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Last update: 02:37 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)

Wednesday, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
346° NNW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1017 hpa
263° W
0.8 m
6 s
0.8 m
04h
1° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
9%
16° C
1016 hpa
252° WSW
0.9 m
8 s
03:48
0.2 m
07h
22° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
82%
15° C
1017 hpa
249° WSW
0.9 m
9 s
0.9 m
10h
216° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
77%
20° C
1017 hpa
237° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
09:47
1.5 m
13h
217° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
28%
22° C
1016 hpa
274° W
0.9 m
5 s
0.7 m
16h
269° W
0 kts
max 5 kts
50%
21° C
1014 hpa
283° WNW
1.0 m
5 s
16:07
0.0 m
19h
15° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
287° WNW
1.4 m
6 s
0.6 m
22h
352° N
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
7 s
22:24
1.5 m

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
359° N
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
13° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
7 s
1.0 m
04h
1° N
9 kts
max 12 kts
0%
12° C
1014 hpa
272° W
1.1 m
9 s
04:31
0.2 m
07h
358° N
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
273° W
1.1 m
9 s
0.6 m
10h
355° N
4 kts
max 10 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
273° W
0.9 m
9 s
10:27
1.4 m
13h
292° WNW
5 kts
max 13 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
281° W
0.9 m
9 s
0.9 m
16h
0° N
9 kts
max 14 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
284° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
16:30
0.1 m
19h
356° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
11 s
0.6 m
22h
0° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
12° C
1016 hpa
285° WNW
1.1 m
10 s
22:50
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)

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
5° N
9 kts
max 10 kts
0%
12° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
10 s
1.1 m
04h
14° NNE
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
12° C
1014 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
10 s
05:14
0.2 m
07h
15° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
41%
12° C
1015 hpa
288° WNW
1.0 m
10 s
0.4 m
10h
217° SW
1 kts
max 2 kts
30%
20° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
11 s
11:09
1.2 m
13h
252° WSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
20° C
1015 hpa
285° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
1.0 m
16h
242° WSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
0%
19° C
1013 hpa
284° WNW
0.9 m
12 s
16:50
0.3 m
19h
359° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
0.6 m
22h
23° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
0%
13° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
23:16
1.5 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
25° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
13° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
1.3 m
04h
16° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1012 hpa
286° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
0.4 m
07h
21° NNE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
13° C
1014 hpa
280° W
0.8 m
11 s
06:01
0.2 m
10h
211° SSW
3 kts
max 6 kts
0%
19° C
1015 hpa
286° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
0.8 m
13h
259° W
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
19° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
0.7 m
11 s
11:57
1.0 m
16h
307° NW
4 kts
max 11 kts
1%
20° C
1015 hpa
280° W
0.7 m
10 s
17:06
0.5 m
19h
352° N
6 kts
max 8 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
277° W
0.7 m
10 s
0.6 m
22h
359° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
3%
14° C
1017 hpa
281° W
0.7 m
10 s
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)

Sunday, Mar 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
284° WNW
0.7 m
9 s
23:44
1.4 m
05h
4° N
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
13° C
1015 hpa
263° W
0.7 m
8 s
0.6 m
08h
9° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
257° WSW
0.7 m
11 s
07:57
0.2 m
11h
322° NW
2 kts
max 6 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
261° W
0.6 m
14 s
0.6 m
14h
144° SE
3 kts
max 5 kts
3%
23° C
1013 hpa
252° WSW
0.5 m
13 s
13:59
0.8 m
17h
207° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
3%
22° C
1012 hpa
250° WSW
0.6 m
12 s
18:13
0.6 m
20h
4° N
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
1013 hpa
277° W
0.7 m
12 s
0.7 m
23h
1° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
279° W
0.7 m
13 s
1.2 m

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
345° NNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1014 hpa
264° W
0.6 m
13 s
01:16
1.4 m
05h
351° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
16° C
1013 hpa
266° W
0.6 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
5° N
3 kts
max 5 kts
4%
16° C
1014 hpa
274° W
0.6 m
12 s
09:15
0.3 m
11h
237° WSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
22° C
1015 hpa
278° W
0.6 m
12 s
0.4 m
14h
237° WSW
7 kts
max 9 kts
1%
23° C
1014 hpa
278° W
0.7 m
12 s
0.6 m
17h
242° WSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
5%
21° C
1013 hpa
276° W
0.8 m
11 s
16:25
0.7 m
20h
325° NW
2 kts
max 5 kts
99%
16° C
1015 hpa
276° W
0.8 m
11 s
0.8 m
23h
74° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
5%
15° C
1016 hpa
274° W
0.8 m
11 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)

Tuesday, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
61° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
16%
15° C
1016 hpa
274° W
0.8 m
11 s
02:01
1.3 m
05h
84° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
3%
14° C
1016 hpa
276° W
0.9 m
10 s
1.0 m
08h
92° E
2 kts
max 4 kts
6%
14° C
1018 hpa
277° W
0.9 m
11 s
0.5 m
11h
196° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
28%
19° C
1019 hpa
280° W
0.9 m
11 s
11:02
0.3 m
14h
197° SSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
4%
20° C
1018 hpa
275° W
0.9 m
10 s
0.4 m
17h
238° WSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
5%
18° C
1017 hpa
234° SW
0.9 m
16 s
0.7 m
20h
349° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
215° SW
0.9 m
19 s
0.9 m
23h
34° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1018 hpa
216° SW
0.9 m
18 s
1.0 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1018 hpa
219° SW
0.9 m
18 s
03:22
1.3 m
05h
16° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1018 hpa
221° SW
0.9 m
17 s
1.2 m
08h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1018 hpa
201° SSW
0.9 m
19 s
0.7 m
11h
244° WSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
0%
22° C
1018 hpa
192° SSW
0.9 m
20 s
12:26
0.2 m
14h
242° WSW
5 kts
max 6 kts
3%
23° C
1017 hpa
191° S
0.8 m
19 s
0.3 m
17h
254° WSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
3%
23° C
1015 hpa
192° SSW
0.8 m
19 s
0.7 m
20h
17° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1016 hpa
193° SSW
0.9 m
19 s
0.9 m
23h
21° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
17° C
1016 hpa
194° SSW
0.9 m
19 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)

Thursday, Mar 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
15° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
18 s
1.1 m
05h
11° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1014 hpa
197° SSW
0.8 m
18 s
05:03
1.3 m
08h
14° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
1015 hpa
194° SSW
0.8 m
17 s
1.0 m
11h
273° W
4 kts
max 9 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
192° SSW
0.8 m
17 s
0.3 m
14h
316° NW
2 kts
max 9 kts
0%
25° C
1012 hpa
194° SSW
0.8 m
17 s
13:18
0.1 m
17h
298° WNW
2 kts
max 7 kts
0%
23° C
1010 hpa
197° SSW
0.9 m
17 s
0.6 m
20h
336° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
17° C
1011 hpa
198° SSW
1.0 m
17 s
20:51
1.0 m
23h
353° N
3 kts
max 5 kts
1%
15° C
1011 hpa
205° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
00:22
0.9 m

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1011 hpa
210° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
1.0 m
05h
23° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
13° C
1011 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
06:15
1.4 m
08h
15° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1012 hpa
200° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
1.2 m
11h
219° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
1%
19° C
1013 hpa
193° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.4 m
14h
228° SW
7 kts
max 9 kts
3%
20° C
1013 hpa
194° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
13:55
0.0 m

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