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Last update: 05:37 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)

Thursday, Sep 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
46° NE
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
13° C
1024 hpa
47° NE
0.9 m
5 s
01:37
6.6 m
04h
34° NE
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
13° C
1023 hpa
47° NE
0.9 m
5 s
5.2 m
07h
36° NE
14 kts
max 20 kts
54%
13° C
1023 hpa
50° NE
1.1 m
5 s
2.1 m
10h
52° NE
18 kts
max 21 kts
99%
15° C
1023 hpa
50° NE
1.2 m
5 s
08:58
1.3 m
13h
55° NE
19 kts
max 22 kts
99%
15° C
1023 hpa
50° NE
1.3 m
6 s
13:47
6.7 m
16h
57° ENE
18 kts
max 22 kts
97%
15° C
1022 hpa
51° NE
1.3 m
6 s
5.3 m
19h
50° NE
14 kts
max 19 kts
87%
14° C
1023 hpa
49° NE
1.1 m
6 s
2.1 m
22h
42° NE
9 kts
max 15 kts
50%
14° C
1023 hpa
47° NE
0.9 m
6 s
21:10
1.2 m

Friday, Sep 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
69° ENE
11 kts
max 16 kts
68%
13° C
1021 hpa
47° NE
0.9 m
5 s
02:07
6.5 m
04h
60° ENE
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
14° C
1020 hpa
49° NE
0.9 m
5 s
5.5 m
07h
72° ENE
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
13° C
1021 hpa
46° NE
0.8 m
5 s
2.6 m
10h
76° ENE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
13° C
1021 hpa
43° NE
0.7 m
5 s
09:20
1.4 m
13h
85° E
11 kts
max 12 kts
61%
13° C
1020 hpa
42° NE
0.6 m
5 s
14:17
6.5 m
16h
99° E
9 kts
max 10 kts
34%
14° C
1020 hpa
41° NE
0.5 m
6 s
5.6 m
19h
145° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
56%
13° C
1020 hpa
42° NE
0.5 m
5 s
2.6 m
22h
96° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
13%
12° C
1020 hpa
41° NE
0.4 m
5 s
21:33
1.3 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)

Saturday, Sep 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
88° E
4 kts
max 5 kts
84%
12° C
1020 hpa
47° NE
0.4 m
5 s
5.1 m
04h
132° SE
4 kts
max 5 kts
98%
13° C
1019 hpa
53° NE
0.3 m
5 s
02:37
6.3 m
07h
167° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
13° C
1019 hpa
71° ENE
0.3 m
4 s
3.0 m
10h
169° S
8 kts
max 8 kts
51%
14° C
1019 hpa
108° ESE
0.4 m
4 s
09:44
1.6 m
13h
181° S
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
15° C
1019 hpa
115° ESE
0.4 m
4 s
4.9 m
16h
195° SSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
127° SE
0.4 m
3 s
14:48
6.2 m
19h
168° SSE
4 kts
max 5 kts
8%
14° C
1019 hpa
105° ESE
0.3 m
4 s
3.2 m
22h
143° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
1%
14° C
1019 hpa
98° E
0.4 m
4 s
22:00
1.6 m

Sunday, Sep 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
167° SSE
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
14° C
1019 hpa
127° SE
0.5 m
4 s
4.3 m
04h
171° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
14° C
1018 hpa
143° SE
0.5 m
3 s
03:09
6.0 m
07h
169° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
49%
13° C
1019 hpa
153° SSE
0.5 m
3 s
3.6 m
10h
174° S
12 kts
max 13 kts
81%
15° C
1019 hpa
157° SSE
0.5 m
4 s
10:13
1.9 m
13h
182° S
10 kts
max 12 kts
98%
16° C
1020 hpa
162° SSE
0.4 m
4 s
4.0 m
16h
190° S
8 kts
max 11 kts
78%
16° C
1020 hpa
162° SSE
0.4 m
4 s
15:22
5.9 m
19h
179° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
15%
15° C
1021 hpa
167° SSE
0.3 m
4 s
3.8 m
22h
104° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1022 hpa
176° S
0.3 m
5 s
22:32
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)

Monday, Sep 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
51° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1022 hpa
179° S
0.3 m
5 s
3.5 m
04h
11° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
1%
12° C
1022 hpa
193° SSW
0.3 m
5 s
03:45
5.7 m
07h
1° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
12° C
1023 hpa
194° SSW
0.3 m
6 s
4.1 m
10h
9° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1023 hpa
169° S
0.3 m
7 s
10:50
2.1 m
13h
88° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
19%
17° C
1023 hpa
128° SE
0.2 m
5 s
3.3 m
16h
78° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
17° C
1023 hpa
133° SE
0.3 m
5 s
16:04
5.5 m
19h
65° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1024 hpa
128° SE
0.3 m
5 s
4.3 m
22h
91° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1025 hpa
121° ESE
0.3 m
5 s
23:15
2.3 m

Tuesday, Sep 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
40° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
14° C
1026 hpa
124° SE
0.2 m
5 s
3.0 m
04h
7° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
95%
14° C
1026 hpa
132° SE
0.2 m
5 s
04:34
5.2 m
07h
15° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
52%
13° C
1026 hpa
132° SE
0.2 m
5 s
4.5 m
10h
32° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
16° C
1027 hpa
98° E
0.3 m
5 s
2.8 m
13h
94° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
7%
18° C
1027 hpa
102° ESE
0.3 m
4 s
11:40
2.4 m
16h
75° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
72%
18° C
1027 hpa
102° ESE
0.3 m
4 s
17:14
5.0 m
19h
66° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
57%
15° C
1028 hpa
85° E
0.3 m
4 s
4.7 m
22h
60° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
15° C
1029 hpa
89° E
0.4 m
4 s
3.3 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)

Wednesday, Oct 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
66° ENE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
14° C
1029 hpa
96° E
0.4 m
4 s
00:15
2.6 m
04h
87° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
97%
14° C
1029 hpa
97° E
0.4 m
5 s
4.4 m
07h
76° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
95%
14° C
1029 hpa
98° E
0.4 m
4 s
06:10
4.9 m
10h
132° SE
4 kts
max 4 kts
63%
17° C
1030 hpa
101° E
0.4 m
4 s
3.6 m
13h
146° SE
4 kts
max 4 kts
28%
18° C
1030 hpa
125° SE
0.4 m
4 s
12:51
2.6 m
16h
173° S
2 kts
max 3 kts
35%
18° C
1029 hpa
123° ESE
0.5 m
4 s
3.8 m
19h
88° E
5 kts
max 6 kts
54%
16° C
1029 hpa
128° SE
0.4 m
4 s
19:21
4.9 m
22h
92° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
73%
15° C
1029 hpa
128° SE
0.4 m
5 s
4.1 m

Thursday, Oct 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
128° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
1028 hpa
135° SE
0.4 m
4 s
01:40
2.7 m
04h
172° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
86%
15° C
1027 hpa
124° SE
0.4 m
4 s
3.4 m
07h
188° S
8 kts
max 9 kts
5%
15° C
1027 hpa
142° SE
0.4 m
3 s
08:00
5.0 m
10h
191° S
9 kts
max 11 kts
96%
17° C
1027 hpa
149° SSE
0.4 m
4 s
4.4 m
13h
203° SSW
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
18° C
1027 hpa
150° SSE
0.5 m
4 s
14:25
2.5 m
16h
238° WSW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
17° C
1026 hpa
149° SSE
0.5 m
4 s
2.8 m
19h
216° SW
6 kts
max 8 kts
95%
15° C
1025 hpa
134° SE
0.4 m
4 s
4.7 m
22h
228° SW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
15° C
1025 hpa
138° SE
0.4 m
4 s
20:44
5.2 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, Oct 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
238° WSW
7 kts
max 14 kts
99%
15° C
1025 hpa
163° SSE
0.4 m
4 s
3.2 m
04h
241° WSW
8 kts
max 15 kts
99%
15° C
1024 hpa
169° S
0.4 m
4 s
03:19
2.5 m
07h
240° WSW
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
15° C
1024 hpa
160° SSE
0.4 m
3 s
4.5 m
10h
237° WSW
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
17° C
1025 hpa
161° SSE
0.5 m
4 s
09:06
5.5 m
13h
233° SW
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
19° C
1024 hpa
159° SSE
0.6 m
4 s
3.3 m
16h
235° SW
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
19° C
1023 hpa
169° S
0.6 m
4 s
15:54
2.1 m
19h
234° SW
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
17° C
1023 hpa
158° SSE
0.6 m
4 s
4.0 m
22h
230° SW
13 kts
max 26 kts
99%
16° C
1023 hpa
160° SSE
0.7 m
4 s
21:38
5.7 m

Saturday, Oct 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
232° SW
15 kts
max 28 kts
72%
17° C
1021 hpa
170° S
0.7 m
4 s
3.8 m
04h
235° SW
17 kts
max 31 kts
77%
16° C
1020 hpa
182° S
0.7 m
4 s
04:33
2.0 m
07h
231° SW
18 kts
max 32 kts
99%
16° C
1020 hpa
187° S
0.7 m
4 s
3.6 m
10h
234° SW
20 kts
max 30 kts
82%
18° C
1020 hpa
188° S
0.7 m
4 s
09:53
6.0 m
13h
237° WSW
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
18° C
1019 hpa
190° S
0.7 m
4 s
4.1 m
16h
235° SW
17 kts
max 22 kts
87%
19° C
1018 hpa
188° S
0.7 m
4 s
16:58
1.6 m
19h
242° WSW
15 kts
max 24 kts
37%
17° C
1019 hpa
197° SSW
0.6 m
4 s
2.8 m
22h
272° W
12 kts
max 21 kts
60%
16° C
1019 hpa
22:19
6.2 m

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