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Last update: 08:39 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)

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
53° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
28%
25° C
1006 hpa
75° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
00:24
4.6 m
04h
19° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
32%
24° C
1006 hpa
75° ENE
0.2 m
4 s
2.2 m
07h
171° S
0 kts
max 3 kts
97%
25° C
1008 hpa
74° ENE
0.2 m
4 s
06:23
1.0 m
10h
82° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
10%
27° C
1009 hpa
72° ENE
0.2 m
4 s
3.8 m
13h
94° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
95%
28° C
1007 hpa
71° ENE
0.2 m
5 s
12:43
5.5 m
16h
98° E
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
27° C
1006 hpa
73° ENE
0.3 m
4 s
3.2 m
19h
83° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
64%
26° C
1007 hpa
57° ENE
0.2 m
7 s
19:07
1.0 m
22h
75° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
69%
25° C
1009 hpa
44° NE
0.3 m
9 s
2.8 m

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
66° ENE
1 kts
max 3 kts
26%
25° C
1008 hpa
38° NE
0.2 m
9 s
01:05
4.6 m
04h
281° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
22%
24° C
1007 hpa
36° NE
0.2 m
9 s
2.9 m
07h
221° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
7%
25° C
1010 hpa
39° NE
0.2 m
8 s
07:06
1.2 m
10h
155° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
4%
28° C
1010 hpa
44° NE
0.3 m
7 s
3.0 m
13h
114° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
28%
29° C
1009 hpa
58° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
13:23
5.3 m
16h
104° ESE
12 kts
max 15 kts
6%
28° C
1008 hpa
76° ENE
0.4 m
4 s
3.8 m
19h
104° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
4%
26° C
1010 hpa
84° E
0.4 m
4 s
19:47
1.1 m
22h
115° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
4%
26° C
1012 hpa
82° E
0.4 m
5 s
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)

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
117° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
4%
25° C
1010 hpa
79° E
0.4 m
5 s
01:53
4.6 m
04h
133° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
6%
25° C
1009 hpa
78° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
3.7 m
07h
143° SE
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
25° C
1011 hpa
83° E
0.5 m
6 s
07:56
1.4 m
10h
128° SE
13 kts
max 15 kts
5%
28° C
1012 hpa
93° E
0.5 m
4 s
2.4 m
13h
132° SE
13 kts
max 16 kts
4%
28° C
1010 hpa
99° E
0.6 m
4 s
14:10
4.9 m
16h
124° SE
13 kts
max 16 kts
4%
28° C
1008 hpa
97° E
0.5 m
4 s
4.2 m
19h
117° ESE
11 kts
max 14 kts
4%
26° C
1009 hpa
93° E
0.5 m
5 s
1.9 m
22h
112° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
14%
25° C
1010 hpa
90° E
0.5 m
5 s
20:35
1.3 m

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
121° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
93%
25° C
1009 hpa
86° E
0.5 m
6 s
3.8 m
04h
112° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
96%
26° C
1008 hpa
81° E
0.5 m
6 s
02:52
4.5 m
07h
117° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
64%
26° C
1010 hpa
79° E
0.4 m
6 s
2.5 m
10h
112° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
23%
28° C
1010 hpa
77° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
08:57
1.8 m
13h
107° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
50%
28° C
1009 hpa
76° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
3.7 m
16h
112° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
69%
28° C
1007 hpa
76° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
15:08
4.5 m
19h
92° E
8 kts
max 10 kts
8%
27° C
1009 hpa
72° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
2.6 m
22h
105° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
5%
26° C
1010 hpa
69° ENE
0.4 m
7 s
21:34
1.5 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, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
104° ESE
6 kts
max 7 kts
51%
25° C
1009 hpa
66° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
2.9 m
04h
98° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
98%
26° C
1009 hpa
67° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
04:12
4.4 m
07h
103° ESE
4 kts
max 5 kts
12%
26° C
1010 hpa
65° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
3.5 m
10h
120° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
28° C
1010 hpa
67° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
10:23
2.1 m
13h
120° ESE
11 kts
max 13 kts
0%
28° C
1008 hpa
68° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
2.7 m
16h
104° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
0%
28° C
1007 hpa
69° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
16:30
4.1 m
19h
82° E
8 kts
max 10 kts
9%
26° C
1008 hpa
65° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
3.4 m
22h
83° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
6%
25° C
1009 hpa
64° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
22:56
1.6 m

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
86° E
3 kts
max 5 kts
27%
25° C
1008 hpa
66° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
2.1 m
04h
140° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
22%
24° C
1007 hpa
70° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
4.1 m
07h
151° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
57%
25° C
1009 hpa
71° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
06:01
4.6 m
10h
136° SE
10 kts
max 11 kts
73%
27° C
1009 hpa
67° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
2.7 m
13h
118° ESE
11 kts
max 12 kts
2%
28° C
1008 hpa
72° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
12:32
2.0 m
16h
110° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
0%
28° C
1007 hpa
74° ENE
0.3 m
4 s
3.4 m
19h
112° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
26° C
1008 hpa
73° ENE
0.3 m
4 s
18:24
4.0 m
22h
110° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
7%
25° C
1009 hpa
75° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
2.3 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)

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
113° ESE
6 kts
max 8 kts
32%
24° C
1008 hpa
73° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
00:36
1.4 m
04h
131° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
36%
24° C
1008 hpa
72° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
3.3 m
07h
150° SSE
3 kts
max 6 kts
71%
25° C
1010 hpa
69° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
07:22
5.1 m
10h
107° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
24%
28° C
1010 hpa
67° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
3.7 m
13h
92° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
28° C
1008 hpa
69° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
13:54
1.6 m
16h
110° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
28° C
1007 hpa
68° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
2.4 m
19h
101° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
2%
26° C
1008 hpa
65° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
19:44
4.2 m
22h
78° ENE
1 kts
max 3 kts
2%
25° C
1009 hpa
60° ENE
0.2 m
6 s
3.2 m

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
312° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
8%
24° C
1008 hpa
92° E
0.3 m
5 s
01:48
1.1 m
04h
288° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
3%
23° C
1007 hpa
94° E
0.3 m
5 s
2.3 m
07h
293° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
24° C
1009 hpa
85° E
0.3 m
6 s
08:22
5.6 m
10h
349° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
27° C
1010 hpa
81° E
0.2 m
6 s
4.8 m
13h
55° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
95%
28° C
1008 hpa
80° E
0.3 m
6 s
2.0 m
16h
53° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
91%
28° C
1006 hpa
70° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
14:53
1.1 m
19h
35° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
9%
26° C
1007 hpa
65° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
3.8 m
22h
20° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
26° C
1009 hpa
68° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
20:43
4.5 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 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
7%
25° C
1008 hpa
68° ENE
0.3 m
5 s
1.5 m
04h
38° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
47%
24° C
1008 hpa
67° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
02:44
0.8 m
07h
66° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
25° C
1010 hpa
68° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
4.6 m
10h
116° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
98%
27° C
1011 hpa
69° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
09:13
6.0 m
13h
99° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
24%
28° C
1009 hpa
75° ENE
0.4 m
5 s
2.8 m
16h
95° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
28° C
1008 hpa
79° E
0.4 m
5 s
15:42
0.8 m
19h
77° ENE
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
26° C
1009 hpa
80° E
0.4 m
5 s
3.1 m
22h
71° ENE
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
25° C
1010 hpa
80° E
0.4 m
5 s
21:33
4.7 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
83° E
4 kts
max 6 kts
72%
24° C
1009 hpa
79° E
0.4 m
5 s
2.2 m
04h
152° SSE
2 kts
max 4 kts
17%
24° C
1009 hpa
77° ENE
0.4 m
5 s
03:32
0.5 m
07h
192° SSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
14%
24° C
1011 hpa
83° E
0.4 m
5 s
3.7 m
10h
51° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
52%
27° C
1010 hpa
81° E
0.4 m
5 s
09:58
6.3 m
13h
75° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
28° C
1008 hpa
86° E
0.4 m
5 s
3.7 m
16h
66° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
28° C
1007 hpa
77° ENE
0.4 m
5 s
16:25
0.5 m
19h
46° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
1%
26° C
1008 hpa
80° E
0.3 m
6 s
2.3 m
22h
357° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
25° C
1009 hpa
78° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
22:17
4.9 m

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