpa
284° wnw
1.4 m
13 s
1.5 m
12° NNE
06h
12° NNE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
10° C
10
63%
1021 hpa
284° wnw
1.4 m
12 s
1.6 m
1° N
07h
1° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
11° C
11
55%
1021 hpa
284° wnw
1.4 m
12 s
06:41
1.6 m
11° N
08h
11° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
12° C
12
47%
1021 hpa
284° wnw
1.4 m
12 s
1.5 m
346° NNW
09h
346° NNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
13° C
13
47%
1021 hpa
284° wnw
1.4 m
13 s
1.3 m
8° N
10h
8° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
14° C
14
49%
1021 hpa
283° wnw
1.5 m
13 s
1.0 m
300° WNW
11h
300° WNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
15° C
15
57%
1021 hpa
283° wnw
1.5 m
14 s
0.7 m
260° W
12h
260° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
17
58%
1020 hpa
282° wnw
1.5 m
16 s
0.3 m
203° SSW
13h
203° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
17
63%
1020 hpa
281° w
1.5 m
17 s
0.1 m
171° S
14h
171° S
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
18
66%
1019 hpa
281° w
1.5 m
17 s
14:25
0.0 m
199° SSW
15h
199° SSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
18
68%
1019 hpa
281° w
1.6 m
17 s
0.0 m
186° S
16h
186° S
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
17° C
17
72%
1018 hpa
281° w
1.6 m
17 s
0.1 m
99° E
17h
99° E
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
16° C
16
81%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.6 m
17 s
0.3 m
36° NE
18h
36° NE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
16° C
16
82%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.6 m
16 s
0.5 m
334° NNW
19h
334° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
16° C
16
80%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.6 m
16 s
0.8 m
356° N
20h
356° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
16
77%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.6 m
16 s
0.9 m
33° NNE
21h
33° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
16
68%
1017 hpa
281° w
1.6 m
16 s
1.0 m
35° NE
22h
35° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
15° C
15
64%
1017 hpa
281° w
1.6 m
16 s
21:44
1.0 m
12° NNE
23h
12° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
15
60%
1017 hpa
281° w
1.6 m
16 s
1.0 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)

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
24° NNE
00h
24° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
16
56%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.6 m
15 s
1.0 m
25° NNE
01h
25° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
16
52%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.6 m
15 s
00:55
1.0 m
47° NE
02h
47° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
16
53%
1017 hpa
279° w
1.6 m
15 s
1.0 m
50° NE
03h
50° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
15
55%
1017 hpa
279° w
1.6 m
15 s
1.1 m
43° NE
04h
43° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
15
54%
1016 hpa
279° w
1.6 m
14 s
1.2 m
35° NE
05h
35° NE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
16
52%
1016 hpa
279° w
1.6 m
14 s
1.4 m
35° NE
06h
35° NE
4 kts
max 14 kts
0%
17° C
17
49%
1017 hpa
279° w
1.5 m
14 s
1.6 m
43° NE
07h
43° NE
4 kts
max 16 kts
0%
17° C
17
48%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.5 m
14 s
07:21
1.7 m
49° NE
08h
49° NE
3 kts
max 10 kts
0%
16° C
16
49%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.5 m
14 s
1.6 m
45° NE
09h
45° NE
2 kts
max 9 kts
0%
17° C
17
47%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.5 m
14 s
1.5 m
38° NE
10h
38° NE
3 kts
max 6 kts
0%
18° C
18
51%
1017 hpa
280° w
1.4 m
14 s
1.2 m
56° NE
11h
56° NE
2 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
20
52%
1016 hpa
280° w
1.4 m
14 s
0.9 m
78° ENE
12h
78° ENE
1 kts
max 5 kts
0%
21° C
21
46%
1016 hpa
280° w
1.4 m
14 s
0.5 m
246° WSW
13h
246° WSW
0 kts
max 3 kts
0%
22° C
22
43%
1016 hpa
281° w
1.4 m
14 s
0.2 m
248° WSW
14h
248° WSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
22° C
22
44%
1015 hpa
281° w
1.4 m
14 s
0.0 m
240° WSW
15h
240° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
21° C
21
55%
1015 hpa
281° w
1.3 m
14 s
15:01
-0.1 m
237° WSW
16h
237° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
19
68%
1015 hpa
281° w
1.3 m
14 s
-0.1 m
134° SE
17h
134° SE
0 kts
max 1 kts
0%
17° C
17
74%
1015 hpa
281° w
1.3 m
14 s
0.1 m
93° E
18h
93° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
17
75%
1015 hpa
281° w
1.3 m
13 s
0.4 m
136° SE
19h
136° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
1%
16° C
16
79%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
0.6 m
170° S
20h
170° S
0 kts
max 1 kts
0%
15° C
15
85%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
0.9 m
340° NNW
21h
340° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
15° C
15
82%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
1.0 m
6° N
22h
6° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
16° C
16
77%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
22:14
1.1 m
287° WNW
23h
287° WNW
0 kts
max 1 kts
0%
16° C
16
75%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
1.0 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)

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
3° N
00h
3° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
15° C
15
75%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
1.0 m
10° N
01h
10° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
15° C
15
71%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
0.9 m
18° NNE
02h
18° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
15° C
15
64%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
01:41
0.9 m
336° NNW
03h
336° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
15° C
15
58%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
1.0 m
308° NW
04h
308° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
15° C
15
56%
1015 hpa
282° wnw
1.2 m
13 s
1.1 m
309° NW
05h
309° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
14° C
14
54%
1015 hpa
281° w
1.2 m
13 s
1.3 m
353° N
06h
353° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
1%
14° C
14
53%
1016 hpa
281° w
1.2 m
13 s
1.5 m
50° NE
07h
50° NE
1 kts
max 1 kts
1%
14° C
14
47%
1016 hpa
280° w
1.2 m
13 s
1.6 m
109° ESE
08h
109° ESE
1 kts
max 1 kts
1%
14° C
14
49%
1016 hpa
280° w
1.1 m
13 s
08:00
1.7 m
314° NW
09h
314° NW
0 kts
max 0 kts
1%
14° C
14
61%
1017 hpa
279° w
1.1 m
13 s
1.6 m
338° NNW
10h
338° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
1%
15° C
15
60%
1017 hpa
279° w
1.1 m
13 s
1.4 m
338° NNW
11h
338° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
1%
17° C
17
58%
1016 hpa
278° w
1.1 m
13 s
1.1 m
236° SW
12h
236° SW
1 kts
max 1 kts
1%
18° C
18
54%
1015 hpa
278° w
1.1 m
13 s
0.7 m
225° SW
13h
225° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
1%
19° C
19
57%
1015 hpa
278° w
1.1 m
13 s
0.3 m
234° SW
14h
234° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
1%
19° C
19
63%
1014 hpa
277° w
1.1 m
13 s
0.0 m
229° SW
15h
229° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
1%
19° C
19
65%
1014 hpa
277° w
1.1 m
13 s
-0.2 m
201° SSW
16h
201° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
1%
18° C
18
76%
1014 hpa
277° w
1.1 m
13 s
15:35
-0.2 m
154° SSE
17h
154° SSE
1 kts
max 2 kts
5%
16° C
16
89%
1015 hpa
278° w
1.1 m
13 s
0.0 m
120° ESE
18h
120° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
16%
15° C
15
91%
1015 hpa
278° w
1.1 m
13 s
0.2 m
133° SE
19h
133° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
24%
13° C
13
96%
1015 hpa
279° w
1.0 m
12 s
0.5 m
134° SE
20h
134° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
27%
12° C
12
97%
1016 hpa
278° w
1.0 m
12 s
0.7 m
121° ESE
21h
121° ESE
1 kts
max 2 kts
33%
11° C
11
99%
1016 hpa
278° w
1.0 m
12 s
1.0 m
85° E
22h
85° E
0 kts
max 1 kts
38%
0.05 mm
11° C
11
99%
1016 hpa
278° w
1.0 m
12 s
1.1 m
46° NE
23h
46° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
17%
14° C
14
73%
1004 hpa
278° w
1.0 m
12 s
22:41
1.1 m

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