Daily forecast
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Last update: 20:38 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Friday, Mar 06
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3 kts
max 7 kts
11° C
1019 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
1.3
m
04h
4 kts
max 7 kts
10° C
1018 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
0.5
m
07h
5 kts
max 6 kts
10° C
1019 hpa
1.7 m
11 s
06:09
0.2
m
10h
3 kts
max 7 kts
15° C
1020 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
0.9
m
13h
3 kts
max 10 kts
18° C
1019 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
12:13
1.1
m
16h
5 kts
max 12 kts
18° C
1018 hpa
1.5 m
11 s
0.6
m
19h
4 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1019 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
17:46
0.4
m
22h
4 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1019 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
1.2
m
Saturday, Mar 07
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
5 kts
max 5 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
00:14
1.4
m
04h
6 kts
max 7 kts
11° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
0.7
m
07h
6 kts
max 7 kts
11° C
1019 hpa
1.2 m
10 s
06:59
0.2
m
10h
4 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1020 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
0.6
m
13h
1 kts
max 5 kts
20° C
1018 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
13:11
1.0
m
16h
4 kts
max 4 kts
20° C
1017 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
0.8
m
19h
1 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1018 hpa
0.9 m
10 s
18:10
0.6
m
22h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1018 hpa
0.9 m
10 s
1.1
m
Sunday, Mar 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
4 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1017 hpa
0.9 m
10 s
00:44
1.4
m
05h
4 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
0.9
m
08h
4 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.0 m
12 s
08:56
0.2
m
11h
2 kts
max 3 kts
19° C
1016 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
0.4
m
14h
4 kts
max 4 kts
21° C
1014 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
15:25
0.9
m
17h
4 kts
max 5 kts
20° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
0.8
m
20h
1 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
19:32
0.7
m
23h
2 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
1.0
m
Monday, Mar 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
1 kts
max 2 kts
14° C
1012 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
02:20
1.4
m
05h
2 kts
max 2 kts
13° C
1011 hpa
1.2 m
11 s
1.1
m
08h
2 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1011 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
0.4
m
11h
1 kts
max 2 kts
17° C
1011 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
10:03
0.2
m
14h
5 kts
max 5 kts
19° C
1010 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
0.6
m
17h
4 kts
max 7 kts
18° C
1009 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
17:21
0.8
m
20h
3 kts
max 7 kts
14° C
1011 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
19:51
0.8
m
23h
2 kts
max 5 kts
12° C
1013 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
1.0
m
Tuesday, Mar 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
1 kts
max 5 kts
11° C
1013 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
03:06
1.4
m
05h
2 kts
max 4 kts
11° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
1.2
m
08h
3 kts
max 3 kts
11° C
1016 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
0.6
m
11h
3 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1018 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
11:19
0.2
m
14h
4 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
1018 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
0.4
m
17h
1 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1019 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
0.8
m
20h
3 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1020 hpa
1.5 m
10 s
0.9
m
23h
2 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1022 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
1.0
m
Wednesday, Mar 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
3 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1022 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
1.2
m
05h
3 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1022 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
04:11
1.3
m
08h
4 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1024 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
0.8
m
11h
2 kts
max 4 kts
19° C
1025 hpa
1.2 m
17 s
0.2
m
14h
4 kts
max 5 kts
21° C
1024 hpa
1.2 m
19 s
12:31
0.2
m
17h
5 kts
max 6 kts
21° C
1023 hpa
1.3 m
19 s
0.7
m
20h
3 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1024 hpa
1.3 m
19 s
20:53
1.0
m
23h
4 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1024 hpa
1.2 m
19 s
22:47
1.0
m
Thursday, Mar 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
4 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1024 hpa
1.2 m
18 s
1.1
m
05h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1022 hpa
1.2 m
18 s
05:26
1.3
m
08h
4 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
1.2 m
17 s
1.1
m
11h
1 kts
max 4 kts
20° C
1023 hpa
1.2 m
17 s
0.4
m
14h
4 kts
max 6 kts
22° C
1021 hpa
1.3 m
17 s
13:28
0.1
m
17h
1 kts
max 7 kts
21° C
1019 hpa
1.5 m
17 s
0.5
m
20h
3 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1019 hpa
1.5 m
17 s
21:08
1.0
m
23h
2 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1019 hpa
1.4 m
16 s
00:29
0.9
m
Friday, Mar 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
2 kts
max 2 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.4 m
14 s
1.0
m
05h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
13 s
1.3
m
08h
4 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
13 s
06:34
1.4
m
11h
2 kts
max 5 kts
20° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
14 s
0.5
m
14h
4 kts
max 7 kts
22° C
1014 hpa
1.3 m
14 s
14:13
0.0
m
17h
1 kts
max 6 kts
22° C
1013 hpa
1.5 m
14 s
0.4
m
20h
3 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1013 hpa
1.5 m
13 s
21:25
1.0
m
23h
1 kts
max 3 kts
15° C
1014 hpa
1.4 m
13 s
1.0
m
Saturday, Mar 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
1 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
1.4 m
11 s
01:31
0.8
m
05h
2 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1013 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
1.2
m
08h
1 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1014 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
07:30
1.4
m
11h
2 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
1016 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
0.8
m
14h
3 kts
max 6 kts
18° C
1015 hpa
1.3 m
16 s
14:49
-0.1
m
17h
3 kts
max 8 kts
19° C
1014 hpa
1.5 m
18 s
0.2
m
20h
4 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1016 hpa
1.4 m
18 s
0.9
m
23h
3 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.2 m
16 s
21:43
1.1
m
Sunday, Mar 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
2 kts
max 2 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.2 m
14 s
02:19
0.7
m
05h
3 kts
max 3 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
1.2 m
18 s
1.0
m
08h
5 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
1.2 m
19 s
08:18
1.5
m
11h
3 kts
max 5 kts
19° C
1020 hpa
1.2 m
19 s
1.0
m
14h
4 kts
max 6 kts
22° C
1018 hpa
1.3 m
19 s
15:21
-0.1
m
17h
3 kts
max 6 kts
21° C
1018 hpa
1.4 m
18 s
0.1
m
20h
3 kts
max 4 kts
17° C
1019 hpa
1.4 m
16 s
0.9
m
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