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Last update: 20:35 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)

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
37° NE
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3.91 mm
27° C
998 hpa
24° NNE
1.2 m
9 s
00:25
0.9 m
04h
31° NNE
16 kts
max 19 kts
49%
2.81 mm
27° C
997 hpa
27° NNE
1.1 m
9 s
2.1 m
07h
351° N
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1.61 mm
28° C
998 hpa
26° NNE
1.0 m
9 s
07:08
2.9 m
10h
358° N
10 kts
max 15 kts
92%
28° C
999 hpa
20° NNE
1.0 m
9 s
2.1 m
13h
19° NNE
8 kts
max 12 kts
89%
28° C
999 hpa
16° NNE
0.9 m
10 s
13:25
1.1 m
16h
23° NNE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
28° C
998 hpa
15° NNE
0.9 m
10 s
1.7 m
19h
54° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
28° C
999 hpa
16° NNE
0.8 m
10 s
19:08
2.4 m
22h
12° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.6 mm
28° C
1000 hpa
16° NNE
0.8 m
10 s
1.6 m

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
359° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
28° C
999 hpa
17° NNE
0.8 m
10 s
01:06
0.8 m
04h
17° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
27° C
998 hpa
18° NNE
0.7 m
10 s
1.8 m
07h
39° NE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
28° C
1000 hpa
19° NNE
0.7 m
10 s
07:49
3.1 m
10h
31° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.63 mm
28° C
1001 hpa
22° NNE
0.7 m
10 s
2.5 m
13h
38° NE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
29° C
999 hpa
24° NNE
0.7 m
10 s
14:09
1.0 m
16h
30° NNE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
28° C
998 hpa
25° NNE
0.7 m
10 s
1.4 m
19h
50° NE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
28° C
1000 hpa
26° NNE
0.7 m
9 s
19:50
2.4 m
22h
37° NE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.6 mm
28° C
1001 hpa
27° NNE
0.7 m
9 s
1.9 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)

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
15° NNE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.77 mm
28° C
1000 hpa
28° NNE
0.7 m
9 s
01:40
0.7 m
04h
19° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
28° C
1000 hpa
27° NNE
0.6 m
9 s
1.4 m
07h
58° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
28° C
1002 hpa
25° NNE
0.6 m
9 s
08:22
3.2 m
10h
116° ESE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
28° C
1002 hpa
24° NNE
0.6 m
9 s
2.9 m
13h
90° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
29° C
1001 hpa
23° NNE
0.6 m
9 s
1.3 m
16h
58° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
29° C
999 hpa
22° NNE
0.6 m
9 s
14:45
1.0 m
19h
20° NNE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
28° C
1001 hpa
21° NNE
0.6 m
9 s
20:22
2.4 m
22h
5° N
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.58 mm
28° C
1003 hpa
19° NNE
0.6 m
8 s
2.1 m

Thursday, Jan 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
349° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.91 mm
28° C
1001 hpa
18° NNE
0.6 m
8 s
02:07
0.7 m
04h
335° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
0.82 mm
28° C
1002 hpa
17° NNE
0.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
07h
31° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
80%
28° C
1003 hpa
17° NNE
0.5 m
8 s
2.9 m
10h
49° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
28° C
1003 hpa
17° NNE
0.5 m
8 s
08:51
3.4 m
13h
65° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
29° C
1001 hpa
18° NNE
0.5 m
8 s
1.5 m
16h
84° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
92%
29° C
1000 hpa
17° NNE
0.5 m
7 s
15:15
0.9 m
19h
83° E
11 kts
max 13 kts
68%
1.8 mm
28° C
1000 hpa
20° NNE
0.5 m
7 s
2.1 m
22h
65° ENE
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7.87 mm
28° C
1002 hpa
23° NNE
0.5 m
8 s
20:50
2.4 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)

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
77° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
5.32 mm
27° C
1000 hpa
22° NNE
0.5 m
7 s
0.9 m
04h
131° SE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
5.27 mm
27° C
999 hpa
21° NNE
0.5 m
7 s
02:32
0.6 m
07h
137° SE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
5.24 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
20° NNE
0.5 m
7 s
2.8 m
10h
139° SE
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.68 mm
27° C
1001 hpa
28° NNE
0.5 m
7 s
09:16
3.4 m
13h
138° SE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1.33 mm
27° C
1000 hpa
30° NNE
0.5 m
7 s
1.8 m
16h
146° SE
15 kts
max 16 kts
99%
3.48 mm
26° C
998 hpa
37° NE
0.6 m
6 s
15:41
0.9 m
19h
141° SE
18 kts
max 20 kts
95%
3.44 mm
26° C
1000 hpa
37° NE
0.6 m
7 s
1.9 m
22h
132° SE
19 kts
max 21 kts
98%
3.87 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
40° NE
0.6 m
7 s
21:13
2.4 m

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
141° SE
16 kts
max 16 kts
98%
0.68 mm
26° C
999 hpa
42° NE
0.6 m
7 s
1.1 m
04h
142° SE
13 kts
max 13 kts
98%
25° C
998 hpa
32° NNE
0.6 m
8 s
02:55
0.6 m
07h
137° SE
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
26° C
999 hpa
29° NNE
0.5 m
8 s
2.6 m
10h
120° ESE
12 kts
max 13 kts
82%
27° C
1000 hpa
28° NNE
0.6 m
7 s
09:41
3.5 m
13h
117° ESE
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
27° C
998 hpa
29° NNE
0.6 m
8 s
2.0 m
16h
118° ESE
12 kts
max 12 kts
94%
27° C
997 hpa
30° NNE
0.6 m
7 s
16:06
0.9 m
19h
118° ESE
10 kts
max 11 kts
46%
27° C
998 hpa
31° NNE
0.6 m
7 s
1.8 m
22h
123° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
27° C
999 hpa
34° NE
0.6 m
7 s
21:37
2.4 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)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
119° ESE
11 kts
max 13 kts
98%
0.49 mm
27° C
998 hpa
32° NNE
0.6 m
7 s
1.2 m
04h
111° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
97%
27° C
997 hpa
31° NNE
0.6 m
7 s
03:20
0.6 m
07h
103° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
71%
27° C
999 hpa
37° NE
0.6 m
7 s
2.3 m
10h
103° ESE
12 kts
max 13 kts
69%
28° C
999 hpa
36° NE
0.5 m
7 s
10:06
3.5 m
13h
107° ESE
13 kts
max 14 kts
27%
0.52 mm
28° C
998 hpa
36° NE
0.6 m
7 s
2.3 m
16h
115° ESE
14 kts
max 15 kts
98%
28° C
997 hpa
37° NE
0.6 m
7 s
16:31
0.9 m
19h
113° ESE
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.73 mm
27° C
998 hpa
40° NE
0.6 m
7 s
1.6 m
22h
117° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
94%
1.74 mm
27° C
999 hpa
39° NE
0.6 m
7 s
22:04
2.5 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
118° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
83%
0.88 mm
27° C
998 hpa
40° NE
0.6 m
7 s
1.5 m
04h
113° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
92%
0.51 mm
27° C
998 hpa
50° NE
0.6 m
7 s
03:48
0.6 m
07h
113° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
67%
27° C
999 hpa
42° NE
0.6 m
7 s
1.9 m
10h
118° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
16%
27° C
1000 hpa
40° NE
0.6 m
7 s
10:35
3.5 m
13h
123° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
13%
28° C
999 hpa
43° NE
0.6 m
7 s
2.6 m
16h
135° SE
18 kts
max 20 kts
6%
28° C
997 hpa
49° NE
0.6 m
7 s
17:00
0.9 m
19h
134° SE
15 kts
max 20 kts
4%
28° C
999 hpa
49° NE
0.7 m
7 s
1.4 m
22h
135° SE
17 kts
max 20 kts
33%
27° C
1001 hpa
46° NE
0.7 m
7 s
22:36
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)

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
129° SE
17 kts
max 19 kts
15%
27° C
999 hpa
47° NE
0.6 m
8 s
1.8 m
04h
130° SE
17 kts
max 20 kts
97%
27° C
998 hpa
48° NE
0.6 m
8 s
04:22
0.6 m
07h
130° SE
17 kts
max 21 kts
5%
27° C
1001 hpa
49° NE
0.6 m
8 s
1.5 m
10h
133° SE
18 kts
max 21 kts
26%
27° C
1001 hpa
48° NE
0.6 m
8 s
11:08
3.5 m
13h
137° SE
19 kts
max 22 kts
99%
28° C
1001 hpa
49° NE
0.6 m
8 s
2.9 m
16h
138° SE
20 kts
max 23 kts
76%
27° C
999 hpa
47° NE
0.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
19h
129° SE
20 kts
max 25 kts
50%
0.54 mm
27° C
1001 hpa
51° NE
0.6 m
8 s
17:33
0.9 m
22h
135° SE
21 kts
max 25 kts
99%
27° C
1003 hpa
55° NE
0.6 m
8 s
23:15
2.5 m

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
135° SE
21 kts
max 25 kts
83%
0.63 mm
27° C
1002 hpa
55° NE
0.6 m
8 s
2.2 m
04h
133° SE
24 kts
max 28 kts
84%
1.07 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
54° NE
0.6 m
8 s
05:02
0.7 m
07h
135° SE
25 kts
max 29 kts
94%
1.78 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
67° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
10h
137° SE
25 kts
max 30 kts
27%
1.69 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
56° NE
0.6 m
8 s
2.9 m
13h
142° SE
26 kts
max 29 kts
44%
0.77 mm
27° C
1003 hpa
55° NE
0.6 m
8 s
11:46
3.4 m
16h
139° SE
26 kts
max 32 kts
99%
27° C
1002 hpa
56° NE
0.6 m
8 s
1.5 m
19h
136° SE
29 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.53 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
56° NE
0.6 m
8 s
18:13
0.9 m
22h
140° SE
29 kts
max 35 kts
99%
26° C
1004 hpa
59° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
2.1 m

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