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Last update: 09:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Sep 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
319° NW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1013 hpa
231° SW
0.6 m
12 s
0.6 m
05h
331° NNW
1 kts
max 4 kts
1%
21° C
1013 hpa
235° SW
0.5 m
12 s
04:17
0.2 m
08h
127° SE
1 kts
max 3 kts
3%
22° C
1014 hpa
233° SW
0.6 m
11 s
1.1 m
11h
220° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
9%
26° C
1014 hpa
225° SW
0.5 m
14 s
10:30
1.6 m
14h
199° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
8%
26° C
1012 hpa
225° SW
0.5 m
14 s
0.8 m
17h
234° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
10%
26° C
1011 hpa
230° SW
0.5 m
11 s
16:44
0.3 m
20h
317° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
2%
23° C
1011 hpa
224° SW
0.5 m
14 s
0.9 m
23h
324° NW
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
23° C
1012 hpa
217° SW
0.6 m
16 s
22:45
1.4 m

Tuesday, Sep 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
14° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
22° C
1012 hpa
217° SW
0.6 m
16 s
0.8 m
05h
3° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
22° C
1012 hpa
218° SW
0.6 m
16 s
04:37
0.4 m
08h
319° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
14%
25° C
1013 hpa
218° SW
0.6 m
16 s
1.1 m
11h
219° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
32%
29° C
1013 hpa
219° SW
0.6 m
16 s
10:51
1.6 m
14h
216° SW
5 kts
max 8 kts
80%
29° C
1012 hpa
218° SW
0.6 m
16 s
1.0 m
17h
242° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
53%
25° C
1012 hpa
220° SW
0.6 m
15 s
17:21
0.2 m
20h
282° WNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
93%
0.85 mm
23° C
1013 hpa
220° SW
0.6 m
14 s
0.7 m
23h
309° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
20%
1.68 mm
22° C
1015 hpa
220° SW
0.6 m
14 s
23:25
1.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Sep 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
83° E
0 kts
max 4 kts
4%
2.14 mm
21° C
1014 hpa
220° SW
0.6 m
14 s
1.0 m
05h
226° SW
1 kts
max 5 kts
7%
1.03 mm
21° C
1015 hpa
219° SW
0.6 m
14 s
04:56
0.5 m
08h
258° WSW
0 kts
max 3 kts
25%
22° C
1016 hpa
218° SW
0.5 m
14 s
1.0 m
11h
226° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
41%
25° C
1017 hpa
217° SW
0.5 m
14 s
11:13
1.6 m
14h
232° SW
7 kts
max 7 kts
5%
26° C
1016 hpa
217° SW
0.5 m
14 s
1.1 m
17h
249° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
2%
24° C
1015 hpa
217° SW
0.6 m
14 s
18:00
0.2 m
20h
277° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
22° C
1016 hpa
218° SW
0.6 m
14 s
0.5 m
23h
288° WNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
219° SW
0.6 m
14 s
00:08
1.2 m

Thursday, Sep 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
299° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
217° SW
0.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
05h
352° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
216° SW
0.6 m
13 s
05:13
0.7 m
08h
259° W
0 kts
max 1 kts
0%
22° C
1016 hpa
216° SW
0.5 m
13 s
1.0 m
11h
228° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
1%
25° C
1016 hpa
217° SW
0.5 m
13 s
11:36
1.6 m
14h
223° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
9%
25° C
1015 hpa
219° SW
0.5 m
13 s
1.3 m
17h
262° W
6 kts
max 8 kts
5%
24° C
1013 hpa
231° SW
0.7 m
11 s
0.5 m
20h
318° NW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
22° C
1013 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
9 s
18:43
0.3 m
23h
356° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
36%
21° C
1013 hpa
241° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
0.9 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Sep 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
51° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
2%
20° C
1012 hpa
227° SW
0.6 m
12 s
01:00
1.1 m
05h
129° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
3%
20° C
1012 hpa
216° SW
0.6 m
13 s
05:25
0.8 m
08h
138° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
38%
20° C
1013 hpa
212° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
1.0 m
11h
174° S
6 kts
max 6 kts
21%
23° C
1013 hpa
211° SSW
0.6 m
15 s
12:02
1.6 m
14h
170° S
6 kts
max 6 kts
35%
24° C
1012 hpa
211° SSW
0.7 m
15 s
1.4 m
17h
167° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
20%
23° C
1011 hpa
214° SW
0.6 m
15 s
0.6 m
20h
109° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
69%
19° C
1013 hpa
219° SW
0.6 m
14 s
19:38
0.3 m
23h
111° ESE
6 kts
max 8 kts
32%
19° C
1014 hpa
221° SW
0.6 m
14 s
0.7 m

Saturday, Sep 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
134° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
96%
19° C
1014 hpa
222° SW
0.6 m
13 s
02:20
1.0 m
05h
130° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
85%
19° C
1014 hpa
212° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
05:26
0.9 m
08h
130° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
66%
19° C
1015 hpa
208° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
1.0 m
11h
160° SSE
6 kts
max 7 kts
34%
23° C
1016 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
1.4 m
14h
202° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
8%
24° C
1015 hpa
203° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
12:33
1.5 m
17h
230° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
10%
23° C
1014 hpa
202° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
0.9 m
20h
293° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
21° C
1015 hpa
199° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
20:54
0.4 m
23h
208° SSW
1 kts
max 3 kts
2%
20° C
1016 hpa
200° SSW
0.6 m
14 s
0.5 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Sep 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
160° SSE
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1016 hpa
205° SSW
0.6 m
13 s
0.8 m
05h
106° ESE
0 kts
max 1 kts
0%
19° C
1016 hpa
211° SSW
0.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
08h
286° WNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
21° C
1017 hpa
209° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
1.1 m
11h
227° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
25° C
1017 hpa
206° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
1.3 m
14h
231° SW
7 kts
max 7 kts
6%
25° C
1016 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
12 s
13:21
1.4 m
17h
249° WSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
25° C
1015 hpa
205° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
1.1 m
20h
325° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
204° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
0.5 m
23h
16° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
23° C
1016 hpa
204° SSW
0.8 m
13 s
22:32
0.4 m

Monday, Sep 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
66° ENE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
22° C
1015 hpa
203° SSW
0.8 m
13 s
0.6 m
05h
356° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
22° C
1015 hpa
204° SSW
0.8 m
13 s
1.0 m
08h
335° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1015 hpa
206° SSW
0.8 m
12 s
1.1 m
11h
234° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
1%
29° C
1015 hpa
206° SSW
0.8 m
12 s
1.2 m
14h
229° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
4%
29° C
1014 hpa
209° SSW
0.8 m
12 s
14:52
1.4 m
17h
244° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
28° C
1013 hpa
208° SSW
0.8 m
12 s
1.3 m
20h
320° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
25° C
1014 hpa
215° SW
0.9 m
12 s
0.8 m
23h
349° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
24° C
1014 hpa
213° SSW
0.8 m
12 s
23:49
0.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Sep 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
2° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1014 hpa
211° SSW
0.8 m
12 s
0.4 m
05h
3° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
24° C
1014 hpa
210° SSW
0.8 m
13 s
0.9 m
08h
36° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
26° C
1015 hpa
213° SSW
0.8 m
13 s
08:18
1.1 m
11h
200° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
30° C
1016 hpa
216° SW
0.8 m
13 s
10:44
1.1 m
14h
210° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
30° C
1015 hpa
218° SW
0.8 m
13 s
1.3 m
17h
257° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
8%
29° C
1015 hpa
221° SW
0.9 m
13 s
16:38
1.4 m
20h
321° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
26° C
1015 hpa
224° SW
1.0 m
12 s
1.0 m
23h
338° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
25° C
1016 hpa
225° SW
0.9 m
13 s
0.3 m

Wednesday, Oct 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
347° NNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
25° C
1016 hpa
226° SW
0.9 m
12 s
00:40
0.2 m
05h
12° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1016 hpa
230° SW
0.9 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
358° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
26° C
1017 hpa
230° SW
0.8 m
12 s
07:58
1.2 m
11h
230° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
30° C
1017 hpa
229° SW
0.8 m
13 s
12:10
1.0 m
14h
236° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
30° C
1016 hpa
230° SW
0.8 m
13 s
1.1 m

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