Marine observations - F3
- Location 51.24, 2
- Altitude 0 m above mean sea level
Thursday (1 January 2026)
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | |
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| Temperature |
4.8° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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5.3° Celsius
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6.2° Celsius
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6.2° Celsius
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6.3° Celsius
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6.8° Celsius
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6.8° Celsius
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7.0° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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6.9° Celsius
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6.6° Celsius
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6.4° Celsius
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6.3° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
W
30
|
W
32
|
W
29
|
W
30
|
WNW
31
|
WNW
28
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WNW
29
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WNW
31
|
WNW
29
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WNW
29
|
WNW
28
|
WNW
32
|
WNW
32
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WNW
30
|
WNW
32
|
| Visibility | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 76% | 76% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 73% | 69% | 71% | 69% | 71% | 70% | 72% | 73% | 73% |
| Pressure | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.0° Celsius | 1.1° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.5° Celsius | 2.3° Celsius | 1.5° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius | 1.7° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 1.5° Celsius |
| Sea Temperature | 9.9° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius | 10.1° Celsius | 10.1° Celsius | 10.1° Celsius | 10.1° Celsius | 10.1° Celsius | 10.1° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius |
| Wave Height | 1.5 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.6 metres | 1.5 metres | 1.5 metres | 1.3 metres | 1.2 metres | 1.3 metres | 1.4 metres | 1.5 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.8 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.8 metres | 1.8 metres |
| Wave period | 5.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 5.0 seconds | 5.0 seconds | 5.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 5.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds |
Friday (2 January 2026)
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | |
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| Temperature |
5.9° Celsius
|
5.8° Celsius
|
5.6° Celsius
|
5.3° Celsius
|
5.6° Celsius
|
5.3° Celsius
|
5.4° Celsius
|
5.0° Celsius
|
4.4° Celsius
|
4.2° Celsius
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3.9° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
|
3.5° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
|
3.7° Celsius
|
3.9° Celsius
|
3.9° Celsius
|
4.1° Celsius
|
3.9° Celsius
|
4.1° Celsius
|
4.2° Celsius
|
4.1° Celsius
|
4.0° Celsius
|
4.0° Celsius
|
| Wind Direction and speed |
WNW
32
|
WNW
29
|
NW
29
|
WNW
26
|
WNW
33
|
WNW
32
|
NW
30
|
NW
25
|
WNW
24
|
NW
26
|
WNW
27
|
NW
29
|
NW
26
|
NW
23
|
NW
25
|
NW
25
|
NW
26
|
NW
28
|
NW
28
|
NW
26
|
NW
23
|
WNW
20
|
WNW
20
|
WNW
21
|
| Visibility | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 72% | No data | 59% | 68% | 72% | 68% | 62% | 69% | 70% | 65% | 60% | 59% | 64% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 63% | 63% | 62% | 62% | 64% | 66% | 65% | 70% |
| Pressure | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.3° Celsius | 0.0° Celsius | -1.7° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | 1.0° Celsius | -0.1° Celsius | -1.2° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -1.7° Celsius | -3.2° Celsius | -3.5° Celsius | -2.6° Celsius | -3.1° Celsius | -3.2° Celsius | -3.0° Celsius | -2.4° Celsius | -2.3° Celsius | -2.8° Celsius | -2.5° Celsius | -2.1° Celsius | -1.6° Celsius | -1.9° Celsius | -1.0° Celsius |
| Sea Temperature | 9.9° Celsius | 9.9° Celsius | 9.9° Celsius | 9.9° Celsius | 9.9° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.7° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 9.7° Celsius | 9.7° Celsius | 9.6° Celsius | 9.6° Celsius | 9.6° Celsius | 9.6° Celsius | 9.6° Celsius |
| Wave Height | 2.0 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.6 metres | 1.9 metres | 2.0 metres | 1.9 metres | 1.9 metres | 1.8 metres | 1.9 metres | 1.7 metres | 2.0 metres | 1.9 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.5 metres | 1.5 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.8 metres | 1.9 metres | 1.8 metres | 1.5 metres | 1.7 metres | 1.6 metres |
| Wave period | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 7.0 seconds | 7.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 7.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 7.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 7.0 seconds | 7.0 seconds |
Saturday (3 January 2026)
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature |
3.9° Celsius
|
3.8° Celsius
|
3.6° Celsius
|
3.4° Celsius
|
3.2° Celsius
|
3.2° Celsius
|
2.9° Celsius
|
2.6° Celsius
|
2.3° Celsius
|
| Wind Direction and speed |
WNW
20
|
WNW
22
|
WNW
22
|
WNW
21
|
WNW
22
|
WNW
28
|
NW
28
|
NW
31
|
NW
30
|
| Visibility | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 70% | 66% | 71% | 75% | 76% | 71% | 73% | 70% | 67% |
| Pressure | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -1.0° Celsius | -2.0° Celsius | -1.2° Celsius | -0.6° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | -1.5° Celsius | -1.5° Celsius | -2.3° Celsius | -3.1° Celsius |
| Sea Temperature | 9.6° Celsius | 9.6° Celsius | 9.6° Celsius | 9.5° Celsius | 9.5° Celsius | 9.5° Celsius | 9.5° Celsius | 9.4° Celsius | 9.4° Celsius |
| Wave Height | 1.5 metres | 1.5 metres | 1.4 metres | 1.3 metres | 1.3 metres | 1.4 metres | 1.4 metres | 1.6 metres | 1.8 metres |
| Wave period | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 7.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 6.0 seconds |
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