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Last update: 20:36 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)

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
103° ESE
7 kts
max 14 kts
20%
0.77 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
96° E
2.2 m
9 s
1.1 m
04h
106° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
36%
2.38 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
94° E
2.5 m
9 s
04:00
0.4 m
07h
103° ESE
10 kts
max 18 kts
61%
0.99 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
93° E
2.5 m
9 s
1.1 m
10h
101° E
11 kts
max 18 kts
12%
1.76 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
93° E
2.4 m
10 s
10:14
1.8 m
13h
103° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
8%
2.1 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
92° E
2.4 m
10 s
1.2 m
16h
110° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
1%
1.52 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
91° E
2.4 m
9 s
16:19
0.3 m
19h
111° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
37%
0.62 mm
25° C
1008 hpa
90° E
2.3 m
9 s
0.9 m
22h
102° ESE
10 kts
max 19 kts
95%
0.43 mm
25° C
1008 hpa
88° E
2.2 m
9 s
22:43
1.8 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
104° ESE
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
0.59 mm
24° C
1007 hpa
86° E
2.2 m
9 s
1.4 m
04h
116° ESE
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.7 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
83° E
2.2 m
9 s
04:36
0.5 m
07h
115° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
97%
1.43 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
83° E
2.1 m
9 s
0.9 m
10h
110° ESE
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2.43 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
83° E
2.0 m
9 s
10:45
1.7 m
13h
104° ESE
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5.83 mm
24° C
1005 hpa
84° E
1.9 m
9 s
1.3 m
16h
106° ESE
8 kts
max 15 kts
99%
9.96 mm
24° C
1004 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
9 s
16:49
0.4 m
19h
96° E
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
9.63 mm
24° C
1005 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
9 s
0.7 m
22h
100° E
5 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.76 mm
24° C
1005 hpa
85° E
1.6 m
8 s
23:20
1.7 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
83° E
4 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.29 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
87° E
1.5 m
8 s
1.5 m
04h
70° ENE
2 kts
max 6 kts
95%
2.25 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
88° E
1.4 m
8 s
05:15
0.6 m
07h
100° E
0 kts
max 8 kts
99%
4.66 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
87° E
1.4 m
8 s
0.8 m
10h
359° N
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
2.17 mm
24° C
1003 hpa
86° E
1.4 m
8 s
11:18
1.6 m
13h
116° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
4.94 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
89° E
1.5 m
8 s
1.4 m
16h
148° SSE
12 kts
max 20 kts
99%
9.44 mm
23° C
1000 hpa
95° E
1.8 m
7 s
17:21
0.4 m
19h
141° SE
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9.22 mm
23° C
1001 hpa
105° ESE
2.1 m
7 s
0.6 m
22h
135° SE
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6.14 mm
23° C
1002 hpa
109° ESE
2.3 m
7 s
1.4 m

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
145° SE
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5.79 mm
23° C
1000 hpa
109° ESE
2.3 m
7 s
00:01
1.7 m
04h
145° SE
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
4.76 mm
23° C
999 hpa
109° ESE
2.3 m
7 s
1.0 m
07h
146° SE
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
2.28 mm
24° C
1000 hpa
112° ESE
2.4 m
7 s
05:59
0.7 m
10h
155° SSE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.91 mm
24° C
1000 hpa
117° ESE
2.5 m
8 s
1.2 m
13h
164° SSE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.18 mm
24° C
999 hpa
118° ESE
2.7 m
8 s
11:56
1.4 m
16h
164° SSE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.25 mm
24° C
999 hpa
121° ESE
2.7 m
8 s
0.7 m
19h
166° SSE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.93 mm
24° C
1001 hpa
124° SE
2.7 m
8 s
17:58
0.5 m
22h
167° SSE
15 kts
max 25 kts
94%
0.75 mm
24° C
1002 hpa
125° SE
2.8 m
8 s
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)

Tuesday, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
174° S
14 kts
max 25 kts
24%
23° C
1002 hpa
125° SE
2.8 m
8 s
00:49
1.6 m
04h
177° S
14 kts
max 23 kts
59%
23° C
1002 hpa
124° SE
2.6 m
8 s
1.2 m
07h
179° S
12 kts
max 21 kts
65%
23° C
1004 hpa
123° ESE
2.5 m
8 s
06:58
0.8 m
10h
172° S
15 kts
max 21 kts
18%
26° C
1004 hpa
123° ESE
2.4 m
8 s
1.0 m
13h
164° SSE
16 kts
max 22 kts
4%
27° C
1003 hpa
123° ESE
2.5 m
9 s
12:42
1.3 m
16h
159° SSE
15 kts
max 23 kts
0%
25° C
1004 hpa
124° SE
2.5 m
9 s
0.9 m
19h
151° SSE
14 kts
max 23 kts
0%
0.47 mm
24° C
1006 hpa
125° SE
2.5 m
9 s
18:44
0.6 m
22h
145° SE
13 kts
max 21 kts
0%
0.55 mm
24° C
1007 hpa
124° SE
2.5 m
9 s
1.0 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
135° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
27%
24° C
1007 hpa
123° ESE
2.4 m
9 s
01:46
1.6 m
04h
139° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
24° C
1007 hpa
121° ESE
2.3 m
9 s
1.4 m
07h
139° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
24° C
1008 hpa
119° ESE
2.3 m
9 s
0.9 m
10h
136° SE
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
25° C
1009 hpa
118° ESE
2.2 m
10 s
08:36
0.9 m
13h
131° SE
12 kts
max 15 kts
19%
26° C
1008 hpa
116° ESE
2.2 m
10 s
13:41
1.2 m
16h
134° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
79%
26° C
1007 hpa
115° ESE
2.1 m
10 s
1.0 m
19h
132° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
33%
24° C
1008 hpa
114° ESE
2.1 m
10 s
19:48
0.7 m
22h
118° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
75%
23° C
1009 hpa
112° ESE
2.0 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)

Thursday, Mar 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
114° ESE
7 kts
max 10 kts
34%
23° C
1008 hpa
111° ESE
2.0 m
10 s
1.4 m
04h
123° ESE
6 kts
max 10 kts
29%
22° C
1008 hpa
110° ESE
2.0 m
11 s
02:58
1.6 m
07h
110° ESE
6 kts
max 10 kts
56%
23° C
1009 hpa
109° ESE
1.9 m
11 s
1.1 m
10h
109° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
27%
26° C
1010 hpa
109° ESE
1.9 m
11 s
10:34
0.8 m
13h
110° ESE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
26° C
1007 hpa
109° ESE
1.9 m
11 s
1.0 m
16h
101° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
25° C
1006 hpa
109° ESE
1.9 m
11 s
15:05
1.2 m
19h
91° E
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
22° C
1008 hpa
109° ESE
1.8 m
11 s
0.9 m
22h
60° ENE
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
22° C
1008 hpa
110° ESE
1.8 m
11 s
21:23
0.7 m

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
71° ENE
1 kts
max 3 kts
1%
21° C
1007 hpa
110° ESE
1.8 m
11 s
1.2 m
04h
214° SW
1 kts
max 2 kts
13%
20° C
1006 hpa
110° ESE
1.8 m
11 s
04:25
1.6 m
07h
201° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
7%
21° C
1008 hpa
111° ESE
1.7 m
11 s
1.4 m
10h
109° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
26° C
1008 hpa
111° ESE
1.7 m
11 s
0.8 m
13h
62° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
27° C
1007 hpa
112° ESE
1.8 m
11 s
11:35
0.7 m
16h
53° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
3%
26° C
1006 hpa
114° ESE
1.9 m
11 s
16:58
1.2 m
19h
42° NE
6 kts
max 10 kts
3%
23° C
1008 hpa
114° ESE
1.9 m
11 s
1.1 m
22h
38° NE
5 kts
max 7 kts
2%
22° C
1009 hpa
115° ESE
1.9 m
11 s
22:51
0.7 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, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
93° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
20%
22° C
1010 hpa
115° ESE
1.8 m
11 s
0.9 m
04h
128° SE
5 kts
max 7 kts
89%
21° C
1010 hpa
116° ESE
1.8 m
11 s
1.6 m
07h
121° ESE
7 kts
max 11 kts
64%
23° C
1012 hpa
117° ESE
1.9 m
10 s
05:33
1.7 m
10h
116° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
88%
26° C
1013 hpa
119° ESE
2.0 m
10 s
0.9 m
13h
120° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
39%
26° C
1012 hpa
120° ESE
2.1 m
10 s
12:18
0.6 m
16h
132° SE
11 kts
max 15 kts
94%
26° C
1012 hpa
121° ESE
2.2 m
9 s
1.2 m
19h
128° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
95%
24° C
1013 hpa
121° ESE
2.2 m
9 s
18:05
1.3 m
22h
122° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
24° C
1015 hpa
120° ESE
2.2 m
9 s
0.8 m

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
113° ESE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
24° C
1014 hpa
120° ESE
2.2 m
9 s
23:48
0.6 m
04h
117° ESE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
24° C
1013 hpa
120° ESE
2.2 m
9 s
1.5 m
07h
115° ESE
14 kts
max 20 kts
77%
24° C
1014 hpa
122° ESE
2.3 m
8 s
06:21
1.8 m
10h
117° ESE
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
26° C
1015 hpa
121° ESE
2.3 m
8 s
1.1 m
13h
121° ESE
14 kts
max 20 kts
96%
25° C
1013 hpa
121° ESE
2.4 m
8 s
12:53
0.5 m
16h
120° ESE
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
25° C
1012 hpa
121° ESE
2.4 m
8 s
1.1 m
19h
116° ESE
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
2.05 mm
23° C
1014 hpa
121° ESE
2.4 m
8 s
18:50
1.4 m
22h
115° ESE
13 kts
max 21 kts
99%
6.08 mm
22° C
1015 hpa
120° ESE
2.4 m
8 s
0.9 m

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This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 3:00 PM, 9:00 PM, 3:00 AM and 9:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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