Daily forecast
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Last update: 16:32 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Saturday, Dec 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
24 kts
max 30 kts
8° C
997 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
03h
22 kts
max 30 kts
0.87 mm
7° C
992 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
06h
29 kts
max 42 kts
4.07 mm
9° C
984 hpa
2.0 m
7 s
09h
34 kts
max 47 kts
3.02 mm
8° C
982 hpa
2.6 m
9 s
12h
43 kts
max 64 kts
0.8 mm
6° C
976 hpa
3.1 m
10 s
15h
52 kts
max 63 kts
2.63 mm
7° C
972 hpa
4.5 m
12 s
18h
47 kts
max 60 kts
3.22 mm
7° C
974 hpa
4.5 m
13 s
21h
42 kts
max 50 kts
1.37 mm
7° C
975 hpa
4.3 m
13 s
Sunday, Dec 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
41 kts
max 48 kts
0.97 mm
6° C
975 hpa
4.2 m
13 s
03h
43 kts
max 51 kts
1.85 mm
7° C
975 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
06h
37 kts
max 45 kts
2.9 mm
6° C
977 hpa
3.8 m
12 s
09h
26 kts
max 31 kts
1.17 mm
8° C
979 hpa
3.4 m
12 s
12h
35 kts
max 42 kts
0.62 mm
8° C
987 hpa
3.5 m
12 s
15h
36 kts
max 42 kts
7° C
996 hpa
3.7 m
12 s
18h
33 kts
max 38 kts
7° C
1003 hpa
3.6 m
13 s
21h
29 kts
max 34 kts
0.63 mm
7° C
1008 hpa
3.4 m
13 s
Monday, Dec 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
25 kts
max 28 kts
0.53 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
3.0 m
13 s
03h
28 kts
max 29 kts
0.8 mm
6° C
1014 hpa
2.7 m
13 s
06h
22 kts
max 23 kts
6° C
1016 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
09h
13 kts
max 16 kts
6° C
1016 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
12h
9 kts
max 11 kts
6° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
15h
15 kts
max 15 kts
6° C
1013 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
18h
23 kts
max 24 kts
0.74 mm
6° C
1010 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
21h
20 kts
max 29 kts
2.15 mm
7° C
1009 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
Tuesday, Dec 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
23 kts
max 34 kts
1.01 mm
10° C
1010 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
03h
18 kts
max 27 kts
10° C
1010 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
06h
15 kts
max 25 kts
10° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
09h
20 kts
max 30 kts
10° C
1010 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
12h
23 kts
max 37 kts
1.23 mm
11° C
1010 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
15h
24 kts
max 39 kts
11° C
1011 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
18h
24 kts
max 39 kts
12° C
1012 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
21h
23 kts
max 38 kts
12° C
1013 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
Wednesday, Dec 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
27 kts
max 43 kts
12° C
1015 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
03h
20 kts
max 32 kts
11° C
1016 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
06h
19 kts
max 30 kts
11° C
1017 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
09h
17 kts
max 27 kts
11° C
1019 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
12h
17 kts
max 28 kts
11° C
1021 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
15h
17 kts
max 28 kts
11° C
1022 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
18h
17 kts
max 27 kts
10° C
1022 hpa
1.8 m
12 s
21h
17 kts
max 26 kts
10° C
1023 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
Thursday, Dec 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
20 kts
max 30 kts
10° C
1023 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
03h
21 kts
max 33 kts
11° C
1023 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
06h
9 kts
max 12 kts
9° C
1025 hpa
1.6 m
13 s
09h
6 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
1027 hpa
1.6 m
13 s
12h
6 kts
max 7 kts
0.45 mm
8° C
1029 hpa
1.6 m
14 s
15h
3 kts
max 4 kts
7° C
1029 hpa
1.5 m
14 s
18h
2 kts
max 2 kts
0.69 mm
7° C
1030 hpa
1.5 m
14 s
21h
5 kts
max 6 kts
0.53 mm
7° C
1031 hpa
1.4 m
14 s
Friday, Dec 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
5 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
1031 hpa
1.4 m
14 s
03h
6 kts
max 7 kts
8° C
1032 hpa
1.4 m
14 s
06h
6 kts
max 7 kts
8° C
1032 hpa
1.4 m
14 s
09h
4 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
1033 hpa
1.4 m
13 s
12h
2 kts
max 2 kts
8° C
1032 hpa
1.3 m
13 s
15h
7 kts
max 7 kts
8° C
1032 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
18h
9 kts
max 11 kts
8° C
1031 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
21h
10 kts
max 11 kts
8° C
1030 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
Saturday, Dec 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
7 kts
max 8 kts
8° C
1028 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
03h
14 kts
max 19 kts
9° C
1025 hpa
1.5 m
11 s
06h
17 kts
max 26 kts
9° C
1022 hpa
1.5 m
11 s
09h
16 kts
max 26 kts
9° C
1019 hpa
1.5 m
11 s
12h
21 kts
max 30 kts
9° C
1017 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
15h
22 kts
max 29 kts
0.78 mm
9° C
1017 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
18h
24 kts
max 29 kts
7° C
1019 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
21h
25 kts
max 31 kts
7° C
1020 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
Sunday, Dec 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
29 kts
max 34 kts
0.65 mm
7° C
1020 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
03h
30 kts
max 35 kts
0.51 mm
7° C
1020 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
06h
31 kts
max 40 kts
0.8 mm
6° C
1020 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
09h
31 kts
max 39 kts
0.45 mm
6° C
1021 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
12h
31 kts
max 41 kts
7° C
1023 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
15h
28 kts
max 33 kts
0.51 mm
7° C
1023 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
18h
22 kts
max 30 kts
0.53 mm
7° C
1024 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
21h
22 kts
max 27 kts
7° C
1024 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
Monday, Dec 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
24 kts
max 30 kts
6° C
1023 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
03h
23 kts
max 29 kts
7° C
1021 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
06h
23 kts
max 27 kts
7° C
1018 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
09h
25 kts
max 29 kts
7° C
1015 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
12h
28 kts
max 36 kts
0.64 mm
7° C
1009 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
15h
34 kts
max 37 kts
8° C
1004 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
18h
29 kts
max 35 kts
8° C
1001 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
21h
25 kts
max 31 kts
1.39 mm
8° C
1002 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
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