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Last update: 02:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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, Nov 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
1° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
11%
11° C
1017 hpa
243° WSW
0.7 m
15 s
02:24
0.7 m
04h
344° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
94%
11° C
1017 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
0.8 m
07h
311° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
11° C
1017 hpa
240° WSW
0.6 m
14 s
1.6 m
10h
141° SE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
0.71 mm
12° C
1017 hpa
246° WSW
0.6 m
14 s
08:46
1.8 m
13h
105° ESE
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.11 mm
13° C
1014 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
14 s
0.6 m
16h
30° NNE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.98 mm
12° C
1013 hpa
256° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
16:06
-0.1 m
19h
65° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
98%
1.32 mm
12° C
1013 hpa
275° W
1.1 m
9 s
0.4 m
22h
338° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
10° C
1012 hpa
284° WNW
1.2 m
9 s
22:40
1.1 m

Friday, Nov 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
353° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
10° C
1011 hpa
284° WNW
1.2 m
9 s
0.9 m
04h
32° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
10° C
1010 hpa
278° W
1.3 m
13 s
02:49
0.8 m
07h
7° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
11° C
1011 hpa
286° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
1.5 m
10h
29° NNE
1 kts
max 5 kts
19%
14° C
1013 hpa
290° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
09:13
1.8 m
13h
315° NW
4 kts
max 5 kts
85%
16° C
1013 hpa
292° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
0.8 m
16h
344° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
88%
16° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
16:42
-0.1 m
19h
320° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
79%
14° C
1015 hpa
279° W
1.2 m
15 s
0.2 m
22h
351° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
12° C
1015 hpa
277° W
1.2 m
15 s
23:25
1.0 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)

Saturday, Nov 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
43%
12° C
1016 hpa
277° W
1.2 m
15 s
0.9 m
04h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
75%
12° C
1015 hpa
283° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
03:13
0.8 m
07h
28° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
46%
12° C
1016 hpa
270° W
1.2 m
14 s
1.3 m
10h
290° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1016 hpa
262° W
1.1 m
14 s
09:42
1.7 m
13h
259° W
6 kts
max 7 kts
3%
19° C
1015 hpa
259° W
1.1 m
14 s
1.0 m
16h
238° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1016 hpa
260° W
1.2 m
14 s
17:21
0.0 m
19h
334° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
265° W
1.2 m
14 s
0.1 m
22h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1018 hpa
278° W
1.2 m
15 s
0.8 m

Sunday, Nov 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
339° NNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
1.1 m
16 s
00:18
1.0 m
04h
359° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1018 hpa
291° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
03:38
0.8 m
07h
5° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
1.2 m
10h
287° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1021 hpa
285° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
10:14
1.7 m
13h
249° WSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
58%
21° C
1020 hpa
287° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
1.2 m
16h
271° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
4%
18° C
1020 hpa
289° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
0.3 m
19h
356° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
289° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
18:06
22h
4° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
69%
14° C
1021 hpa
289° WNW
1.2 m
16 s
0.6 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)

Monday, Nov 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
16° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
13° C
1021 hpa
279° W
1.2 m
15 s
01:24
1.0 m
04h
12° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
8%
13° C
1021 hpa
277° W
1.2 m
15 s
04:06
0.9 m
07h
17° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
12° C
1021 hpa
281° W
1.2 m
15 s
1.1 m
10h
258° WSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
4%
19° C
1021 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
10:51
1.6 m
13h
252° WSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
7%
21° C
1019 hpa
289° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
1.4 m
16h
342° NNW
1 kts
max 4 kts
4%
19° C
1018 hpa
291° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
0.5 m
19h
10° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
15° C
1018 hpa
291° WNW
1.2 m
15 s
18:56
0.0 m
22h
5° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
3%
13° C
1018 hpa
291° WNW
1.1 m
15 s
0.4 m

Tuesday, Nov 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
5° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
13° C
1018 hpa
291° WNW
1.1 m
14 s
0.9 m
04h
10° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
02:46
1.0 m
07h
13° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
292° WNW
1.0 m
14 s
1.1 m
10h
299° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
2%
20° C
1018 hpa
293° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
1.4 m
13h
268° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
23° C
1016 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
11:35
1.5 m
16h
20° NNE
0 kts
max 2 kts
4%
19° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
0.9 m
14 s
0.7 m
19h
15° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
3%
16° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
13 s
19:50
0.1 m
22h
19° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1018 hpa
286° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
0.3 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 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1019 hpa
285° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
0.8 m
04h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
12%
15° C
1018 hpa
281° W
0.8 m
13 s
03:55
1.0 m
07h
5° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1019 hpa
278° W
0.7 m
13 s
06:24
1.0 m
10h
315° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
47%
22° C
1020 hpa
271° W
0.7 m
12 s
1.2 m
13h
234° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
8%
24° C
1018 hpa
270° W
0.7 m
12 s
12:34
1.4 m
16h
263° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
79%
20° C
1017 hpa
273° W
0.7 m
11 s
1.0 m
19h
29° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
83%
17° C
1018 hpa
274° W
0.7 m
11 s
0.3 m
22h
27° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
272° W
0.7 m
11 s
20:44
0.1 m

Thursday, Nov 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
272° W
0.7 m
11 s
0.8 m
04h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
16° C
1017 hpa
273° W
0.7 m
11 s
04:30
1.1 m
07h
14° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
16° C
1018 hpa
272° W
0.7 m
11 s
1.0 m
10h
333° NNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
4%
23° C
1018 hpa
264° W
0.7 m
11 s
08:43
1.0 m
13h
233° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
25° C
1016 hpa
251° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
13:57
1.2 m
16h
185° S
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
252° WSW
0.8 m
13 s
1.1 m
19h
39° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
262° W
0.8 m
14 s
0.5 m
22h
44° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
272° W
0.7 m
15 s
21:36
0.2 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)

Friday, Nov 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
280° W
0.7 m
15 s
0.7 m
04h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
282° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
04:56
1.3 m
07h
12° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
3%
17° C
1017 hpa
281° W
0.7 m
16 s
1.1 m
10h
242° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
23° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
10:27
0.8 m
13h
234° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
83%
24° C
1016 hpa
290° WNW
0.7 m
16 s
1.0 m
16h
248° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
20° C
1015 hpa
289° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
15:35
1.2 m
19h
109° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
18° C
1015 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
0.7 m
22h
56° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
35%
17° C
1015 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
15 s
22:23
0.2 m

Saturday, Nov 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
1° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1015 hpa
266° W
0.9 m
15 s
0.6 m
04h
6° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
97%
15° C
1013 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
15 s
05:22
1.4 m
07h
355° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1014 hpa
279° W
1.0 m
14 s
1.3 m
10h
273° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
71%
20° C
1014 hpa
273° W
1.0 m
14 s
0.7 m
13h
233° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
95%
21° C
1011 hpa
263° W
1.1 m
12 s
11:35
0.6 m

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