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Last update: 23:35 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)

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
296° WNW
22 kts
max 27 kts
1%
2° C
1022 hpa
284° WNW
0.9 m
4 s
1.0 m
04h
331° NNW
17 kts
max 18 kts
95%
1° C
1022 hpa
334° NNW
1.1 m
5 s
02:38
1.1 m
07h
336° NNW
13 kts
max 13 kts
87%
0° C
1023 hpa
1° N
0.9 m
5 s
0.4 m
10h
335° NNW
10 kts
max 10 kts
92%
0° C
1024 hpa
36° NE
0.8 m
6 s
09:27
0.1 m
13h
318° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
88%
-1° C
1022 hpa
26° NNE
0.8 m
6 s
0.6 m
16h
288° WNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
0%
0° C
1019 hpa
35° NE
0.8 m
7 s
15:00
0.8 m
19h
298° WNW
14 kts
max 20 kts
0%
2° C
1020 hpa
65° ENE
0.7 m
10 s
0.2 m
22h
270° W
9 kts
max 16 kts
28%
1° C
1019 hpa
88° E
0.7 m
12 s
21:11
-0.1 m

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
281° W
16 kts
max 19 kts
40%
2° C
1019 hpa
188° S
0.7 m
9 s
0.7 m
04h
314° NW
21 kts
max 26 kts
0%
-1° C
1020 hpa
329° NNW
1.0 m
4 s
03:46
1.2 m
07h
321° NW
19 kts
max 21 kts
3%
-2° C
1022 hpa
265° W
1.1 m
5 s
0.6 m
10h
329° NNW
16 kts
max 17 kts
27%
-2° C
1024 hpa
86° E
1.0 m
5 s
10:34
0.0 m
13h
336° NNW
12 kts
max 13 kts
82%
-1° C
1023 hpa
22° NNE
1.0 m
6 s
0.3 m
16h
349° N
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0° C
1023 hpa
29° NNE
0.9 m
6 s
16:10
0.8 m
19h
359° N
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0° C
1024 hpa
28° NNE
0.8 m
6 s
0.4 m
22h
349° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
0° C
1025 hpa
25° NNE
0.7 m
6 s
22:18
-0.2 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, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
339° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
17%
0° C
1024 hpa
24° NNE
0.6 m
6 s
0.3 m
04h
0° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
0° C
1024 hpa
30° NNE
0.6 m
7 s
04:50
1.2 m
07h
38° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
34%
1° C
1024 hpa
39° NE
0.6 m
8 s
0.9 m
10h
53° NE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
2° C
1025 hpa
41° NE
0.6 m
9 s
0.1 m
13h
59° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2° C
1022 hpa
46° NE
0.6 m
10 s
11:32
-0.1 m
16h
61° ENE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3° C
1020 hpa
44° NE
0.7 m
9 s
17:13
0.9 m
19h
59° ENE
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
4° C
1021 hpa
50° NE
0.8 m
9 s
0.7 m
22h
61° ENE
15 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.41 mm
4° C
1020 hpa
48° NE
1.0 m
7 s
23:20
-0.2 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
49° NE
20 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.68 mm
4° C
1018 hpa
46° NE
1.2 m
6 s
0.0 m
04h
51° NE
23 kts
max 24 kts
99%
5° C
1016 hpa
48° NE
1.6 m
6 s
1.0 m
07h
47° NE
24 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.59 mm
4° C
1014 hpa
52° NE
1.8 m
6 s
05:47
1.3 m
10h
49° NE
25 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.89 mm
6° C
1012 hpa
56° NE
2.1 m
7 s
0.2 m
13h
46° NE
27 kts
max 32 kts
99%
1.18 mm
7° C
1007 hpa
58° ENE
2.2 m
7 s
12:25
-0.2 m
16h
34° NE
31 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.32 mm
7° C
1002 hpa
60° ENE
2.4 m
8 s
0.6 m
19h
28° NNE
33 kts
max 42 kts
99%
0.76 mm
8° C
997 hpa
63° ENE
2.6 m
8 s
18:10
1.0 m
22h
37° NE
29 kts
max 37 kts
99%
4.52 mm
9° C
992 hpa
71° ENE
2.7 m
9 s
0.1 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)

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
56° NE
12 kts
max 20 kts
98%
4.42 mm
9° C
986 hpa
72° ENE
2.8 m
9 s
00:18
-0.3 m
04h
5° N
32 kts
max 37 kts
99%
7.54 mm
5° C
986 hpa
74° ENE
2.8 m
9 s
0.7 m
07h
333° NNW
42 kts
max 51 kts
99%
7.69 mm
-1° C
986 hpa
86° E
2.9 m
9 s
06:39
1.3 m
10h
307° NW
39 kts
max 47 kts
99%
3.65 mm
-3° C
993 hpa
91° E
2.9 m
10 s
0.5 m
13h
312° NW
34 kts
max 41 kts
99%
2.24 mm
-3° C
998 hpa
98° E
2.8 m
10 s
13:12
-0.2 m
16h
318° NW
34 kts
max 38 kts
99%
0.82 mm
-1° C
1001 hpa
104° ESE
2.7 m
10 s
0.4 m
19h
309° NW
30 kts
max 34 kts
99%
-1° C
1006 hpa
116° ESE
2.6 m
10 s
19:01
1.0 m
22h
310° NW
25 kts
max 29 kts
99%
-1° C
1010 hpa
98° E
2.5 m
10 s
0.4 m

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
305° NW
22 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-2° C
1012 hpa
105° ESE
2.3 m
10 s
01:11
-0.3 m
04h
308° NW
21 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-3° C
1014 hpa
104° ESE
2.1 m
10 s
0.4 m
07h
306° NW
20 kts
max 25 kts
99%
-4° C
1017 hpa
96° E
2.0 m
10 s
07:26
1.3 m
10h
310° NW
21 kts
max 27 kts
57%
-3° C
1018 hpa
92° E
1.8 m
10 s
0.8 m
13h
311° NW
20 kts
max 24 kts
22%
-1° C
1018 hpa
90° E
1.7 m
10 s
13:56
-0.2 m
16h
311° NW
19 kts
max 22 kts
60%
1° C
1018 hpa
103° ESE
1.5 m
9 s
0.1 m
19h
309° NW
18 kts
max 20 kts
78%
1° C
1021 hpa
114° ESE
1.4 m
9 s
19:49
1.1 m
22h
305° NW
17 kts
max 21 kts
41%
1° C
1022 hpa
146° SE
1.4 m
8 s
0.7 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, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
308° NW
17 kts
max 22 kts
6%
0° C
1023 hpa
147° SSE
1.3 m
8 s
02:01
-0.2 m
04h
317° NW
17 kts
max 21 kts
4%
-1° C
1024 hpa
131° SE
1.2 m
8 s
0.1 m
07h
320° NW
15 kts
max 18 kts
3%
-1° C
1025 hpa
127° SE
1.1 m
8 s
08:10
1.2 m
10h
307° NW
11 kts
max 12 kts
4%
-1° C
1027 hpa
126° SE
1.0 m
8 s
1.0 m
13h
266° W
9 kts
max 10 kts
1%
1° C
1025 hpa
109° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
0.0 m
16h
275° W
14 kts
max 15 kts
4%
3° C
1024 hpa
110° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
14:38
-0.2 m
19h
303° WNW
16 kts
max 18 kts
14%
2° C
1026 hpa
105° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
0.9 m
22h
321° NW
13 kts
max 15 kts
29%
2° C
1027 hpa
100° E
0.8 m
8 s
20:35
1.1 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
320° NW
11 kts
max 13 kts
58%
1° C
1028 hpa
85° E
0.7 m
8 s
0.1 m
04h
332° NNW
11 kts
max 12 kts
59%
1° C
1029 hpa
83° E
0.7 m
8 s
02:49
-0.2 m
07h
327° NNW
9 kts
max 9 kts
41%
1° C
1030 hpa
68° ENE
0.7 m
8 s
0.8 m
10h
305° NW
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1° C
1032 hpa
68° ENE
0.7 m
7 s
08:52
1.1 m
13h
312° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
2° C
1030 hpa
82° E
0.7 m
7 s
0.2 m
16h
321° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
2° C
1030 hpa
92° E
0.7 m
7 s
15:18
-0.2 m
19h
239° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
2° C
1030 hpa
92° E
0.7 m
7 s
0.7 m
22h
212° SSW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
3° C
1029 hpa
94° E
0.7 m
7 s
21:19
1.1 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)

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
233° SW
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
4° C
1027 hpa
112° ESE
0.7 m
7 s
0.3 m
04h
236° SW
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4° C
1025 hpa
112° ESE
0.7 m
6 s
03:35
-0.1 m
07h
228° SW
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5° C
1023 hpa
114° ESE
0.7 m
6 s
0.6 m
10h
232° SW
13 kts
max 28 kts
99%
7° C
1022 hpa
137° SE
0.7 m
6 s
09:32
1.0 m
13h
250° WSW
14 kts
max 28 kts
99%
8° C
1019 hpa
127° SE
0.7 m
5 s
0.4 m
16h
251° WSW
17 kts
max 30 kts
99%
1.11 mm
6° C
1017 hpa
131° SE
0.7 m
5 s
15:56
-0.1 m
19h
264° W
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4.73 mm
6° C
1018 hpa
137° SE
0.7 m
6 s
0.4 m
22h
292° WNW
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.41 mm
5° C
1018 hpa
129° SE
0.8 m
5 s
22:03
1.1 m

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
316° NW
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
4° C
1017 hpa
168° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
0.6 m
04h
334° NNW
16 kts
max 18 kts
46%
4° C
1017 hpa
164° SSE
0.9 m
6 s
04:22
07h
338° NNW
14 kts
max 16 kts
5%
3° C
1018 hpa
129° SE
1.0 m
6 s
0.4 m
10h
299° WNW
9 kts
max 9 kts
4%
3° C
1018 hpa
129° SE
1.0 m
6 s
10:12
1.0 m
13h
262° W
11 kts
max 14 kts
4%
4° C
1015 hpa
119° ESE
1.0 m
6 s
0.6 m
16h
262° W
16 kts
max 20 kts
0%
6° C
1013 hpa
16:34
0.0 m

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