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Last update: 09:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
8° N
0 kts
max 3 kts
46%
15° C
1014 hpa
271° W
1.2 m
14 s
0.9 m
05h
9° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
42%
15° C
1014 hpa
273° W
1.2 m
14 s
04:33
1.1 m
08h
60° ENE
1 kts
max 2 kts
43%
16° C
1015 hpa
272° W
1.2 m
14 s
08:16
1.0 m
11h
217° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
20° C
1015 hpa
271° W
1.2 m
13 s
1.2 m
14h
237° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
23° C
1014 hpa
270° W
1.3 m
13 s
14:59
1.8 m
17h
282° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
24° C
1012 hpa
269° W
1.4 m
13 s
1.5 m
20h
0° N
4 kts
max 9 kts
0%
19° C
1014 hpa
265° W
1.4 m
13 s
0.4 m
23h
337° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1014 hpa
264° W
1.2 m
13 s
22:26
0.0 m

Sunday, Sep 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
11° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1014 hpa
266° W
1.2 m
13 s
0.5 m
05h
344° NNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1014 hpa
268° W
1.1 m
13 s
1.1 m
08h
64° ENE
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1014 hpa
268° W
1.1 m
13 s
06:40
1.2 m
11h
223° SW
4 kts
max 6 kts
14%
22° C
1014 hpa
264° W
1.0 m
13 s
09:48
1.1 m
14h
249° WSW
3 kts
max 8 kts
23%
25° C
1013 hpa
265° W
1.1 m
13 s
1.5 m
17h
295° WNW
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
26° C
1011 hpa
273° W
1.4 m
12 s
16:05
1.7 m
20h
343° NNW
5 kts
max 9 kts
0%
20° C
1012 hpa
281° W
1.4 m
12 s
0.8 m
23h
332° NNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
1012 hpa
278° W
1.2 m
12 s
23:48
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)

Monday, Sep 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
116° ESE
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1012 hpa
275° W
1.2 m
11 s
0.2 m
05h
32° NNE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1011 hpa
272° W
1.2 m
11 s
0.9 m
08h
36° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1012 hpa
281° W
1.3 m
10 s
08:01
1.3 m
11h
227° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1012 hpa
289° WNW
1.3 m
9 s
11:43
1.1 m
14h
231° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
26° C
1011 hpa
269° W
1.2 m
12 s
1.3 m
17h
222° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
25° C
1011 hpa
212° SSW
1.2 m
18 s
17:21
1.7 m
20h
146° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
18%
19° C
1012 hpa
196° SSW
1.2 m
19 s
1.2 m
23h
92° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
19° C
1012 hpa
191° S
1.1 m
19 s
0.2 m

Tuesday, Sep 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
55° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1012 hpa
189° S
1.1 m
19 s
01:02
0.0 m
05h
341° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
19° C
1012 hpa
193° SSW
1.1 m
18 s
0.7 m
08h
60° ENE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
20° C
1013 hpa
191° S
1.1 m
18 s
08:49
1.4 m
11h
227° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
25° C
1014 hpa
189° S
1.0 m
18 s
1.2 m
14h
224° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
27° C
1014 hpa
188° S
1.0 m
18 s
13:06
1.0 m
17h
220° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
26° C
1013 hpa
187° S
1.0 m
18 s
1.5 m
20h
121° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
9%
19° C
1014 hpa
187° S
1.0 m
17 s
18:39
1.7 m
23h
87° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
0.6 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, Sep 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
32° NNE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
02:01
-0.1 m
05h
323° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1014 hpa
193° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
0.4 m
08h
38° NE
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
192° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
09:26
1.4 m
11h
230° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
26° C
1015 hpa
192° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
1.3 m
14h
232° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
27° C
1013 hpa
193° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
14:07
0.8 m
17h
200° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
25° C
1012 hpa
197° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
1.2 m
20h
147° SSE
2 kts
max 4 kts
8%
18° C
1013 hpa
200° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
19:48
1.6 m
23h
58° ENE
2 kts
max 4 kts
4%
18° C
1012 hpa
202° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
0.9 m

Thursday, Sep 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
119° ESE
1 kts
max 2 kts
5%
18° C
1011 hpa
209° SSW
1.2 m
14 s
02:50
-0.1 m
05h
170° S
1 kts
max 2 kts
94%
17° C
1010 hpa
234° SW
1.3 m
13 s
0.2 m
08h
228° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
84%
17° C
1010 hpa
248° WSW
1.3 m
12 s
1.1 m
11h
197° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
36%
21° C
1011 hpa
262° W
1.3 m
11 s
09:59
1.4 m
14h
214° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
14%
24° C
1009 hpa
277° W
1.3 m
11 s
14:58
0.7 m
17h
220° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
22° C
1008 hpa
288° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
0.9 m
20h
195° SSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
19%
17° C
1009 hpa
294° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
20:48
1.6 m
23h
174° S
2 kts
max 4 kts
28%
16° C
1010 hpa
294° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
1.2 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, Sep 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
174° S
3 kts
max 4 kts
34%
15° C
1010 hpa
289° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
03:30
-0.1 m
05h
174° S
4 kts
max 6 kts
49%
15° C
1010 hpa
278° W
1.1 m
11 s
0.1 m
08h
181° S
5 kts
max 7 kts
56%
16° C
1012 hpa
274° W
1.1 m
11 s
1.0 m
11h
192° SSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
48%
18° C
1013 hpa
264° W
1.1 m
12 s
10:29
1.5 m
14h
203° SSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
20° C
1012 hpa
253° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
0.7 m
17h
215° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
20° C
1012 hpa
249° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
15:43
0.5 m
20h
215° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
21%
16° C
1013 hpa
244° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
1.4 m
23h
199° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
26%
16° C
1014 hpa
243° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
21:40
1.6 m

Saturday, Sep 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
165° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
27%
15° C
1014 hpa
240° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
0.4 m
05h
139° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
14° C
1014 hpa
238° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
04:05
08h
117° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
15° C
1015 hpa
235° SW
0.9 m
12 s
0.9 m
11h
193° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
5%
19° C
1015 hpa
232° SW
0.8 m
13 s
10:55
1.5 m
14h
211° SSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
47%
21° C
1014 hpa
224° SW
0.8 m
13 s
0.8 m
17h
225° SW
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
20° C
1013 hpa
227° SW
0.9 m
13 s
16:23
0.4 m
20h
218° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
23%
17° C
1014 hpa
227° SW
0.9 m
13 s
1.1 m
23h
239° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
35%
16° C
1014 hpa
228° SW
0.9 m
13 s
22:27
1.5 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, Sep 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
128° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
22%
15° C
1014 hpa
233° SW
0.9 m
13 s
0.6 m
05h
77° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
20%
14° C
1013 hpa
241° WSW
0.9 m
13 s
04:36
0.1 m
08h
54° NE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
15° C
1014 hpa
249° WSW
0.9 m
13 s
0.8 m
11h
213° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1014 hpa
258° WSW
0.9 m
13 s
11:18
1.5 m
14h
223° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
22° C
1013 hpa
262° W
1.0 m
13 s
0.9 m
17h
250° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
22° C
1011 hpa
264° W
1.1 m
13 s
17:00
0.3 m
20h
2° N
1 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1012 hpa
268° W
1.1 m
12 s
0.8 m
23h
77° ENE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1013 hpa
268° W
1.0 m
12 s
23:12
1.4 m

Monday, Sep 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
41° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1013 hpa
268° W
1.0 m
12 s
0.9 m
05h
18° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1012 hpa
265° W
1.0 m
12 s
05:05
0.2 m
08h
44° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1013 hpa
266° W
1.0 m
12 s
0.8 m
11h
255° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
25° C
1013 hpa
265° W
1.0 m
13 s
11:37
1.5 m
14h
248° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
27° C
1011 hpa
261° W
1.0 m
13 s
1.0 m

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