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Last update: 08:36 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)

Monday, Mar 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
107° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
9%
10° C
1010 hpa
282° WNW
1.3 m
10 s
00:04
1.9 m
04h
101° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
9° C
1010 hpa
280° W
1.4 m
10 s
05:28
0.6 m
07h
94° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
9° C
1012 hpa
265° W
1.4 m
9 s
0.9 m
10h
298° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
14° C
1013 hpa
263° W
1.4 m
9 s
11:25
2.3 m
13h
302° WNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
14%
16° C
1013 hpa
264° W
1.3 m
9 s
2.0 m
16h
327° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
11%
14° C
1013 hpa
257° WSW
1.2 m
9 s
0.4 m
19h
1° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
48%
11° C
1015 hpa
255° WSW
1.2 m
8 s
18:06
-0.2 m
22h
89° E
4 kts
max 6 kts
60%
12° C
1015 hpa
258° WSW
1.1 m
8 s
1.3 m

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
272° W
0 kts
max 2 kts
1%
10° C
1014 hpa
258° WSW
1.1 m
8 s
00:36
2.0 m
04h
81° E
3 kts
max 3 kts
15%
9° C
1015 hpa
256° WSW
1.0 m
5 s
1.0 m
07h
110° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
54%
9° C
1015 hpa
260° W
0.9 m
4 s
06:16
0.5 m
10h
288° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
14° C
1015 hpa
250° WSW
0.9 m
13 s
1.7 m
13h
306° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
14° C
1015 hpa
259° W
0.8 m
13 s
12:13
2.2 m
16h
307° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
59%
14° C
1014 hpa
261° W
0.8 m
13 s
0.8 m
19h
70° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
10° C
1014 hpa
250° WSW
0.8 m
15 s
18:42
0.0 m
22h
143° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
10° C
1014 hpa
266° W
0.8 m
13 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)

Wednesday, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
139° SE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
10° C
1013 hpa
272° W
0.8 m
14 s
01:06
2.1 m
04h
198° SSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.9 mm
10° C
1013 hpa
271° W
0.7 m
14 s
1.3 m
07h
264° W
5 kts
max 9 kts
27%
5.66 mm
10° C
1013 hpa
274° W
0.7 m
14 s
07:00
0.4 m
10h
311° NW
7 kts
max 10 kts
70%
2.02 mm
10° C
1015 hpa
276° W
0.9 m
13 s
1.2 m
13h
308° NW
8 kts
max 11 kts
75%
2.61 mm
10° C
1015 hpa
276° W
1.3 m
13 s
12:58
2.1 m
16h
327° NNW
6 kts
max 9 kts
80%
2.02 mm
10° C
1016 hpa
280° W
1.6 m
10 s
1.2 m
19h
340° NNW
8 kts
max 14 kts
87%
1.59 mm
8° C
1017 hpa
286° WNW
1.8 m
9 s
19:15
0.1 m
22h
338° NNW
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.19 mm
9° C
1018 hpa
287° WNW
2.1 m
9 s
0.9 m

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
345° NNW
10 kts
max 17 kts
82%
9° C
1018 hpa
288° WNW
2.3 m
10 s
01:35
2.1 m
04h
348° NNW
12 kts
max 19 kts
98%
9° C
1017 hpa
287° WNW
2.5 m
10 s
1.5 m
07h
350° N
12 kts
max 19 kts
70%
8° C
1018 hpa
287° WNW
2.5 m
10 s
07:43
0.3 m
10h
351° N
13 kts
max 16 kts
38%
10° C
1019 hpa
288° WNW
2.5 m
10 s
0.8 m
13h
336° NNW
15 kts
max 17 kts
42%
12° C
1018 hpa
289° WNW
2.6 m
11 s
13:43
2.0 m
16h
342° NNW
15 kts
max 20 kts
29%
11° C
1018 hpa
296° WNW
2.9 m
10 s
1.4 m
19h
353° N
13 kts
max 20 kts
20%
8° C
1019 hpa
299° WNW
3.0 m
10 s
19:48
0.3 m
22h
13° NNE
8 kts
max 12 kts
42%
7° C
1019 hpa
296° WNW
2.8 m
10 s
0.8 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
13° NNE
7 kts
max 10 kts
50%
7° C
1019 hpa
293° WNW
2.5 m
11 s
02:04
2.1 m
04h
4° N
7 kts
max 11 kts
97%
8° C
1019 hpa
292° WNW
2.3 m
11 s
1.7 m
07h
7° N
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
8° C
1018 hpa
292° WNW
2.1 m
11 s
08:26
0.3 m
10h
346° NNW
7 kts
max 13 kts
41%
12° C
1018 hpa
292° WNW
2.0 m
11 s
0.5 m
13h
335° NNW
10 kts
max 14 kts
33%
14° C
1017 hpa
293° WNW
2.0 m
10 s
14:28
1.8 m
16h
344° NNW
12 kts
max 19 kts
41%
13° C
1016 hpa
301° WNW
2.4 m
9 s
1.6 m
19h
357° N
10 kts
max 15 kts
45%
10° C
1017 hpa
306° NW
2.6 m
9 s
20:18
0.5 m
22h
22° NNE
6 kts
max 9 kts
6%
10° C
1017 hpa
303° WNW
2.4 m
9 s
0.8 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
27° NNE
6 kts
max 8 kts
7%
8° C
1017 hpa
297° WNW
2.1 m
9 s
1.9 m
04h
42° NE
5 kts
max 8 kts
6%
8° C
1017 hpa
295° WNW
1.9 m
10 s
02:32
2.1 m
07h
49° NE
5 kts
max 7 kts
7%
8° C
1017 hpa
293° WNW
1.9 m
10 s
0.7 m
10h
346° NNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
91%
14° C
1017 hpa
293° WNW
1.8 m
10 s
09:09
0.3 m
13h
334° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
24%
16° C
1017 hpa
292° WNW
1.8 m
10 s
1.3 m
16h
340° NNW
9 kts
max 14 kts
73%
14° C
1016 hpa
299° WNW
2.0 m
9 s
15:16
1.6 m
19h
357° N
5 kts
max 8 kts
67%
11° C
1017 hpa
305° NW
2.4 m
9 s
0.9 m
22h
20° NNE
3 kts
max 6 kts
76%
11° C
1016 hpa
304° NW
2.4 m
9 s
20:49
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, Mar 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
50° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
30%
10° C
1015 hpa
299° WNW
2.3 m
10 s
1.8 m
05h
26° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
23%
9° C
1014 hpa
294° WNW
2.2 m
10 s
04:02
2.1 m
08h
60° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
6%
9° C
1014 hpa
293° WNW
2.2 m
10 s
1.0 m
11h
340° NNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
16° C
1014 hpa
291° WNW
2.2 m
11 s
10:56
0.3 m
14h
337° NNW
11 kts
max 14 kts
30%
16° C
1013 hpa
292° WNW
2.2 m
12 s
0.9 m
17h
344° NNW
8 kts
max 13 kts
67%
16° C
1012 hpa
300° WNW
2.4 m
10 s
17:09
1.5 m
20h
7° N
5 kts
max 11 kts
53%
11° C
1012 hpa
305° NW
2.7 m
10 s
1.1 m
23h
7° N
5 kts
max 9 kts
61%
11° C
1013 hpa
305° NW
2.7 m
10 s
22:19
0.9 m

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
19° NNE
4 kts
max 7 kts
23%
10° C
1013 hpa
301° WNW
2.5 m
10 s
1.6 m
05h
17° NNE
5 kts
max 7 kts
18%
9° C
1013 hpa
297° WNW
2.4 m
10 s
04:35
2.0 m
08h
8° N
5 kts
max 7 kts
12%
9° C
1013 hpa
296° WNW
2.3 m
11 s
1.2 m
11h
340° NNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
14° C
1014 hpa
295° WNW
2.2 m
11 s
11:48
0.3 m
14h
336° NNW
12 kts
max 20 kts
80%
15° C
1014 hpa
295° WNW
2.3 m
11 s
0.6 m
17h
339° NNW
11 kts
max 18 kts
86%
14° C
1013 hpa
301° WNW
2.5 m
10 s
18:12
1.4 m
20h
350° N
9 kts
max 18 kts
97%
11° C
1014 hpa
304° NW
2.6 m
10 s
1.3 m
23h
349° N
11 kts
max 18 kts
97%
11° C
1015 hpa
301° WNW
2.6 m
11 s
22:51
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)

Tuesday, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
344° NNW
11 kts
max 17 kts
94%
9° C
1015 hpa
300° WNW
2.4 m
11 s
1.5 m
05h
343° NNW
13 kts
max 19 kts
84%
8° C
1015 hpa
299° WNW
2.3 m
11 s
05:16
2.0 m
08h
345° NNW
13 kts
max 19 kts
69%
8° C
1015 hpa
299° WNW
2.3 m
11 s
1.5 m
11h
341° NNW
15 kts
max 19 kts
80%
10° C
1016 hpa
300° WNW
2.3 m
11 s
0.6 m
14h
336° NNW
16 kts
max 20 kts
66%
10° C
1017 hpa
301° WNW
2.3 m
11 s
12:49
0.4 m
17h
340° NNW
15 kts
max 21 kts
8%
10° C
1016 hpa
304° NW
2.6 m
11 s
1.0 m
20h
347° NNW
12 kts
max 19 kts
5%
7° C
1016 hpa
308° NW
2.9 m
10 s
19:33
1.3 m
23h
352° N
9 kts
max 13 kts
73%
6° C
1016 hpa
307° NW
2.7 m
10 s
23:32
1.2 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
15° NNE
5 kts
max 8 kts
60%
5° C
1015 hpa
304° NW
2.5 m
10 s
1.4 m
05h
27° NNE
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
5° C
1014 hpa
303° WNW
2.3 m
11 s
06:09
1.9 m
08h
299° WNW
1 kts
max 6 kts
98%
1.02 mm
6° C
1014 hpa
303° WNW
2.2 m
11 s
1.7 m
11h
301° WNW
6 kts
max 13 kts
91%
0.82 mm
7° C
1014 hpa
303° WNW
2.1 m
11 s
0.9 m
14h
314° NW
9 kts
max 14 kts
87%
1.18 mm
8° C
1014 hpa
303° WNW
2.2 m
11 s
13:58
0.4 m

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