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Last update: 05:39 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)

Tuesday, Sep 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
299° WNW
17 kts
max 21 kts
94%
12° C
1027 hpa
325° NW
1.2 m
5 s
00:43
3.6 m
04h
309° NW
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
13° C
1027 hpa
339° NNW
1.1 m
8 s
1.8 m
07h
307° NW
11 kts
max 13 kts
84%
13° C
1028 hpa
337° NNW
0.9 m
9 s
06:44
0.6 m
10h
291° WNW
11 kts
max 12 kts
91%
12° C
1029 hpa
332° NNW
0.8 m
9 s
1.9 m
13h
312° NW
8 kts
max 8 kts
7%
13° C
1030 hpa
269° W
0.7 m
10 s
13:06
3.3 m
16h
351° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
13° C
1029 hpa
25° NNE
0.6 m
11 s
2.0 m
19h
82° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
13° C
1030 hpa
26° NNE
0.6 m
11 s
18:46
0.8 m
22h
145° SE
9 kts
max 10 kts
4%
13° C
1030 hpa
27° NNE
0.6 m
11 s
2.1 m

Wednesday, Sep 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
153° SSE
14 kts
max 15 kts
0%
13° C
1030 hpa
26° NNE
0.7 m
10 s
01:16
3.5 m
04h
171° S
14 kts
max 15 kts
2%
13° C
1029 hpa
32° NNE
0.8 m
10 s
2.2 m
07h
173° S
11 kts
max 12 kts
7%
12° C
1029 hpa
25° NNE
0.7 m
10 s
07:12
0.6 m
10h
174° S
12 kts
max 13 kts
55%
12° C
1029 hpa
23° NNE
0.6 m
9 s
1.7 m
13h
178° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
94%
12° C
1028 hpa
22° NNE
0.6 m
9 s
13:35
3.3 m
16h
177° S
6 kts
max 9 kts
48%
13° C
1027 hpa
46° NE
0.7 m
8 s
2.3 m
19h
164° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
21%
14° C
1027 hpa
103° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
19:16
0.9 m
22h
177° S
12 kts
max 13 kts
84%
14° C
1027 hpa
137° SE
1.1 m
5 s
1.8 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)

Thursday, Sep 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
184° S
14 kts
max 15 kts
10%
13° C
1027 hpa
141° SE
1.1 m
5 s
01:46
3.4 m
04h
192° SSW
12 kts
max 14 kts
4%
13° C
1026 hpa
141° SE
1.0 m
5 s
2.6 m
07h
198° SSW
11 kts
max 13 kts
80%
13° C
1027 hpa
139° SE
0.9 m
5 s
07:40
0.8 m
10h
190° S
11 kts
max 13 kts
16%
13° C
1027 hpa
140° SE
0.9 m
5 s
1.5 m
13h
178° S
12 kts
max 13 kts
7%
13° C
1028 hpa
141° SE
0.8 m
5 s
14:03
3.2 m
16h
154° SSE
8 kts
max 10 kts
4%
14° C
1026 hpa
141° SE
0.9 m
5 s
2.6 m
19h
158° SSE
19 kts
max 24 kts
82%
14° C
1026 hpa
140° SE
1.4 m
6 s
19:46
0.9 m
22h
169° S
23 kts
max 26 kts
68%
13° C
1026 hpa
146° SE
1.8 m
6 s
1.6 m

Friday, Sep 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
167° SSE
25 kts
max 31 kts
92%
13° C
1025 hpa
150° SSE
1.9 m
6 s
02:17
3.3 m
04h
169° S
26 kts
max 30 kts
99%
13° C
1024 hpa
148° SSE
2.0 m
6 s
2.8 m
07h
166° SSE
27 kts
max 31 kts
99%
13° C
1024 hpa
145° SE
2.2 m
6 s
08:08
0.9 m
10h
163° SSE
28 kts
max 34 kts
26%
13° C
1023 hpa
143° SE
2.3 m
7 s
1.4 m
13h
166° SSE
28 kts
max 36 kts
14%
14° C
1022 hpa
139° SE
2.4 m
7 s
2.8 m
16h
162° SSE
29 kts
max 36 kts
4%
14° C
1020 hpa
136° SE
2.4 m
7 s
14:31
3.2 m
19h
163° SSE
29 kts
max 37 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
135° SE
2.5 m
7 s
20:16
1.0 m
22h
155° SSE
32 kts
max 37 kts
3%
13° C
1019 hpa
135° SE
2.5 m
7 s
1.4 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)

Saturday, Sep 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
163° SSE
30 kts
max 36 kts
0%
13° C
1018 hpa
133° SE
2.4 m
7 s
2.7 m
04h
162° SSE
29 kts
max 33 kts
49%
13° C
1017 hpa
131° SE
2.3 m
7 s
02:48
3.1 m
07h
159° SSE
28 kts
max 31 kts
99%
13° C
1016 hpa
129° SE
2.2 m
7 s
1.5 m
10h
165° SSE
26 kts
max 30 kts
99%
13° C
1016 hpa
128° SE
2.0 m
7 s
08:37
1.1 m
13h
164° SSE
23 kts
max 29 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
126° SE
1.9 m
7 s
2.6 m
16h
161° SSE
21 kts
max 28 kts
99%
14° C
1015 hpa
125° SE
1.9 m
7 s
15:02
3.0 m
19h
169° S
19 kts
max 24 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
124° SE
1.9 m
7 s
1.6 m
22h
204° SSW
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
13° C
1016 hpa
122° ESE
1.8 m
7 s
20:49
1.2 m

Sunday, Sep 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
195° SSW
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.3 mm
13° C
1016 hpa
120° ESE
1.7 m
7 s
2.4 m
04h
314° NW
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.93 mm
12° C
1017 hpa
117° ESE
1.6 m
7 s
03:25
2.9 m
07h
320° NW
13 kts
max 14 kts
97%
0.41 mm
13° C
1017 hpa
115° ESE
1.6 m
7 s
1.8 m
10h
316° NW
10 kts
max 10 kts
10%
12° C
1019 hpa
122° ESE
1.6 m
7 s
09:09
1.3 m
13h
306° NW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
12° C
1019 hpa
115° ESE
1.6 m
7 s
2.3 m
16h
212° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
12° C
1019 hpa
114° ESE
1.5 m
7 s
15:40
2.9 m
19h
155° SSE
6 kts
max 6 kts
5%
12° C
1019 hpa
113° ESE
1.5 m
7 s
1.9 m
22h
152° SSE
9 kts
max 9 kts
84%
12° C
1019 hpa
111° ESE
1.5 m
7 s
21:28
1.4 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)

Monday, Sep 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
156° SSE
12 kts
max 12 kts
95%
13° C
1019 hpa
110° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
2.1 m
04h
162° SSE
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
12° C
1018 hpa
108° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
04:11
2.7 m
07h
166° SSE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
107° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
2.1 m
10h
164° SSE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
109° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
09:48
1.5 m
13h
169° S
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
12° C
1016 hpa
111° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
2.1 m
16h
164° SSE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
13° C
1015 hpa
111° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
16:28
2.8 m
19h
167° SSE
11 kts
max 14 kts
95%
14° C
1014 hpa
112° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
2.3 m
22h
177° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
14° C
1013 hpa
113° ESE
1.5 m
7 s
22:24
1.6 m

Tuesday, Sep 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
184° S
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
13° C
1013 hpa
123° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
1.8 m
04h
205° SSW
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
1.23 mm
12° C
1013 hpa
123° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
05:17
2.5 m
07h
193° SSW
13 kts
max 17 kts
69%
13° C
1013 hpa
125° SE
1.4 m
6 s
2.3 m
10h
258° WSW
9 kts
max 14 kts
62%
13° C
1016 hpa
121° ESE
1.4 m
6 s
10:51
1.7 m
13h
235° SW
7 kts
max 10 kts
58%
14° C
1017 hpa
122° ESE
1.4 m
6 s
1.9 m
16h
203° SSW
8 kts
max 10 kts
74%
14° C
1018 hpa
124° SE
1.4 m
6 s
2.5 m
19h
177° S
9 kts
max 10 kts
3%
14° C
1019 hpa
130° SE
1.4 m
6 s
17:35
2.7 m
22h
199° SSW
12 kts
max 17 kts
84%
14° C
1019 hpa
129° SE
1.4 m
6 s
1.8 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)

Wednesday, Oct 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
200° SSW
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
130° SE
1.4 m
6 s
00:16
1.6 m
04h
193° SSW
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
13° C
1018 hpa
135° SE
1.3 m
6 s
2.1 m
07h
195° SSW
16 kts
max 23 kts
96%
13° C
1017 hpa
138° SE
1.2 m
6 s
06:51
2.5 m
10h
196° SSW
17 kts
max 25 kts
91%
13° C
1017 hpa
129° SE
1.2 m
6 s
2.1 m
13h
182° S
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
135° SE
1.2 m
6 s
12:56
1.8 m
16h
195° SSW
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
147° SSE
1.1 m
6 s
2.2 m
19h
205° SSW
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
150° SSE
1.1 m
6 s
19:01
2.7 m
22h
195° SSW
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
15° C
1013 hpa
156° SSE
1.2 m
6 s
2.2 m

Thursday, Oct 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
213° SSW
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
15° C
1013 hpa
140° SE
1.2 m
6 s
02:12
1.5 m
04h
214° SW
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
15° C
1012 hpa
153° SSE
1.1 m
6 s
1.7 m
07h
245° WSW
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.77 mm
14° C
1013 hpa
149° SSE
1.1 m
6 s
08:22
2.6 m
10h
290° WNW
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
1.08 mm
14° C
1017 hpa
152° SSE
1.1 m
6 s
2.4 m
13h
278° W
10 kts
max 13 kts
0%
14° C
1018 hpa
141° SE
1.1 m
6 s
14:29
1.7 m
16h
291° WNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
12%
14° C
1020 hpa
158° SSE
1.1 m
6 s
1.8 m
19h
338° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1020 hpa
157° SSE
1.1 m
6 s
20:22
2.8 m
22h
162° SSE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
2.6 m

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