Daily forecast
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Last update: 16:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Sep 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
8 kts
max 23 kts
12° C
1020 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
1.2
m
03h
8 kts
max 22 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
04:07
2.3
m
06h
9 kts
max 22 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
2.0
m
09h
9 kts
max 22 kts
16° C
1017 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
10:19
0.7
m
12h
11 kts
max 22 kts
19° C
1015 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
1.0
m
15h
11 kts
max 25 kts
18° C
1013 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
2.1
m
18h
11 kts
max 27 kts
0.85 mm
14° C
1012 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
16:46
2.4
m
21h
9 kts
max 21 kts
0.5 mm
13° C
1015 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
1.2
m
Friday, Sep 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
10 kts
max 21 kts
12° C
1015 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
22:57
0.8
m
03h
9 kts
max 20 kts
12° C
1016 hpa
0.7 m
4 s
1.9
m
06h
8 kts
max 19 kts
11° C
1017 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
05:10
2.3
m
09h
9 kts
max 17 kts
14° C
1019 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
1.2
m
12h
10 kts
max 14 kts
0.43 mm
15° C
1020 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
11:20
0.7
m
15h
9 kts
max 15 kts
15° C
1019 hpa
0.7 m
4 s
1.8
m
18h
8 kts
max 14 kts
12° C
1021 hpa
0.6 m
5 s
17:42
2.5
m
21h
5 kts
max 11 kts
9° C
1022 hpa
0.4 m
10 s
1.5
m
Saturday, Sep 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
4 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
13 s
23:53
0.7
m
03h
3 kts
max 4 kts
8° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
13 s
1.5
m
06h
2 kts
max 5 kts
9° C
1024 hpa
0.4 m
12 s
06:06
2.4
m
09h
9 kts
max 12 kts
14° C
1024 hpa
0.5 m
10 s
1.5
m
12h
12 kts
max 15 kts
15° C
1025 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
12:14
0.6
m
15h
13 kts
max 16 kts
15° C
1023 hpa
0.9 m
6 s
1.4
m
18h
13 kts
max 18 kts
13° C
1024 hpa
1.1 m
6 s
18:32
2.5
m
21h
12 kts
max 19 kts
13° C
1025 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
1.8
m
Sunday, Sep 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
14 kts
max 21 kts
13° C
1024 hpa
1.3 m
6 s
00:43
0.6
m
03h
12 kts
max 19 kts
13° C
1024 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
1.2
m
06h
12 kts
max 19 kts
13° C
1024 hpa
1.5 m
6 s
06:55
2.4
m
09h
13 kts
max 21 kts
14° C
1025 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
1.9
m
12h
14 kts
max 22 kts
16° C
1024 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
13:01
0.6
m
15h
13 kts
max 19 kts
16° C
1022 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
1.0
m
18h
10 kts
max 18 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
19:18
2.6
m
21h
10 kts
max 18 kts
14° C
1024 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
2.2
m
Monday, Sep 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
12 kts
max 21 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
01:28
0.6
m
03h
13 kts
max 23 kts
14° C
1022 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
0.9
m
06h
11 kts
max 22 kts
15° C
1023 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
2.1
m
09h
12 kts
max 22 kts
16° C
1024 hpa
1.7 m
7 s
07:42
2.5
m
12h
13 kts
max 21 kts
17° C
1023 hpa
1.8 m
7 s
0.9
m
15h
13 kts
max 21 kts
17° C
1022 hpa
1.9 m
7 s
13:44
0.5
m
18h
13 kts
max 23 kts
15° C
1022 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
2.1
m
21h
12 kts
max 23 kts
15° C
1023 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
20:00
2.6
m
Tuesday, Sep 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
11 kts
max 23 kts
15° C
1022 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
1.1
m
03h
11 kts
max 22 kts
15° C
1021 hpa
1.8 m
8 s
02:10
0.6
m
06h
11 kts
max 23 kts
15° C
1020 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
1.9
m
09h
13 kts
max 24 kts
17° C
1020 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
08:25
2.5
m
12h
12 kts
max 24 kts
1.69 mm
15° C
1020 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
1.2
m
15h
11 kts
max 23 kts
0.54 mm
16° C
1018 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
14:24
0.6
m
18h
10 kts
max 23 kts
0.94 mm
15° C
1018 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
1.8
m
21h
10 kts
max 23 kts
16° C
1018 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
20:39
2.6
m
Wednesday, Sep 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 21 kts
0.5 mm
16° C
1016 hpa
1.7 m
8 s
1.4
m
03h
8 kts
max 21 kts
1.3 mm
16° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
8 s
02:49
0.5
m
06h
8 kts
max 20 kts
4.25 mm
15° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
1.6
m
09h
8 kts
max 19 kts
3.8 mm
16° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
09:05
2.5
m
12h
11 kts
max 21 kts
3.75 mm
16° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
1.6
m
15h
11 kts
max 22 kts
5.51 mm
16° C
1010 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
15:02
0.6
m
18h
10 kts
max 22 kts
5.11 mm
15° C
1009 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
1.5
m
21h
12 kts
max 24 kts
3.29 mm
15° C
1007 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
21:15
2.5
m
Thursday, Sep 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
14 kts
max 27 kts
1.16 mm
15° C
1004 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
1.7
m
03h
21 kts
max 40 kts
6.9 mm
15° C
997 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
03:26
0.6
m
06h
13 kts
max 28 kts
7.12 mm
16° C
994 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
1.3
m
09h
12 kts
max 26 kts
6.72 mm
17° C
993 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
09:43
2.5
m
12h
10 kts
max 20 kts
20° C
991 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
1.9
m
15h
8 kts
max 17 kts
1.66 mm
17° C
992 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
15:39
0.7
m
18h
12 kts
max 22 kts
3.05 mm
13° C
995 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
1.3
m
21h
9 kts
max 21 kts
12° C
998 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
21:50
2.5
m
Friday, Sep 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 21 kts
12° C
1001 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
2.0
m
03h
10 kts
max 22 kts
12° C
1002 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
04:01
0.6
m
06h
8 kts
max 21 kts
11° C
1005 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
1.1
m
09h
11 kts
max 20 kts
13° C
1008 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
10:19
2.5
m
12h
11 kts
max 17 kts
16° C
1009 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
2.2
m
15h
10 kts
max 15 kts
16° C
1010 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
16:16
0.8
m
18h
7 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
1013 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
1.1
m
21h
4 kts
max 6 kts
9° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
22:24
2.4
m
Saturday, Sep 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
5 kts
max 7 kts
9° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
2.2
m
03h
5 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
1.0
m
06h
5 kts
max 7 kts
8° C
1016 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
04:36
0.7
m
09h
7 kts
max 12 kts
14° C
1017 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
2.1
m
12h
5 kts
max 9 kts
18° C
1015 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
10:54
2.5
m
15h
3 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1014 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
1.2
m
18h
1 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
1015 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
16:54
0.8
m
21h
5 kts
max 12 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
2.0
m
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