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Last update: 05:40 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)

Tuesday, Sep 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
172° S
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
11° C
1020 hpa
79° E
0.2 m
5 s
01:13
2.2 m
04h
185° S
5 kts
max 10 kts
96%
11° C
1019 hpa
81° E
0.2 m
5 s
2.8 m
07h
189° S
5 kts
max 10 kts
99%
12° C
1020 hpa
94° E
0.2 m
5 s
3.6 m
10h
178° S
5 kts
max 11 kts
99%
13° C
1021 hpa
116° ESE
0.2 m
4 s
08:59
4.2 m
13h
193° SSW
6 kts
max 11 kts
97%
15° C
1021 hpa
124° SE
0.2 m
4 s
13:37
2.5 m
16h
178° S
9 kts
max 12 kts
74%
15° C
1020 hpa
96° E
0.2 m
5 s
2.8 m
19h
175° S
7 kts
max 14 kts
99%
14° C
1021 hpa
88° E
0.1 m
5 s
3.7 m
22h
176° S
7 kts
max 15 kts
99%
14° C
1020 hpa
104° ESE
0.1 m
5 s
21:11
4.2 m

Wednesday, Oct 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
179° S
8 kts
max 16 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
110° ESE
0.2 m
4 s
2.7 m
04h
182° S
9 kts
max 21 kts
99%
2.4 mm
13° C
1018 hpa
119° ESE
0.3 m
4 s
03:16
2.5 m
07h
177° S
10 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.54 mm
14° C
1018 hpa
114° ESE
0.3 m
5 s
3.1 m
10h
198° SSW
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.44 mm
15° C
1018 hpa
99° E
0.4 m
6 s
10:09
4.1 m
13h
208° SSW
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
16° C
1018 hpa
100° E
0.4 m
6 s
3.2 m
16h
221° SW
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
104° ESE
0.4 m
6 s
16:08
2.6 m
19h
207° SSW
8 kts
max 17 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
107° ESE
0.3 m
6 s
3.2 m
22h
199° SSW
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
109° ESE
0.3 m
6 s
22:21
4.2 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)

Thursday, Oct 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
196° SSW
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
108° ESE
0.3 m
6 s
3.4 m
04h
195° SSW
9 kts
max 19 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
109° ESE
0.3 m
6 s
05:13
2.3 m
07h
199° SSW
8 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.89 mm
15° C
1015 hpa
109° ESE
0.3 m
6 s
2.5 m
10h
189° S
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
15° C
1015 hpa
110° ESE
0.3 m
6 s
11:25
4.3 m
13h
186° S
10 kts
max 20 kts
98%
15° C
1013 hpa
111° ESE
0.3 m
6 s
3.9 m
16h
182° S
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
16° C
1010 hpa
113° ESE
0.3 m
6 s
2.7 m
19h
174° S
13 kts
max 27 kts
99%
15° C
1006 hpa
115° ESE
0.4 m
6 s
17:38
2.4 m
22h
177° S
19 kts
max 37 kts
99%
0.47 mm
15° C
1002 hpa
117° ESE
0.4 m
6 s
4.0 m

Friday, Oct 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
182° S
19 kts
max 34 kts
99%
14° C
999 hpa
118° ESE
0.7 m
6 s
23:40
4.4 m
04h
175° S
16 kts
max 30 kts
84%
1.14 mm
14° C
997 hpa
119° ESE
0.9 m
7 s
2.6 m
07h
223° SW
13 kts
max 24 kts
6%
1.83 mm
13° C
997 hpa
120° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
06:28
1.9 m
10h
209° SSW
11 kts
max 20 kts
95%
13° C
997 hpa
122° ESE
0.8 m
8 s
3.5 m
13h
190° S
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
13° C
995 hpa
124° SE
0.7 m
8 s
12:33
4.6 m
16h
128° SE
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
4.96 mm
12° C
987 hpa
126° SE
0.7 m
8 s
3.0 m
19h
138° SE
20 kts
max 37 kts
99%
10.53 mm
12° C
974 hpa
125° SE
1.1 m
7 s
18:37
2.0 m
22h
198° SSW
25 kts
max 39 kts
98%
1.76 mm
14° C
961 hpa
124° SE
1.4 m
8 s
3.7 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)

Saturday, Oct 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
245° WSW
37 kts
max 54 kts
99%
0.55 mm
10° C
959 hpa
129° SE
1.4 m
9 s
00:45
4.7 m
04h
274° W
37 kts
max 54 kts
99%
4.74 mm
9° C
966 hpa
130° SE
1.1 m
9 s
3.0 m
07h
268° W
29 kts
max 47 kts
99%
10° C
971 hpa
141° SE
1.1 m
8 s
07:14
1.4 m
10h
274° W
28 kts
max 46 kts
99%
10° C
975 hpa
145° SE
1.0 m
8 s
2.9 m
13h
273° W
30 kts
max 48 kts
99%
11° C
977 hpa
146° SE
1.1 m
7 s
13:27
5.0 m
16h
272° W
29 kts
max 49 kts
99%
11° C
978 hpa
146° SE
1.1 m
7 s
3.6 m
19h
274° W
30 kts
max 48 kts
99%
10° C
980 hpa
141° SE
1.1 m
7 s
19:22
1.6 m
22h
286° WNW
28 kts
max 42 kts
99%
10° C
983 hpa
147° SSE
1.3 m
7 s
3.1 m

Sunday, Oct 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
299° WNW
23 kts
max 33 kts
99%
11° C
988 hpa
152° SSE
1.3 m
7 s
01:36
5.1 m
04h
300° WNW
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
11° C
993 hpa
148° SSE
1.4 m
7 s
3.7 m
07h
298° WNW
18 kts
max 28 kts
97%
11° C
997 hpa
151° SSE
1.3 m
7 s
07:54
1.0 m
10h
303° WNW
18 kts
max 30 kts
88%
11° C
1001 hpa
135° SE
1.2 m
7 s
2.1 m
13h
304° NW
18 kts
max 25 kts
13%
12° C
1004 hpa
124° SE
1.2 m
7 s
14:12
5.4 m
16h
288° WNW
17 kts
max 23 kts
12%
13° C
1006 hpa
119° ESE
1.1 m
6 s
4.4 m
19h
286° WNW
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
11° C
1009 hpa
118° ESE
0.9 m
7 s
20:02
1.2 m
22h
276° W
12 kts
max 21 kts
31%
10° C
1011 hpa
118° ESE
0.8 m
6 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)

Monday, Oct 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
255° WSW
10 kts
max 20 kts
7%
10° C
1012 hpa
115° ESE
0.7 m
6 s
02:19
5.5 m
04h
244° WSW
8 kts
max 19 kts
95%
10° C
1013 hpa
109° ESE
0.6 m
7 s
4.6 m
07h
242° WSW
11 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.17 mm
12° C
1013 hpa
117° ESE
0.6 m
6 s
1.1 m
10h
239° WSW
14 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.81 mm
13° C
1013 hpa
117° ESE
0.5 m
6 s
08:31
0.6 m
13h
248° WSW
14 kts
max 30 kts
99%
14° C
1013 hpa
121° ESE
0.5 m
6 s
4.7 m
16h
248° WSW
16 kts
max 29 kts
99%
16° C
1013 hpa
123° ESE
0.5 m
5 s
14:52
5.6 m
19h
241° WSW
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
120° ESE
0.4 m
6 s
1.6 m
22h
247° WSW
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
15° C
1016 hpa
130° SE
0.4 m
5 s
20:40
0.9 m

Tuesday, Oct 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
253° WSW
13 kts
max 25 kts
97%
15° C
1017 hpa
131° SE
0.3 m
6 s
4.9 m
04h
251° WSW
10 kts
max 19 kts
95%
14° C
1018 hpa
132° SE
0.3 m
5 s
03:00
5.8 m
07h
246° WSW
10 kts
max 17 kts
60%
14° C
1019 hpa
137° SE
0.3 m
5 s
1.5 m
10h
241° WSW
10 kts
max 17 kts
22%
15° C
1020 hpa
145° SE
0.3 m
5 s
09:08
0.4 m
13h
250° WSW
10 kts
max 14 kts
19%
17° C
1020 hpa
156° SSE
0.3 m
4 s
4.2 m
16h
242° WSW
8 kts
max 13 kts
82%
18° C
1019 hpa
158° SSE
0.2 m
5 s
15:31
5.8 m
19h
202° SSW
6 kts
max 12 kts
84%
16° C
1019 hpa
170° S
0.2 m
4 s
2.2 m
22h
198° SSW
8 kts
max 18 kts
99%
15° C
1019 hpa
182° S
0.2 m
3 s
21:17
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)

Wednesday, Oct 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
220° SW
9 kts
max 20 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
186° S
0.2 m
3 s
4.4 m
04h
221° SW
10 kts
max 21 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
181° S
0.2 m
3 s
03:40
6.0 m
07h
229° SW
9 kts
max 20 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
184° S
0.2 m
3 s
2.4 m
10h
225° SW
11 kts
max 20 kts
97%
15° C
1017 hpa
186° S
0.3 m
3 s
09:44
0.3 m
13h
243° WSW
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
185° S
0.3 m
3 s
3.4 m
16h
246° WSW
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
188° S
0.3 m
3 s
16:10
5.9 m
19h
249° WSW
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
190° S
0.3 m
3 s
3.1 m
22h
243° WSW
10 kts
max 18 kts
62%
14° C
1018 hpa
191° S
0.3 m
3 s
21:54
0.5 m

Thursday, Oct 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
248° WSW
11 kts
max 21 kts
0%
13° C
1018 hpa
198° SSW
0.3 m
3 s
3.5 m
04h
248° WSW
15 kts
max 26 kts
48%
11° C
1018 hpa
205° SSW
0.2 m
3 s
04:22
6.1 m
07h
266° W
11 kts
max 20 kts
51%
10° C
1019 hpa
201° SSW
0.2 m
3 s
3.6 m
10h
255° WSW
11 kts
max 19 kts
87%
12° C
1020 hpa
189° S
0.3 m
4 s
10:20
0.3 m
13h
277° W
12 kts
max 18 kts
13%
14° C
1021 hpa
202° SSW
0.2 m
3 s
2.5 m
16h
275° W
9 kts
max 13 kts
46%
15° C
1021 hpa
188° S
0.3 m
3 s
16:50
5.8 m
19h
241° WSW
7 kts
max 13 kts
48%
12° C
1022 hpa
192° SSW
0.2 m
3 s
4.1 m
22h
232° SW
8 kts
max 13 kts
14%
10° C
1023 hpa
196° SSW
0.2 m
3 s
22:31
0.6 m

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