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Last update: 22:39 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)

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
03h
87° E
9 kts
max 13 kts
95%
8° C
1013 hpa
249° WSW
0.6 m
13 s
2.4 m
06h
88° E
9 kts
max 13 kts
85%
8° C
1011 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
07:29
9.9 m
09h
91° E
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
9° C
1011 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
8.6 m
12h
114° ESE
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
11° C
1011 hpa
249° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
2.0 m
15h
131° SE
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
12° C
1010 hpa
249° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
13:33
0.7 m
18h
187° S
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1.85 mm
10° C
1011 hpa
249° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
7.9 m
21h
335° NNW
12 kts
max 13 kts
98%
0.83 mm
9° C
1013 hpa
249° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
19:46
9.7 m

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
339° NNW
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
1014 hpa
253° WSW
1.1 m
8 s
2.5 m
03h
345° NNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.7 mm
6° C
1017 hpa
268° W
1.1 m
8 s
01:45
0.8 m
06h
339° NNW
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.04 mm
6° C
1019 hpa
257° WSW
0.9 m
10 s
7.6 m
09h
342° NNW
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6° C
1021 hpa
248° WSW
0.8 m
11 s
08:02
9.8 m
12h
357° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
95%
7° C
1022 hpa
248° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
3.1 m
15h
4° N
4 kts
max 6 kts
48%
8° C
1022 hpa
249° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
14:03
0.9 m
18h
25° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
97%
8° C
1023 hpa
249° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
6.8 m
21h
80° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
68%
7° C
1025 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
20:18
9.5 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, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
84° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
24%
6° C
1025 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
3.6 m
03h
43° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
6° C
1024 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
02:16
1.0 m
06h
64° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
6° C
1023 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
6.4 m
09h
87° E
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
7° C
1024 hpa
250° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
08:33
9.5 m
12h
94° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
8° C
1024 hpa
250° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
4.3 m
15h
90° E
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
8° C
1022 hpa
249° WSW
0.8 m
14 s
14:33
1.2 m
18h
87° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2.62 mm
8° C
1022 hpa
248° WSW
0.9 m
14 s
5.7 m
21h
100° E
6 kts
max 9 kts
98%
1.92 mm
8° C
1021 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
14 s
20:48
9.2 m

Sunday, Mar 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
115° ESE
6 kts
max 8 kts
95%
9° C
1021 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
14 s
4.8 m
03h
130° SE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
9° C
1020 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
14 s
02:47
1.4 m
06h
109° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
9° C
1019 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
5.3 m
09h
108° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
83%
9° C
1019 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
09:04
9.0 m
12h
110° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
10° C
1018 hpa
246° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
5.4 m
15h
110° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
11° C
1016 hpa
246° WSW
1.1 m
13 s
15:04
1.6 m
18h
117° ESE
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
10° C
1015 hpa
246° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
4.8 m
21h
110° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
66%
10° C
1015 hpa
246° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
21:20
8.7 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)

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
102° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
49%
0.58 mm
9° C
1015 hpa
246° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
5.8 m
03h
89° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
64%
9° C
1014 hpa
246° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
03:19
1.8 m
06h
114° ESE
6 kts
max 8 kts
86%
9° C
1014 hpa
246° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
4.4 m
09h
140° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
58%
9° C
1015 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
09:36
8.4 m
12h
198° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
96%
10° C
1015 hpa
244° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
6.2 m
15h
257° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
43%
10° C
1014 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
11 s
15:36
2.2 m
18h
261° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
50%
9° C
1015 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
10 s
4.1 m
21h
210° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
90%
8° C
1015 hpa
244° WSW
0.9 m
10 s
21:53
8.2 m

Tuesday, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
242° WSW
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
8° C
1015 hpa
244° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
6.6 m
03h
230° SW
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
8° C
1013 hpa
245° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
03:53
2.4 m
06h
239° WSW
9 kts
max 14 kts
73%
8° C
1012 hpa
245° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
3.8 m
09h
212° SSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
8° C
1012 hpa
246° WSW
0.8 m
10 s
10:11
7.8 m
12h
209° SSW
10 kts
max 17 kts
89%
9° C
1010 hpa
247° WSW
0.9 m
9 s
6.7 m
15h
193° SSW
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
1007 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
9 s
16:11
2.8 m
18h
185° S
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
1005 hpa
249° WSW
1.1 m
8 s
3.7 m
21h
180° S
22 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.04 mm
8° C
1003 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 m
9 s
22:30
7.5 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, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
173° S
22 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.85 mm
9° C
1000 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
9 s
6.9 m
03h
158° SSE
20 kts
max 31 kts
99%
9° C
998 hpa
247° WSW
1.6 m
10 s
3.7 m
06h
155° SSE
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
1.77 mm
9° C
996 hpa
247° WSW
1.6 m
10 s
04:34
3.1 m
09h
171° S
10 kts
max 18 kts
98%
0.49 mm
10° C
997 hpa
247° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
6.3 m
12h
169° S
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
10° C
998 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
10:53
7.2 m
15h
156° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
5%
10° C
998 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
4.2 m
18h
99° E
12 kts
max 20 kts
83%
9° C
999 hpa
246° WSW
1.5 m
13 s
16:57
3.4 m
21h
84° E
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.69 mm
8° C
999 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
13 s
5.9 m

Thursday, Mar 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
80° E
13 kts
max 21 kts
98%
4.12 mm
8° C
998 hpa
247° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
23:20
6.9 m
03h
43° NE
10 kts
max 14 kts
97%
0.72 mm
8° C
997 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
4.8 m
06h
332° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.58 mm
8° C
998 hpa
247° WSW
1.2 m
13 s
05:32
3.7 m
09h
300° WNW
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
1001 hpa
247° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
5.3 m
12h
261° W
19 kts
max 24 kts
23%
8° C
1003 hpa
248° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
11:55
6.6 m
15h
244° WSW
17 kts
max 24 kts
27%
8° C
1003 hpa
248° WSW
1.3 m
10 s
5.2 m
18h
216° SW
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.96 mm
8° C
1002 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
10 s
18:09
3.9 m
21h
218° SW
27 kts
max 40 kts
99%
6.32 mm
9° C
998 hpa
247° WSW
1.4 m
11 s
5.0 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)

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
281° W
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.67 mm
7° C
1001 hpa
246° WSW
1.5 m
10 s
00:38
6.5 m
03h
277° W
17 kts
max 25 kts
23%
6° C
1003 hpa
246° WSW
1.5 m
10 s
5.7 m
06h
267° W
19 kts
max 25 kts
63%
1.01 mm
7° C
1004 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
10 s
07:10
4.0 m
09h
280° W
15 kts
max 20 kts
73%
1.33 mm
7° C
1007 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
10 s
4.4 m
12h
277° W
19 kts
max 24 kts
7%
0.84 mm
7° C
1009 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
6.0 m
15h
277° W
19 kts
max 24 kts
4%
0.4 mm
8° C
1011 hpa
246° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
13:36
6.3 m
18h
272° W
16 kts
max 23 kts
16%
7° C
1013 hpa
247° WSW
1.7 m
12 s
4.6 m
21h
258° WSW
11 kts
max 18 kts
84%
7° C
1015 hpa
246° WSW
1.7 m
13 s
20:02
4.0 m

Saturday, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
222° SW
13 kts
max 20 kts
93%
0.44 mm
7° C
1015 hpa
247° WSW
1.7 m
13 s
5.7 m
03h
202° SSW
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.68 mm
7° C
1014 hpa
246° WSW
1.7 m
13 s
02:28
6.5 m
06h
168° SSE
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
3.5 mm
8° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
1.7 m
14 s
5.0 m
09h
240° WSW
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4.1 mm
9° C
1013 hpa
248° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
08:57
3.8 m
12h
244° WSW
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
10° C
1014 hpa
248° WSW
1.6 m
13 s
5.1 m
15h
241° WSW
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
10° C
1015 hpa
243° WSW
1.6 m
12 s
15:16
6.6 m
18h
241° WSW
11 kts
max 22 kts
93%
10° C
1016 hpa
248° WSW
1.6 m
11 s
5.5 m
21h
240° WSW
10 kts
max 21 kts
80%
10° C
1017 hpa
247° WSW
1.5 m
11 s
21:30
3.6 m

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