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Last update: 20:35 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
119° ESE
10 kts
max 15 kts
61%
1.39 mm
23° C
1008 hpa
100° E
2.0 m
8 s
01:28
0.3 m
04h
119° ESE
10 kts
max 18 kts
15%
0.9 mm
23° C
1007 hpa
101° E
2.0 m
8 s
0.9 m
07h
123° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
2%
24° C
1008 hpa
101° E
2.1 m
8 s
08:00
2.1 m
10h
120° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
6%
26° C
1009 hpa
101° E
2.1 m
8 s
1.7 m
13h
110° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
2%
27° C
1008 hpa
99° E
2.0 m
8 s
14:17
0.3 m
16h
108° ESE
10 kts
max 14 kts
29%
26° C
1007 hpa
97° E
1.9 m
8 s
0.6 m
19h
113° ESE
9 kts
max 13 kts
23%
24° C
1008 hpa
97° E
1.9 m
8 s
20:20
1.7 m
22h
106° ESE
9 kts
max 15 kts
29%
0.68 mm
23° C
1009 hpa
98° E
1.9 m
8 s
1.5 m

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
99° E
9 kts
max 15 kts
24%
0.56 mm
23° C
1008 hpa
99° E
2.0 m
8 s
02:10
0.3 m
04h
111° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
2%
22° C
1008 hpa
100° E
1.9 m
8 s
0.7 m
07h
118° ESE
8 kts
max 12 kts
2%
23° C
1009 hpa
101° E
1.9 m
8 s
1.8 m
10h
110° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
26° C
1010 hpa
100° E
1.8 m
8 s
08:38
2.1 m
13h
119° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
9%
27° C
1009 hpa
98° E
1.7 m
8 s
0.7 m
16h
116° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
26° C
1008 hpa
95° E
1.7 m
8 s
14:50
0.3 m
19h
131° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
19%
23° C
1009 hpa
93° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.4 m
22h
95° E
8 kts
max 12 kts
20%
23° C
1010 hpa
95° E
1.8 m
8 s
20:58
1.8 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)

Wednesday, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
89° E
10 kts
max 15 kts
68%
23° C
1009 hpa
97° E
1.9 m
8 s
0.6 m
04h
105° ESE
9 kts
max 15 kts
88%
24° C
1009 hpa
97° E
1.9 m
8 s
02:48
0.3 m
07h
114° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
36%
24° C
1010 hpa
96° E
1.9 m
8 s
1.6 m
10h
116° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
1%
27° C
1010 hpa
95° E
1.9 m
8 s
09:12
2.0 m
13h
112° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
55%
26° C
1009 hpa
94° E
1.9 m
8 s
0.9 m
16h
106° ESE
12 kts
max 15 kts
19%
0.47 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
93° E
2.0 m
8 s
15:21
0.3 m
19h
113° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
7%
24° C
1009 hpa
91° E
2.0 m
8 s
1.3 m
22h
114° ESE
11 kts
max 18 kts
14%
24° C
1010 hpa
90° E
2.2 m
8 s
21:33
1.8 m

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
118° ESE
11 kts
max 19 kts
3%
24° C
1008 hpa
89° E
2.2 m
8 s
0.9 m
04h
117° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
28%
24° C
1007 hpa
90° E
2.2 m
8 s
03:25
0.4 m
07h
107° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
1%
0.7 mm
25° C
1008 hpa
90° E
2.3 m
8 s
1.3 m
10h
107° ESE
14 kts
max 20 kts
29%
0.59 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
90° E
2.4 m
9 s
09:44
1.9 m
13h
115° ESE
14 kts
max 20 kts
9%
27° C
1007 hpa
89° E
2.4 m
9 s
1.0 m
16h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 22 kts
1%
27° C
1005 hpa
88° E
2.6 m
9 s
15:50
0.3 m
19h
126° SE
16 kts
max 24 kts
98%
25° C
1006 hpa
87° E
2.8 m
9 s
1.1 m
22h
125° SE
16 kts
max 27 kts
88%
0.61 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
85° E
3.0 m
10 s
22:08
1.8 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
125° SE
16 kts
max 26 kts
81%
1.15 mm
25° C
1004 hpa
83° E
3.0 m
10 s
1.1 m
04h
112° ESE
13 kts
max 22 kts
95%
6.49 mm
25° C
1003 hpa
81° E
3.0 m
10 s
04:00
0.4 m
07h
108° ESE
13 kts
max 24 kts
76%
3.55 mm
25° C
1004 hpa
81° E
3.1 m
10 s
1.1 m
10h
115° ESE
14 kts
max 24 kts
94%
2.99 mm
26° C
1004 hpa
80° E
3.2 m
10 s
10:14
1.8 m
13h
124° SE
13 kts
max 22 kts
86%
3.76 mm
26° C
1002 hpa
78° ENE
3.2 m
10 s
1.2 m
16h
121° ESE
13 kts
max 20 kts
54%
4.5 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
78° ENE
3.2 m
11 s
16:19
0.3 m
19h
121° ESE
12 kts
max 20 kts
64%
6.18 mm
25° C
1002 hpa
78° ENE
3.3 m
10 s
0.9 m
22h
138° SE
11 kts
max 19 kts
80%
3.11 mm
25° C
1003 hpa
78° ENE
3.2 m
10 s
22:43
1.8 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
167° SSE
11 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.35 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
79° E
3.2 m
10 s
1.4 m
04h
88° E
5 kts
max 13 kts
63%
0.54 mm
25° C
999 hpa
78° ENE
3.1 m
10 s
04:36
0.5 m
07h
55° NE
5 kts
max 11 kts
25%
2.35 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
76° ENE
3.0 m
10 s
0.9 m
10h
55° NE
10 kts
max 16 kts
87%
3.36 mm
26° C
1000 hpa
76° ENE
3.1 m
10 s
10:45
1.7 m
13h
41° NE
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7.25 mm
25° C
999 hpa
78° ENE
3.1 m
10 s
1.3 m
16h
103° ESE
7 kts
max 18 kts
99%
22.1 mm
25° C
998 hpa
81° E
3.2 m
10 s
16:49
0.4 m
19h
100° E
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
17.42 mm
24° C
999 hpa
82° E
3.2 m
10 s
0.7 m
22h
95° E
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
13.11 mm
25° C
999 hpa
83° E
3.2 m
10 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
307° NW
4 kts
max 9 kts
99%
11.39 mm
25° C
997 hpa
85° E
3.1 m
10 s
1.5 m
04h
100° E
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
1.3 mm
24° C
997 hpa
87° E
3.0 m
10 s
05:15
0.6 m
07h
93° E
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2.11 mm
24° C
999 hpa
88° E
3.0 m
10 s
0.8 m
10h
124° SE
14 kts
max 23 kts
87%
2.19 mm
25° C
999 hpa
90° E
3.0 m
10 s
11:18
1.6 m
13h
126° SE
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
2.44 mm
25° C
997 hpa
90° E
3.0 m
10 s
1.4 m
16h
121° ESE
21 kts
max 32 kts
99%
2.72 mm
24° C
995 hpa
90° E
3.0 m
9 s
17:21
0.4 m
19h
118° ESE
20 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3.18 mm
24° C
997 hpa
92° E
3.0 m
9 s
0.6 m
22h
132° SE
20 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.52 mm
24° C
997 hpa
95° E
3.0 m
10 s
1.4 m

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
113° ESE
20 kts
max 31 kts
99%
3.53 mm
24° C
996 hpa
95° E
3.0 m
10 s
00:01
1.7 m
04h
129° SE
20 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3.62 mm
24° C
995 hpa
96° E
2.9 m
10 s
1.0 m
07h
130° SE
21 kts
max 33 kts
99%
4.06 mm
24° C
997 hpa
97° E
2.9 m
10 s
05:59
0.7 m
10h
136° SE
21 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3.23 mm
24° C
997 hpa
98° E
2.8 m
10 s
1.2 m
13h
143° SE
20 kts
max 31 kts
99%
2.02 mm
24° C
996 hpa
98° E
2.7 m
10 s
11:56
1.4 m
16h
152° SSE
19 kts
max 30 kts
99%
1.41 mm
24° C
996 hpa
99° E
2.7 m
10 s
0.7 m
19h
155° SSE
19 kts
max 31 kts
97%
1.25 mm
24° C
998 hpa
99° E
2.6 m
10 s
17:58
0.5 m
22h
159° SSE
17 kts
max 28 kts
89%
1.34 mm
24° C
999 hpa
98° E
2.6 m
10 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
159° SSE
17 kts
max 27 kts
97%
1.64 mm
24° C
998 hpa
98° E
2.6 m
10 s
00:49
1.6 m
04h
166° SSE
16 kts
max 26 kts
64%
1.25 mm
24° C
997 hpa
99° E
2.5 m
10 s
1.2 m
07h
165° SSE
15 kts
max 26 kts
98%
1.14 mm
24° C
999 hpa
100° E
2.5 m
10 s
06:58
0.8 m
10h
168° SSE
14 kts
max 24 kts
83%
1.14 mm
25° C
1000 hpa
101° E
2.5 m
10 s
1.0 m
13h
171° S
13 kts
max 21 kts
62%
1.87 mm
25° C
999 hpa
101° E
2.4 m
10 s
12:42
1.3 m
16h
172° S
13 kts
max 21 kts
22%
0.7 mm
26° C
999 hpa
101° E
2.4 m
10 s
0.9 m
19h
179° S
13 kts
max 23 kts
30%
24° C
1001 hpa
101° E
2.4 m
10 s
18:44
0.6 m
22h
184° S
12 kts
max 22 kts
43%
24° C
1001 hpa
102° ESE
2.4 m
10 s
1.0 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
194° SSW
11 kts
max 21 kts
55%
24° C
1000 hpa
103° ESE
2.3 m
10 s
01:46
1.6 m
04h
201° SSW
9 kts
max 17 kts
34%
23° C
999 hpa
103° ESE
2.3 m
10 s
1.4 m
07h
216° SW
7 kts
max 13 kts
5%
24° C
1001 hpa
104° ESE
2.2 m
10 s
0.9 m

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