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Last update: 08:40 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)

Monday, Oct 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
135° SE
9 kts
max 15 kts
39%
22° C
1017 hpa
85° E
1.4 m
7 s
01:59
0.6 m
04h
134° SE
8 kts
max 14 kts
47%
21° C
1016 hpa
84° E
1.4 m
8 s
1.1 m
07h
119° ESE
9 kts
max 15 kts
57%
23° C
1018 hpa
82° E
1.4 m
8 s
08:01
2.6 m
10h
110° ESE
11 kts
max 14 kts
16%
27° C
1018 hpa
81° E
1.4 m
8 s
2.1 m
13h
108° ESE
10 kts
max 11 kts
16%
28° C
1016 hpa
81° E
1.4 m
8 s
14:01
0.6 m
16h
116° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
2%
27° C
1015 hpa
81° E
1.4 m
8 s
1.2 m
19h
128° SE
8 kts
max 14 kts
45%
23° C
1017 hpa
82° E
1.4 m
8 s
20:13
2.8 m
22h
136° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
87%
22° C
1018 hpa
82° E
1.3 m
8 s
2.4 m

Tuesday, Oct 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
143° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
22° C
1016 hpa
82° E
1.3 m
8 s
02:27
0.5 m
04h
151° SSE
6 kts
max 9 kts
80%
22° C
1016 hpa
81° E
1.2 m
8 s
0.8 m
07h
155° SSE
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
23° C
1017 hpa
81° E
1.2 m
8 s
2.4 m
10h
125° SE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
26° C
1017 hpa
80° E
1.1 m
8 s
08:38
2.7 m
13h
109° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
91%
28° C
1015 hpa
79° E
1.2 m
8 s
1.0 m
16h
120° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
25° C
1014 hpa
78° ENE
1.2 m
8 s
14:41
0.6 m
19h
128° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
62%
23° C
1016 hpa
78° ENE
1.2 m
8 s
2.4 m
22h
131° SE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
23° C
1017 hpa
77° ENE
1.2 m
8 s
20:45
2.7 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)

Wednesday, Oct 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
131° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
93%
23° C
1015 hpa
76° ENE
1.2 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
131° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
97%
0.41 mm
23° C
1015 hpa
76° ENE
1.2 m
8 s
03:00
0.4 m
07h
128° SE
5 kts
max 9 kts
90%
0.64 mm
24° C
1016 hpa
76° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
2.1 m
10h
117° ESE
6 kts
max 9 kts
71%
0.53 mm
26° C
1016 hpa
76° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
09:20
2.8 m
13h
93° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
63%
29° C
1014 hpa
76° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
1.4 m
16h
95° E
7 kts
max 9 kts
66%
28° C
1013 hpa
76° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
15:25
0.8 m
19h
121° ESE
6 kts
max 8 kts
30%
25° C
1015 hpa
76° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
2.0 m
22h
136° SE
5 kts
max 8 kts
44%
24° C
1016 hpa
76° ENE
1.0 m
7 s
21:21
2.5 m

Thursday, Oct 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
140° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
61%
0.44 mm
24° C
1015 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
1.2 m
04h
145° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
40%
23° C
1014 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
03:37
0.5 m
07h
143° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
36%
25° C
1016 hpa
77° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
1.7 m
10h
99° E
6 kts
max 8 kts
6%
29° C
1016 hpa
77° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
10:08
2.7 m
13h
84° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
21%
31° C
1015 hpa
78° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
1.9 m
16h
95° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
23%
29° C
1014 hpa
78° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
16:16
1.0 m
19h
113° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
14%
25° C
1015 hpa
78° ENE
0.9 m
7 s
1.7 m
22h
128° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
92%
24° C
1017 hpa
78° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
21:59
2.2 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 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
140° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
73%
24° C
1015 hpa
77° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.4 m
04h
177° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
11%
24° C
1014 hpa
77° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
04:19
0.6 m
07h
162° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
8%
25° C
1016 hpa
77° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.3 m
10h
98° E
5 kts
max 8 kts
17%
30° C
1016 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
11:04
2.5 m
13h
83° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
8%
31° C
1014 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
2.2 m
16h
83° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
30° C
1013 hpa
77° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
17:17
1.3 m
19h
114° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
9%
25° C
1014 hpa
77° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.5 m
22h
122° ESE
4 kts
max 6 kts
26%
25° C
1015 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
22:44
2.0 m

Saturday, Oct 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
119° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
19%
24° C
1014 hpa
76° ENE
0.8 m
8 s
1.6 m
04h
120° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
53%
0.45 mm
24° C
1014 hpa
75° ENE
0.8 m
8 s
05:08
0.8 m
07h
117° ESE
7 kts
max 10 kts
58%
0.46 mm
25° C
1015 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.1 m
10h
112° ESE
7 kts
max 10 kts
17%
27° C
1016 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
2.0 m
13h
96° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
3%
30° C
1013 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
12:20
2.4 m
16h
104° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
3%
28° C
1013 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.9 m
19h
131° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
5%
24° C
1015 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
19:24
1.5 m
22h
155° SSE
6 kts
max 9 kts
40%
23° C
1016 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.6 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, Oct 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
151° SSE
5 kts
max 8 kts
82%
23° C
1014 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
23:43
1.7 m
04h
140° SE
6 kts
max 10 kts
88%
23° C
1014 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.2 m
07h
143° SE
6 kts
max 10 kts
65%
25° C
1015 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
06:13
1.0 m
10h
113° ESE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
29° C
1015 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.5 m
13h
104° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
5%
30° C
1013 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
2.3 m
16h
104° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
98%
29° C
1012 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
14:56
2.4 m
19h
124° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
25° C
1014 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.7 m
22h
147° SSE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
24° C
1015 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
22:25
1.3 m

Monday, Oct 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
137° SE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
24° C
1014 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.4 m
04h
145° SE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.4 mm
24° C
1013 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
03:21
1.5 m
07h
143° SE
5 kts
max 8 kts
98%
25° C
1015 hpa
73° ENE
0.9 m
9 s
08:26
1.0 m
10h
109° ESE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
29° C
1015 hpa
73° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
1.1 m
13h
75° ENE
6 kts
max 8 kts
57%
31° C
1013 hpa
72° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
2.0 m
16h
65° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
6%
0.42 mm
29° C
1012 hpa
72° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
16:20
2.6 m
19h
52° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
47%
25° C
1014 hpa
72° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
2.0 m
22h
9° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
67%
24° C
1015 hpa
72° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
23:17
1.0 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)

Tuesday, Oct 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
294° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
7%
23° C
1013 hpa
72° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
1.2 m
04h
246° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
6%
23° C
1012 hpa
72° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
04:46
1.7 m
07h
226° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
52%
25° C
1013 hpa
72° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
1.4 m
10h
47° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
5%
30° C
1014 hpa
72° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
10:20
0.9 m
13h
55° NE
6 kts
max 6 kts
29%
31° C
1012 hpa
73° ENE
1.0 m
9 s
1.6 m
16h
51° NE
6 kts
max 8 kts
6%
29° C
1011 hpa
73° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
17:12
2.7 m
19h
50° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
25° C
1012 hpa
73° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
2.4 m
22h
290° WNW
0 kts
max 2 kts
21%
24° C
1014 hpa
73° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
1.3 m

Wednesday, Oct 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
195° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
23° C
1013 hpa
74° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
23:55
0.9 m
04h
192° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
6%
23° C
1012 hpa
74° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
1.7 m
07h
183° S
3 kts
max 4 kts
92%
25° C
1013 hpa
74° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
05:34
1.9 m
10h
89° E
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
30° C
1014 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
11:15
0.8 m
13h
75° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
83%
30° C
1012 hpa
75° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
1.2 m
16h
81° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
40%
29° C
1010 hpa
76° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
2.4 m
19h
109° ESE
4 kts
max 6 kts
30%
25° C
1012 hpa
76° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
17:53
2.8 m
22h
135° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
13%
24° C
1014 hpa
76° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
1.4 m

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