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Last update: 14:36 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)

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
228° SW
14 kts
max 15 kts
86%
1.25 mm
29° C
1007 hpa
110° ESE
0.9 m
12 s
0.4 m
04h
223° SW
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0.86 mm
29° C
1006 hpa
118° ESE
0.9 m
13 s
0.8 m
07h
215° SW
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4.39 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
136° SE
1.0 m
13 s
07:06
1.1 m
10h
211° SSW
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
4.52 mm
28° C
1009 hpa
142° SE
1.1 m
12 s
0.9 m
13h
199° SSW
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.14 mm
29° C
1007 hpa
143° SE
1.1 m
12 s
0.6 m
16h
184° S
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.64 mm
29° C
1006 hpa
142° SE
1.2 m
12 s
0.5 m
19h
177° S
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.7 mm
29° C
1008 hpa
143° SE
1.2 m
12 s
0.4 m
22h
149° SSE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1.12 mm
28° C
1010 hpa
143° SE
1.2 m
12 s
22:48
0.2 m

Saturday, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
155° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0.65 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
142° SE
1.2 m
13 s
0.3 m
04h
159° SSE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
28° C
1008 hpa
141° SE
1.2 m
13 s
0.8 m
07h
166° SSE
6 kts
max 6 kts
96%
28° C
1009 hpa
141° SE
1.2 m
12 s
07:33
1.1 m
10h
165° SSE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
29° C
1010 hpa
142° SE
1.2 m
12 s
1.0 m
13h
167° SSE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
29° C
1008 hpa
141° SE
1.2 m
12 s
0.7 m
16h
167° SSE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.59 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
140° SE
1.2 m
12 s
0.6 m
19h
155° SSE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.75 mm
28° C
1010 hpa
139° SE
1.2 m
12 s
0.4 m
22h
140° SE
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3.26 mm
28° C
1011 hpa
137° SE
1.3 m
12 s
23:12
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)

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
117° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3.25 mm
28° C
1009 hpa
137° SE
1.2 m
12 s
0.2 m
04h
108° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
2.37 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
137° SE
1.2 m
12 s
0.7 m
07h
55° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
2.1 mm
28° C
1010 hpa
136° SE
1.2 m
12 s
07:58
1.0 m
10h
176° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
28° C
1010 hpa
136° SE
1.2 m
12 s
1.0 m
13h
192° SSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
90%
28° C
1008 hpa
137° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.7 m
16h
205° SSW
10 kts
max 10 kts
91%
29° C
1006 hpa
137° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.6 m
19h
212° SSW
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
29° C
1008 hpa
137° SE
1.2 m
11 s
0.5 m
22h
213° SSW
15 kts
max 15 kts
99%
29° C
1009 hpa
142° SE
1.2 m
11 s
0.2 m

Monday, Mar 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
229° SW
17 kts
max 18 kts
99%
29° C
1008 hpa
142° SE
1.3 m
10 s
23:37
0.2 m
04h
229° SW
20 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.54 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
139° SE
1.4 m
10 s
0.6 m
07h
223° SW
18 kts
max 20 kts
99%
28° C
1008 hpa
141° SE
1.4 m
10 s
08:20
1.0 m
10h
218° SW
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.17 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
141° SE
1.5 m
10 s
1.0 m
13h
214° SW
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.83 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
145° SE
1.6 m
10 s
0.8 m
16h
226° SW
17 kts
max 19 kts
99%
27° C
1005 hpa
146° SE
1.7 m
10 s
0.7 m
19h
221° SW
18 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.6 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
146° SE
1.7 m
10 s
0.5 m
22h
258° WSW
18 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.83 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
146° SE
1.7 m
10 s
0.3 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, Mar 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
280° W
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.83 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
146° SE
1.7 m
10 s
00:04
0.2 m
04h
283° WNW
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.21 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
145° SE
1.7 m
10 s
0.6 m
07h
270° W
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
3.14 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
145° SE
1.7 m
10 s
0.9 m
10h
264° W
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
1.82 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
144° SE
1.7 m
10 s
08:36
0.9 m
13h
291° WNW
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1.27 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
144° SE
1.7 m
10 s
0.8 m
16h
285° WNW
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.51 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
143° SE
1.7 m
10 s
0.7 m
19h
302° WNW
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
27° C
1005 hpa
141° SE
1.8 m
10 s
0.6 m
22h
325° NW
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
143° SE
1.8 m
10 s
0.4 m

Wednesday, Mar 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
333° NNW
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
28° C
1005 hpa
145° SE
1.8 m
11 s
00:29
0.3 m
04h
327° NNW
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
1.74 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
146° SE
1.8 m
11 s
0.5 m
07h
333° NNW
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.68 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
147° SSE
1.8 m
11 s
0.8 m
10h
329° NNW
12 kts
max 12 kts
99%
29° C
1007 hpa
148° SSE
1.8 m
11 s
08:42
0.8 m
13h
323° NW
15 kts
max 15 kts
97%
1.42 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
148° SSE
1.7 m
11 s
0.7 m
16h
325° NW
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.67 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
147° SSE
1.7 m
10 s
0.7 m
19h
337° NNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1.08 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
147° SSE
1.6 m
10 s
0.6 m
22h
25° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
4.03 mm
28° C
1009 hpa
146° SE
1.5 m
10 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)

Thursday, Mar 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
42° NE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3.17 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
146° SE
1.4 m
10 s
00:50
0.4 m
04h
30° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.8 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
146° SE
1.4 m
10 s
0.5 m
07h
26° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
28° C
1008 hpa
146° SE
1.3 m
10 s
0.7 m
10h
2° N
9 kts
max 10 kts
73%
28° C
1008 hpa
147° SSE
1.3 m
9 s
08:33
0.8 m
13h
26° NNE
8 kts
max 9 kts
92%
29° C
1005 hpa
140° SE
1.3 m
10 s
0.7 m
16h
5° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
73%
0.9 mm
29° C
1004 hpa
143° SE
1.2 m
10 s
14:57
0.6 m
19h
32° NNE
10 kts
max 11 kts
97%
2.99 mm
29° C
1007 hpa
150° SSE
1.2 m
9 s
0.6 m
22h
14° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.21 mm
29° C
1008 hpa
150° SSE
1.2 m
9 s
0.5 m

Friday, Mar 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
15° NNE
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.8 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
150° SSE
1.2 m
9 s
00:42
0.5 m
04h
345° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.07 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
149° SSE
1.2 m
9 s
0.6 m
07h
6° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.28 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
152° SSE
1.1 m
9 s
08:01
0.7 m
10h
9° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
93%
1.47 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
151° SSE
1.1 m
9 s
0.7 m
13h
40° NE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.46 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
136° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.6 m
16h
44° NE
12 kts
max 12 kts
90%
29° C
1004 hpa
133° SE
1.1 m
10 s
15:11
0.6 m
19h
38° NE
11 kts
max 11 kts
97%
0.66 mm
29° C
1006 hpa
127° SE
1.1 m
10 s
20:01
0.6 m
22h
17° NNE
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
29° C
1008 hpa
131° SE
1.1 m
9 s
22:25
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)

Saturday, Mar 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
349° N
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
2.06 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
143° SE
1.1 m
9 s
0.6 m
04h
327° NNW
10 kts
max 11 kts
91%
6.06 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
143° SE
1.1 m
9 s
0.7 m
07h
336° NNW
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
4.96 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
144° SE
1.1 m
9 s
06:07
0.7 m
10h
322° NW
9 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.84 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
137° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.6 m
13h
315° NW
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.58 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
135° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.5 m
16h
253° WSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
3.11 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
132° SE
1.1 m
10 s
15:54
0.5 m
19h
215° SW
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
2.67 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
138° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.5 m
22h
226° SW
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6.56 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
139° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.6 m

Sunday, Mar 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
217° SW
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6.62 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
143° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.7 m
04h
223° SW
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3.37 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
147° SSE
1.1 m
10 s
05:04
0.8 m
07h
208° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
2.95 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
135° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.8 m
10h
202° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
2.07 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
124° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.6 m
13h
218° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
1.88 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
136° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.5 m
16h
211° SSW
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.67 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
138° SE
1.2 m
10 s
0.4 m
19h
200° SSW
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
28° C
1006 hpa
147° SSE
1.2 m
10 s
18:00
0.4 m
22h
216° SW
14 kts
max 15 kts
99%
2.99 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
149° SSE
1.2 m
10 s
0.5 m

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