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Last update: 18:35 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)

Saturday, Feb 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
172° S
7 kts
max 9 kts
10%
19° C
999 hpa
217° SW
1.3 m
11 s
0.7 m
05h
185° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
64%
19° C
998 hpa
218° SW
1.3 m
11 s
1.5 m
08h
204° SSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
20° C
999 hpa
220° SW
1.3 m
11 s
06:36
1.6 m
11h
233° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
20° C
1001 hpa
222° SW
1.3 m
11 s
0.8 m
14h
221° SW
9 kts
max 9 kts
51%
21° C
1000 hpa
224° SW
1.3 m
11 s
12:48
0.6 m
17h
197° SSW
12 kts
max 13 kts
96%
21° C
1000 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
11 s
1.3 m
20h
168° SSE
9 kts
max 13 kts
17%
20° C
1001 hpa
226° SW
1.3 m
11 s
18:50
1.4 m
23h
154° SSE
10 kts
max 15 kts
1%
19° C
1001 hpa
226° SW
1.2 m
10 s
0.8 m

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
167° SSE
13 kts
max 20 kts
66%
19° C
1001 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
10 s
00:45
0.6 m
05h
172° S
11 kts
max 17 kts
24%
19° C
1001 hpa
224° SW
1.4 m
10 s
1.3 m
08h
156° SSE
11 kts
max 16 kts
56%
20° C
1002 hpa
223° SW
1.5 m
10 s
07:10
1.5 m
11h
166° SSE
11 kts
max 14 kts
26%
22° C
1002 hpa
223° SW
1.6 m
10 s
1.0 m
14h
168° SSE
20 kts
max 25 kts
12%
23° C
1000 hpa
212° SSW
1.9 m
9 s
13:26
0.7 m
17h
157° SSE
23 kts
max 31 kts
84%
23° C
998 hpa
194° SSW
2.2 m
8 s
1.1 m
20h
152° SSE
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
22° C
999 hpa
189° S
2.3 m
8 s
19:28
1.4 m
23h
142° SE
16 kts
max 24 kts
63%
21° C
999 hpa
186° S
2.3 m
8 s
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)

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
140° SE
13 kts
max 21 kts
56%
20° C
998 hpa
178° S
2.2 m
8 s
01:21
0.8 m
05h
149° SSE
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
20° C
998 hpa
176° S
2.1 m
8 s
1.2 m
08h
141° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
21%
20° C
999 hpa
181° S
1.9 m
9 s
07:51
1.4 m
11h
164° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
18%
23° C
1000 hpa
187° S
1.8 m
9 s
1.1 m
14h
172° S
15 kts
max 18 kts
10%
23° C
998 hpa
191° S
1.9 m
9 s
14:16
0.8 m
17h
161° SSE
19 kts
max 26 kts
20%
22° C
998 hpa
193° SSW
1.9 m
9 s
1.0 m
20h
152° SSE
19 kts
max 30 kts
23%
21° C
999 hpa
195° SSW
1.8 m
9 s
20:22
1.2 m
23h
157° SSE
15 kts
max 23 kts
28%
20° C
1001 hpa
196° SSW
1.8 m
9 s
1.1 m

Tuesday, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
155° SSE
15 kts
max 24 kts
27%
20° C
1000 hpa
196° SSW
1.8 m
10 s
02:14
0.9 m
05h
155° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
12%
20° C
999 hpa
197° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
1.0 m
08h
149° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
38%
21° C
1000 hpa
201° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
08:50
1.3 m
11h
166° SSE
8 kts
max 9 kts
1%
24° C
1001 hpa
207° SSW
1.6 m
11 s
1.2 m
14h
171° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
3%
24° C
999 hpa
203° SSW
1.6 m
11 s
0.9 m
17h
171° S
15 kts
max 20 kts
1%
23° C
998 hpa
202° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
15:42
0.9 m
20h
162° SSE
13 kts
max 18 kts
1%
21° C
998 hpa
228° SW
1.7 m
14 s
1.1 m
23h
155° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
0%
21° C
998 hpa
229° SW
1.6 m
13 s
22:06
1.2 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)

Wednesday, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
162° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
20° C
997 hpa
219° SW
1.4 m
11 s
1.0 m
05h
171° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
3%
20° C
996 hpa
219° SW
1.3 m
11 s
04:03
1.0 m
08h
172° S
9 kts
max 11 kts
25%
21° C
998 hpa
221° SW
1.3 m
11 s
1.2 m
11h
189° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
73%
22° C
1000 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
12 s
10:37
1.3 m
14h
197° SSW
14 kts
max 16 kts
6%
22° C
1000 hpa
260° W
1.4 m
17 s
1.1 m
17h
192° SSW
14 kts
max 18 kts
0%
22° C
1000 hpa
259° W
1.4 m
17 s
17:38
0.9 m
20h
175° S
16 kts
max 22 kts
74%
20° C
1002 hpa
247° WSW
1.5 m
17 s
1.0 m
23h
159° SSE
17 kts
max 24 kts
52%
19° C
1003 hpa
220° SW
1.8 m
15 s
00:16
1.2 m

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
160° SSE
18 kts
max 26 kts
56%
19° C
1003 hpa
212° SSW
2.2 m
14 s
1.2 m
05h
152° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
42%
19° C
1003 hpa
211° SSW
2.4 m
12 s
06:11
0.9 m
08h
150° SSE
17 kts
max 21 kts
11%
19° C
1004 hpa
213° SSW
2.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
11h
156° SSE
16 kts
max 18 kts
35%
20° C
1004 hpa
216° SW
2.7 m
14 s
12:21
1.3 m
14h
161° SSE
17 kts
max 19 kts
28%
21° C
1003 hpa
213° SSW
2.9 m
13 s
1.2 m
17h
153° SSE
20 kts
max 24 kts
36%
20° C
1001 hpa
211° SSW
3.0 m
13 s
0.9 m
20h
148° SSE
17 kts
max 22 kts
20%
19° C
1001 hpa
215° SW
3.0 m
13 s
18:52
0.8 m
23h
145° SE
17 kts
max 23 kts
7%
18° C
1001 hpa
217° SW
2.9 m
13 s
1.2 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, Feb 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
139° SE
10 kts
max 14 kts
0%
18° C
999 hpa
219° SW
2.7 m
13 s
01:18
1.4 m
05h
148° SSE
7 kts
max 10 kts
5%
18° C
998 hpa
219° SW
2.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
08h
157° SSE
8 kts
max 10 kts
70%
19° C
1000 hpa
219° SW
2.5 m
13 s
07:17
0.8 m
11h
170° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
26%
21° C
1000 hpa
219° SW
2.5 m
13 s
1.2 m
14h
173° S
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
21° C
1000 hpa
217° SW
2.8 m
13 s
13:19
1.4 m
17h
170° S
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
19° C
999 hpa
216° SW
2.9 m
13 s
0.9 m
20h
162° SSE
17 kts
max 23 kts
96%
19° C
1000 hpa
213° SSW
3.0 m
14 s
19:37
0.7 m
23h
158° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
98%
19° C
1000 hpa
212° SSW
2.9 m
14 s
1.1 m

Saturday, Feb 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
154° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
22%
18° C
1000 hpa
212° SSW
2.8 m
14 s
01:57
1.5 m
05h
149° SSE
14 kts
max 22 kts
0%
18° C
999 hpa
211° SSW
2.7 m
14 s
1.1 m
08h
143° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
0%
19° C
1000 hpa
211° SSW
2.6 m
14 s
07:58
0.7 m
11h
155° SSE
12 kts
max 13 kts
0%
22° C
1000 hpa
212° SSW
2.6 m
14 s
1.1 m
14h
161° SSE
16 kts
max 18 kts
0%
23° C
999 hpa
213° SSW
2.6 m
13 s
14:00
1.5 m
17h
156° SSE
17 kts
max 21 kts
0%
23° C
998 hpa
214° SW
2.7 m
13 s
1.1 m
20h
145° SE
14 kts
max 20 kts
0%
21° C
998 hpa
213° SSW
2.6 m
13 s
20:11
0.6 m
23h
135° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
0%
20° C
998 hpa
213° SSW
2.4 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 / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Feb 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
128° SE
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
19° C
996 hpa
212° SSW
2.1 m
13 s
02:28
1.6 m
05h
119° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
18° C
996 hpa
213° SSW
1.9 m
13 s
1.2 m
08h
123° ESE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
997 hpa
213° SSW
1.9 m
13 s
08:32
0.6 m
11h
181° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
25° C
997 hpa
213° SSW
1.8 m
12 s
1.0 m
14h
207° SSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
27° C
996 hpa
213° SSW
1.7 m
12 s
14:34
1.6 m
17h
187° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
26° C
995 hpa
211° SSW
1.8 m
12 s
1.2 m
20h
192° SSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
24° C
995 hpa
210° SSW
1.7 m
12 s
20:42
0.5 m
23h
339° NNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
23° C
996 hpa
213° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
0.8 m

Monday, Feb 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
346° NNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
0%
20° C
997 hpa
214° SW
1.5 m
12 s
02:57
1.7 m
05h
3° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
19° C
997 hpa
214° SW
1.4 m
12 s
1.4 m
08h
355° N
11 kts
max 16 kts
10%
19° C
999 hpa
215° SW
1.4 m
12 s
09:03
0.5 m
11h
337° NNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
53%
21° C
999 hpa
217° SW
1.5 m
12 s
0.8 m
14h
314° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
36%
22° C
1000 hpa
216° SW
1.5 m
12 s
15:05
1.7 m
17h
228° SW
9 kts
max 10 kts
16%
22° C
999 hpa
218° SW
1.6 m
13 s
1.4 m
20h
196° SSW
11 kts
max 14 kts
35%
20° C
1000 hpa
220° SW
1.6 m
14 s
21:12
0.4 m
23h
177° S
9 kts
max 11 kts
79%
20° C
1002 hpa
228° SW
1.6 m
15 s
0.6 m

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