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Last update: 10:34 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, Nov 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
40° NE
26 kts
max 26 kts
99%
9° C
1006 hpa
35° NE
3.2 m
9 s
1.2 m
03h
33° NNE
26 kts
max 26 kts
99%
9° C
1006 hpa
35° NE
3.2 m
10 s
2.1 m
06h
36° NE
27 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8° C
1006 hpa
35° NE
3.1 m
10 s
05:48
2.8 m
09h
34° NE
27 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.56 mm
9° C
1009 hpa
36° NE
3.3 m
9 s
2.2 m
12h
30° NNE
26 kts
max 26 kts
87%
9° C
1011 hpa
35° NE
3.3 m
10 s
11:47
1.8 m
15h
9° N
24 kts
max 24 kts
99%
8° C
1013 hpa
33° NNE
3.0 m
10 s
2.4 m
18h
357° N
19 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
1015 hpa
31° NNE
2.6 m
11 s
17:49
3.0 m
21h
354° N
18 kts
max 18 kts
75%
7° C
1016 hpa
30° NNE
2.2 m
11 s
2.2 m

Friday, Nov 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
357° N
16 kts
max 16 kts
99%
7° C
1016 hpa
28° NNE
1.9 m
11 s
00:45
1.2 m
03h
2° N
16 kts
max 16 kts
83%
8° C
1016 hpa
27° NNE
1.8 m
11 s
1.6 m
06h
28° NNE
19 kts
max 19 kts
90%
0.77 mm
7° C
1017 hpa
29° NNE
1.8 m
10 s
07:03
2.8 m
09h
30° NNE
20 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
1019 hpa
33° NNE
1.8 m
9 s
2.5 m
12h
35° NE
18 kts
max 18 kts
97%
7° C
1020 hpa
36° NE
1.9 m
8 s
13:04
1.7 m
15h
44° NE
19 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
1021 hpa
36° NE
1.8 m
8 s
2.0 m
18h
58° ENE
19 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
1022 hpa
39° NE
1.8 m
8 s
19:04
3.0 m
21h
68° ENE
19 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
1024 hpa
41° NE
1.9 m
8 s
2.7 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, Nov 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
75° ENE
17 kts
max 18 kts
99%
8° C
1024 hpa
38° NE
1.9 m
10 s
1.4 m
03h
75° ENE
15 kts
max 15 kts
97%
8° C
1024 hpa
36° NE
1.8 m
11 s
01:45
1.1 m
06h
79° E
14 kts
max 14 kts
97%
8° C
1025 hpa
35° NE
1.7 m
11 s
2.5 m
09h
96° E
11 kts
max 11 kts
88%
8° C
1025 hpa
35° NE
1.5 m
11 s
08:02
2.9 m
12h
105° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
21%
8° C
1025 hpa
34° NE
1.4 m
11 s
1.9 m
15h
68° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
8° C
1023 hpa
32° NNE
1.2 m
10 s
14:01
1.6 m
18h
23° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
8° C
1023 hpa
38° NE
1.1 m
10 s
2.7 m
21h
320° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
8° C
1023 hpa
51° NE
1.1 m
10 s
20:04
3.1 m

Sunday, Nov 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
295° WNW
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
8° C
1021 hpa
101° E
1.1 m
9 s
1.7 m
03h
302° WNW
15 kts
max 16 kts
96%
8° C
1020 hpa
171° S
1.2 m
7 s
02:31
1.0 m
06h
303° WNW
17 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
1019 hpa
223° SW
1.4 m
6 s
2.2 m
09h
340° NNW
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.43 mm
9° C
1019 hpa
170° S
1.6 m
6 s
08:47
3.0 m
12h
0° N
17 kts
max 18 kts
2%
9° C
1020 hpa
54° NE
1.7 m
6 s
2.1 m
15h
351° N
17 kts
max 19 kts
88%
9° C
1021 hpa
31° NNE
1.8 m
6 s
14:45
1.4 m
18h
350° N
22 kts
max 23 kts
86%
9° C
1022 hpa
17° NNE
1.9 m
6 s
2.3 m
21h
349° N
24 kts
max 27 kts
99%
8° C
1024 hpa
17° NNE
2.1 m
7 s
20:54
3.2 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)

Monday, Nov 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
356° N
25 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
1025 hpa
18° NNE
2.2 m
7 s
2.1 m
03h
2° N
22 kts
max 23 kts
99%
7° C
1026 hpa
21° NNE
2.2 m
8 s
03:08
1.0 m
06h
357° N
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
1027 hpa
34° NE
2.2 m
9 s
1.8 m
09h
352° N
17 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
1028 hpa
36° NE
2.1 m
10 s
09:26
3.1 m
12h
340° NNW
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
1027 hpa
24° NNE
2.0 m
10 s
2.4 m
15h
328° NNW
15 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
1026 hpa
36° NE
1.9 m
11 s
15:21
1.3 m
18h
319° NW
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
1025 hpa
35° NE
1.8 m
11 s
2.0 m
21h
299° WNW
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
1023 hpa
23° NNE
1.8 m
11 s
21:36
3.3 m

Tuesday, Nov 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
280° W
12 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6° C
1021 hpa
41° NE
1.7 m
11 s
2.5 m
03h
279° W
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
1018 hpa
50° NE
1.7 m
11 s
03:40
1.0 m
06h
268° W
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
1016 hpa
50° NE
1.7 m
11 s
1.6 m
09h
233° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
1015 hpa
59° ENE
1.9 m
10 s
10:00
3.2 m
12h
199° SSW
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2.36 mm
4° C
1013 hpa
77° ENE
2.0 m
9 s
2.7 m
15h
154° SSE
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.04 mm
5° C
1012 hpa
49° NE
2.1 m
9 s
15:54
1.2 m
18h
72° ENE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7.74 mm
3° C
1012 hpa
50° NE
2.2 m
9 s
1.7 m
21h
23° NNE
25 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5.08 mm
4° C
1013 hpa
57° ENE
2.4 m
9 s
22:14
3.3 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, Nov 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
19° NNE
26 kts
max 29 kts
99%
3.29 mm
6° C
1014 hpa
42° NE
2.4 m
8 s
2.8 m
03h
4° N
28 kts
max 28 kts
98%
0.87 mm
6° C
1015 hpa
33° NNE
2.4 m
9 s
04:11
1.0 m
06h
0° N
26 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.62 mm
6° C
1015 hpa
31° NNE
2.5 m
9 s
1.4 m
09h
6° N
27 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.48 mm
6° C
1016 hpa
35° NE
2.5 m
8 s
2.9 m
12h
356° N
24 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.06 mm
6° C
1016 hpa
38° NE
2.5 m
8 s
10:33
3.3 m
15h
350° N
24 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.94 mm
6° C
1017 hpa
28° NNE
2.4 m
9 s
16:27
1.1 m
18h
347° NNW
24 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.9 mm
6° C
1017 hpa
39° NE
2.3 m
8 s
1.4 m
21h
345° NNW
22 kts
max 22 kts
97%
0.64 mm
6° C
1018 hpa
38° NE
2.3 m
8 s
2.8 m

Thursday, Nov 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
337° NNW
19 kts
max 19 kts
90%
0.45 mm
5° C
1018 hpa
49° NE
2.2 m
8 s
22:50
3.3 m
03h
323° NW
17 kts
max 17 kts
90%
0.45 mm
6° C
1017 hpa
49° NE
2.0 m
8 s
1.4 m
06h
302° WNW
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
5° C
1016 hpa
39° NE
1.9 m
8 s
04:41
1.0 m
09h
255° WSW
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
5° C
1014 hpa
29° NNE
1.7 m
8 s
2.8 m
12h
193° SSW
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.23 mm
3° C
1011 hpa
36° NE
1.6 m
8 s
11:05
3.4 m
15h
166° SSE
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6.36 mm
4° C
1007 hpa
48° NE
1.5 m
8 s
1.6 m
18h
228° SW
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
5.9 mm
6° C
1003 hpa
53° NE
1.4 m
8 s
17:00
1.1 m
21h
240° WSW
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4.55 mm
6° C
1000 hpa
50° NE
1.3 m
8 s
2.5 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)

Friday, Nov 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
359° N
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.97 mm
6° C
999 hpa
65° ENE
1.3 m
8 s
23:26
3.3 m
03h
37° NE
24 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.74 mm
7° C
1001 hpa
81° E
1.3 m
8 s
1.8 m
06h
7° N
22 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.57 mm
7° C
1005 hpa
104° ESE
1.3 m
8 s
05:13
1.0 m
09h
7° N
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7° C
1009 hpa
116° ESE
1.3 m
7 s
2.5 m
12h
13° NNE
15 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
1012 hpa
120° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
11:37
3.4 m
15h
11° N
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
7° C
1014 hpa
136° SE
1.3 m
7 s
2.0 m
18h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
61%
7° C
1016 hpa
160° SSE
1.4 m
7 s
17:34
1.1 m
21h
227° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
7° C
1017 hpa
156° SSE
1.4 m
7 s
2.2 m

Saturday, Nov 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
205° SSW
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
7° C
1016 hpa
176° S
1.5 m
7 s
00:01
3.2 m
03h
198° SSW
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
1015 hpa
179° S
1.5 m
7 s
2.1 m
06h
189° S
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
2.15 mm
6° C
1013 hpa
172° S
1.5 m
7 s
05:45
1.1 m
09h
219° SW
22 kts
max 32 kts
99%
2.15 mm
9° C
1013 hpa
173° S
1.6 m
7 s
2.3 m
12h
239° WSW
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
10° C
1013 hpa
161° SSE
1.6 m
7 s
12:09
3.4 m
15h
251° WSW
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.43 mm
11° C
1014 hpa
159° SSE
1.6 m
7 s
2.3 m
18h
259° W
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
12° C
1016 hpa
168° SSE
1.6 m
7 s
18:10
1.1 m
21h
241° WSW
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
11° C
1018 hpa
179° S
1.6 m
7 s
1.9 m

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