Daily forecast
as
Last update: 10:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Nov 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
23 kts
max 28 kts
0.96 mm
4° C
997 hpa
2.3 m
8 s
00:02
4.2
m
03h
18 kts
max 23 kts
2.35 mm
4° C
993 hpa
2.3 m
9 s
3.2
m
06h
19 kts
max 26 kts
1.14 mm
6° C
991 hpa
2.2 m
10 s
05:45
2.2
m
09h
21 kts
max 27 kts
0.62 mm
6° C
990 hpa
2.3 m
10 s
3.5
m
12h
19 kts
max 23 kts
0.97 mm
6° C
988 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
11:59
4.4
m
15h
22 kts
max 27 kts
1.7 mm
6° C
989 hpa
1.9 m
9 s
3.4
m
18h
17 kts
max 22 kts
0.92 mm
5° C
990 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
18:31
1.8
m
21h
14 kts
max 19 kts
5° C
992 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
2.6
m
Friday, Nov 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 12 kts
5° C
993 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
01:10
4.0
m
03h
11 kts
max 11 kts
1.09 mm
3° C
995 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
3.7
m
06h
5 kts
max 10 kts
2.23 mm
4° C
998 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
06:41
2.5
m
09h
2 kts
max 7 kts
0.49 mm
4° C
999 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
3.1
m
12h
4 kts
max 6 kts
0.94 mm
4° C
1001 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
13:01
4.2
m
15h
3 kts
max 6 kts
1.19 mm
4° C
1002 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
3.8
m
18h
2 kts
max 3 kts
0.42 mm
3° C
1004 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
2.4
m
21h
5 kts
max 5 kts
3° C
1005 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
19:40
2.0
m
Saturday, Nov 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
7 kts
max 8 kts
2° C
1005 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
3.4
m
03h
12 kts
max 17 kts
4° C
1004 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
02:26
3.9
m
06h
20 kts
max 25 kts
5° C
1001 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
3.0
m
09h
24 kts
max 31 kts
6° C
999 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
07:55
2.7
m
12h
28 kts
max 36 kts
7° C
995 hpa
1.6 m
5 s
3.7
m
15h
32 kts
max 44 kts
0.85 mm
6° C
992 hpa
2.3 m
6 s
14:13
4.1
m
18h
33 kts
max 41 kts
3.06 mm
6° C
989 hpa
2.9 m
7 s
3.0
m
21h
32 kts
max 37 kts
1.72 mm
7° C
986 hpa
2.6 m
8 s
20:59
2.1
m
Sunday, Nov 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
24 kts
max 30 kts
9° C
982 hpa
2.2 m
8 s
2.9
m
03h
23 kts
max 35 kts
9° C
979 hpa
2.1 m
9 s
03:39
3.9
m
06h
23 kts
max 36 kts
0.6 mm
11° C
976 hpa
2.1 m
9 s
3.4
m
09h
26 kts
max 40 kts
12° C
974 hpa
2.0 m
9 s
09:21
2.7
m
12h
17 kts
max 26 kts
12° C
976 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
3.3
m
15h
14 kts
max 23 kts
9° C
979 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
15:25
4.1
m
18h
14 kts
max 21 kts
8° C
980 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
3.5
m
21h
16 kts
max 26 kts
8° C
979 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
22:12
2.1
m
Monday, Nov 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
15 kts
max 26 kts
9° C
978 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
2.4
m
03h
18 kts
max 29 kts
9° C
976 hpa
2.2 m
11 s
3.7
m
06h
17 kts
max 26 kts
9° C
974 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
04:42
4.0
m
09h
21 kts
max 30 kts
9° C
974 hpa
2.5 m
10 s
2.8
m
12h
17 kts
max 25 kts
8° C
974 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
10:32
2.6
m
15h
18 kts
max 26 kts
7° C
974 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
16:29
4.2
m
18h
20 kts
max 27 kts
0.73 mm
8° C
974 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
3.9
m
21h
10 kts
max 15 kts
3.26 mm
7° C
972 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
2.5
m
Tuesday, Nov 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
18 kts
max 24 kts
2.82 mm
8° C
978 hpa
2.3 m
9 s
23:08
2.0
m
03h
17 kts
max 23 kts
9° C
985 hpa
2.2 m
9 s
3.4
m
06h
15 kts
max 21 kts
0.43 mm
8° C
989 hpa
2.1 m
9 s
05:30
4.1
m
09h
16 kts
max 21 kts
8° C
994 hpa
2.0 m
9 s
3.0
m
12h
13 kts
max 17 kts
8° C
997 hpa
1.9 m
9 s
11:26
2.4
m
15h
10 kts
max 14 kts
8° C
998 hpa
1.9 m
9 s
3.7
m
18h
8 kts
max 9 kts
7° C
999 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
17:22
4.3
m
21h
6 kts
max 8 kts
7° C
999 hpa
1.8 m
9 s
2.9
m
Wednesday, Nov 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
8 kts
max 10 kts
7° C
997 hpa
1.7 m
9 s
23:51
1.9
m
03h
13 kts
max 16 kts
8° C
996 hpa
1.6 m
9 s
3.1
m
06h
12 kts
max 16 kts
8° C
998 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
06:09
4.3
m
09h
16 kts
max 21 kts
8° C
1000 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
3.4
m
12h
15 kts
max 21 kts
9° C
1004 hpa
1.3 m
8 s
12:09
2.2
m
15h
20 kts
max 23 kts
0.66 mm
9° C
1007 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
3.3
m
18h
16 kts
max 18 kts
8° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
18:07
4.4
m
21h
8 kts
max 10 kts
7° C
1014 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
3.4
m
Thursday, Nov 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
6 kts
max 6 kts
7° C
1015 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
00:29
1.7
m
03h
7 kts
max 9 kts
6° C
1014 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
2.8
m
06h
17 kts
max 22 kts
8° C
1012 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
06:44
4.4
m
09h
23 kts
max 27 kts
0.92 mm
8° C
1010 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
3.8
m
12h
22 kts
max 26 kts
2.52 mm
8° C
1008 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
12:47
2.0
m
15h
10 kts
max 13 kts
0.73 mm
8° C
1007 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
2.8
m
18h
7 kts
max 8 kts
8° C
1007 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
18:46
4.5
m
21h
7 kts
max 9 kts
8° C
1007 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
3.8
m
Friday, Nov 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
11 kts
max 19 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
01:03
1.6
m
03h
11 kts
max 19 kts
3.44 mm
9° C
1004 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
2.4
m
06h
14 kts
max 26 kts
11° C
1003 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
07:15
4.6
m
09h
15 kts
max 27 kts
12° C
1003 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
4.1
m
12h
13 kts
max 23 kts
12° C
1004 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
13:23
1.8
m
15h
11 kts
max 18 kts
12° C
1004 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
2.3
m
18h
12 kts
max 20 kts
12° C
1006 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
19:22
4.6
m
21h
9 kts
max 16 kts
12° C
1006 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
4.2
m
Saturday, Nov 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 15 kts
12° C
1008 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
2.1
m
03h
10 kts
max 18 kts
12° C
1008 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
01:37
1.6
m
06h
13 kts
max 21 kts
12° C
1008 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
4.2
m
09h
12 kts
max 20 kts
12° C
1008 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
07:46
4.7
m
12h
8 kts
max 14 kts
1.34 mm
12° C
1008 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
2.5
m
15h
7 kts
max 9 kts
12° C
1009 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
13:58
1.7
m
18h
9 kts
max 14 kts
12° C
1010 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
4.0
m
21h
5 kts
max 5 kts
11° C
1011 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
19:58
4.6
m
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