Daily forecast
as
Last update: 17:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Sunday, Dec 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
2 kts
max 2 kts
14° C
986 hpa
2.1 m
11 s
0.9
m
04h
1 kts
max 2 kts
14° C
985 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
03:47
0.4
m
07h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
985 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
1.0
m
10h
6 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
985 hpa
1.9 m
10 s
10:28
1.6
m
13h
7 kts
max 9 kts
0.8 mm
14° C
986 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
1.1
m
16h
8 kts
max 11 kts
0.51 mm
14° C
986 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
16:19
0.4
m
19h
7 kts
max 9 kts
0.53 mm
14° C
987 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
0.8
m
22h
2 kts
max 2 kts
2.18 mm
14° C
988 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
22:54
1.6
m
Monday, Dec 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
1 kts
max 2 kts
0.57 mm
14° C
989 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
1.2
m
04h
3 kts
max 3 kts
0.46 mm
14° C
989 hpa
1.5 m
9 s
04:39
0.4
m
07h
4 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
991 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
0.7
m
10h
5 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
992 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
11:17
1.6
m
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
992 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
1.4
m
16h
5 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
992 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
17:09
0.4
m
19h
1 kts
max 1 kts
2.28 mm
14° C
993 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
0.6
m
22h
2 kts
max 2 kts
1.92 mm
14° C
996 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
1.3
m
Tuesday, Dec 24
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
3 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
996 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
23:42
1.6
m
04h
5 kts
max 6 kts
13° C
995 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
0.6
m
07h
5 kts
max 7 kts
13° C
996 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
05:31
0.5
m
10h
7 kts
max 9 kts
13° C
996 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
1.3
m
13h
8 kts
max 10 kts
14° C
995 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
12:04
1.6
m
16h
10 kts
max 12 kts
14° C
994 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
0.7
m
19h
10 kts
max 15 kts
14° C
993 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
17:59
0.4
m
22h
10 kts
max 18 kts
14° C
994 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
1.2
m
Wednesday, Dec 25
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
11 kts
max 18 kts
13° C
993 hpa
1.0 m
8 s
00:28
1.6
m
04h
9 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
992 hpa
1.0 m
9 s
0.8
m
07h
8 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
992 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
06:26
0.5
m
10h
9 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
992 hpa
1.0 m
10 s
1.0
m
13h
10 kts
max 14 kts
14° C
992 hpa
1.1 m
10 s
12:49
1.6
m
16h
11 kts
max 15 kts
13° C
991 hpa
1.1 m
9 s
0.9
m
19h
10 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
991 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
18:51
0.4
m
22h
9 kts
max 15 kts
13° C
992 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
0.9
m
Thursday, Dec 26
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8 kts
max 11 kts
13° C
993 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
01:13
1.6
m
04h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
992 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
1.0
m
07h
1 kts
max 2 kts
13° C
993 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
07:20
0.4
m
10h
5 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
994 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
0.8
m
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
994 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
13:33
1.6
m
16h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
994 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
1.1
m
19h
5 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
995 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
19:40
0.4
m
22h
8 kts
max 11 kts
15° C
998 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
0.7
m
Friday, Dec 27
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
10 kts
max 14 kts
14° C
999 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
01:57
1.6
m
04h
9 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
999 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
1.3
m
07h
10 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
1000 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
08:11
0.4
m
10h
5 kts
max 5 kts
12° C
1001 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
0.6
m
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
12° C
1001 hpa
1.1 m
8 s
14:17
1.6
m
16h
10 kts
max 11 kts
12° C
1000 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
1.4
m
19h
11 kts
max 13 kts
13° C
999 hpa
1.1 m
7 s
20:28
0.4
m
22h
15 kts
max 19 kts
13° C
1000 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
0.5
m
Saturday, Dec 28
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
17 kts
max 21 kts
13° C
999 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
1.4
m
04h
15 kts
max 19 kts
14° C
998 hpa
1.2 m
8 s
02:41
1.7
m
07h
13 kts
max 17 kts
14° C
998 hpa
1.2 m
7 s
0.6
m
10h
15 kts
max 16 kts
14° C
998 hpa
1.3 m
7 s
08:59
0.4
m
13h
16 kts
max 18 kts
14° C
998 hpa
1.4 m
7 s
1.3
m
16h
15 kts
max 18 kts
14° C
997 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
15:00
1.6
m
19h
16 kts
max 22 kts
14° C
996 hpa
1.6 m
7 s
0.7
m
22h
14 kts
max 23 kts
14° C
996 hpa
1.5 m
8 s
21:14
0.4
m
Sunday, Dec 29
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
8 kts
max 10 kts
14° C
996 hpa
1.4 m
8 s
1.2
m
04h
10 kts
max 14 kts
14° C
994 hpa
1.4 m
9 s
03:24
1.7
m
07h
9 kts
max 12 kts
14° C
993 hpa
1.4 m
10 s
0.9
m
10h
8 kts
max 9 kts
14° C
993 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
09:45
0.4
m
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
993 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
1.0
m
16h
5 kts
max 5 kts
0.4 mm
14° C
993 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
15:43
1.6
m
19h
12 kts
max 17 kts
3.47 mm
14° C
994 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
0.9
m
22h
11 kts
max 20 kts
1.11 mm
13° C
997 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
21:58
0.3
m
Monday, Dec 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
10 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
999 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
1.0
m
04h
9 kts
max 14 kts
11° C
1000 hpa
1.3 m
10 s
04:07
1.7
m
07h
6 kts
max 13 kts
10° C
1003 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
1.1
m
10h
7 kts
max 11 kts
13° C
1004 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
10:30
0.3
m
13h
10 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
1004 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
0.8
m
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
13° C
1004 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
16:27
1.6
m
19h
6 kts
max 8 kts
13° C
1004 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
1.1
m
22h
5 kts
max 6 kts
12° C
1006 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
22:42
0.3
m
Tuesday, Dec 31
Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
6 kts
max 8 kts
1.07 mm
11° C
1007 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
0.7
m
04h
9 kts
max 12 kts
12° C
1007 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
04:51
1.7
m
07h
11 kts
max 14 kts
11° C
1008 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
1.4
m
10h
11 kts
max 13 kts
12° C
1010 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
11:13
0.3
m
13h
12 kts
max 12 kts
11° C
1010 hpa
1.2 m
9 s
0.6
m
16h
13 kts
max 13 kts
11° C
1010 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
17:11
1.6
m
19h
9 kts
max 9 kts
11° C
1010 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
1.4
m
22h
5 kts
max 5 kts
11° C
1011 hpa
1.3 m
9 s
23:25
0.2
m
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