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Last update: 15:40 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)

Friday, Oct 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
4° N
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
13° C
1016 hpa
227° SW
1.6 m
20 s
0.3 m
05h
319° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
28%
13° C
1015 hpa
217° SW
1.6 m
21 s
1.0 m
08h
336° NNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
15%
13° C
1016 hpa
219° SW
1.5 m
20 s
07:47
1.3 m
11h
262° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
5%
18° C
1017 hpa
225° SW
1.4 m
19 s
1.0 m
14h
268° W
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
21° C
1016 hpa
243° WSW
1.4 m
17 s
13:24
0.7 m
17h
326° NW
2 kts
max 7 kts
56%
20° C
1015 hpa
225° SW
1.5 m
19 s
1.1 m
20h
36° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
36%
17° C
1016 hpa
209° SSW
1.5 m
20 s
18:32
1.2 m
23h
341° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
16° C
1017 hpa
207° SSW
1.4 m
20 s
0.4 m

Saturday, Nov 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
28° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1016 hpa
206° SSW
1.4 m
19 s
01:07
0.2 m
05h
14° NNE
1 kts
max 2 kts
82%
15° C
1016 hpa
226° SW
1.4 m
18 s
0.9 m
08h
350° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
21%
16° C
1018 hpa
272° W
1.4 m
15 s
08:08
1.4 m
11h
277° W
1 kts
max 3 kts
4%
21° C
1018 hpa
280° W
1.6 m
18 s
1.0 m
14h
268° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
23° C
1017 hpa
288° WNW
1.9 m
19 s
14:06
0.5 m
17h
6° N
4 kts
max 9 kts
0%
21° C
1016 hpa
277° W
2.3 m
18 s
0.9 m
20h
351° N
3 kts
max 6 kts
0%
17° C
1018 hpa
280° W
2.4 m
17 s
19:48
1.3 m
23h
342° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1019 hpa
284° WNW
2.2 m
17 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, Nov 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
7° N
2 kts
max 4 kts
1%
16° C
1019 hpa
291° WNW
2.2 m
16 s
01:49
0.2 m
04h
357° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
15° C
1018 hpa
285° WNW
2.2 m
16 s
0.8 m
07h
6° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
16° C
1018 hpa
276° W
2.1 m
16 s
07:34
1.6 m
10h
281° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
2%
21° C
1018 hpa
270° W
2.1 m
16 s
1.1 m
13h
270° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
9%
22° C
1017 hpa
270° W
2.1 m
16 s
13:47
0.2 m
16h
292° WNW
2 kts
max 7 kts
33%
19° C
1016 hpa
278° W
2.1 m
15 s
0.5 m
19h
78° ENE
3 kts
max 5 kts
27%
16° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
2.1 m
15 s
19:57
1.3 m
22h
299° WNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
4%
15° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
1.0 m

Monday, Nov 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
51° NE
2 kts
max 4 kts
17%
15° C
1017 hpa
285° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
01:30
0.3 m
04h
307° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
281° W
1.8 m
14 s
0.8 m
07h
347° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1017 hpa
277° W
1.7 m
14 s
08:02
1.7 m
10h
152° SSE
0 kts
max 4 kts
58%
18° C
1018 hpa
275° W
1.7 m
14 s
1.3 m
13h
262° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
93%
20° C
1017 hpa
277° W
1.7 m
14 s
14:28
0.0 m
16h
306° NW
5 kts
max 7 kts
4%
20° C
1016 hpa
280° W
1.7 m
14 s
0.1 m
19h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 8 kts
12%
16° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
1.0 m
22h
31° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
98%
15° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.6 m
14 s
21:02
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)

Tuesday, Nov 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
0° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
32%
14° C
1018 hpa
284° WNW
1.5 m
14 s
02:10
0.5 m
04h
54° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
92%
14° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
1.4 m
14 s
0.7 m
07h
31° NNE
1 kts
max 2 kts
24%
14° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
1.3 m
14 s
1.6 m
10h
168° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
97%
18° C
1018 hpa
287° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
08:34
1.8 m
13h
231° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
19° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
0.2 m
16h
228° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
18° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
15:11
-0.3 m
19h
215° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
95%
16° C
1018 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
13 s
0.7 m
22h
138° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
280° W
1.3 m
13 s
22:05
1.3 m

Wednesday, Nov 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
143° SE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
276° W
1.3 m
13 s
0.8 m
04h
135° SE
3 kts
max 9 kts
97%
15° C
1018 hpa
271° W
1.4 m
13 s
02:51
0.6 m
07h
147° SSE
5 kts
max 12 kts
54%
15° C
1018 hpa
271° W
1.6 m
13 s
1.6 m
10h
171° S
9 kts
max 20 kts
99%
17° C
1020 hpa
269° W
1.9 m
11 s
09:09
1.9 m
13h
189° S
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
17° C
1019 hpa
278° W
2.3 m
12 s
0.5 m
16h
213° SSW
10 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.03 mm
16° C
1019 hpa
279° W
2.5 m
12 s
15:56
-0.4 m
19h
198° SSW
9 kts
max 18 kts
99%
1.85 mm
16° C
1020 hpa
281° W
2.7 m
13 s
0.3 m
22h
211° SSW
6 kts
max 13 kts
99%
2.11 mm
15° C
1021 hpa
281° W
3.0 m
13 s
23:06
1.4 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)

Thursday, Nov 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
198° SSW
4 kts
max 9 kts
97%
0.76 mm
15° C
1021 hpa
280° W
3.2 m
14 s
1.1 m
04h
222° SW
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
16° C
1021 hpa
279° W
3.4 m
15 s
03:33
0.8 m
07h
349° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
15° C
1021 hpa
279° W
3.5 m
15 s
1.4 m
10h
294° WNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
4%
18° C
1022 hpa
280° W
3.5 m
16 s
09:48
2.0 m
13h
266° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
98%
20° C
1020 hpa
282° WNW
3.4 m
16 s
0.9 m
16h
309° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
4%
19° C
1020 hpa
284° WNW
3.2 m
15 s
16:44
-0.5 m
19h
344° NNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
4%
16° C
1021 hpa
286° WNW
3.1 m
15 s
0.0 m
22h
6° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
3%
15° C
1021 hpa
287° WNW
2.8 m
15 s
1.0 m

Friday, Nov 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
14° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
288° WNW
2.6 m
15 s
00:09
1.4 m
04h
5° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
289° WNW
2.4 m
14 s
04:17
0.9 m
07h
26° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
14° C
1021 hpa
290° WNW
2.3 m
14 s
1.3 m
10h
251° WSW
1 kts
max 5 kts
5%
18° C
1021 hpa
291° WNW
2.1 m
14 s
10:31
2.0 m
13h
277° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
36%
20° C
1019 hpa
292° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
1.4 m
16h
325° NW
7 kts
max 11 kts
13%
20° C
1018 hpa
293° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
-0.2 m
19h
357° N
4 kts
max 7 kts
85%
17° C
1018 hpa
293° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
17:35
-0.4 m
22h
337° NNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
15° C
1018 hpa
292° WNW
2.0 m
14 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)

Saturday, Nov 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
9° N
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1017 hpa
292° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
01:14
1.3 m
04h
16° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
76%
14° C
1016 hpa
292° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
05:08
1.0 m
07h
352° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
86%
14° C
1015 hpa
292° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
1.2 m
10h
246° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
17° C
1015 hpa
293° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
11:19
1.9 m
13h
256° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
19° C
1014 hpa
293° WNW
2.0 m
15 s
1.7 m
16h
272° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
18° C
1013 hpa
293° WNW
2.0 m
14 s
0.2 m
19h
24° NNE
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
293° WNW
1.9 m
14 s
18:30
-0.4 m
22h
141° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
14° C
1014 hpa
293° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
0.4 m

Sunday, Nov 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
133° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1014 hpa
293° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
02:23
1.3 m
04h
129° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
1013 hpa
293° WNW
1.8 m
14 s
1.2 m
07h
136° SE
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2.02 mm
13° C
1013 hpa
292° WNW
1.7 m
14 s
06:11
1.1 m
10h
186° S
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
7.5 mm
15° C
1014 hpa
292° WNW
1.7 m
13 s
1.6 m
13h
201° SSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
2.96 mm
16° C
1014 hpa
289° WNW
1.8 m
13 s
12:12
1.8 m
16h
283° WNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
289° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
0.7 m
19h
101° E
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1015 hpa
293° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
19:31
-0.2 m
22h
325° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
15° C
1016 hpa
290° WNW
1.9 m
13 s
0.1 m

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