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Last update: 08:39 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)

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
303° WNW
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
27° C
1006 hpa
155° SSE
1.1 m
9 s
0.5 m
04h
300° WNW
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
27° C
1006 hpa
158° SSE
1.1 m
9 s
0.6 m
07h
332° NNW
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
156° SSE
1.0 m
9 s
0.6 m
10h
29° NNE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.41 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
151° SSE
1.0 m
9 s
0.6 m
13h
33° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
28° C
1006 hpa
146° SE
0.9 m
9 s
12:56
0.7 m
16h
9° N
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
3.22 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
139° SE
0.9 m
9 s
0.6 m
19h
60° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.94 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
141° SE
0.9 m
9 s
0.5 m
22h
51° NE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
1.3 mm
28° C
1009 hpa
140° SE
0.9 m
10 s
21:20
0.5 m

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
46° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
3.4 mm
28° C
1008 hpa
137° SE
0.8 m
10 s
0.6 m
04h
68° ENE
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
138° SE
0.8 m
12 s
05:16
0.7 m
07h
63° ENE
14 kts
max 15 kts
93%
28° C
1009 hpa
137° SE
0.9 m
13 s
0.7 m
10h
49° NE
12 kts
max 13 kts
89%
28° C
1009 hpa
128° SE
1.0 m
12 s
0.6 m
13h
31° NNE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
123° ESE
1.0 m
11 s
11:33
0.6 m
16h
29° NNE
11 kts
max 12 kts
99%
28° C
1006 hpa
121° ESE
1.1 m
10 s
0.6 m
19h
35° NE
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
129° SE
1.1 m
10 s
0.5 m
22h
24° NNE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
28° C
1008 hpa
131° SE
1.0 m
10 s
21:07
0.4 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
357° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
94%
28° C
1007 hpa
132° SE
1.0 m
11 s
0.6 m
04h
355° N
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
28° C
1006 hpa
133° SE
0.9 m
11 s
05:09
0.8 m
07h
5° N
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
130° SE
0.9 m
10 s
0.8 m
10h
348° NNW
12 kts
max 13 kts
99%
29° C
1008 hpa
122° ESE
0.9 m
11 s
0.6 m
13h
334° NNW
12 kts
max 12 kts
98%
29° C
1006 hpa
112° ESE
0.9 m
12 s
12:23
0.5 m
16h
350° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
73%
29° C
1004 hpa
76° ENE
0.9 m
13 s
14:35
0.6 m
19h
4° N
7 kts
max 8 kts
71%
29° C
1006 hpa
75° ENE
0.9 m
13 s
0.4 m
22h
15° NNE
8 kts
max 9 kts
64%
29° C
1008 hpa
81° E
0.8 m
14 s
21:15
0.4 m

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
342° NNW
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
29° C
1006 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
14 s
0.6 m
04h
327° NNW
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
29° C
1005 hpa
105° ESE
0.8 m
14 s
05:24
0.9 m
07h
333° NNW
11 kts
max 12 kts
83%
29° C
1007 hpa
107° ESE
0.8 m
14 s
0.9 m
10h
306° NW
11 kts
max 11 kts
93%
29° C
1008 hpa
75° ENE
0.8 m
13 s
0.6 m
13h
262° W
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
29° C
1006 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
13 s
13:13
0.5 m
16h
214° SW
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
29° C
1005 hpa
99° E
0.8 m
13 s
14:55
0.5 m
19h
211° SSW
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
29° C
1007 hpa
102° ESE
0.7 m
13 s
0.4 m
22h
198° SSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
1.31 mm
29° C
1008 hpa
95° E
0.7 m
13 s
21:30
0.3 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 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
231° SW
3 kts
max 3 kts
98%
29° C
1006 hpa
82° E
0.7 m
13 s
0.6 m
04h
260° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
28° C
1006 hpa
108° ESE
0.6 m
12 s
0.9 m
07h
328° NNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
107° ESE
0.6 m
12 s
05:47
1.0 m
10h
343° NNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
94%
28° C
1007 hpa
100° E
0.6 m
12 s
0.7 m
13h
338° NNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
29° C
1005 hpa
88° E
0.6 m
12 s
14:25
0.5 m
16h
332° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1.6 mm
29° C
1005 hpa
72° ENE
0.6 m
12 s
14:40
0.5 m
19h
293° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
0.66 mm
29° C
1006 hpa
93° E
0.6 m
12 s
0.4 m
22h
248° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0.61 mm
29° C
1008 hpa
109° ESE
0.6 m
12 s
21:47
0.3 m

Wednesday, Mar 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
233° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
29° C
1006 hpa
108° ESE
0.6 m
12 s
0.5 m
04h
299° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
28° C
1005 hpa
101° E
0.6 m
12 s
0.9 m
07h
330° NNW
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
29° C
1007 hpa
90° E
0.6 m
12 s
06:13
1.1 m
10h
316° NW
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
2.4 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
72° ENE
0.6 m
13 s
0.8 m
13h
328° NNW
10 kts
max 10 kts
99%
0.44 mm
29° C
1005 hpa
68° ENE
0.6 m
13 s
0.5 m
16h
323° NW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1.14 mm
29° C
1004 hpa
58° ENE
0.6 m
13 s
0.5 m
19h
217° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
29° C
1006 hpa
74° ENE
0.7 m
13 s
0.4 m
22h
198° SSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
29° C
1007 hpa
78° ENE
0.7 m
13 s
22:06
0.2 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)

Thursday, Mar 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
212° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
28° C
1006 hpa
85° E
0.7 m
13 s
0.4 m
04h
258° WSW
0 kts
max 2 kts
99%
0.98 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
104° ESE
0.8 m
12 s
0.9 m
07h
28° NNE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
1.54 mm
28° C
1006 hpa
116° ESE
0.8 m
12 s
06:39
1.1 m
10h
33° NNE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.53 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
115° ESE
0.8 m
12 s
0.8 m
13h
5° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
28° C
1005 hpa
115° ESE
0.9 m
12 s
0.6 m
16h
355° N
6 kts
max 7 kts
95%
29° C
1004 hpa
113° ESE
0.9 m
12 s
0.5 m
19h
357° N
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.42 mm
29° C
1006 hpa
116° ESE
1.0 m
12 s
0.3 m
22h
348° NNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
2.74 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
128° SE
1.0 m
12 s
22:26
0.2 m

Friday, Mar 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
271° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1.66 mm
28° C
1007 hpa
134° SE
1.0 m
12 s
0.4 m
04h
358° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
28° C
1006 hpa
138° SE
1.0 m
11 s
0.8 m
07h
38° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
27° C
1007 hpa
144° SE
1.0 m
11 s
07:06
1.1 m
10h
52° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
28° C
1008 hpa
144° SE
1.0 m
11 s
0.9 m
13h
32° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
84%
28° C
1006 hpa
144° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.6 m
16h
30° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
87%
29° C
1006 hpa
143° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.5 m
19h
26° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
29° C
1007 hpa
143° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.4 m
22h
29° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
29° C
1009 hpa
140° SE
1.1 m
11 s
22:48
0.2 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)

Saturday, Mar 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
31° NNE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
28° C
1008 hpa
140° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.3 m
04h
34° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
140° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.8 m
07h
49° NE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
28° C
1009 hpa
141° SE
1.1 m
11 s
07:33
1.1 m
10h
53° NE
5 kts
max 6 kts
94%
28° C
1010 hpa
140° SE
1.1 m
11 s
1.0 m
13h
99° E
6 kts
max 6 kts
16%
29° C
1008 hpa
141° SE
1.0 m
11 s
0.7 m
16h
123° ESE
8 kts
max 8 kts
75%
29° C
1006 hpa
138° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.6 m
19h
127° SE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
29° C
1009 hpa
135° SE
1.1 m
11 s
0.4 m
22h
122° ESE
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.75 mm
28° C
1010 hpa
137° SE
1.1 m
11 s
23:12
0.2 m

Sunday, Mar 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
145° SE
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
4.54 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
135° SE
1.2 m
11 s
0.2 m
04h
181° S
12 kts
max 12 kts
99%
6.71 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
129° SE
1.3 m
11 s
0.7 m
07h
200° SSW
10 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4.61 mm
26° C
1009 hpa
132° SE
1.4 m
11 s
07:58
1.0 m
10h
188° S
9 kts
max 10 kts
98%
6.94 mm
26° C
1010 hpa
123° ESE
1.3 m
11 s
1.0 m
13h
235° SW
11 kts
max 11 kts
99%
3.75 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
120° ESE
1.3 m
11 s
0.7 m
16h
224° SW
16 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2.6 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
130° SE
1.4 m
10 s
0.6 m
19h
214° SW
17 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2.88 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
137° SE
1.4 m
10 s
0.5 m
22h
216° SW
18 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.33 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
128° SE
1.4 m
10 s
0.2 m

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