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Last update: 04:55 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)

Friday, Jan 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
209° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
29%
1° C
980 hpa
183° S
0.1 m
2 s
3.1 m
03h
213° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
40%
1° C
981 hpa
95° E
0.1 m
5 s
03:45
1.8 m
06h
213° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
1° C
982 hpa
88° E
0.1 m
7 s
2.1 m
09h
203° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
84%
1° C
983 hpa
81° E
0.1 m
7 s
10:14
3.8 m
12h
197° SSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
97%
3° C
985 hpa
83° E
0.1 m
7 s
3.4 m
15h
109° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
64%
3° C
986 hpa
84° E
0.1 m
6 s
1.9 m
18h
165° SSE
1 kts
max 2 kts
56%
2° C
988 hpa
81° E
0.1 m
6 s
17:02
1.6 m
21h
210° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
30%
1° C
990 hpa
81° E
0.1 m
5 s
3.3 m

Saturday, Jan 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
197° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
40%
2° C
992 hpa
82° E
0.1 m
5 s
22:54
3.7 m
03h
186° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
97%
1° C
994 hpa
87° E
0.1 m
5 s
1.9 m
06h
81° E
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
1° C
995 hpa
87° E
0.1 m
5 s
04:38
1.7 m
09h
14° NNE
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
1° C
997 hpa
86° E
0.1 m
6 s
3.4 m
12h
62° ENE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
3° C
999 hpa
84° E
0.1 m
6 s
11:02
4.0 m
15h
37° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0.51 mm
3° C
999 hpa
82° E
0.2 m
5 s
2.0 m
18h
206° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
78%
3° C
1001 hpa
84° E
0.2 m
5 s
17:33
1.4 m
21h
231° SW
1 kts
max 2 kts
83%
3° C
1002 hpa
82° E
0.2 m
5 s
3.0 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)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
247° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
75%
3° C
1001 hpa
82° E
0.2 m
5 s
23:38
3.9 m
03h
174° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
84%
3° C
1001 hpa
82° E
0.2 m
5 s
2.2 m
06h
188° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
57%
4° C
1001 hpa
84° E
0.2 m
5 s
05:24
1.5 m
09h
155° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
48%
3° C
1001 hpa
85° E
0.3 m
5 s
3.2 m
12h
164° SSE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
4° C
1000 hpa
83° E
0.3 m
6 s
11:44
4.2 m
15h
152° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
93%
4° C
999 hpa
79° E
0.4 m
7 s
2.3 m
18h
171° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
75%
2° C
998 hpa
79° E
0.5 m
7 s
18:07
1.2 m
21h
183° S
2 kts
max 3 kts
41%
2° C
998 hpa
79° E
0.5 m
7 s
2.6 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
140° SE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
2° C
997 hpa
79° E
0.6 m
8 s
00:17
4.0 m
03h
78° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
75%
3° C
996 hpa
80° E
0.7 m
7 s
2.6 m
06h
103° ESE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
4° C
995 hpa
80° E
0.7 m
8 s
06:06
1.4 m
09h
148° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
4° C
996 hpa
80° E
0.7 m
8 s
2.8 m
12h
126° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
81%
5° C
995 hpa
80° E
0.7 m
8 s
12:22
4.3 m
15h
85° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
76%
5° C
995 hpa
79° E
0.7 m
8 s
2.7 m
18h
94° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
79° E
0.8 m
8 s
18:43
1.1 m
21h
94° E
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
78° ENE
0.8 m
8 s
2.1 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
107° ESE
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
78° ENE
0.8 m
8 s
00:55
4.1 m
03h
115° ESE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
78° ENE
0.8 m
8 s
3.0 m
06h
109° ESE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
79° E
0.8 m
8 s
06:46
1.3 m
09h
136° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
5° C
996 hpa
79° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.4 m
12h
185° S
4 kts
max 7 kts
77%
6° C
997 hpa
79° E
0.8 m
8 s
12:59
4.4 m
15h
197° SSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
98%
6° C
997 hpa
79° E
0.7 m
8 s
3.3 m
18h
185° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
17%
3° C
999 hpa
79° E
0.7 m
8 s
19:20
0.9 m
21h
195° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
2° C
1000 hpa
79° E
0.7 m
8 s
1.6 m

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
208° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
2° C
1000 hpa
79° E
0.7 m
8 s
01:30
4.2 m
03h
208° SSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
76%
1° C
999 hpa
79° E
0.7 m
8 s
3.5 m
06h
110° ESE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
2° C
999 hpa
80° E
0.7 m
8 s
07:22
1.2 m
09h
49° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
2° C
998 hpa
80° E
0.7 m
7 s
1.9 m
12h
83° E
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
5° C
998 hpa
80° E
0.7 m
8 s
4.0 m
15h
77° ENE
8 kts
max 12 kts
89%
6° C
996 hpa
80° E
0.7 m
8 s
13:33
4.4 m
18h
91° E
11 kts
max 18 kts
66%
4° C
996 hpa
79° E
0.8 m
8 s
1.3 m
21h
106° ESE
12 kts
max 20 kts
51%
4° C
996 hpa
79° E
0.8 m
8 s
19:55
0.9 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)

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
107° ESE
12 kts
max 22 kts
65%
4° C
996 hpa
79° E
0.8 m
8 s
3.4 m
03h
115° ESE
14 kts
max 23 kts
87%
4° C
995 hpa
79° E
0.9 m
8 s
02:05
4.1 m
06h
113° ESE
12 kts
max 21 kts
44%
4° C
996 hpa
80° E
0.8 m
8 s
1.6 m
09h
130° SE
10 kts
max 17 kts
98%
4° C
997 hpa
80° E
0.8 m
8 s
07:55
1.3 m
12h
142° SE
6 kts
max 10 kts
4%
5° C
998 hpa
80° E
0.9 m
8 s
3.8 m
15h
149° SSE
4 kts
max 7 kts
4%
4° C
999 hpa
80° E
0.9 m
8 s
14:06
4.4 m
18h
147° SSE
5 kts
max 6 kts
18%
2° C
999 hpa
81° E
0.9 m
8 s
1.6 m
21h
162° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
2° C
1000 hpa
81° E
0.9 m
8 s
20:29
0.9 m

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
180° S
3 kts
max 4 kts
91%
1° C
1000 hpa
82° E
0.8 m
8 s
3.0 m
03h
175° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
84%
1° C
1000 hpa
82° E
0.8 m
8 s
02:39
4.1 m
06h
149° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
59%
1° C
999 hpa
82° E
0.8 m
8 s
1.9 m
09h
161° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
97%
1° C
999 hpa
82° E
0.8 m
8 s
08:20
1.3 m
12h
152° SSE
4 kts
max 9 kts
91%
4° C
998 hpa
82° E
0.8 m
8 s
3.3 m
15h
137° SE
2 kts
max 5 kts
34%
4° C
997 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
8 s
14:39
4.4 m
18h
157° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
66%
1° C
998 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.0 m
21h
153° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1° C
998 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
8 s
21:00
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, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
156° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1° C
999 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.5 m
03h
192° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1° C
1000 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
8 s
03:14
4.0 m
06h
217° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1° C
1001 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.4 m
09h
223° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1° C
1002 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
8 s
08:41
1.4 m
12h
158° SSE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
3° C
1004 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.8 m
15h
178° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
22%
3° C
1003 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
8 s
15:15
4.3 m
18h
146° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
1° C
1002 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.7 m
21h
162° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
28%
0° C
1001 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
8 s
21:28
1.2 m

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
159° SSE
4 kts
max 7 kts
46%
1° C
999 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
8 s
1.9 m
03h
142° SE
7 kts
max 14 kts
99%
2° C
997 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
8 s
03:53
3.8 m
06h
137° SE
8 kts
max 20 kts
99%
3° C
993 hpa
89° E
0.8 m
8 s
3.0 m
09h
139° SE
9 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
990 hpa
88° E
0.8 m
8 s
09:13
1.5 m
12h
132° SE
14 kts
max 28 kts
99%
5° C
985 hpa
88° E
0.8 m
8 s
2.2 m
15h
128° SE
16 kts
max 33 kts
99%
5° C
981 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
8 s
16:00
4.1 m
18h
134° SE
16 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3° C
978 hpa
85° E
0.8 m
8 s
3.4 m
21h
131° SE
13 kts
max 24 kts
62%
3° C
977 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
8 s
22:08
1.3 m

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