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Last update: 11:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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, Sep 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
277° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
90%
12° C
995 hpa
192° SSW
1.3 m
9 s
1.2 m
04h
225° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
11° C
995 hpa
192° SSW
1.2 m
8 s
04:04
0.6 m
07h
175° S
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.7 mm
12° C
994 hpa
47° NE
1.1 m
9 s
1.1 m
10h
200° SSW
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.62 mm
13° C
994 hpa
6° N
1.3 m
10 s
10:28
1.9 m
13h
240° WSW
21 kts
max 29 kts
69%
13° C
995 hpa
24° NNE
1.5 m
9 s
1.5 m
16h
238° WSW
19 kts
max 28 kts
76%
13° C
995 hpa
42° NE
1.4 m
10 s
16:17
0.8 m
19h
241° WSW
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
12° C
995 hpa
9° N
1.3 m
11 s
1.3 m
22h
202° SSW
9 kts
max 15 kts
23%
12° C
995 hpa
36° NE
1.4 m
10 s
22:26
2.1 m

Saturday, Sep 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
198° SSW
15 kts
max 24 kts
76%
13° C
993 hpa
57° ENE
1.4 m
9 s
1.5 m
04h
192° SSW
23 kts
max 29 kts
99%
12° C
991 hpa
107° ESE
1.4 m
9 s
04:44
0.5 m
07h
265° W
12 kts
max 16 kts
98%
12° C
989 hpa
147° SSE
1.5 m
9 s
0.9 m
10h
331° NNW
27 kts
max 29 kts
99%
10° C
993 hpa
42° NE
1.5 m
9 s
11:04
2.0 m
13h
322° NW
25 kts
max 28 kts
95%
10° C
995 hpa
56° NE
1.6 m
8 s
1.6 m
16h
335° NNW
26 kts
max 30 kts
95%
8° C
996 hpa
12° NNE
1.6 m
8 s
16:53
0.7 m
19h
337° NNW
21 kts
max 25 kts
79%
8° C
997 hpa
13° NNE
1.6 m
8 s
1.1 m
22h
330° NNW
16 kts
max 20 kts
59%
9° C
997 hpa
14° NNE
1.6 m
8 s
23:07
2.2 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, Sep 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
327° NNW
18 kts
max 23 kts
92%
9° C
997 hpa
11° N
1.8 m
8 s
1.8 m
04h
355° N
25 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.73 mm
9° C
996 hpa
6° N
2.2 m
7 s
05:20
0.4 m
07h
340° NNW
26 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.49 mm
9° C
998 hpa
5° N
2.5 m
8 s
0.7 m
10h
340° NNW
27 kts
max 33 kts
99%
8° C
1001 hpa
9° N
2.5 m
9 s
1.7 m
13h
338° NNW
26 kts
max 32 kts
99%
9° C
1004 hpa
21° NNE
2.4 m
9 s
11:38
2.0 m
16h
332° NNW
24 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8° C
1006 hpa
17° NNE
2.3 m
11 s
17:27
0.6 m
19h
327° NNW
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
1009 hpa
12° NNE
2.1 m
11 s
0.9 m
22h
313° NW
19 kts
max 24 kts
99%
9° C
1010 hpa
16° NNE
1.9 m
11 s
1.9 m

Monday, Sep 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
299° WNW
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
9° C
1010 hpa
27° NNE
1.6 m
11 s
23:43
2.2 m
04h
295° WNW
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
9° C
1009 hpa
24° NNE
1.4 m
11 s
0.8 m
07h
299° WNW
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.98 mm
10° C
1009 hpa
13° NNE
1.3 m
11 s
05:52
0.4 m
10h
296° WNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.3 mm
10° C
1010 hpa
70° ENE
1.2 m
10 s
1.5 m
13h
284° WNW
22 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.8 mm
11° C
1010 hpa
151° SSE
1.3 m
8 s
12:10
2.0 m
16h
285° WNW
24 kts
max 30 kts
99%
0.76 mm
10° C
1010 hpa
199° SSW
1.3 m
7 s
1.0 m
19h
291° WNW
23 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.57 mm
11° C
1011 hpa
239° WSW
1.2 m
7 s
17:59
0.6 m
22h
293° WNW
22 kts
max 28 kts
97%
11° C
1011 hpa
231° SW
1.2 m
7 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)

Tuesday, Sep 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
301° WNW
20 kts
max 25 kts
98%
11° C
1012 hpa
24° NNE
1.1 m
8 s
00:18
2.2 m
04h
327° NNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
89%
0.43 mm
10° C
1013 hpa
3° N
1.0 m
9 s
1.0 m
07h
342° NNW
11 kts
max 14 kts
88%
10° C
1015 hpa
358° N
0.9 m
9 s
06:23
0.4 m
10h
353° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
31%
10° C
1017 hpa
345° NNW
0.8 m
9 s
1.4 m
13h
336° NNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
5%
11° C
1018 hpa
359° N
0.7 m
9 s
12:41
2.1 m
16h
266° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
6%
11° C
1018 hpa
7° N
0.7 m
9 s
1.1 m
19h
230° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
83%
10° C
1019 hpa
5° N
0.7 m
9 s
18:30
0.6 m
22h
202° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
7%
10° C
1020 hpa
5° N
0.7 m
9 s
1.5 m

Wednesday, Sep 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
192° SSW
9 kts
max 10 kts
37%
10° C
1021 hpa
331° NNW
0.7 m
9 s
00:51
2.2 m
04h
203° SSW
9 kts
max 12 kts
91%
11° C
1020 hpa
334° NNW
0.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
07h
204° SSW
8 kts
max 10 kts
33%
11° C
1021 hpa
339° NNW
0.8 m
8 s
06:52
0.5 m
10h
195° SSW
10 kts
max 12 kts
4%
12° C
1021 hpa
341° NNW
0.8 m
8 s
1.2 m
13h
191° S
13 kts
max 15 kts
4%
12° C
1021 hpa
170° S
0.9 m
7 s
13:10
2.0 m
16h
191° S
14 kts
max 16 kts
0%
12° C
1021 hpa
190° S
0.9 m
7 s
1.3 m
19h
201° SSW
12 kts
max 16 kts
1%
11° C
1021 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
7 s
19:00
0.6 m
22h
194° SSW
11 kts
max 14 kts
0%
11° C
1021 hpa
210° SSW
0.9 m
7 s
1.3 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, Sep 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
190° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
18%
11° C
1021 hpa
224° SW
0.9 m
7 s
01:22
2.1 m
04h
188° S
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
11° C
1020 hpa
218° SW
0.9 m
7 s
1.4 m
07h
178° S
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
11° C
1019 hpa
222° SW
1.0 m
7 s
07:22
0.6 m
10h
179° S
13 kts
max 15 kts
39%
12° C
1019 hpa
209° SSW
1.0 m
7 s
1.1 m
13h
181° S
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
12° C
1018 hpa
211° SSW
1.0 m
7 s
13:38
2.0 m
16h
176° S
12 kts
max 16 kts
98%
12° C
1017 hpa
207° SSW
1.0 m
7 s
1.5 m
19h
161° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
46%
11° C
1016 hpa
204° SSW
1.0 m
7 s
19:31
0.6 m
22h
159° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
26%
11° C
1016 hpa
197° SSW
1.1 m
7 s
1.1 m

Friday, Sep 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
165° SSE
12 kts
max 17 kts
4%
11° C
1016 hpa
198° SSW
1.1 m
7 s
01:52
2.0 m
04h
168° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
63%
11° C
1015 hpa
199° SSW
1.2 m
7 s
1.6 m
07h
166° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
69%
11° C
1015 hpa
200° SSW
1.2 m
7 s
07:50
0.7 m
10h
168° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
70%
12° C
1016 hpa
198° SSW
1.2 m
7 s
1.0 m
13h
170° S
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
196° SSW
1.3 m
7 s
14:06
2.0 m
16h
167° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
198° SSW
1.3 m
7 s
1.6 m
19h
145° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
11° C
1017 hpa
200° SSW
1.3 m
7 s
20:03
0.7 m
22h
130° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
48%
11° C
1018 hpa
199° SSW
1.4 m
8 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)

Saturday, Sep 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
129° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
36%
10° C
1018 hpa
198° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
02:24
1.9 m
04h
106° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
62%
10° C
1018 hpa
198° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
1.7 m
07h
95° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
78%
10° C
1018 hpa
198° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
08:20
0.8 m
10h
101° E
8 kts
max 10 kts
52%
12° C
1018 hpa
198° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
1.0 m
13h
111° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
12° C
1018 hpa
192° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
1.7 m
16h
115° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
55%
12° C
1018 hpa
195° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
14:36
1.9 m
19h
111° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
93%
11° C
1018 hpa
199° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
1.0 m
22h
125° SE
6 kts
max 7 kts
32%
11° C
1018 hpa
202° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
20:37
0.8 m

Sunday, Sep 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
148° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
13%
11° C
1018 hpa
199° SSW
1.5 m
8 s
1.5 m
04h
174° S
7 kts
max 11 kts
4%
11° C
1018 hpa
201° SSW
1.5 m
8 s
02:59
1.8 m
07h
166° SSE
7 kts
max 11 kts
1%
11° C
1018 hpa
200° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
1.1 m
10h
137° SE
9 kts
max 15 kts
4%
12° C
1019 hpa
203° SSW
1.4 m
8 s
08:53
0.9 m
13h
136° SE
11 kts
max 16 kts
3%
13° C
1019 hpa
204° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
1.5 m
16h
138° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
4%
12° C
1019 hpa
200° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
15:11
1.8 m
19h
140° SE
10 kts
max 16 kts
4%
11° C
1020 hpa
201° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
1.2 m
22h
135° SE
8 kts
max 13 kts
5%
11° C
1021 hpa
199° SSW
1.4 m
7 s
21:19
0.9 m

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