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Last update: 21:37 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, Oct 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
340° NNW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1016 hpa
278° W
1.5 m
13 s
0.3 m
05h
1° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1015 hpa
284° WNW
1.6 m
13 s
1.0 m
08h
358° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1016 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
12 s
07:19
1.2 m
11h
275° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
21° C
1016 hpa
295° WNW
1.6 m
12 s
12:10
0.9 m
14h
246° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
10%
22° C
1015 hpa
294° WNW
1.6 m
12 s
1.0 m
17h
271° W
3 kts
max 6 kts
3%
20° C
1014 hpa
294° WNW
1.7 m
11 s
17:28
1.3 m
20h
31° NNE
2 kts
max 5 kts
21%
15° C
1015 hpa
292° WNW
1.6 m
11 s
1.0 m
23h
164° SSE
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1016 hpa
289° WNW
1.5 m
12 s
0.3 m

Friday, Oct 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
354° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1015 hpa
225° SW
1.5 m
20 s
00:36
0.1 m
05h
7° N
0 kts
max 2 kts
4%
13° C
1015 hpa
215° SW
1.5 m
21 s
1.0 m
08h
357° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
13° C
1016 hpa
222° SW
1.4 m
20 s
07:40
1.3 m
11h
271° W
2 kts
max 4 kts
4%
19° C
1016 hpa
235° SW
1.4 m
18 s
0.9 m
14h
250° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
5%
22° C
1015 hpa
250° WSW
1.3 m
16 s
13:10
0.7 m
17h
298° WNW
2 kts
max 6 kts
20%
21° C
1014 hpa
225° SW
1.5 m
19 s
1.2 m
20h
54° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
98%
17° C
1015 hpa
209° SSW
1.5 m
20 s
18:41
1.3 m
23h
299° WNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
16° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
1.4 m
20 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)

Saturday, Nov 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
39° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
84%
16° C
1016 hpa
206° SSW
1.4 m
19 s
01:16
0.2 m
05h
53° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
74%
15° C
1016 hpa
225° SW
1.3 m
18 s
0.9 m
08h
341° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
29%
15° C
1017 hpa
273° W
1.3 m
15 s
08:02
1.4 m
11h
109° ESE
0 kts
max 3 kts
4%
21° C
1018 hpa
281° W
1.5 m
18 s
1.0 m
14h
272° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
24° C
1016 hpa
286° WNW
1.8 m
19 s
14:00
0.5 m
17h
7° N
3 kts
max 9 kts
0%
22° C
1016 hpa
276° W
2.1 m
18 s
0.9 m
20h
7° N
1 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
280° W
2.3 m
17 s
19:48
1.3 m
23h
349° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
1018 hpa
285° WNW
2.2 m
17 s
0.7 m

Sunday, Nov 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
38° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
291° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
01:53
0.2 m
04h
14° NNE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
2.1 m
16 s
0.8 m
07h
32° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
276° W
2.1 m
16 s
07:27
1.6 m
10h
278° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
22° C
1018 hpa
271° W
2.0 m
16 s
1.1 m
13h
211° SSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
3%
23° C
1016 hpa
269° W
2.0 m
16 s
13:47
0.3 m
16h
173° S
2 kts
max 4 kts
9%
20° C
1015 hpa
278° W
2.0 m
15 s
0.6 m
19h
22° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
40%
17° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
19:50
1.3 m
22h
48° NE
1 kts
max 3 kts
35%
16° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
1.0 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, Nov 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
44° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
10%
15° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
01:29
0.3 m
04h
333° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
281° W
1.7 m
14 s
0.8 m
07h
259° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
1%
14° C
1017 hpa
276° W
1.6 m
14 s
07:55
1.7 m
10h
158° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
19° C
1017 hpa
276° W
1.6 m
14 s
1.3 m
13h
231° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
50%
21° C
1016 hpa
278° W
1.6 m
14 s
0.2 m
16h
270° W
3 kts
max 5 kts
60%
20° C
1015 hpa
279° W
1.6 m
14 s
14:33
0.0 m
19h
61° ENE
3 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
281° W
1.5 m
14 s
1.1 m
22h
74° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
22%
15° C
1018 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
20:51
1.3 m

Tuesday, Nov 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
349° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
284° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
02:06
0.5 m
04h
78° ENE
1 kts
max 1 kts
97%
15° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
0.7 m
07h
65° ENE
1 kts
max 2 kts
44%
15° C
1018 hpa
287° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
08:26
1.9 m
10h
175° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
22%
19° C
1018 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
14 s
1.6 m
13h
224° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
58%
20° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
13 s
0.3 m
16h
206° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
68%
19° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
15:21
-0.2 m
19h
196° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
0.7 m
22h
159° SSE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
281° W
1.3 m
13 s
21:50
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)

Wednesday, Nov 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
137° SE
1 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
276° W
1.4 m
13 s
0.8 m
04h
135° SE
3 kts
max 8 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
271° W
1.4 m
13 s
02:44
0.6 m
07h
136° SE
4 kts
max 9 kts
99%
15° C
1017 hpa
266° W
1.6 m
12 s
1.6 m
10h
166° SSE
9 kts
max 20 kts
90%
18° C
1017 hpa
258° WSW
1.9 m
10 s
09:02
2.0 m
13h
190° S
16 kts
max 29 kts
99%
8.69 mm
16° C
1016 hpa
255° WSW
2.3 m
9 s
0.6 m
16h
185° S
10 kts
max 23 kts
99%
14.1 mm
16° C
1016 hpa
269° W
2.5 m
11 s
16:10
-0.3 m
19h
202° SSW
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2.29 mm
16° C
1018 hpa
273° W
2.5 m
11 s
0.3 m
22h
230° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
17%
0.99 mm
15° C
1019 hpa
274° W
2.6 m
12 s
22:51
1.3 m

Thursday, Nov 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
308° NW
5 kts
max 10 kts
5%
14° C
1020 hpa
276° W
2.8 m
13 s
1.0 m
04h
356° N
4 kts
max 6 kts
95%
13° C
1021 hpa
276° W
3.0 m
13 s
03:24
0.7 m
07h
28° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
94%
13° C
1023 hpa
276° W
3.1 m
14 s
1.5 m
10h
348° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
44%
16° C
1023 hpa
276° W
3.2 m
14 s
09:41
2.0 m
13h
304° NW
5 kts
max 7 kts
4%
18° C
1022 hpa
279° W
3.2 m
15 s
1.0 m
16h
337° NNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
0%
18° C
1021 hpa
281° W
3.2 m
15 s
17:00
-0.4 m
19h
341° NNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
2%
14° C
1022 hpa
283° WNW
3.1 m
15 s
0.0 m
22h
22° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1021 hpa
284° WNW
2.9 m
15 s
1.0 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)

Friday, Nov 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
13° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1021 hpa
285° WNW
2.7 m
15 s
23:55
1.2 m
04h
20° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
2%
12° C
1020 hpa
286° WNW
2.5 m
14 s
04:08
0.8 m
07h
43° NE
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
12° C
1020 hpa
287° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
1.3 m
10h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 6 kts
3%
18° C
1020 hpa
288° WNW
2.2 m
14 s
10:24
2.0 m
13h
302° WNW
2 kts
max 5 kts
4%
20° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
1.4 m
16h
308° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
20° C
1017 hpa
291° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
0.0 m
19h
32° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
5%
17° C
1017 hpa
291° WNW
1.8 m
13 s
17:55
-0.4 m
22h
33° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
97%
16° C
1017 hpa
291° WNW
1.7 m
13 s
0.6 m

Saturday, Nov 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
34° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
16° C
1016 hpa
289° WNW
1.7 m
15 s
01:02
1.2 m
04h
30° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
16° C
1015 hpa
290° WNW
1.8 m
15 s
04:57
0.9 m
07h
35° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
16° C
1015 hpa
291° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
1.1 m
10h
68° ENE
1 kts
max 2 kts
4%
21° C
1015 hpa
290° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
11:13
1.9 m
13h
242° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
23° C
1013 hpa
290° WNW
1.9 m
16 s
1.6 m
16h
240° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
21° C
1013 hpa
290° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
0.4 m
19h
253° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
38%
18° C
1015 hpa
290° WNW
2.0 m
16 s
18:52
-0.4 m
22h
72° ENE
2 kts
max 5 kts
97%
16° C
1016 hpa
290° WNW
1.9 m
15 s
0.3 m

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