Edinburgh Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Edinburgh 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 08:37 AM and sunset is at 03:37 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:08AM3.94m
11:22PM4.00m
11:54AM4.04m
00:12AM4.09m
12:36PM4.16m
00:57AM4.19m
1:15PM4.27m
1:39AM4.29m
1:53PM4.38m
2:19AM4.35m
2:30PM4.46m
2:57AM4.36m
3:06PM4.53m
3:35AM4.32m
3:42PM4.56m
4:13AM4.24m
4:17PM4.55m
4:52AM4.15m
4:54PM4.50m
5:34AM4.05m
5:34PM4.41m
6:20AM3.97m
6:20PM4.30m
Low Tide
5:17PM1.59m
5:41AM1.30m
6:05PM1.38m
6:25AM1.22m
6:47PM1.17m
7:05AM1.12m
7:25PM0.97m
7:42AM1.02m
8:02PM0.80m
8:18AM0.94m
8:40PM0.68m
8:54AM0.89m
9:17PM0.61m
9:29AM0.89m
9:55PM0.59m
10:04AM0.94m
10:33PM0.61m
10:40AM1.03m
11:12PM0.66m
11:19AM1.15m
11:52PM0.73m
12:01PM1.28m
00:37AM0.83m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.1
S
2
0.1
S
2
0.1
S
2
0.1
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
SW
3
0.1
S
3
0.1
S
3
0.1
SE
2
0.4
SW
2
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
5
SW
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
0
NE
0
NE
0
E
0
SE
0
NE
5
NNE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
 mm 
3
6
1
2
2
1
max°C
8
8
6
6
6
7
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
7
8
8
5
5
6
6
4
4
3
2
3
5
6
6
6
Moonrise
3:56
5:15
6:36
7:54
9:03
9:57
10:32
10:55
11:09
11:19
11:26
11:32
Moonset
12:52
1:02
1:16
1:39
2:15
3:10
4:23
5:45
7:10
8:35
10:00
11:25
Sunrise
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
Sunset
3:37
3:37
3:37
3:37
3:38
3:38
3:38
3:40
3:40
3:41
3:41
3:42
Today's sea temperature in Edinburgh is
8.3° C
(Statistics for 15 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.6 max: 10.4 min: 8.5°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Monday 15 Dec 2025
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