Daily forecast
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Last update: 16:39 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Thursday, Mar 05
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
16 kts
max 29 kts
8° C
1010 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
3.8
m
03h
19 kts
max 33 kts
8° C
1007 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
03:26
1.3
m
06h
17 kts
max 30 kts
8° C
1005 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
2.9
m
09h
16 kts
max 28 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
09:37
5.3
m
12h
13 kts
max 20 kts
0.73 mm
8° C
1008 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
4.1
m
15h
16 kts
max 20 kts
0.56 mm
7° C
1012 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
15:52
1.0
m
18h
14 kts
max 20 kts
7° C
1014 hpa
2.2 m
12 s
2.1
m
21h
10 kts
max 15 kts
6° C
1017 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
22:06
4.9
m
Friday, Mar 06
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 12 kts
6° C
1018 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
4.2
m
03h
7 kts
max 9 kts
6° C
1019 hpa
1.8 m
12 s
04:00
1.4
m
06h
7 kts
max 8 kts
5° C
1020 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
2.4
m
09h
6 kts
max 6 kts
5° C
1022 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
10:09
5.2
m
12h
4 kts
max 6 kts
7° C
1022 hpa
1.5 m
12 s
4.5
m
15h
10 kts
max 11 kts
7° C
1020 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
16:25
1.2
m
18h
11 kts
max 15 kts
5° C
1021 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
1.8
m
21h
14 kts
max 21 kts
5° C
1020 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
4.3
m
Saturday, Mar 07
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
16 kts
max 23 kts
5° C
1019 hpa
2.1 m
12 s
22:35
4.8
m
03h
15 kts
max 24 kts
5° C
1018 hpa
2.3 m
12 s
2.1
m
06h
13 kts
max 21 kts
5° C
1018 hpa
2.4 m
13 s
04:32
1.5
m
09h
13 kts
max 22 kts
6° C
1019 hpa
2.6 m
14 s
4.4
m
12h
12 kts
max 18 kts
9° C
1019 hpa
2.7 m
14 s
10:41
5.0
m
15h
8 kts
max 11 kts
10° C
1019 hpa
2.6 m
14 s
2.3
m
18h
7 kts
max 8 kts
8° C
1019 hpa
2.5 m
14 s
16:56
1.4
m
21h
8 kts
max 12 kts
7° C
1018 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
3.9
m
Sunday, Mar 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 14 kts
6° C
1017 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
23:04
4.6
m
03h
11 kts
max 16 kts
5° C
1015 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
2.6
m
06h
11 kts
max 17 kts
5° C
1014 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
05:05
1.7
m
09h
12 kts
max 18 kts
6° C
1014 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
3.9
m
12h
12 kts
max 23 kts
7° C
1012 hpa
1.9 m
12 s
11:12
4.7
m
15h
9 kts
max 15 kts
2.1 mm
7° C
1011 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
2.8
m
18h
7 kts
max 9 kts
7° C
1011 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
17:27
1.7
m
21h
5 kts
max 9 kts
6° C
1012 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
3.5
m
Monday, Mar 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
5 kts
max 8 kts
7° C
1012 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
23:34
4.4
m
03h
1 kts
max 3 kts
7° C
1011 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
3.0
m
06h
3 kts
max 4 kts
6° C
1011 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
05:40
1.9
m
09h
10 kts
max 12 kts
6° C
1012 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
3.4
m
12h
5 kts
max 7 kts
7° C
1011 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
11:47
4.4
m
15h
3 kts
max 7 kts
7° C
1011 hpa
1.9 m
13 s
3.2
m
18h
8 kts
max 10 kts
6° C
1010 hpa
1.8 m
13 s
18:00
2.0
m
21h
8 kts
max 9 kts
5° C
1009 hpa
1.8 m
13 s
3.2
m
Tuesday, Mar 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
11 kts
max 19 kts
5° C
1006 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
00:09
4.2
m
03h
13 kts
max 22 kts
5° C
1003 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
3.4
m
06h
13 kts
max 22 kts
6° C
1000 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
06:19
2.2
m
09h
17 kts
max 25 kts
7° C
997 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
3.0
m
12h
14 kts
max 22 kts
7° C
996 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
12:28
4.1
m
15h
9 kts
max 16 kts
9° C
995 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
3.5
m
18h
6 kts
max 9 kts
8° C
996 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
18:38
2.3
m
21h
8 kts
max 12 kts
6° C
996 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
2.9
m
Wednesday, Mar 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
9 kts
max 14 kts
6° C
996 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
00:54
4.0
m
03h
4 kts
max 6 kts
0.5 mm
6° C
995 hpa
2.0 m
12 s
3.6
m
06h
2 kts
max 2 kts
2.22 mm
6° C
995 hpa
2.1 m
13 s
07:11
2.5
m
09h
8 kts
max 11 kts
7° C
996 hpa
2.1 m
13 s
2.8
m
12h
10 kts
max 14 kts
8° C
998 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
13:28
3.8
m
15h
11 kts
max 18 kts
8° C
998 hpa
2.2 m
13 s
3.6
m
18h
12 kts
max 20 kts
7° C
1000 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
2.8
m
21h
15 kts
max 26 kts
6° C
1001 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
19:33
2.6
m
Thursday, Mar 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
15 kts
max 25 kts
6° C
1002 hpa
2.3 m
13 s
3.6
m
03h
12 kts
max 21 kts
5° C
1002 hpa
2.3 m
12 s
02:02
3.8
m
06h
10 kts
max 16 kts
5° C
1002 hpa
2.2 m
12 s
3.0
m
09h
12 kts
max 17 kts
6° C
1001 hpa
2.3 m
12 s
08:38
2.6
m
12h
21 kts
max 29 kts
7° C
997 hpa
2.3 m
11 s
3.2
m
15h
22 kts
max 30 kts
8° C
993 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
15:04
3.6
m
18h
26 kts
max 34 kts
7° C
989 hpa
2.6 m
12 s
3.2
m
21h
24 kts
max 32 kts
7° C
987 hpa
2.7 m
12 s
21:18
2.8
m
Friday, Mar 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
25 kts
max 29 kts
6° C
986 hpa
2.7 m
12 s
3.2
m
03h
19 kts
max 24 kts
3.2 mm
5° C
986 hpa
2.7 m
12 s
03:40
3.8
m
06h
16 kts
max 22 kts
1.43 mm
5° C
988 hpa
2.8 m
12 s
3.5
m
09h
12 kts
max 18 kts
1.04 mm
6° C
989 hpa
2.9 m
13 s
2.7
m
12h
16 kts
max 20 kts
7° C
991 hpa
2.9 m
13 s
10:36
2.6
m
15h
10 kts
max 16 kts
8° C
991 hpa
2.9 m
14 s
3.5
m
18h
5 kts
max 6 kts
6° C
990 hpa
3.0 m
14 s
16:55
3.7
m
21h
16 kts
max 23 kts
6° C
987 hpa
3.1 m
14 s
3.0
m
Saturday, Mar 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
29 kts
max 36 kts
0.59 mm
5° C
979 hpa
3.2 m
14 s
23:05
2.7
m
03h
30 kts
max 37 kts
2.85 mm
5° C
970 hpa
3.2 m
15 s
3.6
m
06h
4 kts
max 4 kts
0.42 mm
5° C
967 hpa
3.2 m
14 s
05:10
3.9
m
09h
12 kts
max 14 kts
6° C
972 hpa
3.2 m
14 s
3.0
m
12h
19 kts
max 23 kts
1.38 mm
6° C
979 hpa
3.1 m
14 s
11:47
2.3
m
15h
20 kts
max 26 kts
0.41 mm
7° C
985 hpa
3.0 m
14 s
3.2
m
18h
18 kts
max 23 kts
0.44 mm
6° C
990 hpa
3.0 m
14 s
18:07
3.9
m
21h
26 kts
max 34 kts
3.41 mm
5° C
994 hpa
3.1 m
13 s
3.3
m
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