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Last update: 05:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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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, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
358° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
6° C
1009 hpa
73° ENE
0.8 m
12 s
0.2 m
04h
138° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
7° C
1009 hpa
73° ENE
0.7 m
12 s
03:03
-0.1 m
07h
162° SSE
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
7° C
1008 hpa
69° ENE
0.9 m
10 s
0.7 m
10h
195° SSW
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
10° C
1006 hpa
65° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
09:02
1.1 m
13h
259° W
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
12° C
1005 hpa
67° ENE
1.1 m
8 s
0.2 m
16h
257° WSW
12 kts
max 14 kts
91%
12° C
1005 hpa
75° ENE
1.0 m
8 s
15:19
-0.2 m
19h
245° WSW
11 kts
max 12 kts
82%
12° C
1007 hpa
85° E
1.0 m
8 s
0.7 m
22h
269° W
13 kts
max 16 kts
76%
10° C
1009 hpa
90° E
0.9 m
8 s
21:28
1.2 m

Saturday, Feb 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
278° W
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
9° C
1011 hpa
92° E
0.9 m
8 s
0.5 m
04h
314° NW
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
8° C
1012 hpa
90° E
0.8 m
8 s
03:52
-0.1 m
07h
325° NW
9 kts
max 11 kts
75%
8° C
1014 hpa
87° E
0.7 m
8 s
0.5 m
10h
294° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
8° C
1016 hpa
85° E
0.5 m
7 s
09:45
1.0 m
13h
168° SSE
1 kts
max 3 kts
99%
8° C
1016 hpa
80° E
0.4 m
7 s
0.4 m
16h
69° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
1017 hpa
80° E
0.4 m
7 s
16:01
-0.2 m
19h
74° ENE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
1017 hpa
79° E
0.3 m
7 s
0.4 m
22h
101° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
1017 hpa
79° E
0.3 m
7 s
22:14
1.2 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, Feb 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
102° ESE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
1014 hpa
82° E
0.4 m
6 s
0.7 m
04h
96° E
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.18 mm
7° C
1011 hpa
85° E
0.5 m
4 s
04:44
0.0 m
07h
97° E
22 kts
max 37 kts
99%
12.86 mm
7° C
1008 hpa
86° E
0.8 m
4 s
0.3 m
10h
123° ESE
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
9.56 mm
8° C
1006 hpa
90° E
1.1 m
5 s
10:33
0.9 m
13h
154° SSE
18 kts
max 27 kts
89%
1.38 mm
9° C
1000 hpa
91° E
1.3 m
5 s
0.6 m
16h
275° W
28 kts
max 37 kts
99%
1.8 mm
4° C
1000 hpa
97° E
1.3 m
6 s
16:47
-0.1 m
19h
284° WNW
28 kts
max 38 kts
99%
3° C
1002 hpa
145° SE
1.6 m
6 s
0.2 m
22h
282° WNW
33 kts
max 41 kts
89%
4° C
1003 hpa
175° S
1.8 m
6 s
23:06
1.2 m

Monday, Feb 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
278° W
32 kts
max 41 kts
98%
3° C
1003 hpa
231° SW
1.9 m
6 s
1.0 m
04h
282° WNW
31 kts
max 40 kts
85%
2° C
1003 hpa
185° S
1.9 m
7 s
0.2 m
07h
286° WNW
29 kts
max 37 kts
53%
2° C
1005 hpa
131° SE
2.0 m
8 s
05:41
0.0 m
10h
288° WNW
26 kts
max 31 kts
81%
3° C
1006 hpa
106° ESE
1.9 m
9 s
11:25
0.9 m
13h
289° WNW
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
1006 hpa
86° E
1.8 m
10 s
0.7 m
16h
299° WNW
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
1007 hpa
75° ENE
1.7 m
10 s
0.1 m
19h
298° WNW
22 kts
max 28 kts
99%
3° C
1010 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
10 s
17:40
-0.1 m
22h
297° WNW
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
4° C
1012 hpa
96° E
1.7 m
10 s
0.8 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)

Tuesday, Feb 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
301° WNW
22 kts
max 25 kts
98%
3° C
1013 hpa
111° ESE
1.7 m
10 s
00:05
1.1 m
04h
309° NW
20 kts
max 22 kts
68%
1° C
1014 hpa
97° E
1.7 m
10 s
0.5 m
07h
314° NW
17 kts
max 18 kts
33%
1° C
1016 hpa
87° E
1.7 m
10 s
06:47
0.1 m
10h
314° NW
13 kts
max 15 kts
42%
1° C
1018 hpa
74° ENE
1.6 m
10 s
0.5 m
13h
296° WNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
6%
3° C
1017 hpa
62° ENE
1.5 m
11 s
12:27
0.8 m
16h
261° W
4 kts
max 7 kts
12%
4° C
1016 hpa
65° ENE
1.3 m
11 s
0.4 m
19h
166° SSE
8 kts
max 8 kts
59%
3° C
1017 hpa
68° ENE
1.2 m
11 s
18:41
0.0 m
22h
218° SW
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4° C
1017 hpa
69° ENE
1.1 m
12 s
0.5 m

Wednesday, Feb 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
214° SW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
4° C
1017 hpa
75° ENE
1.1 m
12 s
01:12
1.1 m
04h
212° SSW
13 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
1016 hpa
82° E
1.0 m
12 s
0.8 m
07h
224° SW
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
1016 hpa
83° E
1.0 m
12 s
08:01
0.1 m
10h
219° SW
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
1016 hpa
89° E
0.9 m
12 s
0.3 m
13h
221° SW
14 kts
max 21 kts
95%
9° C
1014 hpa
94° E
0.8 m
12 s
13:38
0.8 m
16h
209° SSW
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
9° C
1013 hpa
103° ESE
0.8 m
11 s
0.6 m
19h
206° SSW
19 kts
max 31 kts
99%
9° C
1013 hpa
128° SE
0.9 m
9 s
19:51
0.0 m
22h
217° SW
21 kts
max 34 kts
99%
9° C
1013 hpa
139° SE
0.8 m
8 s
0.2 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, Feb 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
221° SW
22 kts
max 36 kts
99%
10° C
1012 hpa
143° SE
0.8 m
8 s
02:26
1.1 m
04h
223° SW
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
10° C
1012 hpa
143° SE
0.8 m
8 s
1.0 m
07h
215° SW
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
1013 hpa
145° SE
0.8 m
8 s
0.4 m
10h
221° SW
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
2.46 mm
9° C
1013 hpa
149° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
09:16
0.1 m
13h
225° SW
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.85 mm
9° C
1012 hpa
141° SE
0.7 m
8 s
0.6 m
16h
222° SW
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5.75 mm
9° C
1011 hpa
144° SE
0.7 m
7 s
14:55
0.8 m
19h
260° W
9 kts
max 11 kts
99%
9.51 mm
9° C
1012 hpa
134° SE
0.7 m
7 s
0.2 m
22h
11° N
21 kts
max 31 kts
99%
5.89 mm
5° C
1015 hpa
125° SE
0.7 m
7 s
21:06

Friday, Feb 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
26° NNE
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4.17 mm
5° C
1016 hpa
113° ESE
0.7 m
6 s
0.7 m
04h
8° N
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
5° C
1018 hpa
113° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
03:39
1.1 m
07h
4° N
18 kts
max 22 kts
4%
4° C
1021 hpa
101° E
1.0 m
6 s
0.6 m
10h
8° N
15 kts
max 17 kts
4%
4° C
1023 hpa
87° E
1.1 m
6 s
10:22
0.0 m
13h
9° N
13 kts
max 14 kts
3%
4° C
1023 hpa
87° E
1.1 m
6 s
0.4 m
16h
26° NNE
11 kts
max 12 kts
0%
4° C
1023 hpa
80° E
1.0 m
6 s
16:07
0.9 m
19h
44° NE
10 kts
max 11 kts
0%
4° C
1024 hpa
75° ENE
1.1 m
6 s
0.5 m
22h
72° ENE
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
4° C
1024 hpa
78° ENE
1.0 m
6 s
22:16
0.0 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, Feb 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
75° ENE
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
5° C
1024 hpa
90° E
1.0 m
6 s
0.4 m
04h
75° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
5° C
1023 hpa
88° E
0.9 m
6 s
04:43
1.2 m
07h
88° E
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
6° C
1023 hpa
91° E
0.9 m
6 s
0.8 m
10h
92° E
10 kts
max 13 kts
0%
7° C
1022 hpa
93° E
0.9 m
7 s
11:18
0.0 m
13h
95° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
80%
8° C
1019 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
7 s
0.2 m
16h
123° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
79%
8° C
1017 hpa
104° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
17:08
1.0 m
19h
128° SE
6 kts
max 6 kts
97%
9° C
1017 hpa
107° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
0.8 m
22h
228° SW
6 kts
max 7 kts
4%
9° C
1017 hpa
113° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
23:18
-0.1 m

Sunday, Mar 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
257° WSW
9 kts
max 10 kts
66%
8° C
1016 hpa
113° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
0.1 m
04h
249° WSW
9 kts
max 10 kts
84%
7° C
1015 hpa
119° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
1.0 m
07h
260° W
10 kts
max 15 kts
76%
7° C
1017 hpa
112° ESE
0.8 m
7 s
05:37
1.2 m
10h
347° NNW
13 kts
max 21 kts
12%
8° C
1019 hpa
123° ESE
0.9 m
7 s
0.2 m
13h
18° NNE
17 kts
max 23 kts
9%
6° C
1021 hpa
106° ESE
0.9 m
7 s
12:06
-0.1 m
16h
39° NE
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5° C
1020 hpa
103° ESE
0.9 m
7 s
0.8 m

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