Daily forecast
as
Last update: 17:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Saturday, Sep 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
21 kts
max 33 kts
13° C
1003 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
02:25
1.3
m
04h
18 kts
max 25 kts
13° C
1002 hpa
1.9 m
8 s
1.8
m
07h
21 kts
max 24 kts
11° C
1005 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
4.1
m
10h
18 kts
max 21 kts
11° C
1007 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
08:53
4.7
m
13h
21 kts
max 23 kts
0.43 mm
11° C
1009 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
2.3
m
16h
20 kts
max 21 kts
0.47 mm
11° C
1010 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
14:37
1.7
m
19h
20 kts
max 23 kts
10° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
4.4
m
22h
24 kts
max 29 kts
9° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
20:48
5.0
m
Sunday, Sep 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
26 kts
max 30 kts
0.45 mm
10° C
1011 hpa
2.1 m
7 s
2.2
m
04h
28 kts
max 32 kts
1.28 mm
10° C
1011 hpa
2.5 m
8 s
03:02
1.1
m
07h
25 kts
max 29 kts
10° C
1013 hpa
2.6 m
8 s
3.8
m
10h
25 kts
max 29 kts
0.62 mm
10° C
1016 hpa
2.6 m
9 s
09:24
4.8
m
13h
23 kts
max 26 kts
0.79 mm
10° C
1018 hpa
2.4 m
9 s
2.7
m
16h
21 kts
max 24 kts
0.44 mm
10° C
1020 hpa
2.2 m
9 s
15:11
1.6
m
19h
18 kts
max 22 kts
9° C
1022 hpa
1.9 m
9 s
4.1
m
22h
16 kts
max 21 kts
10° C
1023 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
21:21
5.1
m
Monday, Sep 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
17 kts
max 24 kts
10° C
1023 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
2.7
m
04h
19 kts
max 25 kts
0.62 mm
11° C
1022 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
03:35
1.1
m
07h
21 kts
max 26 kts
0.41 mm
11° C
1022 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
3.4
m
10h
20 kts
max 25 kts
12° C
1023 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
09:52
4.8
m
13h
23 kts
max 28 kts
12° C
1023 hpa
1.9 m
6 s
3.1
m
16h
22 kts
max 27 kts
12° C
1023 hpa
1.9 m
6 s
15:43
1.5
m
19h
20 kts
max 25 kts
12° C
1024 hpa
1.9 m
7 s
3.6
m
22h
18 kts
max 23 kts
12° C
1024 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
21:52
5.1
m
Tuesday, Sep 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
16 kts
max 21 kts
12° C
1025 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
3.3
m
04h
13 kts
max 17 kts
12° C
1025 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
04:06
1.1
m
07h
13 kts
max 17 kts
11° C
1026 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
3.0
m
10h
12 kts
max 14 kts
12° C
1028 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
10:18
4.8
m
13h
8 kts
max 9 kts
13° C
1028 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
3.5
m
16h
5 kts
max 6 kts
13° C
1028 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
16:14
1.4
m
19h
3 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1028 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
3.1
m
22h
9 kts
max 13 kts
11° C
1029 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
22:21
5.0
m
Wednesday, Sep 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
10 kts
max 15 kts
11° C
1028 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
3.8
m
04h
6 kts
max 8 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
04:36
1.2
m
07h
6 kts
max 8 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
2.6
m
10h
9 kts
max 11 kts
12° C
1028 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
10:43
4.8
m
13h
10 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
1028 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
3.8
m
16h
10 kts
max 11 kts
14° C
1027 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
16:44
1.5
m
19h
8 kts
max 10 kts
12° C
1026 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
2.6
m
22h
6 kts
max 7 kts
11° C
1026 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
22:49
4.9
m
Thursday, Sep 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
7 kts
max 9 kts
11° C
1026 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
4.1
m
04h
10 kts
max 15 kts
10° C
1025 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
05:04
1.4
m
07h
10 kts
max 15 kts
10° C
1025 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
2.2
m
10h
11 kts
max 14 kts
12° C
1025 hpa
0.9 m
9 s
11:09
4.7
m
13h
12 kts
max 15 kts
14° C
1024 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
4.1
m
16h
11 kts
max 16 kts
15° C
1024 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
17:15
1.6
m
19h
9 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
1024 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
2.3
m
22h
12 kts
max 22 kts
13° C
1023 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
23:18
4.7
m
Friday, Sep 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13 kts
max 20 kts
12° C
1022 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
4.2
m
04h
13 kts
max 21 kts
12° C
1022 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
2.1
m
07h
14 kts
max 22 kts
12° C
1021 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
05:33
1.6
m
10h
16 kts
max 24 kts
12° C
1020 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
4.1
m
13h
17 kts
max 26 kts
14° C
1019 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
11:36
4.5
m
16h
14 kts
max 21 kts
15° C
1018 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
2.4
m
19h
14 kts
max 22 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
17:47
1.8
m
22h
15 kts
max 24 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
4.0
m
Saturday, Sep 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13 kts
max 22 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
23:48
4.5
m
04h
15 kts
max 23 kts
12° C
1015 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
2.6
m
07h
14 kts
max 23 kts
11° C
1015 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
06:03
1.9
m
10h
14 kts
max 21 kts
13° C
1015 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
3.8
m
13h
12 kts
max 16 kts
15° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
12:05
4.4
m
16h
10 kts
max 13 kts
15° C
1016 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
2.8
m
19h
6 kts
max 7 kts
14° C
1017 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
18:21
2.0
m
22h
5 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
3.6
m
Sunday, Sep 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
6 kts
max 6 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
00:23
4.2
m
04h
5 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1019 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
3.0
m
07h
6 kts
max 9 kts
13° C
1020 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
06:36
2.2
m
10h
5 kts
max 6 kts
13° C
1022 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
3.4
m
13h
2 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
12:41
4.2
m
16h
4 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
3.2
m
19h
3 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1025 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
19:02
2.2
m
22h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1025 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
3.1
m
Monday, Sep 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
4 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
01:08
3.9
m
04h
4 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1026 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
3.3
m
07h
4 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1026 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
07:17
2.4
m
10h
5 kts
max 7 kts
13° C
1027 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
3.1
m
13h
9 kts
max 12 kts
14° C
1027 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
13:30
4.0
m
16h
10 kts
max 13 kts
14° C
1027 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
3.5
m
19h
10 kts
max 16 kts
13° C
1027 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
19:57
2.5
m
22h
11 kts
max 17 kts
12° C
1027 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
2.8
m
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