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Last update: 03:36 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 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
319° NW
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
17° C
985 hpa
188° S
0.9 m
16 s
1.0 m
05h
318° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
87%
16° C
984 hpa
187° S
0.8 m
16 s
06:20
1.3 m
08h
313° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
16° C
985 hpa
187° S
0.8 m
16 s
1.2 m
11h
278° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
73%
20° C
985 hpa
186° S
0.8 m
16 s
0.4 m
14h
290° WNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
88%
21° C
983 hpa
186° S
0.8 m
16 s
13:54
0.0 m
17h
277° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
88%
20° C
982 hpa
186° S
0.9 m
16 s
0.4 m
20h
275° W
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
16° C
982 hpa
187° S
0.9 m
16 s
20:52
1.0 m
23h
282° WNW
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
15° C
983 hpa
190° S
0.9 m
15 s
0.9 m

Saturday, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
281° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
982 hpa
188° S
0.9 m
14 s
01:16
0.8 m
05h
273° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
14° C
981 hpa
187° S
0.9 m
14 s
1.2 m
08h
275° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
27%
15° C
982 hpa
187° S
0.9 m
14 s
07:11
1.4 m
11h
284° WNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
93%
18° C
983 hpa
188° S
1.0 m
16 s
0.6 m
14h
247° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
19° C
983 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
19 s
14:24
-0.1 m
17h
257° WSW
6 kts
max 9 kts
9%
17° C
981 hpa
195° SSW
1.1 m
20 s
0.3 m
20h
314° NW
6 kts
max 10 kts
0%
15° C
982 hpa
206° SSW
1.4 m
19 s
21:01
1.1 m
23h
302° WNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
0%
14° C
983 hpa
199° SSW
1.2 m
19 s
0.9 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 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
143° SE
1 kts
max 3 kts
3%
14° C
983 hpa
205° SSW
1.1 m
20 s
01:53
0.6 m
05h
113° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
4%
14° C
982 hpa
202° SSW
1.1 m
20 s
1.1 m
08h
338° NNW
1 kts
max 2 kts
35%
14° C
984 hpa
200° SSW
1.0 m
20 s
07:52
1.5 m
11h
293° WNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
6%
18° C
985 hpa
198° SSW
1.0 m
20 s
0.8 m
14h
268° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
8%
19° C
984 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
20 s
14:49
-0.2 m
17h
295° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
2%
18° C
983 hpa
191° S
0.9 m
19 s
0.2 m
20h
274° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
9%
16° C
983 hpa
188° S
1.0 m
19 s
21:15
1.2 m
23h
292° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
6%
16° C
983 hpa
187° S
1.1 m
19 s
1.0 m

Monday, Mar 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
146° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
49%
16° C
983 hpa
199° SSW
1.1 m
18 s
02:27
0.5 m
05h
121° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
15° C
983 hpa
198° SSW
1.0 m
18 s
0.9 m
08h
109° ESE
5 kts
max 5 kts
4%
15° C
984 hpa
194° SSW
0.9 m
18 s
08:30
1.6 m
11h
131° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
42%
19° C
984 hpa
190° S
0.9 m
18 s
1.0 m
14h
256° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
88%
20° C
983 hpa
188° S
0.9 m
18 s
15:14
-0.2 m
17h
277° W
5 kts
max 7 kts
70%
19° C
981 hpa
187° S
1.0 m
17 s
0.1 m
20h
281° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
17° C
982 hpa
189° S
1.0 m
17 s
1.1 m
23h
283° WNW
3 kts
max 5 kts
67%
16° C
982 hpa
198° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
21:32
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)

Tuesday, Mar 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
241° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
3%
16° C
982 hpa
196° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
03:03
0.3 m
05h
35° NE
1 kts
max 2 kts
4%
16° C
982 hpa
194° SSW
1.0 m
16 s
0.6 m
08h
132° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
982 hpa
192° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
09:07
1.6 m
11h
196° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
3%
20° C
983 hpa
191° S
0.9 m
16 s
1.2 m
14h
192° SSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
21° C
982 hpa
191° S
0.9 m
16 s
0.1 m
17h
285° WNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
21° C
981 hpa
191° S
0.8 m
16 s
15:39
-0.2 m
20h
306° NW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
17° C
982 hpa
195° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
1.1 m
23h
271° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
982 hpa
195° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
21:53
1.4 m

Wednesday, Mar 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
270° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
982 hpa
195° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
0.4 m
05h
159° SSE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
982 hpa
196° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
03:41
0.2 m
08h
113° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
17° C
983 hpa
196° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
1.3 m
11h
143° SE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
985 hpa
196° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
09:46
1.5 m
14h
206° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
984 hpa
196° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
0.3 m
17h
271° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
983 hpa
196° SSW
0.8 m
14 s
16:04
-0.1 m
20h
296° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
985 hpa
196° SSW
0.8 m
14 s
1.0 m
23h
282° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
16° C
985 hpa
198° SSW
0.8 m
14 s
22:16
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)

Thursday, Mar 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
305° NW
0 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
985 hpa
198° SSW
0.8 m
14 s
0.5 m
05h
164° SSE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
16° C
985 hpa
198° SSW
0.8 m
14 s
04:21
0.0 m
08h
147° SSE
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
16° C
986 hpa
198° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
1.0 m
11h
205° SSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
20° C
986 hpa
199° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
10:27
1.5 m
14h
271° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
21° C
985 hpa
199° SSW
0.7 m
13 s
0.5 m
17h
274° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
1%
20° C
983 hpa
199° SSW
0.8 m
13 s
16:30
0.0 m
20h
291° WNW
6 kts
max 7 kts
1%
17° C
984 hpa
203° SSW
0.8 m
13 s
1.0 m
23h
279° W
6 kts
max 6 kts
4%
16° C
984 hpa
203° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
22:43
1.6 m

Friday, Mar 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
292° WNW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
16° C
984 hpa
207° SSW
0.9 m
16 s
0.7 m
05h
270° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
14%
16° C
983 hpa
207° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
05:04
-0.1 m
08h
254° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
92%
16° C
983 hpa
206° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
0.6 m
11h
242° WSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
61%
20° C
984 hpa
206° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
11:11
1.3 m
14h
276° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
65%
19° C
983 hpa
206° SSW
0.8 m
16 s
0.8 m
17h
288° WNW
7 kts
max 9 kts
4%
19° C
982 hpa
206° SSW
0.8 m
15 s
16:57
0.2 m
20h
285° WNW
7 kts
max 11 kts
61%
16° C
982 hpa
212° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
0.9 m
23h
266° W
6 kts
max 8 kts
81%
15° C
982 hpa
210° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
23:13
1.6 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 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
274° W
4 kts
max 7 kts
82%
15° C
981 hpa
212° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
1.0 m
05h
270° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
10%
14° C
981 hpa
209° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
05:52
-0.1 m
08h
281° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
76%
15° C
982 hpa
208° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
0.2 m
11h
257° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
53%
18° C
982 hpa
207° SSW
0.9 m
15 s
12:00
1.2 m
14h
279° W
6 kts
max 7 kts
92%
18° C
981 hpa
208° SSW
0.9 m
14 s
0.9 m
17h
287° WNW
7 kts
max 10 kts
98%
16° C
979 hpa
211° SSW
1.0 m
14 s
17:24
0.3 m
20h
270° W
7 kts
max 10 kts
71%
14° C
979 hpa
217° SW
1.1 m
14 s
0.8 m
23h
273° W
8 kts
max 11 kts
53%
13° C
979 hpa
219° SW
1.1 m
14 s
23:47
1.7 m

Sunday, Mar 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
285° WNW
10 kts
max 12 kts
60%
12° C
979 hpa
227° SW
1.0 m
13 s
1.3 m
05h
296° WNW
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
12° C
978 hpa
229° SW
1.0 m
13 s
0.2 m
08h
296° WNW
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
13° C
979 hpa
224° SW
1.0 m
13 s
06:47
-0.1 m
11h
295° WNW
10 kts
max 11 kts
88%
15° C
980 hpa
216° SW
1.0 m
13 s
0.7 m
14h
291° WNW
18 kts
max 22 kts
4%
15° C
980 hpa
221° SW
1.1 m
14 s
13:01
1.0 m

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