Daily forecast
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Last update: 18:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Mar 05
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
4 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
996 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
1.4
m
05h
5 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
995 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
04:26
1.9
m
08h
8 kts
max 10 kts
18° C
997 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
0.9
m
11h
7 kts
max 10 kts
20° C
998 hpa
1.8 m
12 s
10:38
0.3
m
14h
6 kts
max 8 kts
21° C
997 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
1.2
m
17h
1 kts
max 4 kts
21° C
996 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
16:42
1.8
m
20h
2 kts
max 4 kts
19° C
997 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
0.9
m
23h
2 kts
max 3 kts
18° C
997 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
22:41
0.4
m
Friday, Mar 06
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
3 kts
max 3 kts
18° C
996 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
1.2
m
05h
6 kts
max 7 kts
17° C
995 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
04:56
1.8
m
08h
8 kts
max 12 kts
17° C
995 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
1.1
m
11h
10 kts
max 17 kts
19° C
995 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
11:05
0.4
m
14h
15 kts
max 20 kts
20° C
995 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
1.0
m
17h
12 kts
max 18 kts
20° C
994 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
17:10
1.7
m
20h
11 kts
max 18 kts
0.76 mm
19° C
996 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
1.1
m
23h
14 kts
max 21 kts
18° C
999 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
23:08
0.4
m
Saturday, Mar 07
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
16 kts
max 19 kts
17° C
1001 hpa
2.3 m
10 s
1.0
m
05h
15 kts
max 19 kts
16° C
1003 hpa
2.9 m
10 s
05:24
1.8
m
08h
17 kts
max 21 kts
16° C
1006 hpa
3.2 m
11 s
1.2
m
11h
20 kts
max 22 kts
17° C
1007 hpa
3.3 m
11 s
11:32
0.5
m
14h
22 kts
max 25 kts
18° C
1006 hpa
3.3 m
11 s
0.9
m
17h
22 kts
max 28 kts
18° C
1006 hpa
3.3 m
11 s
17:39
1.6
m
20h
23 kts
max 28 kts
17° C
1006 hpa
3.3 m
11 s
1.2
m
23h
18 kts
max 23 kts
16° C
1007 hpa
3.2 m
11 s
23:34
0.5
m
Sunday, Mar 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
13 kts
max 18 kts
16° C
1007 hpa
3.0 m
12 s
0.9
m
05h
10 kts
max 14 kts
15° C
1006 hpa
2.7 m
12 s
05:52
1.7
m
08h
8 kts
max 11 kts
15° C
1007 hpa
2.5 m
12 s
1.4
m
11h
6 kts
max 7 kts
20° C
1007 hpa
2.4 m
12 s
12:00
0.6
m
14h
6 kts
max 7 kts
24° C
1005 hpa
2.3 m
12 s
0.8
m
17h
10 kts
max 12 kts
24° C
1004 hpa
2.5 m
12 s
18:08
1.5
m
20h
12 kts
max 17 kts
21° C
1004 hpa
2.5 m
12 s
1.3
m
23h
11 kts
max 15 kts
19° C
1005 hpa
2.2 m
12 s
00:02
0.6
m
Monday, Mar 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
9 kts
max 13 kts
17° C
1004 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
0.8
m
05h
8 kts
max 10 kts
17° C
1003 hpa
1.8 m
12 s
06:20
1.6
m
08h
6 kts
max 9 kts
18° C
1003 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
1.4
m
11h
5 kts
max 6 kts
24° C
1003 hpa
1.5 m
12 s
12:30
0.7
m
14h
7 kts
max 8 kts
27° C
1001 hpa
1.5 m
11 s
0.8
m
17h
11 kts
max 13 kts
27° C
1000 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
1.3
m
20h
11 kts
max 13 kts
23° C
1000 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
18:40
1.4
m
23h
11 kts
max 14 kts
21° C
1000 hpa
1.5 m
11 s
0.8
m
Tuesday, Mar 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
6 kts
max 7 kts
21° C
999 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
00:33
0.8
m
05h
6 kts
max 6 kts
22° C
998 hpa
1.1 m
11 s
1.3
m
08h
5 kts
max 6 kts
24° C
999 hpa
1.0 m
11 s
06:52
1.4
m
11h
6 kts
max 12 kts
29° C
1000 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
0.9
m
14h
6 kts
max 15 kts
28° C
999 hpa
1.0 m
14 s
13:08
0.8
m
17h
5 kts
max 7 kts
27° C
999 hpa
1.0 m
14 s
1.1
m
20h
3 kts
max 3 kts
28° C
1000 hpa
1.0 m
14 s
19:23
1.3
m
23h
4 kts
max 5 kts
26° C
1000 hpa
1.0 m
14 s
1.0
m
Wednesday, Mar 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
2 kts
max 3 kts
25° C
999 hpa
0.9 m
14 s
01:14
0.9
m
05h
3 kts
max 3 kts
25° C
998 hpa
0.9 m
14 s
1.1
m
08h
3 kts
max 4 kts
24° C
1000 hpa
0.9 m
14 s
07:36
1.3
m
11h
4 kts
max 5 kts
26° C
1001 hpa
0.9 m
14 s
1.1
m
14h
7 kts
max 7 kts
27° C
1000 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
14:11
0.9
m
17h
10 kts
max 13 kts
26° C
999 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
1.0
m
20h
10 kts
max 12 kts
23° C
1000 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
20:43
1.2
m
23h
10 kts
max 13 kts
22° C
1001 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
1.1
m
Thursday, Mar 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
9 kts
max 12 kts
20° C
1000 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
02:50
1.0
m
05h
9 kts
max 12 kts
20° C
999 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
1.0
m
08h
9 kts
max 11 kts
21° C
1000 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
09:16
1.2
m
11h
9 kts
max 12 kts
26° C
1000 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
1.2
m
14h
13 kts
max 16 kts
28° C
998 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
1.0
m
17h
16 kts
max 22 kts
23° C
998 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
16:30
0.9
m
20h
14 kts
max 20 kts
22° C
999 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
1.1
m
23h
11 kts
max 15 kts
21° C
999 hpa
1.2 m
14 s
23:27
1.2
m
Friday, Mar 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
10 kts
max 14 kts
20° C
998 hpa
1.3 m
15 s
1.1
m
05h
10 kts
max 15 kts
20° C
997 hpa
1.5 m
16 s
05:43
1.0
m
08h
11 kts
max 16 kts
21° C
998 hpa
1.6 m
16 s
1.0
m
11h
12 kts
max 16 kts
25° C
997 hpa
1.8 m
16 s
11:49
1.2
m
14h
15 kts
max 20 kts
26° C
995 hpa
1.9 m
15 s
1.1
m
17h
17 kts
max 26 kts
24° C
995 hpa
2.0 m
15 s
18:12
0.8
m
20h
17 kts
max 29 kts
21° C
995 hpa
2.1 m
14 s
0.9
m
23h
14 kts
max 21 kts
20° C
995 hpa
2.1 m
14 s
1.2
m
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Forecast
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