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Last update: 03:37 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)

Saturday, Sep 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
335° NNW
1 kts
max 4 kts
44%
15° C
1014 hpa
271° W
1.3 m
14 s
0.8 m
05h
352° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
42%
15° C
1014 hpa
273° W
1.3 m
14 s
04:28
1.0 m
08h
46° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
28%
16° C
1014 hpa
272° W
1.2 m
14 s
08:19
0.9 m
11h
239° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
21° C
1014 hpa
271° W
1.2 m
13 s
1.1 m
14h
252° WSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
23° C
1013 hpa
270° W
1.3 m
13 s
14:59
1.7 m
17h
287° WNW
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
24° C
1012 hpa
268° W
1.4 m
13 s
1.5 m
20h
357° N
5 kts
max 10 kts
0%
19° C
1013 hpa
265° W
1.5 m
13 s
0.5 m
23h
341° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1014 hpa
264° W
1.3 m
13 s
22:51
0.0 m

Sunday, Sep 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
351° N
2 kts
max 4 kts
1%
16° C
1013 hpa
266° W
1.2 m
13 s
0.5 m
05h
25° NNE
2 kts
max 3 kts
1%
15° C
1013 hpa
268° W
1.2 m
13 s
06:19
1.1 m
08h
92° E
0 kts
max 3 kts
2%
16° C
1014 hpa
268° W
1.1 m
13 s
1.0 m
11h
229° SW
3 kts
max 6 kts
12%
21° C
1014 hpa
265° W
1.1 m
13 s
09:32
1.0 m
14h
269° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
14%
25° C
1012 hpa
265° W
1.1 m
13 s
1.5 m
17h
302° WNW
10 kts
max 12 kts
3%
25° C
1010 hpa
271° W
1.4 m
12 s
16:09
1.7 m
20h
333° NNW
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
20° C
1012 hpa
281° W
1.4 m
12 s
0.9 m
23h
339° NNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1012 hpa
279° W
1.2 m
12 s
00:09
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
57° ENE
1 kts
max 4 kts
1%
16° C
1011 hpa
276° W
1.2 m
11 s
0.2 m
05h
55° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
1%
16° C
1011 hpa
275° W
1.3 m
11 s
0.9 m
08h
47° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
1011 hpa
280° W
1.3 m
10 s
07:41
1.1 m
11h
253° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1012 hpa
285° WNW
1.3 m
10 s
11:13
1.0 m
14h
236° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
25° C
1011 hpa
278° W
1.3 m
11 s
1.2 m
17h
236° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
25° C
1010 hpa
210° SSW
1.3 m
18 s
17:29
1.6 m
20h
124° SE
2 kts
max 4 kts
18%
19° C
1011 hpa
193° SSW
1.2 m
19 s
1.3 m
23h
102° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1012 hpa
192° SSW
1.1 m
19 s
0.3 m

Tuesday, Sep 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
51° NE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
1011 hpa
186° S
1.1 m
19 s
01:16
-0.1 m
05h
344° NNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1012 hpa
194° SSW
1.1 m
18 s
0.6 m
08h
11° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
20° C
1013 hpa
191° S
1.1 m
18 s
08:32
1.2 m
11h
230° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
25° C
1013 hpa
189° S
1.1 m
18 s
1.0 m
14h
233° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
26° C
1013 hpa
188° S
1.0 m
18 s
12:43
0.9 m
17h
244° WSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
26° C
1012 hpa
188° S
1.0 m
18 s
1.5 m
20h
111° ESE
2 kts
max 5 kts
0%
19° C
1013 hpa
189° S
1.0 m
17 s
18:44
1.6 m
23h
86° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1014 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
3° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1014 hpa
196° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
02:11
-0.1 m
05h
316° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1013 hpa
194° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
0.4 m
08h
93° E
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
20° C
1014 hpa
193° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
09:10
1.3 m
11h
238° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
25° C
1014 hpa
193° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
1.1 m
14h
241° WSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
1%
27° C
1012 hpa
197° SSW
1.1 m
16 s
13:51
0.8 m
17h
238° WSW
4 kts
max 8 kts
1%
26° C
1011 hpa
204° SSW
1.2 m
15 s
1.2 m
20h
100° E
2 kts
max 6 kts
0%
20° C
1011 hpa
204° SSW
1.2 m
15 s
19:49
1.6 m
23h
84° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
16%
19° C
1011 hpa
205° SSW
1.2 m
15 s
1.0 m

Thursday, Sep 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
289° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1010 hpa
209° SSW
1.2 m
14 s
02:57
-0.1 m
05h
295° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1009 hpa
222° SW
1.3 m
14 s
0.2 m
08h
270° W
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
19° C
1009 hpa
244° WSW
1.3 m
13 s
1.1 m
11h
226° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
23° C
1010 hpa
267° W
1.4 m
11 s
09:42
1.3 m
14h
223° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
24° C
1009 hpa
282° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
14:45
0.7 m
17h
231° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
6%
24° C
1008 hpa
291° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
1.0 m
20h
175° S
1 kts
max 4 kts
8%
18° C
1009 hpa
294° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
20:44
1.6 m
23h
186° S
1 kts
max 3 kts
22%
17° C
1010 hpa
286° WNW
1.3 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
146° SE
2 kts
max 4 kts
40%
17° C
1010 hpa
283° WNW
1.3 m
11 s
0.2 m
05h
169° S
2 kts
max 2 kts
2%
17° C
1010 hpa
278° W
1.2 m
11 s
03:35
0.0 m
08h
174° S
2 kts
max 3 kts
2%
17° C
1012 hpa
271° W
1.2 m
12 s
1.0 m
11h
201° SSW
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
20° C
1013 hpa
265° W
1.1 m
12 s
10:11
1.4 m
14h
208° SSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
6%
21° C
1013 hpa
265° W
1.1 m
12 s
0.7 m
17h
224° SW
5 kts
max 7 kts
3%
20° C
1013 hpa
255° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
15:32
0.6 m
20h
198° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
10%
18° C
1014 hpa
248° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
1.4 m
23h
153° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
41%
17° C
1015 hpa
247° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
21:32
1.6 m

Saturday, Sep 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
150° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
25%
16° C
1015 hpa
244° WSW
1.0 m
12 s
0.4 m
05h
37° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
244° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
04:09
0.0 m
08h
345° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
17° C
1016 hpa
245° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
0.9 m
11h
232° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
22° C
1016 hpa
242° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
10:37
1.4 m
14h
238° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
237° WSW
0.9 m
12 s
0.8 m
17h
252° WSW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
23° C
1014 hpa
236° SW
0.9 m
12 s
16:14
0.4 m
20h
248° WSW
1 kts
max 5 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
236° SW
0.9 m
13 s
1.2 m
23h
74° ENE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1015 hpa
236° SW
0.9 m
13 s
22:17
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
56° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1015 hpa
234° SW
0.9 m
13 s
0.7 m
05h
304° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
1014 hpa
236° SW
0.9 m
13 s
04:38
0.2 m
08h
308° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1015 hpa
250° WSW
0.9 m
13 s
0.9 m
11h
229° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
252° WSW
0.9 m
13 s
11:01
1.5 m
14h
242° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
25° C
1014 hpa
253° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
0.9 m
17h
237° WSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
25° C
1013 hpa
257° WSW
1.1 m
12 s
16:55
0.4 m
20h
108° ESE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1013 hpa
259° W
1.1 m
12 s
0.9 m
23h
84° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1013 hpa
259° W
1.0 m
12 s
23:00
1.4 m

Monday, Sep 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
25° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1013 hpa
260° W
1.0 m
12 s
0.9 m
05h
10° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
18° C
1012 hpa
261° W
1.0 m
12 s
05:04
0.3 m
08h
74° ENE
0 kts
max 1 kts
0%
20° C
1013 hpa
260° W
1.0 m
12 s
0.8 m
11h
218° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
24° C
1013 hpa
255° WSW
1.0 m
13 s
11:23
1.5 m
14h
222° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
26° C
1012 hpa
252° WSW
1.1 m
14 s
1.0 m

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