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Last update: 04:40 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)

Monday, Dec 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
345° NNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
50%
6° C
1020 hpa
350° N
1.1 m
11 s
0.8 m
03h
356° N
16 kts
max 18 kts
99%
5° C
1020 hpa
352° N
1.2 m
10 s
1.4 m
06h
10° N
15 kts
max 18 kts
98%
6° C
1021 hpa
334° NNW
1.1 m
10 s
05:40
1.8 m
09h
6° N
16 kts
max 19 kts
12%
4° C
1022 hpa
325° NW
1.3 m
5 s
1.3 m
12h
1° N
16 kts
max 19 kts
18%
4° C
1023 hpa
359° N
1.4 m
6 s
11:32
1.0 m
15h
358° N
17 kts
max 21 kts
56%
4° C
1024 hpa
357° N
1.5 m
8 s
1.5 m
18h
2° N
16 kts
max 21 kts
46%
3° C
1025 hpa
358° N
1.6 m
12 s
17:47
1.9 m
21h
359° N
15 kts
max 20 kts
49%
3° C
1026 hpa
1° N
1.8 m
13 s
1.3 m

Tuesday, Dec 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
350° N
13 kts
max 16 kts
34%
3° C
1027 hpa
2° N
1.8 m
13 s
00:22
0.8 m
03h
344° NNW
11 kts
max 14 kts
20%
3° C
1027 hpa
3° N
1.7 m
13 s
1.2 m
06h
333° NNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
6%
3° C
1026 hpa
3° N
1.6 m
13 s
06:43
1.8 m
09h
313° NW
10 kts
max 14 kts
24%
3° C
1026 hpa
2° N
1.5 m
13 s
1.5 m
12h
295° WNW
14 kts
max 18 kts
69%
4° C
1025 hpa
1° N
1.4 m
12 s
12:49
1.0 m
15h
296° WNW
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
6° C
1022 hpa
0° N
1.4 m
12 s
1.2 m
18h
297° WNW
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
1020 hpa
2° N
1.4 m
12 s
18:57
2.0 m
21h
299° WNW
20 kts
max 26 kts
80%
7° C
1018 hpa
4° N
1.4 m
13 s
1.6 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, Dec 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
302° WNW
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
7° C
1016 hpa
359° N
1.5 m
13 s
0.9 m
03h
301° WNW
19 kts
max 24 kts
99%
7° C
1013 hpa
26° NNE
1.5 m
13 s
01:31
0.8 m
06h
289° WNW
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
7° C
1010 hpa
10° N
1.5 m
12 s
1.7 m
09h
284° WNW
22 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
2° N
1.4 m
12 s
07:46
1.9 m
12h
275° W
25 kts
max 34 kts
99%
7° C
1003 hpa
9° N
1.5 m
12 s
1.1 m
15h
275° W
28 kts
max 37 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
340° NNW
1.7 m
12 s
13:59
0.9 m
18h
281° W
28 kts
max 37 kts
98%
0.54 mm
6° C
992 hpa
253° WSW
1.8 m
10 s
1.7 m
21h
289° WNW
29 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.45 mm
4° C
989 hpa
247° WSW
2.0 m
9 s
20:07
2.0 m

Thursday, Jan 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
301° WNW
28 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.73 mm
4° C
983 hpa
262° W
2.2 m
7 s
1.2 m
03h
320° NW
28 kts
max 36 kts
82%
0.55 mm
4° C
982 hpa
247° WSW
2.4 m
6 s
02:34
0.8 m
06h
354° N
26 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.77 mm
5° C
983 hpa
38° NE
2.7 m
7 s
1.5 m
09h
355° N
24 kts
max 31 kts
99%
5° C
984 hpa
347° NNW
3.0 m
8 s
08:46
2.0 m
12h
2° N
24 kts
max 29 kts
99%
5° C
985 hpa
358° N
3.0 m
9 s
1.3 m
15h
342° NNW
26 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.56 mm
3° C
985 hpa
19° NNE
2.9 m
10 s
15:00
0.7 m
18h
341° NNW
32 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.66 mm
1° C
986 hpa
32° NNE
2.8 m
10 s
1.4 m
21h
331° NNW
26 kts
max 30 kts
93%
0.62 mm
1° C
986 hpa
32° NNE
2.7 m
11 s
21:15
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)

Friday, Jan 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
344° NNW
24 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.7 mm
2° C
984 hpa
20° NNE
2.7 m
10 s
1.5 m
03h
10° N
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.75 mm
1° C
983 hpa
12° NNE
2.8 m
10 s
03:28
0.8 m
06h
15° NNE
22 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.73 mm
4° C
984 hpa
5° N
2.8 m
10 s
1.2 m
09h
18° NNE
24 kts
max 30 kts
92%
1.24 mm
4° C
985 hpa
9° N
2.9 m
10 s
09:40
2.2 m
12h
5° N
22 kts
max 30 kts
51%
4° C
986 hpa
13° NNE
2.9 m
10 s
1.6 m
15h
4° N
22 kts
max 28 kts
10%
3° C
986 hpa
9° N
2.8 m
11 s
15:54
0.6 m
18h
13° NNE
29 kts
max 37 kts
99%
4.3 mm
1° C
986 hpa
17° NNE
2.8 m
11 s
1.0 m
21h
23° NNE
24 kts
max 31 kts
25%
1.45 mm
3° C
989 hpa
21° NNE
2.6 m
11 s
22:14
2.2 m

Saturday, Jan 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
14° NNE
20 kts
max 24 kts
99%
0.73 mm
3° C
990 hpa
17° NNE
2.5 m
10 s
1.9 m
03h
14° NNE
20 kts
max 23 kts
55%
1.34 mm
2° C
991 hpa
12° NNE
2.5 m
10 s
04:17
0.7 m
06h
20° NNE
25 kts
max 29 kts
99%
2.28 mm
1° C
992 hpa
13° NNE
2.4 m
10 s
1.0 m
09h
359° N
22 kts
max 26 kts
97%
1.2 mm
2° C
993 hpa
21° NNE
2.4 m
10 s
10:30
2.3 m
12h
355° N
20 kts
max 22 kts
50%
1° C
994 hpa
22° NNE
2.3 m
11 s
2.0 m
15h
353° N
19 kts
max 23 kts
88%
0.6 mm
1° C
993 hpa
28° NNE
2.2 m
11 s
0.8 m
18h
356° N
20 kts
max 23 kts
88%
0.87 mm
1° C
993 hpa
34° NE
2.2 m
11 s
16:45
0.4 m
21h
346° NNW
15 kts
max 19 kts
76%
0° C
994 hpa
34° NE
2.1 m
11 s
1.7 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 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
341° NNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
47%
-1° C
993 hpa
31° NNE
2.0 m
10 s
23:06
2.2 m
03h
328° NNW
23 kts
max 30 kts
99%
2.81 mm
-1° C
991 hpa
28° NNE
1.9 m
10 s
1.1 m
06h
54° NE
26 kts
max 32 kts
93%
5.3 mm
2° C
992 hpa
24° NNE
1.7 m
10 s
05:03
0.7 m
09h
53° NE
20 kts
max 25 kts
97%
3° C
995 hpa
25° NNE
1.6 m
10 s
1.8 m
12h
36° NE
21 kts
max 25 kts
2%
3° C
998 hpa
35° NE
1.5 m
10 s
11:17
2.4 m
15h
24° NNE
16 kts
max 21 kts
4%
2° C
1000 hpa
31° NNE
1.5 m
10 s
1.1 m
18h
2° N
11 kts
max 15 kts
19%
1° C
1001 hpa
39° NE
1.6 m
9 s
17:33
0.4 m
21h
344° NNW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1° C
1002 hpa
42° NE
1.6 m
9 s
1.4 m

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
323° NW
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.54 mm
1° C
1003 hpa
51° NE
1.6 m
9 s
23:55
2.2 m
03h
335° NNW
11 kts
max 16 kts
86%
0.64 mm
1° C
1003 hpa
28° NNE
1.5 m
10 s
1.4 m
06h
332° NNW
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1° C
1004 hpa
34° NE
1.5 m
9 s
05:46
0.7 m
09h
327° NNW
13 kts
max 17 kts
97%
2° C
1005 hpa
35° NE
1.6 m
9 s
1.6 m
12h
315° NW
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2° C
1005 hpa
31° NNE
1.6 m
10 s
12:02
2.4 m
15h
307° NW
10 kts
max 15 kts
92%
2° C
1005 hpa
29° NNE
1.6 m
10 s
1.4 m
18h
289° WNW
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2° C
1005 hpa
54° NE
1.7 m
10 s
18:19
0.4 m
21h
240° WSW
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2° C
1004 hpa
49° NE
1.7 m
10 s
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)

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
192° SSW
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.96 mm
3° C
1001 hpa
36° NE
1.6 m
10 s
00:42
2.2 m
03h
228° SW
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
5.58 mm
5° C
996 hpa
19° NNE
1.6 m
9 s
1.6 m
06h
268° W
19 kts
max 25 kts
31%
2.35 mm
6° C
993 hpa
27° NNE
1.5 m
10 s
06:28
0.8 m
09h
265° W
15 kts
max 21 kts
18%
0.42 mm
6° C
994 hpa
58° ENE
1.4 m
9 s
1.3 m
12h
272° W
11 kts
max 15 kts
16%
6° C
994 hpa
79° E
1.4 m
9 s
12:46
2.4 m
15h
302° WNW
13 kts
max 17 kts
41%
5° C
996 hpa
100° E
1.4 m
9 s
1.8 m
18h
339° NNW
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
103° ESE
1.4 m
9 s
19:06
0.4 m
21h
27° NNE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4° C
998 hpa
101° E
1.5 m
9 s
0.7 m

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
74° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4° C
997 hpa
94° E
1.6 m
9 s
01:27
2.1 m
03h
136° SE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.51 mm
4° C
995 hpa
123° ESE
1.6 m
8 s
1.8 m
06h
150° SSE
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
4.61 mm
4° C
990 hpa
133° SE
1.6 m
8 s
07:09
0.8 m
09h
208° SSW
14 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6.99 mm
8° C
985 hpa
131° SE
1.7 m
8 s
1.1 m
12h
231° SW
29 kts
max 41 kts
99%
4.1 mm
9° C
981 hpa
116° ESE
1.7 m
9 s
13:30
2.3 m
15h
235° SW
28 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.16 mm
9° C
978 hpa
111° ESE
1.7 m
9 s
2.0 m
18h
278° W
29 kts
max 40 kts
5%
1.55 mm
6° C
982 hpa
116° ESE
1.7 m
8 s
0.8 m
21h
265° W
29 kts
max 39 kts
4%
0.44 mm
6° C
984 hpa
132° SE
1.7 m
8 s
19:52
0.5 m

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