Daily forecast
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Last update: 10:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Wednesday, Nov 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
25 kts
max 27 kts
8.17 mm
10° C
989 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
03h
28 kts
max 30 kts
5.29 mm
10° C
987 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
06h
26 kts
max 28 kts
0.46 mm
10° C
989 hpa
2.1 m
8 s
09h
25 kts
max 26 kts
1.29 mm
10° C
991 hpa
2.2 m
9 s
12h
29 kts
max 30 kts
0.57 mm
9° C
995 hpa
2.8 m
9 s
15h
26 kts
max 28 kts
0.54 mm
9° C
999 hpa
2.8 m
10 s
18h
24 kts
max 24 kts
0.43 mm
9° C
1003 hpa
2.6 m
10 s
21h
25 kts
max 27 kts
1.09 mm
8° C
1006 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
Thursday, Nov 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
26 kts
max 26 kts
8° C
1007 hpa
2.2 m
10 s
03h
24 kts
max 25 kts
8° C
1008 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
06h
29 kts
max 30 kts
0.79 mm
8° C
1008 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
09h
27 kts
max 27 kts
0.53 mm
8° C
1011 hpa
2.4 m
9 s
12h
24 kts
max 24 kts
8° C
1013 hpa
2.2 m
10 s
15h
21 kts
max 21 kts
7° C
1014 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
18h
20 kts
max 20 kts
6° C
1016 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
21h
18 kts
max 18 kts
6° C
1017 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
Friday, Nov 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
17 kts
max 17 kts
7° C
1018 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
03h
18 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
1018 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
06h
18 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
1019 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
09h
18 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
1020 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
12h
19 kts
max 19 kts
7° C
1022 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
15h
18 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
1022 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
18h
17 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
1023 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
21h
17 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
1024 hpa
1.3 m
7 s
Saturday, Nov 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
15 kts
max 15 kts
8° C
1024 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
03h
13 kts
max 13 kts
8° C
1025 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
06h
11 kts
max 11 kts
8° C
1025 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
09h
8 kts
max 8 kts
8° C
1026 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
12h
4 kts
max 4 kts
8° C
1026 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
15h
5 kts
max 7 kts
8° C
1024 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
18h
10 kts
max 10 kts
8° C
1024 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
21h
14 kts
max 15 kts
9° C
1023 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
Sunday, Nov 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
19 kts
max 21 kts
9° C
1021 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
03h
24 kts
max 26 kts
9° C
1019 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
06h
23 kts
max 25 kts
0.75 mm
10° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
09h
21 kts
max 23 kts
9° C
1020 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
12h
21 kts
max 22 kts
9° C
1021 hpa
1.3 m
7 s
15h
23 kts
max 24 kts
8° C
1023 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
18h
27 kts
max 29 kts
8° C
1023 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
21h
28 kts
max 30 kts
7° C
1024 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
Monday, Nov 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
26 kts
max 30 kts
7° C
1025 hpa
1.5 m
7 s
03h
25 kts
max 27 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
06h
22 kts
max 25 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
09h
22 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
12h
21 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
15h
21 kts
max 21 kts
8° C
1025 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
18h
16 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
1023 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
21h
16 kts
max 18 kts
0.47 mm
8° C
1020 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
Tuesday, Nov 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
23 kts
max 25 kts
0.5 mm
8° C
1017 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
03h
23 kts
max 26 kts
3.08 mm
9° C
1012 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
06h
22 kts
max 24 kts
0.96 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
09h
31 kts
max 32 kts
0.68 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
12h
27 kts
max 28 kts
0.97 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
15h
25 kts
max 26 kts
0.62 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
18h
25 kts
max 25 kts
1.01 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
21h
25 kts
max 26 kts
1.61 mm
5° C
1011 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
Wednesday, Nov 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
25 kts
max 26 kts
1.08 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
03h
25 kts
max 26 kts
0.51 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
06h
24 kts
max 26 kts
0.81 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
09h
25 kts
max 26 kts
0.88 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
12h
26 kts
max 27 kts
0.53 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
15h
25 kts
max 26 kts
0.73 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
18h
26 kts
max 26 kts
0.59 mm
6° C
1011 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
21h
25 kts
max 26 kts
0.57 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
Thursday, Nov 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
24 kts
max 24 kts
0.7 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
03h
24 kts
max 25 kts
0.64 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
06h
23 kts
max 23 kts
0.55 mm
6° C
1013 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
09h
22 kts
max 22 kts
6° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
12h
20 kts
max 20 kts
0.49 mm
6° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
15h
17 kts
max 17 kts
0.46 mm
6° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
18h
16 kts
max 16 kts
0.49 mm
6° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
21h
12 kts
max 13 kts
5° C
1014 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
Friday, Nov 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
11 kts
max 12 kts
5° C
1012 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
03h
20 kts
max 23 kts
3.0 mm
5° C
1009 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
06h
23 kts
max 27 kts
1.39 mm
6° C
1007 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
09h
30 kts
max 37 kts
7° C
1003 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
12h
36 kts
max 47 kts
7° C
998 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
15h
31 kts
max 40 kts
5.0 mm
9° C
993 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
18h
35 kts
max 39 kts
0.79 mm
8° C
993 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
21h
39 kts
max 46 kts
0.6 mm
7° C
995 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
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