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Last update: 22:37 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)

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
163° SSE
34 kts
max 44 kts
99%
2.68 mm
8° C
977 hpa
138° SE
4.8 m
10 s
1.4 m
03h
181° S
32 kts
max 44 kts
84%
10° C
976 hpa
136° SE
4.5 m
11 s
2.1 m
06h
194° SSW
35 kts
max 46 kts
99%
9° C
977 hpa
135° SE
4.0 m
11 s
05:52
2.7 m
09h
200° SSW
31 kts
max 41 kts
99%
9° C
980 hpa
133° SE
3.6 m
10 s
2.1 m
12h
199° SSW
30 kts
max 39 kts
91%
9° C
982 hpa
134° SE
3.4 m
10 s
11:40
1.7 m
15h
207° SSW
28 kts
max 37 kts
5%
9° C
984 hpa
132° SE
3.1 m
10 s
2.2 m
18h
224° SW
22 kts
max 30 kts
70%
8° C
988 hpa
128° SE
2.7 m
9 s
18:16
2.8 m
21h
233° SW
18 kts
max 23 kts
82%
7° C
992 hpa
126° SE
2.3 m
9 s
2.2 m

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
252° WSW
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
994 hpa
123° ESE
2.0 m
9 s
00:37
1.5 m
03h
253° WSW
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
119° ESE
1.8 m
8 s
1.8 m
06h
253° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
115° ESE
1.6 m
8 s
06:57
2.7 m
09h
173° S
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
125° SE
1.6 m
8 s
2.4 m
12h
246° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
0.77 mm
5° C
995 hpa
113° ESE
1.5 m
8 s
13:10
1.7 m
15h
297° WNW
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.98 mm
6° C
994 hpa
111° ESE
1.5 m
8 s
1.9 m
18h
287° WNW
20 kts
max 23 kts
7%
6° C
994 hpa
109° ESE
1.5 m
8 s
19:28
2.8 m
21h
271° W
22 kts
max 25 kts
4%
5° C
995 hpa
110° ESE
1.5 m
8 s
2.6 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, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
273° W
25 kts
max 29 kts
18%
5° C
996 hpa
111° ESE
1.5 m
8 s
1.7 m
03h
270° W
24 kts
max 30 kts
36%
5° C
997 hpa
125° SE
1.5 m
7 s
01:42
1.5 m
06h
262° W
24 kts
max 27 kts
4%
5° C
999 hpa
140° SE
1.5 m
7 s
2.5 m
09h
247° WSW
17 kts
max 21 kts
16%
5° C
1001 hpa
134° SE
1.4 m
8 s
07:59
2.8 m
12h
205° SSW
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
6° C
1001 hpa
154° SSE
1.3 m
8 s
1.9 m
15h
187° S
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
1000 hpa
138° SE
1.2 m
8 s
14:23
1.6 m
18h
176° S
22 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
129° SE
1.1 m
8 s
2.3 m
21h
186° S
21 kts
max 24 kts
99%
7° C
997 hpa
131° SE
1.3 m
7 s
20:33
2.8 m

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
174° S
23 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.56 mm
6° C
996 hpa
128° SE
1.5 m
6 s
2.0 m
03h
184° S
22 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.54 mm
6° C
994 hpa
132° SE
1.6 m
7 s
02:38
1.5 m
06h
207° SSW
18 kts
max 19 kts
80%
6° C
994 hpa
146° SE
1.7 m
7 s
2.3 m
09h
206° SSW
14 kts
max 17 kts
61%
6° C
994 hpa
166° SSE
1.6 m
8 s
08:54
3.0 m
12h
196° SSW
14 kts
max 18 kts
5%
7° C
995 hpa
174° S
1.5 m
9 s
2.2 m
15h
209° SSW
14 kts
max 17 kts
4%
7° C
995 hpa
174° S
1.4 m
9 s
15:17
1.5 m
18h
200° SSW
15 kts
max 17 kts
4%
7° C
996 hpa
164° SSE
1.4 m
8 s
2.0 m
21h
193° SSW
13 kts
max 14 kts
0%
7° C
997 hpa
152° SSE
1.4 m
8 s
21:28
2.9 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)

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
188° S
7 kts
max 7 kts
93%
7° C
997 hpa
139° SE
1.4 m
8 s
2.3 m
03h
91° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
997 hpa
139° SE
1.4 m
8 s
03:24
1.4 m
06h
41° NE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
138° SE
1.4 m
8 s
2.0 m
09h
17° NNE
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.01 mm
6° C
993 hpa
141° SE
1.5 m
8 s
09:40
3.1 m
12h
14° NNE
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
3.26 mm
7° C
991 hpa
134° SE
1.6 m
8 s
2.6 m
15h
334° NNW
18 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2.12 mm
7° C
991 hpa
120° ESE
1.6 m
8 s
16:01
1.3 m
18h
294° WNW
20 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.89 mm
7° C
994 hpa
118° ESE
1.6 m
8 s
1.7 m
21h
258° WSW
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.76 mm
7° C
999 hpa
114° ESE
1.5 m
8 s
22:15
3.0 m

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
231° SW
16 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
1002 hpa
118° ESE
1.6 m
8 s
2.7 m
03h
199° SSW
11 kts
max 11 kts
86%
7° C
1004 hpa
113° ESE
1.5 m
8 s
04:05
1.4 m
06h
150° SSE
11 kts
max 12 kts
24%
7° C
1004 hpa
114° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
1.7 m
09h
146° SE
15 kts
max 16 kts
11%
7° C
1004 hpa
123° ESE
1.4 m
7 s
10:22
3.3 m
12h
153° SSE
16 kts
max 20 kts
74%
7° C
1004 hpa
112° ESE
1.5 m
7 s
2.9 m
15h
147° SSE
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
1003 hpa
115° ESE
1.5 m
7 s
1.5 m
18h
149° SSE
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.66 mm
7° C
1004 hpa
114° ESE
1.6 m
7 s
16:40
1.2 m
21h
143° SE
24 kts
max 29 kts
99%
1.02 mm
8° C
1004 hpa
114° ESE
1.6 m
7 s
2.6 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, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
133° SE
23 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.78 mm
8° C
1003 hpa
115° ESE
1.8 m
7 s
22:56
3.1 m
03h
127° SE
23 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.15 mm
8° C
1002 hpa
112° ESE
2.2 m
8 s
1.6 m
06h
124° SE
29 kts
max 32 kts
99%
2.27 mm
6° C
1002 hpa
114° ESE
2.4 m
8 s
04:42
1.3 m
09h
122° ESE
35 kts
max 39 kts
99%
1.37 mm
5° C
1003 hpa
115° ESE
2.6 m
8 s
2.8 m
12h
125° SE
36 kts
max 40 kts
99%
0.63 mm
5° C
1003 hpa
118° ESE
2.9 m
8 s
11:00
3.4 m
15h
125° SE
37 kts
max 42 kts
99%
0.66 mm
5° C
1003 hpa
117° ESE
3.2 m
8 s
1.7 m
18h
125° SE
38 kts
max 43 kts
99%
0.59 mm
4° C
1003 hpa
115° ESE
3.4 m
9 s
17:16
1.0 m
21h
120° ESE
38 kts
max 44 kts
99%
0.77 mm
4° C
1002 hpa
114° ESE
3.6 m
9 s
2.3 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
119° ESE
38 kts
max 43 kts
99%
1.1 mm
4° C
1001 hpa
113° ESE
3.8 m
9 s
23:34
3.2 m
03h
115° ESE
38 kts
max 40 kts
98%
0.77 mm
5° C
999 hpa
112° ESE
3.8 m
9 s
1.9 m
06h
113° ESE
38 kts
max 41 kts
99%
0.47 mm
4° C
999 hpa
110° ESE
3.9 m
9 s
05:18
1.2 m
09h
110° ESE
38 kts
max 42 kts
99%
0.48 mm
4° C
998 hpa
110° ESE
4.0 m
9 s
2.6 m
12h
105° ESE
38 kts
max 43 kts
99%
0.43 mm
4° C
998 hpa
109° ESE
4.0 m
10 s
11:36
3.5 m
15h
103° ESE
38 kts
max 42 kts
99%
0.41 mm
4° C
997 hpa
108° ESE
4.1 m
10 s
2.0 m
18h
104° ESE
40 kts
max 45 kts
99%
1.21 mm
4° C
998 hpa
107° ESE
4.1 m
10 s
17:51
0.9 m
21h
104° ESE
39 kts
max 45 kts
99%
1.64 mm
4° C
999 hpa
106° ESE
4.0 m
10 s
2.0 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)

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
102° ESE
36 kts
max 43 kts
99%
1.92 mm
4° C
999 hpa
105° ESE
4.0 m
10 s
00:10
3.2 m
03h
101° E
37 kts
max 42 kts
99%
1.74 mm
4° C
999 hpa
109° ESE
3.8 m
10 s
2.2 m
06h
101° E
36 kts
max 41 kts
99%
1.87 mm
4° C
999 hpa
101° E
3.6 m
10 s
05:53
1.1 m
09h
101° E
36 kts
max 41 kts
99%
2.27 mm
3° C
1000 hpa
98° E
3.5 m
10 s
2.3 m
12h
101° E
35 kts
max 40 kts
99%
1.81 mm
4° C
1000 hpa
96° E
3.3 m
10 s
12:11
3.6 m
15h
103° ESE
33 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.82 mm
4° C
999 hpa
95° E
3.2 m
10 s
2.3 m
18h
101° E
34 kts
max 40 kts
99%
6.85 mm
5° C
998 hpa
95° E
3.2 m
9 s
18:25
0.8 m
21h
103° ESE
34 kts
max 39 kts
99%
3.64 mm
5° C
998 hpa
96° E
3.1 m
9 s
1.6 m

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
106° ESE
32 kts
max 36 kts
99%
1.66 mm
6° C
997 hpa
97° E
3.0 m
9 s
00:45
3.3 m
03h
112° ESE
26 kts
max 29 kts
98%
0.72 mm
7° C
995 hpa
98° E
3.0 m
9 s
2.5 m
06h
127° SE
22 kts
max 28 kts
99%
8° C
994 hpa
108° ESE
2.9 m
9 s
06:27
1.0 m
09h
127° SE
25 kts
max 34 kts
99%
3.2 mm
8° C
994 hpa
109° ESE
2.9 m
9 s
1.9 m
12h
137° SE
22 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.16 mm
8° C
993 hpa
110° ESE
2.8 m
9 s
12:45
3.6 m
15h
152° SSE
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
993 hpa
110° ESE
2.7 m
9 s
2.7 m
18h
152° SSE
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
8° C
993 hpa
110° ESE
2.7 m
9 s
18:59
0.7 m

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