Daily forecast
as
Last update: 00:40 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Sunday, Oct 12
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-4° C
1008 hpa
0.9
m
05h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-4° C
1010 hpa
05:15
1.6
m
08h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-5° C
1012 hpa
1.1
m
11h
3 kts
max 3 kts
-5° C
1015 hpa
11:21
0.4
m
14h
3 kts
max 3 kts
-5° C
1017 hpa
0.8
m
17h
4 kts
max 4 kts
-5° C
1018 hpa
17:41
1.6
m
20h
3 kts
max 3 kts
-5° C
1018 hpa
1.2
m
23h
4 kts
max 4 kts
-4° C
1017 hpa
23:56
0.4
m
Monday, Oct 13
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
6 kts
max 6 kts
-4° C
1016 hpa
0.7
m
05h
7 kts
max 7 kts
-3° C
1014 hpa
06:12
1.4
m
08h
8 kts
max 8 kts
-2° C
1011 hpa
1.2
m
11h
9 kts
max 9 kts
1.28 mm
0° C
1009 hpa
12:12
0.5
m
14h
8 kts
max 10 kts
3.07 mm
1° C
1007 hpa
0.7
m
17h
9 kts
max 13 kts
2° C
1006 hpa
1.3
m
20h
8 kts
max 10 kts
1° C
1005 hpa
18:39
1.4
m
23h
8 kts
max 9 kts
2° C
1000 hpa
0.8
m
Tuesday, Oct 14
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
8 kts
max 12 kts
3° C
995 hpa
01:06
0.5
m
05h
14 kts
max 25 kts
2.14 mm
3° C
991 hpa
1.0
m
08h
12 kts
max 22 kts
2.12 mm
2° C
988 hpa
07:27
1.3
m
11h
13 kts
max 22 kts
2.67 mm
1° C
989 hpa
0.9
m
14h
13 kts
max 23 kts
1.63 mm
0° C
989 hpa
13:22
0.7
m
17h
14 kts
max 25 kts
1.74 mm
-1° C
987 hpa
1.1
m
20h
24 kts
max 29 kts
2.14 mm
0° C
986 hpa
19:58
1.4
m
23h
15 kts
max 24 kts
1.08 mm
0° C
988 hpa
1.0
m
Wednesday, Oct 15
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
12 kts
max 15 kts
1.95 mm
0° C
987 hpa
02:46
0.6
m
05h
10 kts
max 11 kts
1.66 mm
0° C
988 hpa
0.8
m
08h
10 kts
max 12 kts
0.87 mm
-1° C
987 hpa
09:13
1.2
m
11h
10 kts
max 13 kts
0.93 mm
-1° C
985 hpa
1.1
m
14h
11 kts
max 13 kts
1.0 mm
-2° C
984 hpa
15:06
0.8
m
17h
9 kts
max 9 kts
0.65 mm
-3° C
983 hpa
0.8
m
20h
3 kts
max 5 kts
-3° C
984 hpa
1.3
m
23h
6 kts
max 7 kts
-2° C
984 hpa
21:35
1.4
m
Thursday, Oct 16
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
7 kts
max 8 kts
-2° C
985 hpa
0.8
m
05h
8 kts
max 8 kts
-2° C
985 hpa
04:31
0.6
m
08h
6 kts
max 7 kts
-2° C
987 hpa
1.0
m
11h
7 kts
max 7 kts
-3° C
988 hpa
10:53
1.2
m
14h
7 kts
max 8 kts
-3° C
990 hpa
1.0
m
17h
9 kts
max 9 kts
-3° C
991 hpa
16:45
0.7
m
20h
10 kts
max 10 kts
-4° C
992 hpa
1.1
m
23h
9 kts
max 9 kts
-5° C
993 hpa
22:58
1.4
m
Friday, Oct 17
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
12 kts
max 13 kts
-2° C
992 hpa
1.0
m
05h
17 kts
max 21 kts
-2° C
993 hpa
05:40
0.5
m
08h
10 kts
max 10 kts
-3° C
994 hpa
0.7
m
11h
7 kts
max 8 kts
-3° C
996 hpa
11:58
1.3
m
14h
7 kts
max 7 kts
-3° C
997 hpa
1.1
m
17h
7 kts
max 7 kts
-3° C
999 hpa
17:49
0.6
m
20h
7 kts
max 7 kts
-4° C
1000 hpa
0.9
m
23h
6 kts
max 6 kts
-4° C
1001 hpa
23:57
1.5
m
Saturday, Oct 18
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
4 kts
max 5 kts
-6° C
1003 hpa
1.3
m
05h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-7° C
1004 hpa
06:28
0.4
m
08h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-8° C
1005 hpa
0.5
m
11h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-6° C
1006 hpa
1.2
m
14h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-6° C
1007 hpa
12:42
1.4
m
17h
2 kts
max 2 kts
-8° C
1007 hpa
0.7
m
20h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-7° C
1008 hpa
18:34
0.5
m
23h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-7° C
1008 hpa
1.4
m
Sunday, Oct 19
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
2 kts
max 2 kts
-6° C
1008 hpa
00:43
1.6
m
05h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-6° C
1008 hpa
0.6
m
08h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-8° C
1008 hpa
07:06
0.3
m
11h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-8° C
1009 hpa
1.2
m
14h
1 kts
max 3 kts
-6° C
1009 hpa
13:17
1.5
m
17h
1 kts
max 3 kts
-7° C
1008 hpa
0.8
m
20h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-8° C
1008 hpa
19:11
0.4
m
23h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-8° C
1008 hpa
1.3
m
Monday, Oct 20
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
4 kts
max 4 kts
-8° C
1007 hpa
01:20
1.6
m
05h
4 kts
max 5 kts
-8° C
1007 hpa
0.8
m
08h
3 kts
max 5 kts
-8° C
1006 hpa
07:38
0.3
m
11h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-7° C
1006 hpa
1.0
m
14h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-7° C
1006 hpa
13:48
1.6
m
17h
1 kts
max 3 kts
-8° C
1006 hpa
0.9
m
20h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-6° C
1006 hpa
19:45
0.4
m
23h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-7° C
1007 hpa
1.1
m
Tuesday, Oct 21
Wind
Weather
Tides
02h
0 kts
max 3 kts
-8° C
1007 hpa
01:53
1.7
m
05h
1 kts
max 3 kts
-8° C
1006 hpa
1.0
m
08h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-8° C
1006 hpa
08:06
0.3
m
11h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-7° C
1006 hpa
0.9
m
14h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-7° C
1006 hpa
14:17
1.6
m
17h
2 kts
max 3 kts
-7° C
1006 hpa
1.1
m
20h
1 kts
max 3 kts
-8° C
1005 hpa
20:16
0.3
m
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Forecast
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