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Last update: 16:36 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)

Friday, Dec 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
246° WSW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
8° C
1001 hpa
247° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
0.9 m
03h
222° SW
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1.27 mm
8° C
1002 hpa
247° WSW
1.6 m
15 s
5.6 m
06h
203° SSW
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.24 mm
8° C
1001 hpa
247° WSW
1.5 m
15 s
05:59
9.9 m
09h
164° SSE
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
1001 hpa
247° WSW
1.5 m
14 s
5.4 m
12h
164° SSE
25 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.57 mm
9° C
997 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
12:05
0.8 m
15h
156° SSE
33 kts
max 47 kts
99%
4.9 mm
9° C
991 hpa
224° SW
1.8 m
7 s
4.7 m
18h
225° SW
24 kts
max 34 kts
91%
3.68 mm
12° C
987 hpa
239° WSW
1.9 m
10 s
18:23
9.9 m
21h
229° SW
27 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.46 mm
11° C
988 hpa
240° WSW
2.7 m
10 s
6.3 m

Saturday, Dec 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
232° SW
25 kts
max 36 kts
99%
2.18 mm
10° C
988 hpa
243° WSW
2.9 m
11 s
00:27
0.8 m
03h
236° SW
29 kts
max 38 kts
99%
2.35 mm
11° C
987 hpa
242° WSW
3.3 m
12 s
3.9 m
06h
243° WSW
31 kts
max 40 kts
95%
2.66 mm
11° C
989 hpa
242° WSW
3.7 m
13 s
06:46
10.0 m
09h
247° WSW
31 kts
max 41 kts
99%
0.92 mm
11° C
991 hpa
242° WSW
3.9 m
14 s
7.2 m
12h
256° WSW
29 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.5 mm
11° C
994 hpa
242° WSW
4.0 m
16 s
12:52
0.7 m
15h
254° WSW
27 kts
max 36 kts
99%
1.32 mm
11° C
996 hpa
242° WSW
3.9 m
16 s
3.0 m
18h
259° W
25 kts
max 33 kts
56%
0.59 mm
11° C
999 hpa
243° WSW
3.7 m
16 s
19:11
9.8 m
21h
259° W
20 kts
max 28 kts
97%
11° C
1000 hpa
244° WSW
3.2 m
16 s
7.9 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
232° SW
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
11° C
1001 hpa
245° WSW
2.7 m
15 s
01:13
0.9 m
03h
182° S
9 kts
max 15 kts
92%
11° C
1000 hpa
245° WSW
2.2 m
15 s
2.5 m
06h
108° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.64 mm
10° C
998 hpa
246° WSW
1.9 m
14 s
8.6 m
09h
159° SSE
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
2.46 mm
12° C
996 hpa
246° WSW
1.8 m
14 s
07:33
9.9 m
12h
213° SSW
23 kts
max 40 kts
99%
7.1 mm
13° C
994 hpa
245° WSW
2.0 m
12 s
2.3 m
15h
252° WSW
26 kts
max 40 kts
6%
0.68 mm
12° C
996 hpa
243° WSW
2.3 m
11 s
13:39
0.9 m
18h
255° WSW
23 kts
max 33 kts
42%
11° C
1001 hpa
242° WSW
2.3 m
12 s
7.5 m
21h
230° SW
19 kts
max 29 kts
27%
11° C
1003 hpa
241° WSW
2.1 m
12 s
19:59
9.6 m

Monday, Dec 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
208° SSW
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
11° C
1004 hpa
240° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
3.1 m
03h
210° SSW
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
12° C
1004 hpa
239° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
01:59
1.2 m
06h
210° SSW
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.46 mm
12° C
1004 hpa
239° WSW
1.9 m
11 s
7.0 m
09h
213° SSW
16 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.79 mm
11° C
1005 hpa
239° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
08:20
9.6 m
12h
208° SSW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
12° C
1006 hpa
241° WSW
2.1 m
14 s
4.0 m
15h
195° SSW
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
12° C
1005 hpa
243° WSW
2.2 m
18 s
14:27
1.2 m
18h
128° SE
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
11° C
1003 hpa
244° WSW
2.3 m
18 s
5.8 m
21h
173° S
21 kts
max 34 kts
99%
6.8 mm
12° C
1000 hpa
244° WSW
2.4 m
18 s
20:47
9.2 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)

Tuesday, Dec 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
185° S
30 kts
max 48 kts
99%
6.47 mm
12° C
996 hpa
244° WSW
2.4 m
17 s
4.8 m
03h
211° SSW
28 kts
max 45 kts
99%
2.68 mm
13° C
994 hpa
244° WSW
2.4 m
17 s
02:46
1.6 m
06h
230° SW
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.74 mm
13° C
995 hpa
244° WSW
2.6 m
16 s
5.3 m
09h
238° WSW
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.64 mm
12° C
997 hpa
242° WSW
2.7 m
15 s
09:09
9.2 m
12h
257° WSW
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
11° C
999 hpa
240° WSW
2.8 m
15 s
5.7 m
15h
254° WSW
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
11° C
1000 hpa
239° WSW
2.9 m
14 s
15:17
1.7 m
18h
248° WSW
12 kts
max 20 kts
99%
11° C
1002 hpa
239° WSW
2.8 m
14 s
4.3 m
21h
236° SW
17 kts
max 25 kts
98%
11° C
1005 hpa
239° WSW
2.6 m
14 s
21:37
8.6 m

Wednesday, Dec 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
241° WSW
19 kts
max 28 kts
90%
0.83 mm
11° C
1007 hpa
239° WSW
2.4 m
14 s
6.3 m
03h
259° W
17 kts
max 25 kts
7%
1.09 mm
10° C
1008 hpa
240° WSW
2.3 m
13 s
03:37
2.1 m
06h
258° WSW
19 kts
max 27 kts
2%
0.47 mm
10° C
1011 hpa
240° WSW
2.2 m
13 s
4.0 m
09h
256° WSW
18 kts
max 26 kts
5%
0.59 mm
10° C
1013 hpa
240° WSW
2.0 m
13 s
10:01
8.7 m
12h
253° WSW
17 kts
max 23 kts
2%
10° C
1015 hpa
240° WSW
2.0 m
12 s
7.1 m
15h
252° WSW
16 kts
max 23 kts
2%
10° C
1016 hpa
241° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
16:11
2.2 m
18h
221° SW
13 kts
max 21 kts
5%
10° C
1017 hpa
241° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
3.3 m
21h
197° SSW
9 kts
max 16 kts
7%
9° C
1017 hpa
242° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
22:30
8.1 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)

Thursday, Dec 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
176° S
12 kts
max 22 kts
2%
9° C
1017 hpa
243° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
7.3 m
03h
163° SSE
12 kts
max 22 kts
89%
9° C
1015 hpa
243° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
3.4 m
06h
156° SSE
15 kts
max 25 kts
55%
9° C
1012 hpa
244° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
04:32
2.6 m
09h
156° SSE
18 kts
max 28 kts
99%
10° C
1011 hpa
244° WSW
1.8 m
12 s
6.9 m
12h
161° SSE
22 kts
max 32 kts
99%
10° C
1008 hpa
244° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
10:56
8.2 m
15h
155° SSE
20 kts
max 30 kts
99%
11° C
1005 hpa
243° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
4.1 m
18h
167° SSE
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
1.99 mm
11° C
1004 hpa
242° WSW
1.9 m
12 s
17:11
2.8 m
21h
167° SSE
20 kts
max 32 kts
99%
0.48 mm
11° C
1004 hpa
242° WSW
2.0 m
13 s
5.9 m

Friday, Dec 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
202° SSW
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.1 mm
11° C
1003 hpa
242° WSW
2.0 m
14 s
23:28
7.6 m
03h
160° SSE
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
10° C
1003 hpa
243° WSW
2.1 m
15 s
4.7 m
06h
113° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
9° C
1001 hpa
243° WSW
2.2 m
15 s
05:35
3.0 m
09h
114° ESE
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.39 mm
10° C
1000 hpa
243° WSW
2.2 m
16 s
5.6 m
12h
102° ESE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
3.89 mm
10° C
996 hpa
243° WSW
2.3 m
16 s
11:57
7.8 m
15h
164° SSE
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
2.47 mm
10° C
993 hpa
243° WSW
2.2 m
16 s
5.4 m
18h
234° SW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
2.7 mm
9° C
993 hpa
244° WSW
2.2 m
16 s
18:18
3.1 m
21h
210° SSW
9 kts
max 12 kts
21%
9° C
996 hpa
244° WSW
2.1 m
16 s
4.7 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)

Saturday, Dec 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
163° SSE
10 kts
max 17 kts
97%
8° C
997 hpa
245° WSW
2.1 m
16 s
00:33
7.3 m
03h
168° SSE
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.77 mm
9° C
997 hpa
245° WSW
2.0 m
15 s
5.9 m
06h
171° S
12 kts
max 20 kts
23%
9° C
998 hpa
244° WSW
1.9 m
15 s
06:44
3.3 m
09h
168° SSE
11 kts
max 19 kts
9%
9° C
1000 hpa
245° WSW
1.9 m
15 s
4.4 m
12h
159° SSE
13 kts
max 21 kts
54%
10° C
1000 hpa
245° WSW
1.9 m
15 s
13:04
7.5 m
15h
158° SSE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.66 mm
10° C
999 hpa
245° WSW
1.9 m
14 s
6.5 m
18h
151° SSE
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.75 mm
9° C
999 hpa
246° WSW
1.8 m
14 s
19:26
3.2 m
21h
160° SSE
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.51 mm
10° C
999 hpa
246° WSW
1.8 m
14 s
3.8 m

Sunday, Dec 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
168° SSE
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.48 mm
10° C
998 hpa
246° WSW
1.7 m
13 s
6.5 m
03h
166° SSE
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.61 mm
9° C
997 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
01:40
7.2 m
06h
170° S
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.4 mm
9° C
997 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
4.1 m
09h
192° SSW
19 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.0 mm
9° C
997 hpa
245° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
07:53
3.3 m
12h
182° S
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.97 mm
10° C
996 hpa
244° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
6.3 m
15h
174° S
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.0 mm
10° C
994 hpa
244° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
14:10
7.4 m
18h
161° SSE
12 kts
max 20 kts
9%
0.88 mm
9° C
993 hpa
244° WSW
1.5 m
12 s
4.6 m
21h
154° SSE
10 kts
max 15 kts
48%
1.21 mm
9° C
992 hpa
244° WSW
1.5 m
12 s
20:29
3.2 m

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