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Last update: 12:36 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)

Tuesday, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
295° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
76%
20° C
1025 hpa
167° SSE
1.7 m
10 s
00:39
0.6 m
05h
290° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
71%
20° C
1025 hpa
152° SSE
1.6 m
10 s
1.4 m
08h
272° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
58%
22° C
1025 hpa
143° SE
1.6 m
9 s
06:52
1.6 m
11h
104° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
8%
25° C
1025 hpa
127° SE
1.6 m
9 s
0.9 m
14h
93° E
11 kts
max 11 kts
8%
25° C
1023 hpa
120° ESE
1.7 m
9 s
12:59
0.7 m
17h
86° E
9 kts
max 9 kts
54%
24° C
1023 hpa
113° ESE
1.7 m
9 s
1.3 m
20h
84° E
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
22° C
1025 hpa
109° ESE
1.7 m
9 s
18:57
1.5 m
23h
67° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
22° C
1026 hpa
105° ESE
1.7 m
9 s
0.9 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
22° NNE
1 kts
max 2 kts
97%
21° C
1024 hpa
102° ESE
1.7 m
9 s
01:02
0.8 m
05h
88° E
0 kts
max 1 kts
89%
21° C
1024 hpa
105° ESE
1.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
08h
100° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
43%
23° C
1025 hpa
110° ESE
1.6 m
9 s
07:19
1.4 m
11h
89° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
12%
25° C
1025 hpa
101° E
1.6 m
8 s
1.1 m
14h
96° E
10 kts
max 10 kts
2%
26° C
1023 hpa
99° E
1.6 m
9 s
13:29
0.9 m
17h
85° E
10 kts
max 10 kts
29%
24° C
1023 hpa
98° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.2 m
20h
50° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
77%
22° C
1024 hpa
97° E
1.6 m
9 s
19:28
1.3 m
23h
0° N
3 kts
max 5 kts
92%
22° C
1025 hpa
96° E
1.6 m
9 s
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)

Thursday, Mar 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
325° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
95%
21° C
1023 hpa
94° E
1.6 m
9 s
01:35
1.0 m
05h
321° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
42%
21° C
1022 hpa
93° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.1 m
08h
319° NW
4 kts
max 5 kts
1%
23° C
1022 hpa
94° E
1.6 m
8 s
08:05
1.3 m
11h
75° ENE
9 kts
max 10 kts
30%
26° C
1021 hpa
112° ESE
1.6 m
7 s
1.2 m
14h
74° ENE
13 kts
max 13 kts
98%
26° C
1019 hpa
116° ESE
1.7 m
8 s
14:55
1.0 m
17h
63° ENE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
25° C
1018 hpa
139° SE
1.8 m
10 s
1.1 m
20h
39° NE
9 kts
max 13 kts
95%
23° C
1019 hpa
132° SE
1.8 m
10 s
1.1 m
23h
7° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
22° C
1019 hpa
145° SE
1.8 m
11 s
22:51
1.2 m

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
0° N
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
21° C
1017 hpa
145° SE
1.7 m
11 s
1.1 m
05h
358° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
86%
21° C
1016 hpa
141° SE
1.6 m
11 s
06:21
1.1 m
08h
19° NNE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
23° C
1017 hpa
150° SSE
1.6 m
12 s
1.1 m
11h
60° ENE
14 kts
max 14 kts
99%
28° C
1016 hpa
137° SE
1.6 m
10 s
1.2 m
14h
57° ENE
16 kts
max 18 kts
99%
26° C
1014 hpa
129° SE
1.7 m
9 s
12:53
1.2 m
17h
56° NE
16 kts
max 19 kts
93%
26° C
1013 hpa
119° ESE
1.8 m
10 s
1.0 m
20h
35° NE
11 kts
max 16 kts
10%
24° C
1015 hpa
105° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
19:19
0.9 m
23h
13° NNE
8 kts
max 12 kts
10%
22° C
1015 hpa
94° E
1.9 m
9 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)

Saturday, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
6° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
53%
21° C
1013 hpa
91° E
1.8 m
9 s
01:37
1.3 m
05h
350° N
5 kts
max 8 kts
63%
21° C
1013 hpa
92° E
1.7 m
9 s
1.1 m
08h
10° N
4 kts
max 7 kts
65%
24° C
1014 hpa
90° E
1.6 m
9 s
07:45
0.9 m
11h
66° ENE
11 kts
max 12 kts
98%
27° C
1013 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
14h
72° ENE
14 kts
max 15 kts
97%
28° C
1011 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
8 s
13:48
1.4 m
17h
56° NE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
26° C
1012 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.1 m
20h
45° NE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
25° C
1014 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
19:56
0.8 m
23h
24° NNE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
24° C
1014 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.1 m

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
359° N
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
23° C
1013 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
02:09
1.5 m
05h
356° N
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
22° C
1013 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
08h
16° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
97%
25° C
1014 hpa
85° E
1.5 m
8 s
08:17
0.7 m
11h
51° NE
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
28° C
1013 hpa
85° E
1.5 m
9 s
1.1 m
14h
62° ENE
17 kts
max 20 kts
99%
28° C
1012 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
9 s
14:18
1.6 m
17h
59° ENE
15 kts
max 20 kts
98%
26° C
1012 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.2 m
20h
29° NNE
9 kts
max 15 kts
83%
0.44 mm
24° C
1014 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
8 s
20:24
0.6 m
23h
10° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
19%
23° C
1013 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
9 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, Mar 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
9° N
6 kts
max 9 kts
32%
22° C
1012 hpa
84° E
1.5 m
9 s
02:36
1.7 m
05h
359° N
5 kts
max 8 kts
6%
22° C
1012 hpa
85° E
1.4 m
9 s
1.3 m
08h
15° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
59%
25° C
1013 hpa
86° E
1.4 m
9 s
08:44
0.5 m
11h
66° ENE
11 kts
max 12 kts
22%
28° C
1012 hpa
88° E
1.4 m
9 s
0.9 m
14h
72° ENE
15 kts
max 17 kts
14%
29° C
1010 hpa
91° E
1.6 m
9 s
14:47
1.8 m
17h
56° NE
14 kts
max 19 kts
2%
27° C
1010 hpa
92° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.4 m
20h
43° NE
10 kts
max 17 kts
33%
25° C
1012 hpa
93° E
1.6 m
9 s
20:52
0.4 m
23h
24° NNE
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
24° C
1011 hpa
96° E
1.6 m
9 s
0.8 m

Tuesday, Mar 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
15° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
23° C
1009 hpa
101° E
1.6 m
9 s
03:03
1.9 m
05h
5° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
6%
23° C
1008 hpa
105° ESE
1.6 m
9 s
1.6 m
08h
19° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
25° C
1009 hpa
108° ESE
1.6 m
9 s
09:12
0.4 m
11h
62° ENE
14 kts
max 16 kts
0%
29° C
1007 hpa
110° ESE
1.6 m
9 s
0.7 m
14h
63° ENE
19 kts
max 25 kts
0%
29° C
1003 hpa
113° ESE
1.7 m
10 s
15:14
1.9 m
17h
53° NE
19 kts
max 29 kts
22%
28° C
1002 hpa
108° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
1.6 m
20h
35° NE
6 kts
max 12 kts
96%
0.5 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
109° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
21:20
0.2 m
23h
222° SW
14 kts
max 22 kts
93%
1.15 mm
24° C
1007 hpa
109° ESE
1.9 m
9 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)

Wednesday, Mar 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
230° SW
13 kts
max 20 kts
39%
2.83 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
119° ESE
1.8 m
10 s
1.8 m
05h
231° SW
15 kts
max 24 kts
97%
23° C
1008 hpa
125° SE
1.7 m
10 s
03:31
2.0 m
08h
216° SW
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.56 mm
22° C
1011 hpa
128° SE
1.7 m
10 s
0.5 m
11h
208° SSW
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
23° C
1012 hpa
130° SE
1.7 m
10 s
09:40
0.2 m
14h
204° SSW
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
23° C
1012 hpa
127° SE
1.8 m
10 s
1.7 m
17h
206° SSW
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
3.51 mm
21° C
1013 hpa
121° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
15:42
2.0 m
20h
243° WSW
12 kts
max 19 kts
98%
0.89 mm
20° C
1016 hpa
122° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
0.5 m
23h
226° SW
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.61 mm
20° C
1016 hpa
121° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
21:48
0.1 m

Thursday, Mar 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
207° SSW
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3.18 mm
21° C
1017 hpa
125° SE
1.8 m
9 s
1.7 m
05h
210° SSW
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.16 mm
21° C
1019 hpa
124° SE
1.8 m
9 s
04:00
2.2 m
08h
200° SSW
11 kts
max 16 kts
97%
0.48 mm
22° C
1021 hpa
125° SE
1.8 m
9 s
0.7 m
11h
191° S
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
0.7 mm
22° C
1021 hpa
127° SE
1.8 m
9 s
10:09
0.2 m
14h
185° S
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.55 mm
22° C
1020 hpa
130° SE
1.8 m
9 s
1.5 m
17h
140° SE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
22° C
1020 hpa
128° SE
1.9 m
9 s
16:12
2.1 m
20h
104° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.45 mm
22° C
1021 hpa
126° SE
1.9 m
9 s
0.7 m
23h
52° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
67%
22° C
1021 hpa
129° SE
1.8 m
10 s
22:18
0.1 m

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