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Last update: 17:37 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)

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
64° ENE
5 kts
max 6 kts
95%
15° C
1019 hpa
307° NW
0.2 m
4 s
0.4 m
04h
11° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
92%
15° C
1018 hpa
306° NW
0.2 m
4 s
-0.1 m
07h
349° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
97%
14° C
1019 hpa
306° NW
0.2 m
4 s
06:14
-0.3 m
10h
5° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
15° C
1019 hpa
306° NW
0.2 m
4 s
0.0 m
13h
286° WNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
4%
16° C
1017 hpa
305° NW
0.1 m
4 s
0.3 m
16h
266° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
9%
17° C
1015 hpa
303° WNW
0.1 m
4 s
0.4 m
19h
282° WNW
8 kts
max 9 kts
35%
17° C
1016 hpa
301° WNW
0.2 m
4 s
0.5 m
22h
305° NW
6 kts
max 9 kts
50%
17° C
1016 hpa
297° WNW
0.2 m
3 s
22:50
0.8 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
265° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
17° C
1014 hpa
294° WNW
0.1 m
3 s
0.6 m
04h
264° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
17° C
1013 hpa
285° WNW
0.1 m
3 s
0.0 m
07h
349° N
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
309° NW
0.5 m
3 s
07:00
-0.3 m
10h
332° NNW
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.69 mm
14° C
1015 hpa
305° NW
0.7 m
4 s
-0.1 m
13h
307° NW
18 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.94 mm
15° C
1013 hpa
294° WNW
0.8 m
5 s
0.3 m
16h
308° NW
28 kts
max 31 kts
99%
0.65 mm
14° C
1014 hpa
294° WNW
1.5 m
6 s
15:10
0.4 m
19h
309° NW
32 kts
max 36 kts
99%
0.6 mm
11° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
2.1 m
8 s
0.4 m
22h
319° NW
30 kts
max 36 kts
99%
10° C
1020 hpa
279° W
2.1 m
9 s
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)

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
331° NNW
26 kts
max 32 kts
97%
8° C
1021 hpa
277° W
2.0 m
10 s
23:52
0.8 m
04h
336° NNW
24 kts
max 29 kts
84%
7° C
1021 hpa
275° W
1.9 m
10 s
0.2 m
07h
337° NNW
21 kts
max 26 kts
79%
7° C
1023 hpa
274° W
1.7 m
10 s
07:39
-0.3 m
10h
334° NNW
22 kts
max 25 kts
8%
8° C
1025 hpa
275° W
1.5 m
10 s
-0.1 m
13h
323° NW
22 kts
max 24 kts
0%
9° C
1025 hpa
277° W
1.4 m
10 s
0.2 m
16h
323° NW
21 kts
max 23 kts
3%
10° C
1024 hpa
280° W
1.4 m
9 s
15:08
0.4 m
19h
332° NNW
16 kts
max 18 kts
4%
10° C
1026 hpa
281° W
1.3 m
9 s
18:05
0.3 m
22h
347° NNW
13 kts
max 15 kts
4%
9° C
1027 hpa
283° WNW
1.1 m
8 s
0.5 m

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
4° N
10 kts
max 12 kts
5%
8° C
1027 hpa
283° WNW
0.9 m
8 s
00:46
0.7 m
04h
14° NNE
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
8° C
1027 hpa
285° WNW
0.8 m
8 s
0.4 m
07h
33° NNE
8 kts
max 8 kts
4%
7° C
1028 hpa
285° WNW
0.7 m
7 s
08:12
-0.2 m
10h
30° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
2%
8° C
1030 hpa
286° WNW
0.6 m
7 s
-0.1 m
13h
328° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
11° C
1028 hpa
287° WNW
0.6 m
7 s
0.2 m
16h
307° NW
12 kts
max 12 kts
0%
12° C
1026 hpa
288° WNW
0.6 m
6 s
15:14
0.4 m
19h
336° NNW
12 kts
max 14 kts
32%
12° C
1027 hpa
291° WNW
0.6 m
6 s
19:06
0.2 m
22h
5° N
10 kts
max 11 kts
96%
12° C
1027 hpa
291° WNW
0.6 m
6 s
0.4 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)

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
25° NNE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
10° C
1027 hpa
290° WNW
0.5 m
6 s
01:36
0.7 m
04h
40° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
95%
10° C
1027 hpa
292° WNW
0.4 m
5 s
0.5 m
07h
54° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
50%
9° C
1027 hpa
291° WNW
0.4 m
5 s
0.0 m
10h
50° NE
7 kts
max 7 kts
2%
11° C
1029 hpa
291° WNW
0.3 m
5 s
08:39
-0.2 m
13h
43° NE
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1027 hpa
291° WNW
0.2 m
5 s
0.3 m
16h
302° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1024 hpa
292° WNW
0.2 m
5 s
15:23
0.4 m
19h
336° NNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
16° C
1025 hpa
294° WNW
0.2 m
4 s
20:02
0.2 m
22h
19° NNE
9 kts
max 9 kts
0%
15° C
1025 hpa
293° WNW
0.3 m
4 s
0.2 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
57° ENE
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
14° C
1024 hpa
248° WSW
0.3 m
4 s
02:23
0.6 m
04h
60° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
14° C
1023 hpa
238° WSW
0.2 m
4 s
0.5 m
07h
65° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
13° C
1023 hpa
202° SSW
0.2 m
4 s
0.1 m
10h
78° ENE
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
16° C
1024 hpa
184° S
0.2 m
3 s
09:03
-0.1 m
13h
252° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
1%
17° C
1022 hpa
223° SW
0.1 m
4 s
0.3 m
16h
280° W
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
18° C
1020 hpa
251° WSW
0.1 m
3 s
15:35
0.4 m
19h
296° WNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
17° C
1020 hpa
272° W
0.2 m
3 s
0.2 m
22h
286° WNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
17° C
1020 hpa
258° WSW
0.3 m
3 s
20:57
0.1 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, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
198° SSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
12%
17° C
1019 hpa
255° WSW
0.3 m
3 s
0.4 m
04h
233° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
25%
17° C
1017 hpa
247° WSW
0.3 m
3 s
03:11
0.5 m
07h
257° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
17° C
1017 hpa
235° SW
0.4 m
3 s
0.2 m
10h
230° SW
6 kts
max 8 kts
4%
18° C
1017 hpa
231° SW
0.5 m
3 s
09:24
0.0 m
13h
217° SW
9 kts
max 14 kts
68%
19° C
1015 hpa
245° WSW
0.5 m
4 s
0.3 m
16h
258° WSW
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.04 mm
18° C
1013 hpa
261° W
0.7 m
4 s
15:52
0.5 m
19h
339° NNW
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
2.65 mm
17° C
1015 hpa
276° W
0.9 m
5 s
0.3 m
22h
332° NNW
20 kts
max 21 kts
37%
16° C
1017 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
5 s
21:52
0.1 m

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
333° NNW
16 kts
max 18 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
1.0 m
6 s
0.3 m
04h
337° NNW
15 kts
max 17 kts
79%
13° C
1017 hpa
281° W
0.9 m
6 s
04:02
0.4 m
07h
342° NNW
14 kts
max 16 kts
68%
13° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
0.9 m
6 s
0.2 m
10h
351° N
14 kts
max 16 kts
0%
13° C
1020 hpa
278° W
0.8 m
7 s
09:44
0.1 m
13h
325° NW
13 kts
max 14 kts
0%
14° C
1019 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
7 s
0.3 m
16h
309° NW
15 kts
max 15 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
0.9 m
7 s
16:13
0.5 m
19h
319° NW
15 kts
max 16 kts
0%
14° C
1018 hpa
291° WNW
1.0 m
6 s
0.4 m
22h
317° NW
11 kts
max 13 kts
0%
14° C
1019 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 m
6 s
22:50
0.0 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, Feb 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
303° WNW
11 kts
max 14 kts
3%
14° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
6 s
0.1 m
04h
298° WNW
12 kts
max 16 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
290° WNW
0.9 m
6 s
05:04
0.4 m
07h
304° NW
12 kts
max 16 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
6 s
0.3 m
10h
311° NW
12 kts
max 16 kts
0%
18° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
0.9 m
6 s
10:01
0.2 m
13h
304° NW
10 kts
max 15 kts
28%
18° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
0.8 m
6 s
0.3 m
16h
308° NW
11 kts
max 17 kts
84%
18° C
1016 hpa
288° WNW
0.9 m
6 s
16:38
0.6 m
19h
330° NNW
16 kts
max 19 kts
26%
17° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
6 s
0.4 m
22h
334° NNW
16 kts
max 18 kts
11%
15° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
0.8 m
6 s
0.1 m

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
350° N
15 kts
max 18 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
286° WNW
0.7 m
6 s
23:54
0.0 m
04h
15° NNE
14 kts
max 18 kts
0%
12° C
1020 hpa
283° WNW
0.7 m
6 s
0.2 m
07h
19° NNE
14 kts
max 17 kts
0%
10° C
1022 hpa
283° WNW
0.6 m
6 s
06:30
0.3 m
10h
26° NNE
13 kts
max 14 kts
0%
11° C
1024 hpa
288° WNW
0.5 m
6 s
10:11
0.2 m
13h
31° NNE
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
15° C
1021 hpa
288° WNW
0.4 m
6 s
0.3 m
16h
321° NW
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
17° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
0.4 m
6 s
17:08
0.6 m
19h
331° NNW
13 kts
max 13 kts
0%
16° C
1021 hpa
289° WNW
0.5 m
6 s
0.5 m
22h
33° NNE
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
16° C
1022 hpa
281° W
0.5 m
5 s
0.2 m

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