Daily forecast
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Last update: 22:38 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Sunday, Dec 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
21 kts
max 32 kts
8° C
999 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
2.9
m
03h
21 kts
max 32 kts
7° C
997 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
03:30
5.8
m
06h
24 kts
max 35 kts
0.5 mm
6° C
997 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
4.6
m
09h
22 kts
max 33 kts
5° C
998 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
10:26
1.9
m
12h
26 kts
max 36 kts
5° C
999 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
2.4
m
15h
22 kts
max 35 kts
5° C
1000 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
16:05
5.6
m
18h
25 kts
max 42 kts
6° C
1001 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
4.9
m
21h
27 kts
max 39 kts
6° C
1004 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
2.7
m
Monday, Dec 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
24 kts
max 34 kts
6° C
1007 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
22:48
2.2
m
03h
20 kts
max 30 kts
5° C
1010 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
04:27
5.6
m
06h
18 kts
max 27 kts
4° C
1013 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
5.1
m
09h
16 kts
max 25 kts
4° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
2.8
m
12h
14 kts
max 20 kts
5° C
1017 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
11:15
2.0
m
15h
12 kts
max 18 kts
5° C
1017 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
4.4
m
18h
9 kts
max 15 kts
4° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
17:07
5.4
m
21h
7 kts
max 12 kts
4° C
1018 hpa
0.4 m
7 s
3.4
m
Tuesday, Dec 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
8 kts
max 14 kts
1.79 mm
5° C
1018 hpa
0.3 m
7 s
23:44
2.4
m
03h
11 kts
max 17 kts
3.04 mm
7° C
1017 hpa
0.4 m
7 s
4.1
m
06h
7 kts
max 10 kts
1.45 mm
9° C
1016 hpa
0.4 m
6 s
05:29
5.4
m
09h
4 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
1018 hpa
0.4 m
5 s
3.6
m
12h
5 kts
max 7 kts
10° C
1019 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
12:15
2.1
m
15h
3 kts
max 5 kts
10° C
1020 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
3.4
m
18h
1 kts
max 1 kts
10° C
1022 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
18:12
5.3
m
21h
5 kts
max 5 kts
10° C
1023 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
4.1
m
Wednesday, Dec 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
6 kts
max 8 kts
10° C
1024 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
00:50
2.5
m
03h
6 kts
max 7 kts
10° C
1025 hpa
0.2 m
5 s
3.2
m
06h
6 kts
max 8 kts
10° C
1026 hpa
0.2 m
5 s
06:33
5.3
m
09h
6 kts
max 9 kts
10° C
1027 hpa
0.2 m
5 s
4.3
m
12h
7 kts
max 8 kts
11° C
1028 hpa
0.2 m
5 s
13:20
2.1
m
15h
6 kts
max 8 kts
11° C
1028 hpa
0.2 m
5 s
2.6
m
18h
5 kts
max 5 kts
11° C
1028 hpa
0.2 m
6 s
19:16
5.3
m
21h
5 kts
max 6 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
0.1 m
7 s
4.8
m
Thursday, Dec 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
4 kts
max 4 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
0.1 m
8 s
3.0
m
03h
2 kts
max 2 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
0.1 m
10 s
01:58
2.4
m
06h
1 kts
max 1 kts
9° C
1028 hpa
0.1 m
10 s
4.8
m
09h
3 kts
max 3 kts
10° C
1029 hpa
0.1 m
9 s
07:35
5.4
m
12h
1 kts
max 2 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
0.1 m
9 s
2.9
m
15h
4 kts
max 5 kts
10° C
1027 hpa
0.2 m
8 s
14:24
2.0
m
18h
4 kts
max 5 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
0.2 m
5 s
4.3
m
21h
4 kts
max 6 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
0.3 m
6 s
20:15
5.5
m
Friday, Dec 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
5 kts
max 7 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
3.6
m
03h
7 kts
max 10 kts
9° C
1027 hpa
0.3 m
5 s
02:59
2.1
m
06h
7 kts
max 11 kts
9° C
1027 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
4.0
m
09h
8 kts
max 10 kts
9° C
1028 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
08:32
5.6
m
12h
7 kts
max 9 kts
10° C
1028 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
3.7
m
15h
8 kts
max 10 kts
10° C
1027 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
15:21
1.8
m
18h
9 kts
max 13 kts
8° C
1027 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
3.4
m
21h
8 kts
max 12 kts
7° C
1027 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
21:06
5.7
m
Saturday, Dec 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
7 kts
max 8 kts
7° C
1026 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
4.2
m
03h
7 kts
max 8 kts
6° C
1025 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
03:52
1.9
m
06h
6 kts
max 6 kts
5° C
1024 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
3.1
m
09h
7 kts
max 8 kts
5° C
1023 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
09:22
5.8
m
12h
7 kts
max 8 kts
6° C
1022 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
4.5
m
15h
4 kts
max 4 kts
5° C
1021 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
16:14
1.6
m
18h
4 kts
max 5 kts
4° C
1020 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
2.5
m
21h
7 kts
max 7 kts
4° C
1019 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
21:50
5.9
m
Sunday, Dec 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
7 kts
max 7 kts
4° C
1018 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
5.0
m
03h
5 kts
max 5 kts
4° C
1017 hpa
0.2 m
4 s
2.3
m
06h
4 kts
max 4 kts
4° C
1017 hpa
0.2 m
4 s
04:42
1.6
m
09h
3 kts
max 3 kts
4° C
1017 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
10:06
6.0
m
12h
3 kts
max 4 kts
6° C
1016 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
5.2
m
15h
4 kts
max 5 kts
5° C
1015 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
2.4
m
18h
4 kts
max 5 kts
5° C
1015 hpa
0.3 m
4 s
17:06
1.5
m
21h
6 kts
max 10 kts
5° C
1015 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
22:30
6.1
m
Monday, Dec 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
13 kts
max 19 kts
1.09 mm
6° C
1016 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
5.6
m
03h
12 kts
max 19 kts
4° C
1017 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
2.8
m
06h
10 kts
max 17 kts
3° C
1018 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
05:32
1.4
m
09h
9 kts
max 16 kts
3° C
1019 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
5.0
m
12h
9 kts
max 14 kts
5° C
1020 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
10:46
6.2
m
15h
10 kts
max 16 kts
6° C
1020 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
3.0
m
18h
10 kts
max 17 kts
5° C
1019 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
17:56
1.4
m
21h
14 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
1018 hpa
0.7 m
4 s
4.6
m
Tuesday, Dec 31
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
24 kts
max 32 kts
8° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
23:07
6.3
m
03h
30 kts
max 42 kts
8° C
1012 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
3.4
m
06h
32 kts
max 47 kts
2.72 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
06:21
1.3
m
09h
30 kts
max 45 kts
2.58 mm
10° C
1008 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
4.0
m
12h
14 kts
max 25 kts
3.99 mm
8° C
1009 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
11:24
6.3
m
15h
9 kts
max 22 kts
5.21 mm
7° C
1008 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
3.8
m
18h
29 kts
max 40 kts
3.0 mm
10° C
1006 hpa
0.9 m
5 s
18:45
1.3
m
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