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Last update: 18:36 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, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
170° S
10 kts
max 15 kts
28%
20° C
998 hpa
222° SW
1.4 m
11 s
1.0 m
05h
171° S
8 kts
max 13 kts
24%
20° C
997 hpa
219° SW
1.3 m
11 s
04:03
1.0 m
08h
188° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
63%
21° C
999 hpa
221° SW
1.2 m
11 s
1.2 m
11h
192° SSW
11 kts
max 14 kts
64%
21° C
1001 hpa
226° SW
1.3 m
11 s
10:37
1.3 m
14h
197° SSW
10 kts
max 13 kts
1%
22° C
1001 hpa
268° W
1.3 m
17 s
1.1 m
17h
192° SSW
12 kts
max 16 kts
2%
22° C
1000 hpa
263° W
1.3 m
18 s
17:38
0.9 m
20h
167° SSE
16 kts
max 22 kts
52%
21° C
1002 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
18 s
1.0 m
23h
160° SSE
19 kts
max 28 kts
72%
19° C
1004 hpa
213° SSW
1.9 m
14 s
00:16
1.2 m

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
153° SSE
20 kts
max 30 kts
21%
19° C
1003 hpa
211° SSW
2.5 m
13 s
1.2 m
05h
153° SSE
17 kts
max 23 kts
28%
18° C
1002 hpa
208° SSW
2.6 m
9 s
06:11
0.9 m
08h
148° SSE
18 kts
max 22 kts
25%
19° C
1003 hpa
213° SSW
2.8 m
10 s
1.0 m
11h
153° SSE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
20° C
1003 hpa
218° SW
2.8 m
14 s
12:21
1.3 m
14h
159° SSE
16 kts
max 18 kts
27%
21° C
1002 hpa
217° SW
3.0 m
14 s
1.2 m
17h
155° SSE
19 kts
max 22 kts
32%
20° C
1000 hpa
212° SSW
3.1 m
13 s
0.9 m
20h
153° SSE
19 kts
max 25 kts
35%
18° C
1000 hpa
214° SW
3.2 m
13 s
18:52
0.8 m
23h
151° SSE
18 kts
max 24 kts
13%
18° C
1000 hpa
216° SW
3.0 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
150° SSE
13 kts
max 17 kts
21%
18° C
998 hpa
218° SW
2.7 m
13 s
01:18
1.4 m
05h
160° SSE
11 kts
max 14 kts
93%
18° C
998 hpa
217° SW
2.5 m
12 s
1.0 m
08h
170° S
13 kts
max 16 kts
68%
19° C
999 hpa
220° SW
2.5 m
12 s
07:17
0.8 m
11h
179° S
13 kts
max 14 kts
69%
19° C
1000 hpa
221° SW
2.5 m
12 s
1.2 m
14h
196° SSW
14 kts
max 15 kts
57%
19° C
999 hpa
218° SW
2.5 m
12 s
13:19
1.4 m
17h
201° SSW
14 kts
max 17 kts
14%
20° C
999 hpa
214° SW
2.6 m
14 s
0.9 m
20h
192° SSW
14 kts
max 18 kts
87%
19° C
1000 hpa
212° SSW
2.8 m
15 s
19:37
0.7 m
23h
188° S
14 kts
max 18 kts
8%
18° C
1001 hpa
212° SSW
2.9 m
15 s
1.1 m

Saturday, Feb 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
181° S
16 kts
max 19 kts
1%
18° C
1002 hpa
212° SSW
3.1 m
14 s
01:57
1.5 m
05h
162° SSE
15 kts
max 20 kts
93%
0.4 mm
17° C
1003 hpa
212° SSW
3.2 m
14 s
1.1 m
08h
153° SSE
18 kts
max 21 kts
57%
17° C
1005 hpa
212° SSW
3.3 m
14 s
07:58
0.7 m
11h
146° SE
19 kts
max 21 kts
20%
18° C
1006 hpa
211° SSW
3.4 m
14 s
1.1 m
14h
152° SSE
22 kts
max 25 kts
0%
19° C
1005 hpa
211° SSW
3.4 m
13 s
14:00
1.5 m
17h
153° SSE
24 kts
max 28 kts
0%
20° C
1005 hpa
211° SSW
3.4 m
13 s
1.1 m
20h
144° SE
25 kts
max 30 kts
0%
18° C
1006 hpa
211° SSW
3.3 m
13 s
20:11
0.6 m
23h
130° SE
19 kts
max 23 kts
0%
17° C
1007 hpa
210° SSW
3.1 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
124° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
4%
17° C
1007 hpa
210° SSW
2.9 m
13 s
02:28
1.6 m
05h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
16° C
1006 hpa
210° SSW
2.7 m
13 s
1.2 m
08h
109° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
17° C
1007 hpa
210° SSW
2.4 m
13 s
08:32
0.6 m
11h
149° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
4%
21° C
1007 hpa
210° SSW
2.2 m
13 s
1.0 m
14h
191° S
8 kts
max 8 kts
4%
24° C
1006 hpa
210° SSW
2.1 m
13 s
14:34
1.6 m
17h
162° SSE
10 kts
max 12 kts
3%
25° C
1004 hpa
207° SSW
2.3 m
12 s
1.2 m
20h
141° SE
11 kts
max 15 kts
33%
23° C
1004 hpa
195° SSW
2.3 m
12 s
20:42
0.5 m
23h
130° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
0%
20° C
1004 hpa
204° SSW
1.9 m
12 s
0.8 m

Monday, Feb 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
18° C
1003 hpa
205° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
02:57
1.7 m
05h
115° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
18° C
1003 hpa
208° SSW
1.4 m
12 s
1.4 m
08h
105° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
19° C
1003 hpa
210° SSW
1.3 m
13 s
09:03
0.5 m
11h
186° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1002 hpa
217° SW
1.2 m
15 s
0.8 m
14h
206° SSW
9 kts
max 9 kts
0%
25° C
1001 hpa
218° SW
1.3 m
17 s
15:05
1.7 m
17h
197° SSW
12 kts
max 15 kts
0%
25° C
999 hpa
219° SW
1.3 m
17 s
1.4 m
20h
182° S
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
23° C
998 hpa
222° SW
1.5 m
18 s
21:12
0.4 m
23h
145° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
22° C
998 hpa
224° SW
1.5 m
18 s
0.6 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)

Tuesday, Feb 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
108° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
996 hpa
221° SW
1.5 m
17 s
03:25
1.8 m
05h
128° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
995 hpa
223° SW
1.6 m
17 s
1.6 m
08h
44° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
22° C
996 hpa
225° SW
1.6 m
16 s
0.6 m
11h
243° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
25° C
996 hpa
223° SW
1.7 m
16 s
09:34
0.4 m
14h
209° SSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
26° C
995 hpa
220° SW
1.7 m
15 s
1.5 m
17h
182° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
25° C
993 hpa
220° SW
1.8 m
15 s
15:37
1.8 m
20h
147° SSE
2 kts
max 7 kts
0%
22° C
994 hpa
222° SW
1.8 m
15 s
0.6 m
23h
349° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
34%
21° C
995 hpa
222° SW
1.8 m
15 s
21:42
0.3 m

Wednesday, Feb 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
0° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
20° C
995 hpa
224° SW
1.8 m
15 s
1.5 m
05h
12° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
19° C
995 hpa
225° SW
1.8 m
14 s
03:55
1.9 m
08h
11° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
19° C
997 hpa
225° SW
1.8 m
14 s
0.7 m
11h
324° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
8%
22° C
997 hpa
224° SW
1.8 m
14 s
10:05
0.3 m
14h
301° WNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
6%
23° C
996 hpa
224° SW
1.8 m
14 s
1.4 m
17h
359° N
2 kts
max 6 kts
8%
22° C
996 hpa
225° SW
1.8 m
13 s
16:09
1.8 m
20h
17° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
17%
19° C
997 hpa
229° SW
1.8 m
14 s
0.7 m
23h
3° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
36%
19° C
997 hpa
232° SW
1.8 m
14 s
22:12
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)

Thursday, Feb 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
3° N
8 kts
max 10 kts
44%
18° C
997 hpa
231° SW
1.8 m
14 s
1.4 m
05h
8° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
93%
18° C
997 hpa
226° SW
1.9 m
14 s
04:25
1.9 m
08h
3° N
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
19° C
999 hpa
224° SW
1.9 m
14 s
0.9 m
11h
334° NNW
8 kts
max 9 kts
97%
20° C
1001 hpa
223° SW
1.9 m
13 s
10:37
0.3 m
14h
282° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
38%
22° C
1001 hpa
222° SW
1.9 m
13 s
1.2 m
17h
206° SSW
11 kts
max 13 kts
8%
22° C
1001 hpa
221° SW
2.0 m
13 s
16:41
1.8 m
20h
166° SSE
14 kts
max 19 kts
27%
20° C
1002 hpa
219° SW
2.0 m
13 s
0.9 m
23h
164° SSE
17 kts
max 24 kts
48%
19° C
1004 hpa
217° SW
2.1 m
12 s
22:43
0.3 m

Friday, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
160° SSE
18 kts
max 25 kts
32%
19° C
1004 hpa
216° SW
2.1 m
12 s
1.2 m
05h
158° SSE
19 kts
max 26 kts
23%
18° C
1005 hpa
215° SW
2.1 m
12 s
04:58
1.9 m
08h
156° SSE
18 kts
max 24 kts
0%
18° C
1007 hpa
214° SW
2.2 m
11 s
1.1 m
11h
157° SSE
17 kts
max 21 kts
0%
20° C
1007 hpa
213° SSW
2.1 m
11 s
11:11
0.3 m
14h
162° SSE
20 kts
max 25 kts
0%
20° C
1005 hpa
210° SSW
2.2 m
11 s
0.9 m
17h
160° SSE
22 kts
max 29 kts
0%
20° C
1004 hpa
205° SSW
2.3 m
10 s
17:16
1.8 m
20h
154° SSE
23 kts
max 31 kts
0%
18° C
1004 hpa
203° SSW
2.3 m
10 s
1.1 m
23h
142° SE
22 kts
max 28 kts
0%
18° C
1005 hpa
203° SSW
2.2 m
10 s
23:17
0.4 m

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