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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)

Monday, Mar 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
124° SE
18 kts
max 22 kts
38%
0.82 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
91° E
1.0 m
6 s
3.0 m
04h
128° SE
19 kts
max 23 kts
18%
0.59 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
89° E
1.0 m
6 s
04:03
0.4 m
07h
115° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
12%
0.53 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
87° E
0.9 m
6 s
3.0 m
10h
117° ESE
17 kts
max 18 kts
38%
27° C
1004 hpa
83° E
0.8 m
6 s
10:21
6.3 m
13h
119° ESE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
28° C
1003 hpa
74° ENE
0.8 m
6 s
4.1 m
16h
126° SE
13 kts
max 16 kts
33%
27° C
1001 hpa
73° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
16:41
0.4 m
19h
120° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
36%
26° C
1003 hpa
100° E
0.7 m
4 s
2.0 m
22h
116° ESE
16 kts
max 19 kts
24%
0.56 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
5 s
22:39
5.4 m

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
116° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
83%
0.68 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
89° E
0.9 m
6 s
3.8 m
04h
122° ESE
18 kts
max 20 kts
67%
1.39 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
89° E
0.9 m
6 s
04:42
0.4 m
07h
125° SE
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
26° C
1004 hpa
86° E
0.9 m
6 s
2.1 m
10h
128° SE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
26° C
1005 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
6 s
10:56
6.2 m
13h
130° SE
15 kts
max 16 kts
84%
27° C
1004 hpa
87° E
0.8 m
6 s
4.8 m
16h
126° SE
17 kts
max 18 kts
67%
0.4 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
5 s
17:13
0.4 m
19h
122° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
34%
26° C
1004 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.4 m
22h
115° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
24%
0.79 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
6 s
23:14
5.4 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
132° SE
15 kts
max 18 kts
36%
25° C
1004 hpa
84° E
0.8 m
6 s
4.5 m
04h
124° SE
16 kts
max 18 kts
60%
26° C
1003 hpa
83° E
0.7 m
6 s
05:17
0.6 m
07h
116° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
83%
0.8 mm
25° C
1004 hpa
84° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.5 m
10h
111° ESE
15 kts
max 18 kts
80%
0.95 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
89° E
0.8 m
5 s
11:28
5.9 m
13h
114° ESE
14 kts
max 16 kts
18%
0.65 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
89° E
0.8 m
5 s
5.2 m
16h
118° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
27%
1.57 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
5 s
1.6 m
19h
120° ESE
17 kts
max 22 kts
94%
0.5 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
90° E
0.9 m
6 s
17:44
0.6 m
22h
125° SE
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
0.71 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
92° E
0.9 m
6 s
4.4 m

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
127° SE
15 kts
max 19 kts
68%
25° C
1003 hpa
87° E
0.9 m
6 s
23:47
5.4 m
04h
118° ESE
17 kts
max 21 kts
97%
0.63 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.9 m
07h
107° ESE
18 kts
max 23 kts
46%
1.27 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
6 s
05:51
0.8 m
10h
114° ESE
18 kts
max 22 kts
31%
0.55 mm
27° C
1004 hpa
92° E
0.9 m
6 s
4.4 m
13h
124° SE
18 kts
max 20 kts
28%
27° C
1002 hpa
95° E
0.9 m
5 s
11:59
5.5 m
16h
129° SE
18 kts
max 21 kts
62%
27° C
1001 hpa
95° E
0.9 m
6 s
2.2 m
19h
128° SE
18 kts
max 22 kts
6%
26° C
1002 hpa
93° E
0.9 m
6 s
18:12
0.8 m
22h
136° SE
20 kts
max 25 kts
19%
0.76 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
90° E
0.9 m
6 s
3.8 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
144° SE
20 kts
max 26 kts
87%
1.07 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
87° E
0.9 m
6 s
00:19
5.2 m
04h
150° SSE
22 kts
max 29 kts
33%
1.04 mm
26° C
999 hpa
82° E
0.9 m
7 s
2.6 m
07h
147° SSE
23 kts
max 31 kts
28%
0.71 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
82° E
0.9 m
7 s
06:24
1.2 m
10h
144° SE
24 kts
max 32 kts
35%
1.43 mm
27° C
1000 hpa
81° E
0.9 m
7 s
3.6 m
13h
143° SE
25 kts
max 30 kts
29%
0.86 mm
27° C
998 hpa
80° E
0.9 m
7 s
12:27
5.1 m
16h
142° SE
24 kts
max 31 kts
49%
0.62 mm
27° C
996 hpa
73° ENE
0.9 m
8 s
2.8 m
19h
145° SE
26 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.6 mm
27° C
997 hpa
67° ENE
0.9 m
9 s
18:40
1.1 m
22h
159° SSE
26 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.64 mm
26° C
997 hpa
64° ENE
0.9 m
9 s
3.2 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
175° S
26 kts
max 38 kts
99%
1.34 mm
26° C
993 hpa
63° ENE
0.9 m
10 s
00:50
4.9 m
04h
173° S
24 kts
max 32 kts
99%
8.54 mm
25° C
991 hpa
53° NE
0.9 m
10 s
3.2 m
07h
219° SW
19 kts
max 30 kts
99%
2.73 mm
25° C
991 hpa
55° NE
0.9 m
10 s
06:57
1.6 m
10h
268° W
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4.03 mm
25° C
992 hpa
55° NE
0.9 m
10 s
3.1 m
13h
290° WNW
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1.69 mm
26° C
992 hpa
56° NE
0.9 m
9 s
12:55
4.6 m
16h
280° W
16 kts
max 21 kts
91%
26° C
991 hpa
54° NE
0.8 m
9 s
3.1 m
19h
292° WNW
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
26° C
992 hpa
65° ENE
0.8 m
9 s
19:07
1.4 m
22h
294° WNW
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
26° C
994 hpa
63° ENE
0.9 m
9 s
2.8 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)

Sunday, Mar 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
301° WNW
16 kts
max 21 kts
70%
26° C
993 hpa
52° NE
0.8 m
9 s
01:24
4.7 m
04h
294° WNW
14 kts
max 19 kts
56%
26° C
993 hpa
70° ENE
0.8 m
9 s
3.7 m
07h
299° WNW
12 kts
max 19 kts
86%
26° C
995 hpa
54° NE
0.8 m
8 s
07:32
2.0 m
10h
286° WNW
12 kts
max 17 kts
16%
27° C
997 hpa
43° NE
0.8 m
8 s
2.8 m
13h
309° NW
8 kts
max 13 kts
71%
30° C
995 hpa
42° NE
0.8 m
8 s
13:23
4.2 m
16h
336° NNW
10 kts
max 13 kts
80%
29° C
994 hpa
45° NE
0.8 m
8 s
3.2 m
19h
335° NNW
10 kts
max 11 kts
63%
28° C
995 hpa
49° NE
0.8 m
8 s
19:37
1.7 m
22h
210° SSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
83%
0.5 mm
27° C
997 hpa
47° NE
0.8 m
8 s
2.5 m

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
213° SSW
8 kts
max 11 kts
54%
25° C
997 hpa
56° NE
0.8 m
8 s
02:04
4.4 m
04h
209° SSW
7 kts
max 9 kts
95%
24° C
997 hpa
40° NE
0.7 m
8 s
3.9 m
07h
210° SSW
7 kts
max 8 kts
36%
24° C
999 hpa
38° NE
0.7 m
8 s
08:14
2.4 m
10h
209° SSW
8 kts
max 11 kts
4%
27° C
999 hpa
37° NE
0.6 m
8 s
2.7 m
13h
126° SE
4 kts
max 6 kts
19%
29° C
997 hpa
39° NE
0.6 m
8 s
13:57
3.7 m
16h
80° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
8%
28° C
997 hpa
37° NE
0.6 m
8 s
3.3 m
19h
117° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
23%
27° C
999 hpa
37° NE
0.6 m
8 s
20:12
2.0 m
22h
271° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
83%
26° C
1000 hpa
40° NE
0.6 m
7 s
2.4 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
268° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
25° C
999 hpa
39° NE
0.5 m
7 s
3.6 m
04h
266° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
84%
25° C
999 hpa
39° NE
0.5 m
7 s
02:56
4.1 m
07h
231° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
86%
25° C
1001 hpa
37° NE
0.4 m
7 s
3.2 m
10h
171° S
3 kts
max 5 kts
99%
28° C
1002 hpa
41° NE
0.5 m
7 s
09:16
2.7 m
13h
112° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
29° C
1001 hpa
41° NE
0.4 m
7 s
3.1 m
16h
103° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
90%
28° C
1000 hpa
40° NE
0.5 m
7 s
14:45
3.4 m
19h
106° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
92%
27° C
1002 hpa
49° NE
0.5 m
7 s
2.6 m
22h
93° E
10 kts
max 12 kts
39%
0.9 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
54° NE
0.5 m
7 s
21:01
2.2 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
102° ESE
11 kts
max 12 kts
95%
2.25 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
3.1 m
04h
108° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
80%
26° C
1003 hpa
55° NE
0.5 m
6 s
04:54
4.0 m
07h
110° ESE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
26° C
1005 hpa
43° NE
0.4 m
7 s
3.7 m
10h
120° ESE
9 kts
max 9 kts
11%
27° C
1005 hpa
42° NE
0.4 m
7 s
2.9 m
13h
128° SE
9 kts
max 9 kts
4%
27° C
1004 hpa
66° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
12:28
2.6 m
16h
116° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
27° C
1002 hpa
75° ENE
0.5 m
5 s
3.1 m
19h
87° E
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
26° C
1003 hpa
68° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
17:47
3.1 m
22h
37° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
26° C
1004 hpa
67° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
22:36
2.4 m

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