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Last update: 14:38 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)

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
161° SSE
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
2.93 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
83° E
2.2 m
10 s
1.8 m
04h
178° S
8 kts
max 17 kts
99%
4.34 mm
26° C
1000 hpa
83° E
1.8 m
10 s
04:11
1.2 m
07h
28° NNE
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
7.83 mm
25° C
1002 hpa
83° E
1.4 m
9 s
1.8 m
10h
331° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
92%
4.33 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
78° ENE
1.2 m
9 s
10:20
2.5 m
13h
331° NNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
8.06 mm
26° C
1000 hpa
67° ENE
1.2 m
9 s
2.0 m
16h
297° WNW
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
3.69 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
59° ENE
1.2 m
9 s
16:36
1.2 m
19h
314° NW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
25° C
1003 hpa
49° NE
1.2 m
8 s
1.6 m
22h
305° NW
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
25° C
1006 hpa
48° NE
1.1 m
8 s
22:46
2.3 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
300° WNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
25° C
1005 hpa
49° NE
1.0 m
8 s
2.0 m
04h
300° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
25° C
1004 hpa
44° NE
1.0 m
8 s
04:37
1.5 m
07h
306° NW
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
25° C
1006 hpa
43° NE
0.9 m
8 s
1.8 m
10h
296° WNW
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
26° C
1007 hpa
39° NE
0.9 m
7 s
10:36
2.3 m
13h
348° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
29° C
1005 hpa
38° NE
1.0 m
7 s
1.9 m
16h
347° NNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.52 mm
28° C
1003 hpa
32° NNE
1.2 m
7 s
16:59
1.3 m
19h
340° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
4.69 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
27° NNE
1.3 m
6 s
1.6 m
22h
326° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
96%
4.77 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
25° NNE
1.3 m
6 s
23:23
2.1 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)

Sunday, Mar 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
313° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.27 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
25° NNE
1.2 m
6 s
2.0 m
04h
300° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
26° C
1005 hpa
26° NNE
1.1 m
6 s
05:00
1.7 m
07h
274° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
25° C
1007 hpa
27° NNE
0.9 m
6 s
1.9 m
10h
318° NW
5 kts
max 8 kts
86%
29° C
1007 hpa
27° NNE
0.9 m
6 s
10:26
2.1 m
13h
349° N
8 kts
max 14 kts
89%
31° C
1005 hpa
29° NNE
0.9 m
6 s
1.8 m
16h
352° N
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
30° C
1003 hpa
24° NNE
1.1 m
6 s
17:21
1.4 m
19h
342° NNW
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.86 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
22° NNE
1.2 m
6 s
1.5 m
22h
296° WNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.49 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
27° NNE
1.1 m
6 s
1.8 m

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
270° W
4 kts
max 7 kts
99%
26° C
1006 hpa
30° NNE
1.0 m
6 s
00:17
1.9 m
04h
254° WSW
5 kts
max 9 kts
99%
26° C
1005 hpa
31° NNE
0.9 m
6 s
2.0 m
07h
262° W
4 kts
max 9 kts
99%
26° C
1007 hpa
30° NNE
0.8 m
6 s
08:00
2.1 m
10h
287° WNW
6 kts
max 13 kts
77%
30° C
1007 hpa
34° NE
0.7 m
6 s
2.0 m
13h
311° NW
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
1.11 mm
30° C
1006 hpa
36° NE
0.7 m
6 s
1.7 m
16h
343° NNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
1.68 mm
29° C
1004 hpa
31° NNE
0.8 m
6 s
15:15
1.5 m
19h
252° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1.84 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
32° NNE
0.8 m
6 s
17:43
1.5 m
22h
242° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
30° NNE
0.8 m
6 s
20:52
1.7 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)

Tuesday, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
243° WSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
93%
0.49 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
29° NNE
0.8 m
6 s
1.8 m
04h
240° WSW
6 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.81 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
24° NNE
0.7 m
6 s
2.1 m
07h
238° WSW
5 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.41 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
32° NNE
0.6 m
6 s
06:43
2.2 m
10h
244° WSW
4 kts
max 8 kts
98%
27° C
1007 hpa
28° NNE
0.6 m
6 s
1.9 m
13h
227° SW
4 kts
max 6 kts
87%
1.42 mm
29° C
1006 hpa
41° NE
0.6 m
7 s
1.6 m
16h
113° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
97%
3.1 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
58° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
14:42
1.5 m
19h
138° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
98%
2.85 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
61° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
17:55
1.6 m
22h
157° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
3.32 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
63° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
23:08
1.5 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
151° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
3.98 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
64° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
1.6 m
04h
170° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
3.77 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
59° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
2.1 m
07h
175° S
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.94 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
58° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
06:22
2.4 m
10h
136° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2.3 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
51° NE
0.6 m
7 s
2.0 m
13h
138° SE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
4.28 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
51° NE
0.6 m
7 s
14:23
1.4 m
16h
144° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
4.26 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
58° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
1.6 m
19h
154° SSE
7 kts
max 11 kts
97%
3.39 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
63° ENE
0.6 m
6 s
18:15
1.8 m
22h
164° SSE
6 kts
max 9 kts
98%
1.65 mm
25° C
1008 hpa
71° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
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)

Thursday, Mar 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
209° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
5.4 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
66° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
23:42
1.4 m
04h
200° SSW
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
10.72 mm
24° C
1005 hpa
62° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
2.1 m
07h
219° SW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14.8 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
63° ENE
0.5 m
8 s
06:36
2.5 m
10h
222° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
6.27 mm
24° C
1007 hpa
66° ENE
0.5 m
7 s
2.0 m
13h
153° SSE
6 kts
max 8 kts
96%
0.47 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
69° ENE
0.6 m
7 s
13:33
1.4 m
16h
147° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.51 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
75° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
1.6 m
19h
200° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
25° C
1005 hpa
74° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
18:30
1.8 m
22h
201° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0.54 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
76° ENE
0.7 m
7 s
1.5 m

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
211° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
25° C
1005 hpa
73° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
00:07
1.2 m
04h
217° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
25° C
1004 hpa
63° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
2.0 m
07h
274° W
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
25° C
1005 hpa
64° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
06:52
2.7 m
10h
333° NNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
28° C
1006 hpa
66° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
2.1 m
13h
12° NNE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1.22 mm
28° C
1004 hpa
72° ENE
0.6 m
8 s
13:25
1.3 m
16h
18° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
2.62 mm
28° C
1004 hpa
76° ENE
0.7 m
8 s
1.6 m
19h
344° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
4.7 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
77° ENE
0.7 m
9 s
18:46
2.0 m
22h
277° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
11.88 mm
25° C
1008 hpa
77° ENE
0.7 m
9 s
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)

Saturday, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
249° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
2.74 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
77° ENE
0.7 m
8 s
00:29
1.1 m
04h
214° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0.61 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
76° ENE
0.7 m
8 s
2.0 m
07h
239° WSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
1.2 mm
25° C
1008 hpa
78° ENE
0.7 m
9 s
07:08
2.8 m
10h
46° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
97%
0.8 mm
27° C
1009 hpa
82° E
0.7 m
8 s
2.2 m
13h
101° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
3.25 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
81° E
0.8 m
7 s
13:32
1.2 m
16h
135° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
4.7 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
84° E
0.8 m
7 s
1.6 m
19h
139° SE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.5 mm
25° C
1009 hpa
85° E
0.8 m
7 s
19:02
2.1 m
22h
117° ESE
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
4.98 mm
25° C
1011 hpa
80° E
0.8 m
7 s
1.5 m

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
142° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
2.55 mm
25° C
1009 hpa
78° ENE
0.8 m
7 s
00:50
1.0 m
04h
148° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
2.03 mm
25° C
1009 hpa
78° ENE
0.8 m
8 s
1.9 m
07h
167° SSE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1.19 mm
25° C
1011 hpa
77° ENE
0.8 m
7 s
07:24
2.9 m
10h
105° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1.41 mm
25° C
1012 hpa
81° E
0.9 m
8 s
2.2 m
13h
152° SSE
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
5.56 mm
24° C
1010 hpa
81° E
0.9 m
8 s
13:43
1.1 m
16h
132° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.76 mm
26° C
1009 hpa
81° E
1.0 m
7 s
1.6 m
19h
131° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
0.41 mm
25° C
1010 hpa
83° E
1.0 m
7 s
19:19
2.3 m
22h
139° SE
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
2.18 mm
25° C
1012 hpa
83° E
1.0 m
7 s
1.6 m

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Forecast

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