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Last update: 14:38 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)

Wednesday, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
275° W
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
241° WSW
1.1 m
10 s
0.8 m
04h
286° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
3%
14° C
1014 hpa
219° SW
1.1 m
12 s
03:48
0.2 m
07h
263° W
2 kts
max 4 kts
58%
14° C
1015 hpa
205° SSW
1.1 m
13 s
0.9 m
10h
290° WNW
2 kts
max 5 kts
42%
15° C
1016 hpa
196° SSW
1.0 m
14 s
09:47
1.5 m
13h
173° S
3 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
262° W
1.1 m
9 s
0.7 m
16h
296° WNW
3 kts
max 11 kts
99%
15° C
1012 hpa
282° WNW
1.5 m
7 s
16:07
0.0 m
19h
326° NW
4 kts
max 10 kts
24%
14° C
1013 hpa
287° WNW
1.9 m
7 s
0.6 m
22h
311° NW
12 kts
max 14 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.6 m
8 s
22:24
1.5 m

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
324° NW
13 kts
max 16 kts
0%
15° C
1012 hpa
288° WNW
1.7 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
338° NNW
12 kts
max 14 kts
0%
14° C
1012 hpa
266° W
1.5 m
10 s
04:31
0.2 m
07h
325° NW
11 kts
max 12 kts
0%
13° C
1013 hpa
263° W
1.4 m
11 s
0.6 m
10h
307° NW
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
261° W
1.3 m
11 s
10:27
1.4 m
13h
270° W
11 kts
max 13 kts
0%
16° C
1013 hpa
283° WNW
1.2 m
11 s
0.9 m
16h
323° NW
15 kts
max 19 kts
0%
18° C
1012 hpa
284° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
16:30
0.1 m
19h
322° NW
14 kts
max 17 kts
3%
16° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
1.6 m
10 s
0.6 m
22h
326° NW
12 kts
max 13 kts
0%
14° C
1014 hpa
285° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
22:50
1.5 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
330° NNW
13 kts
max 16 kts
0%
14° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.5 m
11 s
1.1 m
04h
347° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
14° C
1012 hpa
287° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
05:14
0.2 m
07h
26° NNE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
14° C
1014 hpa
288° WNW
1.4 m
11 s
0.4 m
10h
255° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
5%
15° C
1015 hpa
289° WNW
1.3 m
12 s
11:09
1.2 m
13h
298° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
13%
16° C
1014 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
1.0 m
16h
284° WNW
8 kts
max 9 kts
9%
16° C
1013 hpa
288° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
16:50
0.3 m
19h
304° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
16° C
1012 hpa
287° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
0.6 m
22h
2° N
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
286° WNW
1.2 m
12 s
23:16
1.5 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
37° NE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
15° C
1012 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
1.3 m
04h
42° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
1%
15° C
1012 hpa
287° WNW
1.1 m
12 s
0.4 m
07h
88° E
7 kts
max 10 kts
0%
15° C
1014 hpa
286° WNW
1.1 m
11 s
06:01
0.2 m
10h
70° ENE
6 kts
max 11 kts
0%
16° C
1016 hpa
287° WNW
1.0 m
11 s
0.8 m
13h
127° SE
20 kts
max 30 kts
0%
18° C
1014 hpa
289° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
11:57
1.0 m
16h
302° WNW
10 kts
max 13 kts
0%
17° C
1014 hpa
288° WNW
0.9 m
11 s
17:06
0.5 m
19h
239° WSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1016 hpa
281° W
0.9 m
11 s
0.6 m
22h
351° N
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
283° WNW
0.8 m
11 s
1.3 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
344° NNW
11 kts
max 14 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
289° WNW
0.8 m
10 s
23:44
1.4 m
05h
330° NNW
8 kts
max 10 kts
2%
15° C
1013 hpa
274° W
0.8 m
10 s
0.6 m
08h
343° NNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1014 hpa
260° W
0.8 m
12 s
07:57
0.2 m
11h
180° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1014 hpa
260° W
0.7 m
14 s
0.6 m
14h
249° WSW
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
16° C
1012 hpa
247° WSW
0.7 m
14 s
13:59
0.8 m
17h
274° W
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
16° C
1011 hpa
239° WSW
0.8 m
12 s
18:13
0.6 m
20h
296° WNW
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
16° C
1010 hpa
284° WNW
0.8 m
13 s
0.7 m
23h
307° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1011 hpa
281° W
0.8 m
13 s
1.2 m

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
291° WNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1011 hpa
259° W
0.8 m
13 s
01:16
1.4 m
05h
284° WNW
6 kts
max 6 kts
1%
15° C
1010 hpa
261° W
0.8 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
255° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1010 hpa
271° W
0.8 m
12 s
09:15
0.3 m
11h
246° WSW
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
15° C
1011 hpa
277° W
0.8 m
12 s
0.4 m
14h
263° W
10 kts
max 12 kts
0%
15° C
1011 hpa
279° W
0.8 m
12 s
0.6 m
17h
263° W
14 kts
max 18 kts
0%
15° C
1010 hpa
277° W
0.8 m
12 s
16:25
0.7 m
20h
273° W
5 kts
max 7 kts
0%
15° C
1011 hpa
274° W
0.9 m
11 s
0.8 m
23h
113° ESE
8 kts
max 13 kts
4%
14° C
1012 hpa
271° W
0.9 m
11 s
1.1 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
02h
103° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
272° W
0.9 m
11 s
02:01
1.3 m
05h
106° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
0%
15° C
1012 hpa
266° W
0.9 m
12 s
1.0 m
08h
106° ESE
3 kts
max 4 kts
6%
14° C
1014 hpa
270° W
0.9 m
12 s
0.5 m
11h
125° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
24%
15° C
1016 hpa
272° W
0.9 m
12 s
11:02
0.3 m
14h
71° ENE
0 kts
max 3 kts
2%
15° C
1015 hpa
257° WSW
1.0 m
14 s
0.4 m
17h
280° W
8 kts
max 8 kts
10%
15° C
1015 hpa
203° SSW
1.0 m
19 s
0.7 m
20h
274° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
193° SSW
1.0 m
21 s
0.9 m
23h
260° W
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
190° S
1.0 m
21 s
1.0 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
120° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
14° C
1017 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
20 s
03:22
1.3 m
05h
145° SE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
14° C
1016 hpa
195° SSW
1.1 m
19 s
1.2 m
08h
34° NE
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
14° C
1018 hpa
190° S
1.1 m
20 s
0.7 m
11h
250° WSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
0%
14° C
1018 hpa
190° S
1.1 m
20 s
12:26
0.2 m
14h
260° W
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
15° C
1017 hpa
190° S
1.1 m
19 s
0.3 m
17h
262° W
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
15° C
1015 hpa
190° S
1.1 m
19 s
0.7 m
20h
219° SW
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
14° C
1015 hpa
190° S
1.1 m
19 s
0.9 m
23h
96° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
3%
14° C
1016 hpa
189° S
1.1 m
19 s
1.0 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)

Thursday, Mar 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
85° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
99%
14° C
1015 hpa
189° S
1.1 m
19 s
1.1 m
05h
267° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
15° C
1014 hpa
190° S
1.1 m
18 s
05:03
1.3 m
08h
263° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
96%
15° C
1014 hpa
189° S
1.0 m
18 s
1.0 m
11h
243° WSW
7 kts
max 7 kts
8%
15° C
1015 hpa
189° S
1.0 m
17 s
0.3 m
14h
217° SW
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
16° C
1013 hpa
192° SSW
1.1 m
17 s
13:18
0.1 m
17h
142° SE
4 kts
max 7 kts
89%
16° C
1011 hpa
193° SSW
1.2 m
17 s
0.6 m
20h
7° N
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
1012 hpa
197° SSW
1.2 m
16 s
20:51
1.0 m
23h
313° NW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
191° S
1.2 m
17 s
00:22
0.9 m

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
310° NW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
15° C
1013 hpa
194° SSW
1.2 m
16 s
1.0 m
05h
307° NW
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
15° C
1012 hpa
189° S
1.2 m
15 s
06:15
1.4 m
08h
301° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
14° C
1013 hpa
188° S
1.1 m
15 s
1.2 m
11h
275° W
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
15° C
1014 hpa
194° SSW
1.1 m
15 s
0.4 m
14h
287° WNW
12 kts
max 16 kts
0%
16° C
1013 hpa
194° SSW
1.2 m
15 s
13:55
0.0 m
17h
289° WNW
21 kts
max 28 kts
0%
17° C
1011 hpa
201° SSW
1.4 m
14 s
0.4 m
20h
303° WNW
17 kts
max 21 kts
0%
15° C
1012 hpa
205° SSW
1.4 m
14 s
20:51
1.0 m

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