Daily forecast
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Last update: 22:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Sep 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
03h
10 kts
max 22 kts
15° C
1001 hpa
0.5 m
9 s
06h
16 kts
max 28 kts
14° C
1001 hpa
0.6 m
9 s
09h
10 kts
max 24 kts
16° C
1002 hpa
0.5 m
9 s
12h
16 kts
max 26 kts
17° C
1003 hpa
0.7 m
8 s
15h
11 kts
max 20 kts
17° C
1003 hpa
0.7 m
10 s
18h
10 kts
max 17 kts
14° C
1005 hpa
0.6 m
13 s
21h
14 kts
max 18 kts
0.95 mm
9° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
Friday, Sep 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
12 kts
max 17 kts
10.84 mm
7° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
03h
11 kts
max 16 kts
3.6 mm
7° C
1018 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
06h
10 kts
max 15 kts
1.4 mm
5° C
1022 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
09h
10 kts
max 14 kts
0.66 mm
6° C
1025 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
12h
7 kts
max 8 kts
8° C
1025 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
15h
5 kts
max 5 kts
9° C
1024 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
18h
7 kts
max 9 kts
8° C
1024 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
21h
9 kts
max 10 kts
7° C
1025 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
Saturday, Sep 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
8 kts
max 9 kts
7° C
1023 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
03h
6 kts
max 6 kts
7° C
1022 hpa
1.5 m
11 s
06h
6 kts
max 6 kts
7° C
1021 hpa
1.5 m
12 s
09h
3 kts
max 5 kts
11° C
1021 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
12h
3 kts
max 7 kts
15° C
1019 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
15h
1 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
1017 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
18h
3 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
21h
6 kts
max 7 kts
11° C
1016 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
Sunday, Sep 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
7 kts
max 10 kts
11° C
1014 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
03h
7 kts
max 9 kts
11° C
1012 hpa
0.9 m
11 s
06h
9 kts
max 12 kts
10° C
1009 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
09h
9 kts
max 26 kts
14° C
1010 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
12h
10 kts
max 29 kts
17° C
1010 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
15h
5 kts
max 21 kts
17° C
1011 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
18h
1 kts
max 12 kts
15° C
1013 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
21h
3 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
8 s
Monday, Sep 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
2 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
03h
2 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
06h
2 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
09h
4 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
9 s
12h
2 kts
max 7 kts
17° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
9 s
15h
3 kts
max 8 kts
18° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
18h
2 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
21h
6 kts
max 6 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
0.6 m
8 s
Tuesday, Sep 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
4 kts
max 6 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.5 m
8 s
03h
4 kts
max 4 kts
11° C
1017 hpa
0.5 m
9 s
06h
3 kts
max 3 kts
11° C
1018 hpa
0.4 m
10 s
09h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1020 hpa
0.4 m
10 s
12h
5 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1020 hpa
0.5 m
11 s
15h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
10 s
18h
2 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
10 s
21h
2 kts
max 2 kts
11° C
1018 hpa
0.6 m
11 s
Wednesday, Sep 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
1 kts
max 2 kts
11° C
1016 hpa
0.6 m
11 s
03h
2 kts
max 2 kts
10° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
06h
3 kts
max 3 kts
10° C
1013 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
09h
2 kts
max 2 kts
13° C
1013 hpa
0.8 m
11 s
12h
4 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1011 hpa
0.8 m
12 s
15h
3 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1009 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
18h
3 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1008 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
21h
4 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1007 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
Thursday, Sep 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
2 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1004 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
03h
2 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1001 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
06h
2 kts
max 2 kts
12° C
999 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
09h
3 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
997 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
12h
2 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
992 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
15h
3 kts
max 7 kts
15° C
989 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
18h
2 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
987 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
21h
6 kts
max 8 kts
13° C
988 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
Friday, Sep 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
7 kts
max 10 kts
12° C
988 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
03h
6 kts
max 11 kts
4.38 mm
10° C
988 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
06h
10 kts
max 16 kts
9.2 mm
9° C
990 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
09h
13 kts
max 22 kts
6.49 mm
9° C
993 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
12h
12 kts
max 20 kts
1.98 mm
9° C
995 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
15h
7 kts
max 10 kts
11° C
995 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
18h
2 kts
max 4 kts
11° C
998 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
21h
7 kts
max 9 kts
9° C
998 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
Saturday, Sep 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
3 kts
max 5 kts
9° C
998 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
03h
7 kts
max 9 kts
8° C
999 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
06h
10 kts
max 13 kts
8° C
1003 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
09h
9 kts
max 13 kts
7° C
1008 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
12h
9 kts
max 14 kts
0.62 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
15h
5 kts
max 8 kts
11° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
18h
3 kts
max 4 kts
10° C
1014 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
21h
6 kts
max 7 kts
8° C
1016 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
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Forecast
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