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Last update: 18:35 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, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
172° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
98%
20° C
999 hpa
212° SSW
2.1 m
13 s
1.6 m
05h
181° S
11 kts
max 15 kts
98%
20° C
999 hpa
213° SSW
2.0 m
13 s
03:43
1.9 m
08h
175° S
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
20° C
1001 hpa
214° SW
1.9 m
12 s
0.7 m
11h
184° S
10 kts
max 12 kts
98%
20° C
1002 hpa
212° SSW
1.8 m
12 s
09:57
0.4 m
14h
181° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
71%
20° C
1002 hpa
209° SSW
1.7 m
12 s
1.4 m
17h
174° S
13 kts
max 15 kts
36%
21° C
1002 hpa
207° SSW
1.7 m
12 s
15:58
1.8 m
20h
172° S
14 kts
max 20 kts
51%
20° C
1003 hpa
210° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
0.7 m
23h
162° SSE
12 kts
max 18 kts
21%
19° C
1003 hpa
211° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
22:07
0.3 m

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
163° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
57%
20° C
1002 hpa
213° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
1.4 m
05h
157° SSE
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
20° C
1001 hpa
213° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
04:20
1.9 m
08h
163° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
53%
20° C
1002 hpa
211° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
0.9 m
11h
152° SSE
10 kts
max 11 kts
89%
23° C
1001 hpa
207° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
10:34
0.3 m
14h
169° S
14 kts
max 17 kts
92%
23° C
1000 hpa
195° SSW
1.8 m
9 s
1.2 m
17h
164° SSE
16 kts
max 21 kts
98%
22° C
1000 hpa
190° S
1.9 m
9 s
16:35
1.8 m
20h
153° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
22° C
1000 hpa
196° SSW
1.7 m
9 s
0.9 m
23h
164° SSE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
21° C
1000 hpa
200° SSW
1.5 m
11 s
22:41
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)

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
145° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
21° C
998 hpa
195° SSW
1.5 m
11 s
1.2 m
05h
157° SSE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
20° C
998 hpa
190° S
1.5 m
11 s
04:56
1.9 m
08h
136° SE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
21° C
998 hpa
188° S
1.5 m
11 s
1.1 m
11h
160° SSE
7 kts
max 7 kts
93%
24° C
998 hpa
185° S
1.5 m
11 s
11:09
0.4 m
14h
188° S
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
25° C
997 hpa
178° S
1.6 m
10 s
1.0 m
17h
158° SSE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
23° C
997 hpa
179° S
1.6 m
9 s
17:10
1.7 m
20h
158° SSE
11 kts
max 14 kts
79%
22° C
997 hpa
181° S
1.6 m
9 s
1.1 m
23h
154° SSE
10 kts
max 12 kts
34%
21° C
998 hpa
186° S
1.5 m
10 s
23:13
0.4 m

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
154° SSE
8 kts
max 11 kts
32%
20° C
997 hpa
195° SSW
1.4 m
10 s
1.0 m
05h
149° SSE
8 kts
max 11 kts
36%
0.51 mm
20° C
997 hpa
200° SSW
1.4 m
10 s
05:29
1.8 m
08h
153° SSE
8 kts
max 11 kts
49%
20° C
1000 hpa
198° SSW
1.5 m
9 s
1.3 m
11h
169° S
8 kts
max 11 kts
15%
22° C
1000 hpa
199° SSW
1.5 m
9 s
11:42
0.4 m
14h
174° S
14 kts
max 16 kts
7%
23° C
999 hpa
199° SSW
1.6 m
9 s
0.8 m
17h
169° S
17 kts
max 22 kts
2%
22° C
999 hpa
195° SSW
1.7 m
9 s
17:43
1.6 m
20h
161° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
10%
20° C
999 hpa
188° S
1.7 m
8 s
1.3 m
23h
162° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
14%
20° C
1000 hpa
184° S
1.7 m
8 s
23:43
0.4 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)

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
161° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
7%
20° C
1000 hpa
196° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
0.8 m
05h
157° SSE
11 kts
max 16 kts
15%
19° C
999 hpa
207° SSW
1.5 m
12 s
06:03
1.8 m
08h
150° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
11%
20° C
1000 hpa
210° SSW
1.4 m
12 s
1.5 m
11h
167° SSE
9 kts
max 10 kts
5%
23° C
1001 hpa
212° SSW
1.3 m
12 s
12:15
0.5 m
14h
179° S
13 kts
max 14 kts
5%
23° C
1000 hpa
205° SSW
1.4 m
11 s
0.7 m
17h
171° S
16 kts
max 20 kts
0%
22° C
999 hpa
197° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
18:16
1.6 m
20h
163° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
0%
21° C
999 hpa
193° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
1.4 m
23h
156° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
2%
20° C
999 hpa
201° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
00:14
0.5 m

Saturday, Feb 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
162° SSE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
20° C
998 hpa
214° SW
1.4 m
11 s
0.7 m
05h
155° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
68%
20° C
998 hpa
218° SW
1.3 m
11 s
1.5 m
08h
184° S
3 kts
max 5 kts
4%
21° C
1000 hpa
221° SW
1.2 m
11 s
06:36
1.6 m
11h
207° SSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
22%
23° C
1000 hpa
223° SW
1.2 m
11 s
0.8 m
14h
190° S
15 kts
max 16 kts
99%
23° C
1000 hpa
222° SW
1.4 m
11 s
12:48
0.6 m
17h
182° S
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
21° C
1001 hpa
220° SW
1.5 m
11 s
1.3 m
20h
172° S
14 kts
max 18 kts
71%
20° C
1002 hpa
213° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
18:50
1.4 m
23h
172° S
14 kts
max 20 kts
69%
19° C
1003 hpa
211° SSW
1.7 m
10 s
0.8 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, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
165° SSE
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
19° C
1003 hpa
214° SW
1.6 m
10 s
00:45
0.6 m
05h
161° SSE
14 kts
max 20 kts
99%
19° C
1003 hpa
212° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
1.3 m
08h
154° SSE
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
20° C
1004 hpa
211° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
07:10
1.5 m
11h
161° SSE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
22° C
1004 hpa
205° SSW
1.6 m
10 s
1.0 m
14h
166° SSE
18 kts
max 23 kts
98%
22° C
1003 hpa
191° S
1.8 m
9 s
13:26
0.7 m
17h
160° SSE
20 kts
max 28 kts
95%
22° C
1002 hpa
181° S
2.0 m
8 s
1.1 m
20h
154° SSE
21 kts
max 32 kts
69%
20° C
1002 hpa
175° S
2.0 m
8 s
19:28
1.4 m
23h
147° SSE
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
20° C
1002 hpa
176° S
1.8 m
8 s
1.0 m

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
140° SE
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
19° C
1001 hpa
183° S
1.6 m
9 s
01:21
0.8 m
05h
134° SE
10 kts
max 15 kts
81%
19° C
1001 hpa
185° S
1.4 m
9 s
1.2 m
08h
130° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
3%
19° C
1002 hpa
188° S
1.3 m
9 s
07:51
1.4 m
11h
150° SSE
10 kts
max 12 kts
0%
23° C
1002 hpa
194° SSW
1.2 m
9 s
1.1 m
14h
165° SSE
15 kts
max 19 kts
6%
24° C
1001 hpa
192° SSW
1.3 m
9 s
14:16
0.8 m
17h
159° SSE
20 kts
max 29 kts
31%
23° C
1000 hpa
186° S
1.5 m
9 s
1.0 m
20h
151° SSE
19 kts
max 31 kts
1%
21° C
1001 hpa
182° S
1.6 m
9 s
20:22
1.2 m
23h
144° SE
14 kts
max 21 kts
49%
20° C
1001 hpa
183° S
1.4 m
9 s
1.1 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, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
139° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
20° C
999 hpa
189° S
1.3 m
10 s
02:14
0.9 m
05h
129° SE
11 kts
max 16 kts
89%
19° C
998 hpa
192° SSW
1.2 m
10 s
1.0 m
08h
125° SE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
20° C
1000 hpa
201° SSW
1.1 m
10 s
08:50
1.3 m
11h
145° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
98%
24° C
1000 hpa
205° SSW
1.1 m
11 s
1.2 m
14h
183° S
8 kts
max 8 kts
85%
28° C
998 hpa
201° SSW
1.2 m
10 s
0.9 m
17h
163° SSE
13 kts
max 17 kts
83%
26° C
997 hpa
207° SSW
1.3 m
12 s
15:42
0.9 m
20h
152° SSE
14 kts
max 19 kts
2%
23° C
996 hpa
230° SW
1.3 m
15 s
1.1 m
23h
138° SE
12 kts
max 16 kts
0%
21° C
996 hpa
226° SW
1.3 m
14 s
22:06
1.2 m

Wednesday, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
127° SE
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
20° C
995 hpa
220° SW
1.3 m
13 s
1.0 m
05h
129° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
3%
19° C
994 hpa
216° SW
1.2 m
12 s
04:03
1.0 m
08h
113° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
9%
21° C
995 hpa
213° SSW
1.2 m
12 s
1.2 m
11h
268° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
2%
26° C
995 hpa
222° SW
1.3 m
13 s
10:37
1.3 m
14h
213° SSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
28° C
994 hpa
240° WSW
1.5 m
15 s
1.1 m
17h
178° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
26%
27° C
993 hpa
242° WSW
1.7 m
15 s
17:38
0.9 m
20h
135° SE
2 kts
max 6 kts
24%
24° C
993 hpa
219° SW
1.8 m
12 s
1.0 m
23h
341° NNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
65%
22° C
994 hpa
205° SSW
1.9 m
11 s
00:16
1.2 m

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