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Last update: 16:35 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)

Sunday, Nov 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
314° NW
5 kts
max 7 kts
94%
11° C
1006 hpa
276° W
1.4 m
14 s
4.4 m
03h
110° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
11° C
1006 hpa
276° W
1.3 m
14 s
2.0 m
06h
140° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
13%
11° C
1005 hpa
274° W
1.2 m
13 s
04:31
1.5 m
09h
146° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
11° C
1004 hpa
273° W
1.1 m
12 s
4.4 m
12h
165° SSE
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
12° C
1003 hpa
274° W
1.2 m
12 s
10:38
4.9 m
15h
175° S
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
12° C
1002 hpa
273° W
1.3 m
12 s
2.3 m
18h
179° S
8 kts
max 12 kts
62%
1.77 mm
11° C
1003 hpa
279° W
1.4 m
15 s
17:01
1.3 m
21h
206° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
3%
11° C
1003 hpa
279° W
1.5 m
15 s
3.8 m

Monday, Nov 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
211° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
79%
10° C
1002 hpa
279° W
1.6 m
15 s
23:20
4.6 m
03h
266° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
43%
9° C
1001 hpa
278° W
1.6 m
15 s
2.9 m
06h
60° ENE
3 kts
max 3 kts
93%
10° C
1000 hpa
275° W
1.5 m
15 s
05:20
1.9 m
09h
94° E
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
10° C
998 hpa
276° W
1.5 m
14 s
3.8 m
12h
81° E
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
3.57 mm
11° C
995 hpa
276° W
1.5 m
14 s
11:30
4.6 m
15h
203° SSW
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.21 mm
10° C
993 hpa
276° W
1.5 m
14 s
3.0 m
18h
180° S
8 kts
max 13 kts
4%
9° C
994 hpa
276° W
1.5 m
14 s
17:58
1.6 m
21h
184° S
8 kts
max 12 kts
4%
9° C
993 hpa
276° W
1.5 m
13 s
2.9 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, Nov 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
211° SSW
8 kts
max 12 kts
41%
9° C
993 hpa
275° W
1.5 m
13 s
00:29
4.3 m
03h
217° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
86%
9° C
993 hpa
274° W
1.5 m
12 s
3.5 m
06h
223° SW
9 kts
max 16 kts
95%
9° C
993 hpa
274° W
1.4 m
12 s
06:17
2.2 m
09h
210° SSW
10 kts
max 15 kts
28%
9° C
994 hpa
274° W
1.4 m
12 s
3.2 m
12h
210° SSW
9 kts
max 11 kts
4%
10° C
994 hpa
273° W
1.4 m
12 s
12:33
4.4 m
15h
160° SSE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
10° C
994 hpa
273° W
1.3 m
13 s
3.7 m
18h
158° SSE
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
10° C
992 hpa
273° W
1.3 m
12 s
19:05
1.8 m
21h
90° E
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
2.19 mm
10° C
990 hpa
274° W
1.3 m
11 s
2.3 m

Wednesday, Nov 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
47° NE
20 kts
max 24 kts
99%
12.36 mm
10° C
986 hpa
279° W
1.4 m
11 s
3.7 m
03h
12° NNE
23 kts
max 26 kts
99%
3.51 mm
10° C
986 hpa
292° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
01:52
4.1 m
06h
14° NNE
25 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.81 mm
9° C
989 hpa
291° WNW
1.6 m
10 s
07:29
2.5 m
09h
19° NNE
22 kts
max 25 kts
99%
2.0 mm
10° C
993 hpa
280° W
1.7 m
10 s
2.8 m
12h
22° NNE
20 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.53 mm
9° C
997 hpa
284° WNW
1.8 m
10 s
3.9 m
15h
24° NNE
19 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.54 mm
9° C
1001 hpa
284° WNW
1.8 m
9 s
13:49
4.2 m
18h
22° NNE
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
1004 hpa
320° NW
1.8 m
10 s
2.7 m
21h
13° NNE
15 kts
max 18 kts
70%
7° C
1006 hpa
312° NW
1.7 m
10 s
20:28
1.9 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, Nov 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
11° N
16 kts
max 19 kts
84%
7° C
1007 hpa
300° WNW
1.6 m
9 s
3.1 m
03h
37° NE
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
1006 hpa
263° W
1.6 m
9 s
03:18
4.0 m
06h
53° NE
24 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.6 mm
8° C
1007 hpa
267° W
1.6 m
8 s
3.4 m
09h
44° NE
23 kts
max 25 kts
99%
8° C
1009 hpa
237° WSW
1.7 m
8 s
08:59
2.6 m
12h
45° NE
22 kts
max 24 kts
99%
8° C
1009 hpa
259° W
1.6 m
9 s
3.4 m
15h
47° NE
23 kts
max 25 kts
97%
8° C
1011 hpa
243° WSW
1.6 m
9 s
15:09
4.2 m
18h
40° NE
21 kts
max 22 kts
90%
8° C
1013 hpa
225° SW
1.6 m
8 s
3.4 m
21h
37° NE
19 kts
max 22 kts
94%
0.47 mm
7° C
1015 hpa
238° WSW
1.6 m
8 s
21:53
1.9 m

Friday, Nov 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
28° NNE
18 kts
max 19 kts
63%
7° C
1016 hpa
218° SW
1.4 m
9 s
2.4 m
03h
23° NNE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
1017 hpa
173° S
1.3 m
9 s
3.8 m
06h
26° NNE
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
1017 hpa
152° SSE
1.3 m
9 s
04:33
4.1 m
09h
35° NE
14 kts
max 15 kts
98%
7° C
1018 hpa
154° SSE
1.2 m
9 s
10:21
2.5 m
12h
41° NE
16 kts
max 16 kts
58%
0.48 mm
7° C
1017 hpa
156° SSE
1.2 m
9 s
2.8 m
15h
45° NE
16 kts
max 18 kts
96%
7° C
1017 hpa
147° SSE
1.2 m
8 s
16:22
4.3 m
18h
50° NE
16 kts
max 19 kts
97%
7° C
1017 hpa
146° SE
1.3 m
8 s
4.0 m
21h
50° NE
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
8° C
1018 hpa
125° SE
1.4 m
8 s
2.4 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, Nov 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
60° ENE
13 kts
max 15 kts
92%
8° C
1018 hpa
114° ESE
1.5 m
8 s
22:59
1.8 m
03h
79° E
11 kts
max 13 kts
70%
7° C
1018 hpa
133° SE
1.6 m
8 s
3.5 m
06h
76° ENE
10 kts
max 11 kts
71%
7° C
1018 hpa
131° SE
1.8 m
9 s
05:31
4.2 m
09h
64° ENE
9 kts
max 10 kts
97%
7° C
1019 hpa
170° S
1.8 m
10 s
3.0 m
12h
84° E
4 kts
max 5 kts
5%
8° C
1019 hpa
201° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
11:20
2.3 m
15h
71° ENE
1 kts
max 1 kts
75%
7° C
1018 hpa
219° SW
1.7 m
11 s
3.8 m
18h
291° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
95%
6° C
1018 hpa
229° SW
1.7 m
11 s
17:21
4.4 m
21h
257° WSW
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
1017 hpa
236° SW
1.6 m
11 s
2.9 m

Sunday, Nov 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
261° W
11 kts
max 14 kts
97%
6° C
1016 hpa
214° SW
1.5 m
11 s
23:49
1.7 m
03h
285° WNW
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
1014 hpa
203° SSW
1.5 m
10 s
3.1 m
06h
309° NW
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.64 mm
8° C
1012 hpa
190° S
1.5 m
10 s
06:15
4.4 m
09h
356° N
19 kts
max 23 kts
4%
0.74 mm
8° C
1014 hpa
180° S
1.5 m
10 s
3.4 m
12h
345° NNW
20 kts
max 23 kts
84%
8° C
1016 hpa
194° SSW
1.5 m
9 s
12:06
2.1 m
15h
355° N
18 kts
max 21 kts
97%
7° C
1017 hpa
174° S
1.5 m
9 s
3.3 m
18h
344° NNW
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
1019 hpa
183° S
1.5 m
9 s
18:09
4.5 m
21h
349° N
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
1020 hpa
199° SSW
1.5 m
9 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)

Monday, Nov 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
346° NNW
17 kts
max 21 kts
43%
7° C
1021 hpa
206° SSW
1.5 m
8 s
00:30
1.6 m
03h
335° NNW
13 kts
max 17 kts
4%
7° C
1021 hpa
237° WSW
1.5 m
8 s
2.7 m
06h
312° NW
11 kts
max 14 kts
4%
6° C
1021 hpa
236° SW
1.5 m
8 s
06:51
4.5 m
09h
277° W
12 kts
max 17 kts
96%
6° C
1020 hpa
271° W
1.5 m
8 s
3.8 m
12h
253° WSW
19 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
1017 hpa
268° W
1.5 m
8 s
12:46
1.9 m
15h
251° WSW
23 kts
max 32 kts
99%
8° C
1013 hpa
266° W
1.5 m
8 s
2.8 m
18h
289° WNW
22 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.77 mm
9° C
1011 hpa
267° W
1.5 m
8 s
18:49
4.6 m
21h
282° WNW
24 kts
max 31 kts
99%
9° C
1008 hpa
249° WSW
1.5 m
8 s
3.9 m

Tuesday, Nov 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
268° W
26 kts
max 35 kts
99%
9° C
1003 hpa
263° W
1.5 m
8 s
01:05
1.5 m
03h
275° W
30 kts
max 42 kts
99%
0.43 mm
9° C
999 hpa
267° W
1.5 m
8 s
2.3 m
06h
288° WNW
34 kts
max 47 kts
7%
8° C
995 hpa
266° W
1.5 m
8 s
07:21
4.6 m
09h
311° NW
34 kts
max 40 kts
87%
5° C
998 hpa
266° W
1.5 m
8 s
4.2 m
12h
321° NW
29 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.91 mm
4° C
999 hpa
269° W
1.5 m
8 s
13:21
1.8 m
15h
308° NW
33 kts
max 41 kts
97%
0.71 mm
3° C
1000 hpa
278° W
1.6 m
8 s
2.3 m
18h
312° NW
34 kts
max 39 kts
99%
1.06 mm
3° C
999 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
8 s
19:26
4.6 m
21h
311° NW
32 kts
max 38 kts
99%
0.78 mm
2° C
998 hpa
286° WNW
1.6 m
8 s
4.3 m

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