Lerwick Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 08:52 AM and sunset is at 03:34 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:44AM2.30m | 00:20AM2.06m | 12:23PM2.29m | 00:58AM2.00m | 1:01PM2.24m | 1:35AM1.93m | 1:38PM2.16m | 2:11AM1.85m | 2:14PM2.05m | 2:47AM1.78m | 2:52PM1.93m | 3:26AM1.72m | 3:35PM1.82m | 4:12AM1.67m | 4:27PM1.71m | 5:07AM1.64m | 5:30PM1.64m | 6:12AM1.65m | 6:48PM1.62m | 7:26AM1.71m | 8:17PM1.68m | 8:35AM1.82m | 9:19PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.46m | 6:04AM0.78m | 6:39PM0.48m | 6:39AM0.79m | 7:17PM0.53m | 7:14AM0.82m | 7:53PM0.61m | 7:48AM0.87m | 8:30PM0.70m | 8:24AM0.93m | 9:07PM0.81m | 9:04AM1.00m | 9:50PM0.91m | 9:55AM1.08m | 10:42PM1.00m | 11:06AM1.13m | 11:57PM1.06m | 1:07PM1.13m | 1:27AM1.07m | 2:19PM1.05m | 2:28AM1.03m | 3:08PM0.93m | 3:14AM0.96m | |||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Moonrise | — | 5:23 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 11:14 | — | — | — | 12:37 | — | — | 2:03 | — | — | 3:34 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
Moonset | 10:11 | — | — | 10:11 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:03 | — | — | 10:03 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:44 | — | — |
 | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — |
 | — | 3:34 | — | — | 3:37 | — | — | 3:38 | — | — | 3:41 | — | — | 3:44 | — | — | 3:47 | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | 3:51 | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 4:01 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 8.1 °C (Statistics for 15 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 8.2 max: 9.3 min: 7.2°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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