Daily forecast
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Last update: 05:39 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Tuesday, Sep 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
18 kts
max 20 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
04h
16 kts
max 18 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
07h
11 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
1027 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
10h
9 kts
max 10 kts
13° C
1028 hpa
0.8 m
10 s
13h
9 kts
max 9 kts
13° C
1029 hpa
0.7 m
11 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
13° C
1029 hpa
0.7 m
10 s
19h
1 kts
max 1 kts
13° C
1029 hpa
0.7 m
10 s
22h
7 kts
max 8 kts
13° C
1029 hpa
0.7 m
10 s
Wednesday, Sep 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
12 kts
max 13 kts
13° C
1029 hpa
0.7 m
10 s
04h
15 kts
max 17 kts
13° C
1028 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
07h
13 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
1028 hpa
0.8 m
9 s
10h
11 kts
max 12 kts
12° C
1028 hpa
0.7 m
9 s
13h
13 kts
max 14 kts
12° C
1028 hpa
0.7 m
10 s
16h
11 kts
max 12 kts
12° C
1027 hpa
0.7 m
9 s
19h
8 kts
max 11 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.7 m
9 s
22h
7 kts
max 9 kts
14° C
1026 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
Thursday, Sep 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
9 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
04h
11 kts
max 15 kts
13° C
1025 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
07h
12 kts
max 13 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
10h
13 kts
max 13 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
13h
14 kts
max 15 kts
13° C
1027 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
16h
11 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
19h
12 kts
max 17 kts
14° C
1026 hpa
1.0 m
7 s
22h
22 kts
max 26 kts
14° C
1025 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
Friday, Sep 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
25 kts
max 28 kts
13° C
1023 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
04h
24 kts
max 30 kts
13° C
1023 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
07h
26 kts
max 30 kts
13° C
1022 hpa
2.0 m
7 s
10h
30 kts
max 33 kts
13° C
1022 hpa
2.1 m
7 s
13h
31 kts
max 39 kts
14° C
1021 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
16h
30 kts
max 38 kts
14° C
1019 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
19h
31 kts
max 38 kts
14° C
1019 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
22h
32 kts
max 38 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
Saturday, Sep 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
33 kts
max 36 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
2.0 m
9 s
04h
30 kts
max 33 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.9 m
9 s
07h
27 kts
max 29 kts
13° C
1015 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
10h
27 kts
max 30 kts
13° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
13h
25 kts
max 29 kts
13° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
16h
22 kts
max 29 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
19h
18 kts
max 22 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
22h
16 kts
max 21 kts
0.71 mm
12° C
1015 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
Sunday, Sep 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
15 kts
max 17 kts
2.05 mm
12° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
04h
12 kts
max 13 kts
0.48 mm
12° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
07h
11 kts
max 12 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
10h
9 kts
max 10 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
13h
11 kts
max 11 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
16h
9 kts
max 9 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
19h
4 kts
max 5 kts
12° C
1019 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
22h
10 kts
max 10 kts
12° C
1019 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
Monday, Sep 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
12 kts
max 13 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
04h
14 kts
max 15 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
07h
16 kts
max 17 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
10h
16 kts
max 18 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
13h
17 kts
max 19 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
16h
15 kts
max 17 kts
13° C
1014 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
19h
12 kts
max 17 kts
13° C
1013 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
22h
12 kts
max 17 kts
14° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
Tuesday, Sep 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
15 kts
max 20 kts
14° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
04h
15 kts
max 15 kts
1.54 mm
12° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
07h
13 kts
max 17 kts
13° C
1013 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
10h
15 kts
max 21 kts
13° C
1015 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
13h
16 kts
max 21 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
16h
14 kts
max 21 kts
14° C
1017 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
19h
12 kts
max 17 kts
14° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
22h
13 kts
max 18 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
Wednesday, Oct 01
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
14 kts
max 19 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
04h
16 kts
max 21 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
07h
15 kts
max 21 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
10h
17 kts
max 23 kts
13° C
1015 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
13h
24 kts
max 32 kts
0.7 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
16h
21 kts
max 30 kts
15° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
19h
15 kts
max 26 kts
15° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
22h
15 kts
max 24 kts
15° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
Thursday, Oct 02
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
22 kts
max 33 kts
16° C
1011 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
04h
20 kts
max 34 kts
1.13 mm
14° C
1011 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
07h
17 kts
max 26 kts
2.34 mm
14° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
10h
17 kts
max 22 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
13h
16 kts
max 20 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
16h
14 kts
max 19 kts
13° C
1019 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
19h
7 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
1019 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
22h
9 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
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Forecast
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