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Last update: 05:38 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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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, Oct 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
236° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
13° C
1020 hpa
239° WSW
0.2 m
12 s
01:19
1.5 m
04h
218° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
93%
13° C
1020 hpa
239° WSW
0.2 m
12 s
03:20
1.5 m
07h
198° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
95%
14° C
1020 hpa
239° WSW
0.2 m
12 s
07:07
1.9 m
10h
190° S
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
16° C
1020 hpa
238° WSW
0.3 m
12 s
1.7 m
13h
199° SSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
17° C
1021 hpa
238° WSW
0.3 m
12 s
1.6 m
16h
204° SSW
7 kts
max 8 kts
57%
17° C
1020 hpa
240° WSW
0.3 m
12 s
15:44
1.6 m
19h
185° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
59%
14° C
1020 hpa
242° WSW
0.2 m
11 s
19:03
1.8 m
22h
193° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
91%
14° C
1020 hpa
242° WSW
0.2 m
11 s
1.5 m

Thursday, Oct 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
208° SSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
243° WSW
0.3 m
11 s
00:46
1.4 m
04h
231° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
1018 hpa
244° WSW
0.3 m
11 s
1.5 m
07h
200° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
1017 hpa
244° WSW
0.3 m
11 s
08:03
1.9 m
10h
203° SSW
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
244° WSW
0.3 m
11 s
1.8 m
13h
182° S
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
17° C
1015 hpa
230° SW
0.5 m
8 s
13:31
1.5 m
16h
199° SSW
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
16° C
1013 hpa
201° SSW
0.7 m
2 s
1.6 m
19h
193° SSW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
16° C
1011 hpa
202° SSW
0.8 m
2 s
19:26
1.8 m
22h
210° SSW
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
17° C
1010 hpa
200° SSW
0.9 m
3 s
1.7 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, Oct 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
201° SSW
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.95 mm
15° C
1007 hpa
213° SSW
1.2 m
4 s
01:37
1.2 m
04h
218° SW
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
7.63 mm
15° C
1005 hpa
227° SW
1.6 m
5 s
1.5 m
07h
282° WNW
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.93 mm
15° C
1005 hpa
234° SW
1.7 m
6 s
1.8 m
10h
277° W
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
15° C
1007 hpa
234° SW
1.6 m
6 s
10:14
1.9 m
13h
256° WSW
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
15° C
1007 hpa
229° SW
1.5 m
6 s
14:03
1.3 m
16h
245° WSW
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
15° C
1006 hpa
230° SW
1.7 m
6 s
1.6 m
19h
205° SSW
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.94 mm
15° C
1005 hpa
231° SW
2.1 m
6 s
19:27
1.9 m
22h
211° SSW
21 kts
max 33 kts
98%
17° C
1004 hpa
233° SW
2.5 m
7 s
1.8 m

Saturday, Oct 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
233° SW
23 kts
max 35 kts
99%
17° C
1002 hpa
234° SW
2.8 m
8 s
02:14
1.0 m
04h
233° SW
23 kts
max 37 kts
99%
17° C
1001 hpa
235° SW
2.9 m
8 s
1.4 m
07h
239° WSW
24 kts
max 36 kts
99%
17° C
1000 hpa
235° SW
2.7 m
8 s
08:10
1.9 m
10h
289° WNW
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.77 mm
14° C
1003 hpa
236° SW
2.6 m
8 s
09:44
1.9 m
13h
278° W
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.49 mm
13° C
1006 hpa
238° WSW
2.5 m
8 s
1.6 m
16h
285° WNW
22 kts
max 30 kts
4%
15° C
1009 hpa
240° WSW
2.3 m
7 s
14:37
1.1 m
19h
288° WNW
18 kts
max 26 kts
0%
13° C
1012 hpa
241° WSW
2.1 m
7 s
19:46
2.0 m
22h
289° WNW
13 kts
max 22 kts
0%
11° C
1015 hpa
241° WSW
1.9 m
7 s
22:44
1.8 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, Oct 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
287° WNW
10 kts
max 17 kts
0%
11° C
1017 hpa
242° WSW
1.8 m
8 s
1.4 m
04h
274° W
11 kts
max 17 kts
1%
11° C
1018 hpa
241° WSW
1.6 m
8 s
02:51
0.8 m
07h
277° W
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
11° C
1019 hpa
240° WSW
1.4 m
10 s
08:25
2.0 m
10h
269° W
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
13° C
1020 hpa
241° WSW
1.2 m
10 s
10:39
1.9 m
13h
262° W
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
15° C
1020 hpa
243° WSW
1.1 m
11 s
12:02
2.0 m
16h
254° WSW
10 kts
max 11 kts
97%
15° C
1019 hpa
242° WSW
1.1 m
11 s
15:12
0.8 m
19h
244° WSW
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
243° WSW
1.0 m
10 s
20:25
2.2 m
22h
250° WSW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
241° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
23:19
1.7 m

Monday, Oct 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
228° SW
9 kts
max 10 kts
61%
13° C
1018 hpa
239° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
00:17
1.8 m
04h
220° SW
10 kts
max 14 kts
38%
13° C
1017 hpa
235° SW
0.8 m
11 s
03:28
0.5 m
07h
223° SW
11 kts
max 16 kts
10%
13° C
1017 hpa
234° SW
0.8 m
10 s
2.0 m
10h
214° SW
15 kts
max 18 kts
5%
15° C
1017 hpa
230° SW
0.8 m
10 s
08:59
2.2 m
13h
216° SW
15 kts
max 18 kts
4%
16° C
1016 hpa
229° SW
0.9 m
9 s
12:47
2.0 m
16h
221° SW
15 kts
max 18 kts
8%
16° C
1015 hpa
230° SW
0.9 m
9 s
15:49
0.6 m
19h
234° SW
11 kts
max 18 kts
38%
14° C
1015 hpa
229° SW
0.8 m
9 s
2.1 m
22h
221° SW
10 kts
max 18 kts
9%
14° C
1015 hpa
231° SW
0.8 m
9 s
21:09
2.3 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, Oct 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
224° SW
11 kts
max 20 kts
77%
14° C
1014 hpa
231° SW
0.7 m
10 s
23:58
1.7 m
04h
224° SW
11 kts
max 20 kts
76%
15° C
1013 hpa
231° SW
0.7 m
11 s
04:07
0.4 m
07h
224° SW
12 kts
max 19 kts
98%
15° C
1012 hpa
231° SW
0.7 m
11 s
2.0 m
10h
222° SW
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
16° C
1012 hpa
230° SW
0.7 m
10 s
09:38
2.4 m
13h
222° SW
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
16° C
1011 hpa
230° SW
0.7 m
10 s
12:12
1.8 m
16h
234° SW
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.42 mm
16° C
1010 hpa
231° SW
0.8 m
10 s
16:28
0.4 m
19h
261° W
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
16° C
1011 hpa
232° SW
0.8 m
10 s
2.0 m
22h
289° WNW
13 kts
max 22 kts
91%
13° C
1013 hpa
231° SW
0.7 m
10 s
21:53
2.4 m

Wednesday, Oct 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
281° W
13 kts
max 23 kts
7%
12° C
1014 hpa
232° SW
0.8 m
10 s
00:38
1.7 m
04h
293° WNW
13 kts
max 20 kts
16%
13° C
1016 hpa
226° SW
0.8 m
10 s
04:46
0.2 m
07h
296° WNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
39%
10° C
1017 hpa
226° SW
0.8 m
10 s
1.8 m
10h
313° NW
8 kts
max 13 kts
0%
12° C
1020 hpa
227° SW
0.8 m
9 s
10:18
2.5 m
13h
283° WNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
227° SW
0.8 m
10 s
12:54
1.8 m
16h
266° W
10 kts
max 11 kts
16%
15° C
1020 hpa
234° SW
0.8 m
10 s
17:08
0.3 m
19h
290° WNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
12° C
1021 hpa
234° SW
0.8 m
10 s
1.5 m
22h
330° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
10° C
1022 hpa
231° SW
0.7 m
9 s
22:35
2.5 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)

Thursday, Oct 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
303° WNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
1%
10° C
1021 hpa
221° SW
0.7 m
9 s
01:17
1.7 m
04h
291° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
1%
10° C
1020 hpa
213° SSW
0.7 m
8 s
02:34
1.8 m
07h
292° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
10° C
1020 hpa
213° SSW
0.6 m
9 s
1.2 m
10h
269° W
6 kts
max 8 kts
13%
13° C
1019 hpa
201° SSW
0.7 m
7 s
10:58
2.5 m
13h
272° W
10 kts
max 11 kts
71%
15° C
1019 hpa
200° SSW
0.7 m
7 s
13:35
1.8 m
16h
267° W
12 kts
max 13 kts
12%
16° C
1017 hpa
207° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
14:55
1.9 m
19h
292° WNW
8 kts
max 13 kts
45%
14° C
1017 hpa
208° SSW
0.8 m
6 s
17:50
0.3 m
22h
285° WNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
40%
12° C
1017 hpa
207° SSW
0.8 m
6 s
23:17
2.4 m

Friday, Oct 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
280° W
10 kts
max 16 kts
5%
12° C
1017 hpa
203° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
01:55
1.7 m
04h
274° W
12 kts
max 19 kts
48%
12° C
1016 hpa
195° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
03:17
1.9 m
07h
295° WNW
10 kts
max 18 kts
10%
12° C
1016 hpa
191° S
0.7 m
7 s
06:10
0.4 m
10h
331° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
17%
13° C
1018 hpa
185° S
0.7 m
7 s
2.2 m
13h
298° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
6%
16° C
1019 hpa
185° S
0.7 m
7 s
11:38
2.4 m
16h
279° W
7 kts
max 8 kts
5%
17° C
1018 hpa
188° S
0.7 m
7 s
15:37
2.0 m
19h
310° NW
9 kts
max 12 kts
4%
14° C
1019 hpa
191° S
0.7 m
6 s
18:35
0.4 m
22h
334° NNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
1%
12° C
1020 hpa
181° S
0.8 m
6 s
2.0 m

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