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Last update: 04:38 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, Dec 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
178° S
6 kts
max 16 kts
99%
3.94 mm
7° C
976 hpa
286° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
0.6 m
03h
254° WSW
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.67 mm
9° C
975 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
1.8 m
06h
200° SSW
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
7° C
975 hpa
290° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
05:41
2.6 m
09h
175° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
5° C
974 hpa
292° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
1.6 m
12h
126° SE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
7° C
971 hpa
299° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
11:47
0.7 m
15h
87° E
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
2.31 mm
6° C
968 hpa
310° NW
1.8 m
16 s
1.9 m
18h
277° W
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
3.2 mm
6° C
968 hpa
308° NW
2.1 m
16 s
17:56
3.0 m
21h
212° SSW
7 kts
max 18 kts
40%
5° C
970 hpa
307° NW
2.2 m
15 s
1.9 m

Tuesday, Dec 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
203° SSW
10 kts
max 23 kts
14%
5° C
971 hpa
305° NW
2.2 m
15 s
00:26
0.4 m
03h
199° SSW
10 kts
max 24 kts
24%
5° C
972 hpa
304° NW
2.2 m
15 s
1.3 m
06h
188° S
12 kts
max 25 kts
64%
5° C
973 hpa
303° WNW
2.6 m
15 s
06:30
2.8 m
09h
181° S
17 kts
max 32 kts
99%
5° C
973 hpa
302° WNW
2.7 m
15 s
2.1 m
12h
216° SW
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6.09 mm
5° C
976 hpa
302° WNW
2.5 m
15 s
12:40
0.6 m
15h
187° S
10 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.43 mm
6° C
978 hpa
301° WNW
2.4 m
15 s
1.3 m
18h
166° SSE
10 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
979 hpa
301° WNW
2.3 m
15 s
18:45
3.1 m
21h
150° SSE
13 kts
max 29 kts
94%
4° C
979 hpa
300° WNW
2.2 m
14 s
2.4 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, Dec 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
165° SSE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.42 mm
5° C
978 hpa
300° WNW
2.2 m
15 s
01:12
0.3 m
03h
184° S
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.16 mm
6° C
978 hpa
301° WNW
2.3 m
15 s
0.8 m
06h
201° SSW
15 kts
max 30 kts
99%
7° C
977 hpa
302° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
07:15
3.0 m
09h
224° SW
12 kts
max 22 kts
98%
0.64 mm
7° C
979 hpa
302° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
2.5 m
12h
206° SSW
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.5 mm
8° C
980 hpa
302° WNW
2.2 m
14 s
13:28
0.5 m
15h
171° S
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
6° C
978 hpa
302° WNW
2.0 m
13 s
0.8 m
18h
148° SSE
7 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
977 hpa
302° WNW
1.7 m
13 s
19:28
3.1 m
21h
141° SE
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
976 hpa
301° WNW
1.5 m
13 s
2.7 m

Thursday, Dec 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
140° SE
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.62 mm
6° C
975 hpa
301° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
0.9 m
03h
137° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
2.77 mm
5° C
974 hpa
302° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
01:54
0.3 m
06h
228° SW
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
8.62 mm
5° C
974 hpa
299° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
2.4 m
09h
185° S
5 kts
max 13 kts
99%
5° C
977 hpa
296° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
07:54
3.0 m
12h
167° SSE
4 kts
max 9 kts
95%
5° C
980 hpa
295° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
1.2 m
15h
164° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
12%
5° C
983 hpa
296° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
14:12
0.5 m
18h
152° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
3° C
986 hpa
300° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
2.3 m
21h
166° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
96%
2° C
987 hpa
304° NW
2.3 m
17 s
20:08
3.0 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, Dec 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
149° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
6%
1° C
988 hpa
306° NW
2.3 m
17 s
1.3 m
03h
144° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
36%
1° C
988 hpa
307° NW
2.3 m
16 s
02:32
0.4 m
06h
130° SE
5 kts
max 9 kts
81%
1° C
987 hpa
308° NW
2.1 m
16 s
2.0 m
09h
145° SE
10 kts
max 28 kts
99%
4° C
986 hpa
309° NW
1.9 m
16 s
08:31
3.0 m
12h
141° SE
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
983 hpa
309° NW
1.7 m
15 s
1.6 m
15h
141° SE
18 kts
max 31 kts
99%
7° C
980 hpa
309° NW
1.5 m
15 s
14:54
0.5 m
18h
147° SSE
16 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.71 mm
7° C
979 hpa
309° NW
1.3 m
14 s
1.8 m
21h
140° SE
16 kts
max 31 kts
99%
2.57 mm
7° C
977 hpa
308° NW
1.1 m
14 s
20:45
2.8 m

Saturday, Dec 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
146° SE
14 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.46 mm
7° C
977 hpa
306° NW
0.9 m
13 s
1.7 m
03h
136° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.78 mm
7° C
978 hpa
301° WNW
1.0 m
13 s
03:06
0.6 m
06h
164° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
7%
5° C
979 hpa
297° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
1.7 m
09h
155° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
9%
4° C
981 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
09:05
2.9 m
12h
174° S
7 kts
max 13 kts
74%
6° C
982 hpa
295° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
1.9 m
15h
165° SSE
5 kts
max 12 kts
86%
6° C
983 hpa
296° WNW
2.2 m
16 s
15:32
0.7 m
18h
170° S
5 kts
max 9 kts
62%
6° C
985 hpa
296° WNW
2.2 m
16 s
1.4 m
21h
169° S
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
986 hpa
297° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
21:19
2.6 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, Dec 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
146° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
5° C
986 hpa
297° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
1.8 m
03h
130° SE
5 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
985 hpa
297° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
03:35
0.8 m
06h
124° SE
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4.13 mm
6° C
983 hpa
297° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
1.5 m
09h
193° SSW
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.28 mm
7° C
985 hpa
296° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
09:36
2.8 m
12h
264° W
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8° C
986 hpa
296° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
2.2 m
15h
293° WNW
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
8° C
988 hpa
295° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
16:09
0.9 m
18h
283° WNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
90%
6° C
990 hpa
294° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
1.3 m
21h
272° W
5 kts
max 8 kts
77%
5° C
992 hpa
294° WNW
1.4 m
12 s
21:48
2.3 m

Monday, Dec 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
209° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
72%
4° C
993 hpa
293° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
1.9 m
03h
156° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
58%
3° C
993 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
03:57
1.0 m
06h
166° SSE
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4° C
993 hpa
293° WNW
1.4 m
13 s
1.4 m
09h
177° S
4 kts
max 6 kts
96%
1.24 mm
4° C
994 hpa
296° WNW
1.5 m
15 s
10:04
2.6 m
12h
174° S
6 kts
max 16 kts
46%
6° C
995 hpa
297° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
2.2 m
15h
195° SSW
8 kts
max 18 kts
99%
8° C
995 hpa
298° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
1.4 m
18h
180° S
7 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
298° WNW
2.0 m
17 s
16:43
1.1 m
21h
176° S
8 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
17 s
22:09
2.1 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, Dec 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
163° SSE
8 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.94 mm
8° C
994 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
17 s
1.8 m
03h
173° S
11 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.28 mm
9° C
992 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
04:01
1.2 m
06h
155° SSE
8 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2.07 mm
9° C
989 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
1.4 m
09h
198° SSW
7 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4.15 mm
10° C
988 hpa
297° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
10:28
2.5 m
12h
245° WSW
17 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.53 mm
12° C
990 hpa
298° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
2.3 m
15h
240° WSW
12 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.62 mm
12° C
992 hpa
297° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
1.6 m
18h
212° SSW
10 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.0 mm
12° C
992 hpa
296° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
17:14
1.3 m
21h
199° SSW
11 kts
max 26 kts
99%
12° C
992 hpa
296° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
22:14
1.9 m

Wednesday, Dec 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
189° S
13 kts
max 28 kts
99%
12° C
991 hpa
295° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
1.8 m
03h
189° S
13 kts
max 29 kts
99%
13° C
989 hpa
295° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
03:30
1.3 m
06h
194° SSW
12 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.67 mm
13° C
988 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
1.5 m
09h
198° SSW
12 kts
max 27 kts
99%
13° C
987 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
2.2 m
12h
198° SSW
14 kts
max 29 kts
99%
12° C
985 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
10:47
2.3 m
15h
201° SSW
11 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.67 mm
11° C
982 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
1.7 m
18h
186° S
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
10° C
980 hpa
296° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
17:44
1.5 m
21h
247° WSW
11 kts
max 24 kts
99%
3.67 mm
11° C
980 hpa
21:45
1.8 m

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