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Last update: 20:35 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)

Thursday, Feb 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
85° E
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1.25 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
48° NE
0.4 m
6 s
4.4 m
04h
78° ENE
3 kts
max 5 kts
73%
2.04 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
36° NE
0.4 m
6 s
05:29
0.7 m
07h
69° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
39° NE
0.3 m
6 s
1.5 m
10h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 6 kts
94%
2.7 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
41° NE
0.3 m
6 s
4.9 m
13h
358° N
5 kts
max 8 kts
76%
2.92 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
39° NE
0.3 m
6 s
11:42
5.8 m
16h
7° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
96%
0.6 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
32° NNE
0.4 m
5 s
1.9 m
19h
25° NNE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.01 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
34° NE
0.3 m
5 s
18:00
0.7 m
22h
77° ENE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
5.62 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
42° NE
0.3 m
5 s
4.1 m

Friday, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
120° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6.2 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
56° NE
0.4 m
5 s
00:01
5.2 m
04h
102° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
8.35 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
66° ENE
0.5 m
5 s
2.0 m
07h
89° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
19.54 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
92° E
0.5 m
5 s
06:06
0.8 m
10h
106° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
14.1 mm
25° C
1008 hpa
93° E
0.5 m
5 s
4.2 m
13h
126° SE
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6.15 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
101° E
0.5 m
5 s
12:17
5.6 m
16h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.8 mm
25° C
1005 hpa
95° E
0.5 m
5 s
2.5 m
19h
114° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.06 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
95° E
0.6 m
5 s
18:35
0.8 m
22h
104° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.93 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
83° E
0.6 m
5 s
3.4 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, Feb 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
115° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
26° C
1005 hpa
90° E
0.6 m
5 s
00:41
5.2 m
04h
126° SE
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.54 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
92° E
0.5 m
5 s
2.8 m
07h
130° SE
15 kts
max 18 kts
88%
1.51 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
85° E
0.6 m
5 s
06:48
1.0 m
10h
124° SE
15 kts
max 18 kts
44%
2.47 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
85° E
0.5 m
5 s
3.3 m
13h
116° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
36%
3.35 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
93° E
0.6 m
4 s
12:57
5.2 m
16h
116° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
59%
3.6 mm
27° C
1002 hpa
97° E
0.6 m
4 s
3.2 m
19h
118° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
67%
1.63 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
96° E
0.7 m
4 s
19:14
1.0 m
22h
119° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
63%
26° C
1004 hpa
96° E
0.7 m
5 s
2.7 m

Sunday, Feb 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
120° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
45%
26° C
1003 hpa
94° E
0.7 m
5 s
01:27
5.0 m
04h
113° ESE
14 kts
max 16 kts
40%
0.9 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
94° E
0.6 m
5 s
3.7 m
07h
115° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
44%
1.25 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
96° E
0.7 m
5 s
07:38
1.4 m
10h
110° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
16%
0.55 mm
27° C
1004 hpa
93° E
0.7 m
5 s
2.6 m
13h
113° ESE
16 kts
max 17 kts
9%
0.52 mm
27° C
1002 hpa
95° E
0.7 m
5 s
13:42
4.7 m
16h
113° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
0%
0.59 mm
27° C
1001 hpa
94° E
0.8 m
5 s
3.7 m
19h
115° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
14%
0.47 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
5 s
20:00
1.3 m
22h
111° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
31%
0.7 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
89° E
0.8 m
5 s
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)

Monday, Feb 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
116° ESE
13 kts
max 15 kts
23%
1.58 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
6 s
02:24
4.8 m
04h
119° ESE
13 kts
max 15 kts
60%
1.08 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
85° E
0.7 m
6 s
4.3 m
07h
120° ESE
13 kts
max 15 kts
32%
0.93 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
86° E
0.7 m
6 s
2.4 m
10h
114° ESE
13 kts
max 15 kts
28%
0.91 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
91° E
0.7 m
5 s
08:40
1.8 m
13h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 16 kts
23%
0.82 mm
27° C
1004 hpa
100° E
0.7 m
4 s
3.7 m
16h
117° ESE
15 kts
max 16 kts
17%
27° C
1003 hpa
101° E
0.7 m
4 s
14:40
4.2 m
19h
118° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
24%
26° C
1005 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
5 s
2.3 m
22h
118° ESE
16 kts
max 19 kts
95%
0.76 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
95° E
0.8 m
5 s
20:58
1.6 m

Tuesday, Feb 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
114° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.52 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
5 s
3.4 m
04h
114° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
34%
1.02 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
89° E
0.7 m
5 s
03:45
4.6 m
07h
110° ESE
15 kts
max 19 kts
27%
0.87 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
90° E
0.7 m
5 s
3.5 m
10h
109° ESE
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
5 s
10:17
2.2 m
13h
114° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
48%
0.52 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
5 s
2.8 m
16h
119° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
92%
27° C
1005 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
5 s
16:13
3.8 m
19h
113° ESE
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.95 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
5 s
3.1 m
22h
112° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
53%
0.98 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
5 s
22:26
1.8 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, Feb 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
112° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
9%
1.99 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
5 s
2.5 m
04h
109° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
44%
1.47 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
6 s
4.3 m
07h
121° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
25%
2.14 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
85° E
0.7 m
6 s
05:49
4.7 m
10h
132° SE
16 kts
max 17 kts
46%
0.71 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
88° E
0.7 m
5 s
2.7 m
13h
132° SE
16 kts
max 18 kts
73%
0.61 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
94° E
0.7 m
5 s
12:38
2.0 m
16h
118° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
2%
0.59 mm
27° C
1004 hpa
93° E
0.7 m
5 s
3.2 m
19h
114° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
4%
26° C
1005 hpa
89° E
0.7 m
5 s
18:30
3.8 m
22h
116° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
73%
26° C
1007 hpa
89° E
0.7 m
5 s
2.3 m

Thursday, Feb 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
115° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.93 mm
25° C
1005 hpa
87° E
0.7 m
5 s
00:29
1.7 m
04h
113° ESE
14 kts
max 16 kts
21%
1.42 mm
25° C
1004 hpa
86° E
0.6 m
5 s
3.6 m
07h
107° ESE
12 kts
max 15 kts
63%
1.87 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
89° E
0.6 m
5 s
07:13
5.1 m
10h
104° ESE
14 kts
max 16 kts
98%
2.2 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
90° E
0.6 m
5 s
3.6 m
13h
107° ESE
14 kts
max 16 kts
93%
2.59 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
93° E
0.6 m
4 s
13:51
1.5 m
16h
114° ESE
14 kts
max 16 kts
95%
2.71 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
90° E
0.6 m
5 s
2.3 m
19h
112° ESE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.8 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
85° E
0.6 m
5 s
19:44
4.2 m
22h
111° ESE
11 kts
max 13 kts
90%
26° C
1007 hpa
92° E
0.6 m
5 s
3.2 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)

Friday, Feb 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
113° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
14%
26° C
1005 hpa
90° E
0.6 m
6 s
01:42
1.3 m
04h
116° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
6%
25° C
1004 hpa
89° E
0.5 m
6 s
2.5 m
07h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
86%
26° C
1006 hpa
79° E
0.5 m
5 s
08:11
5.6 m
10h
117° ESE
10 kts
max 11 kts
95%
27° C
1006 hpa
80° E
0.5 m
5 s
4.7 m
13h
119° ESE
10 kts
max 10 kts
45%
27° C
1005 hpa
82° E
0.5 m
5 s
1.8 m
16h
123° ESE
9 kts
max 9 kts
0%
27° C
1004 hpa
80° E
0.5 m
5 s
14:43
1.0 m
19h
120° ESE
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
26° C
1005 hpa
79° E
0.5 m
5 s
3.9 m
22h
121° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
25° C
1007 hpa
80° E
0.5 m
5 s
20:37
4.6 m

Saturday, Feb 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
129° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
10%
24° C
1005 hpa
74° ENE
0.5 m
5 s
1.6 m
04h
163° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
9%
24° C
1005 hpa
70° ENE
0.5 m
5 s
02:36
0.8 m
07h
190° S
4 kts
max 6 kts
17%
24° C
1006 hpa
70° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
4.8 m

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