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Last update: 14:39 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)

Wednesday, Nov 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
22° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
11° C
1016 hpa
267° W
0.8 m
12 s
01:41
0.7 m
04h
11° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
11° C
1016 hpa
255° WSW
0.8 m
13 s
1.0 m
07h
16° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
11° C
1018 hpa
238° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
08:02
1.8 m
10h
208° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1019 hpa
225° SW
0.7 m
14 s
1.5 m
13h
230° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
11%
17° C
1017 hpa
224° SW
0.6 m
14 s
0.4 m
16h
249° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
222° SW
0.6 m
15 s
15:23
-0.1 m
19h
351° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
13° C
1017 hpa
221° SW
0.7 m
14 s
0.7 m
22h
11° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
51%
13° C
1017 hpa
227° SW
0.6 m
14 s
21:53
1.1 m

Thursday, Nov 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
341° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
12° C
1017 hpa
233° SW
0.6 m
14 s
02:05
0.8 m
04h
342° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
12° C
1016 hpa
230° SW
0.6 m
14 s
1.0 m
07h
359° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
88%
12° C
1017 hpa
230° SW
0.6 m
14 s
08:28
1.8 m
10h
142° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
13° C
1017 hpa
237° WSW
0.5 m
14 s
1.6 m
13h
115° ESE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.93 mm
13° C
1014 hpa
240° WSW
0.5 m
14 s
0.5 m
16h
85° E
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.17 mm
13° C
1012 hpa
245° WSW
0.6 m
13 s
15:57
-0.1 m
19h
33° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
2.68 mm
13° C
1013 hpa
268° W
0.9 m
10 s
0.5 m
22h
12° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3.43 mm
11° C
1012 hpa
280° W
1.1 m
9 s
22:37
1.1 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)

Friday, Nov 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
355° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
94%
0.71 mm
12° C
1011 hpa
282° WNW
1.2 m
9 s
0.9 m
04h
56° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
98%
12° C
1011 hpa
275° W
1.1 m
10 s
02:31
0.8 m
07h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0.63 mm
12° C
1013 hpa
274° W
1.1 m
13 s
1.6 m
10h
11° N
7 kts
max 12 kts
44%
14° C
1014 hpa
278° W
1.1 m
13 s
08:56
1.8 m
13h
61° ENE
6 kts
max 13 kts
83%
17° C
1013 hpa
280° W
1.1 m
12 s
0.8 m
16h
302° WNW
1 kts
max 4 kts
85%
16° C
1014 hpa
266° W
1.1 m
15 s
16:34
-0.1 m
19h
358° N
3 kts
max 5 kts
81%
14° C
1015 hpa
254° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
0.3 m
22h
7° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
37%
13° C
1015 hpa
255° WSW
1.1 m
16 s
23:25
1.0 m

Saturday, Nov 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
45%
13° C
1015 hpa
264° W
1.0 m
16 s
1.0 m
04h
10° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
6%
13° C
1015 hpa
275° W
1.0 m
16 s
02:58
0.9 m
07h
20° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
13° C
1016 hpa
259° W
1.0 m
15 s
1.4 m
10h
300° WNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1016 hpa
252° WSW
1.0 m
15 s
09:28
1.7 m
13h
220° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
249° WSW
0.9 m
14 s
1.0 m
16h
263° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1016 hpa
248° WSW
0.9 m
14 s
17:14
-0.1 m
19h
7° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
251° WSW
0.9 m
14 s
0.1 m
22h
43° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1018 hpa
261° W
0.9 m
14 s
0.8 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, Nov 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
65° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1019 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
15 s
00:19
1.0 m
04h
61° ENE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1019 hpa
274° W
0.9 m
15 s
03:25
0.9 m
07h
53° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1020 hpa
276° W
0.9 m
16 s
1.3 m
10h
167° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1022 hpa
275° W
0.9 m
16 s
10:01
1.7 m
13h
200° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
19° C
1021 hpa
279° W
0.9 m
16 s
1.2 m
16h
237° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1020 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
0.2 m
19h
353° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
15° C
1021 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
17:58
0.0 m
22h
16° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1022 hpa
282° WNW
0.9 m
16 s
0.6 m

Monday, Nov 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
24° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
266° W
0.9 m
15 s
01:23
1.0 m
04h
24° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1021 hpa
260° W
0.9 m
15 s
03:57
1.0 m
07h
28° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
65%
13° C
1022 hpa
264° W
0.9 m
15 s
1.2 m
10h
194° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
35%
18° C
1022 hpa
271° W
0.9 m
15 s
10:39
1.6 m
13h
247° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
19° C
1020 hpa
278° W
0.8 m
15 s
1.3 m
16h
277° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
98%
17° C
1019 hpa
282° WNW
0.8 m
15 s
0.4 m
19h
27° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
5%
15° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
0.9 m
15 s
18:47
0.0 m
22h
23° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
0.8 m
14 s
0.5 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)

Tuesday, Nov 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
43%
14° C
1017 hpa
271° W
0.8 m
14 s
1.0 m
04h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
82%
14° C
1016 hpa
261° W
0.8 m
14 s
02:36
1.0 m
07h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
267° W
0.8 m
14 s
1.1 m
10h
232° SW
1 kts
max 2 kts
80%
19° C
1016 hpa
272° W
0.7 m
14 s
11:24
1.5 m
13h
242° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
4%
20° C
1014 hpa
273° W
0.7 m
14 s
1.4 m
16h
11° N
0 kts
max 3 kts
69%
18° C
1014 hpa
272° W
0.7 m
13 s
0.7 m
19h
36° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
15° C
1015 hpa
270° W
0.7 m
13 s
19:38
0.1 m
22h
13° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
93%
14° C
1016 hpa
260° W
0.7 m
13 s
0.3 m

Wednesday, Nov 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
18° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
14° C
1015 hpa
255° WSW
0.7 m
13 s
0.9 m
04h
358° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
5%
14° C
1016 hpa
254° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
03:33
1.1 m
07h
11° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
34%
14° C
1016 hpa
254° WSW
0.7 m
12 s
06:20
1.0 m
10h
133° SE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
20° C
1017 hpa
255° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
1.3 m
13h
259° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
92%
21° C
1016 hpa
255° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
12:23
1.4 m
16h
292° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
91%
19° C
1016 hpa
255° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
0.9 m
19h
20° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
259° W
0.6 m
11 s
20:30
0.1 m
22h
24° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
259° W
0.6 m
11 s
0.2 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, Nov 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
15° C
1016 hpa
260° W
0.6 m
12 s
0.8 m
04h
16° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
1016 hpa
262° W
0.6 m
11 s
04:08
1.2 m
07h
15° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
262° W
0.6 m
11 s
1.0 m
10h
35° NE
1 kts
max 5 kts
93%
21° C
1018 hpa
255° WSW
0.6 m
11 s
08:31
1.0 m
13h
260° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
22° C
1017 hpa
234° SW
0.5 m
13 s
13:42
1.3 m
16h
306° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
62%
20° C
1017 hpa
228° SW
0.5 m
13 s
1.1 m
19h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
43%
16° C
1018 hpa
233° SW
0.5 m
14 s
0.4 m
22h
28° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
65%
17° C
1019 hpa
237° WSW
0.5 m
14 s
21:19
0.2 m

Friday, Nov 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
28° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
96%
17° C
1019 hpa
246° WSW
0.5 m
14 s
0.8 m
04h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
17° C
1019 hpa
254° WSW
0.5 m
14 s
04:35
1.3 m
07h
20° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
17° C
1020 hpa
257° WSW
0.5 m
15 s
1.1 m
10h
214° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
4%
22° C
1021 hpa
262° W
0.5 m
14 s
10:13
0.8 m
13h
238° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
95%
22° C
1019 hpa
265° W
0.5 m
14 s
1.0 m
16h
268° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
20° C
1019 hpa
264° W
0.5 m
13 s
15:15
1.2 m
19h
348° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
20%
17° C
1019 hpa
258° WSW
0.6 m
14 s
0.6 m
22h
343° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
6%
16° C
1018 hpa
244° WSW
0.6 m
15 s
22:03
0.2 m

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