Kirkwall 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 08:45 AM and sunset is at 03:18 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | Days 7–9 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:04AM3.08m | 10:30PM2.79m | 10:44AM3.03m | 11:16PM2.67m | 11:29AM2.96m | 00:12AM2.55m | 12:22PM2.90m | 1:20AM2.47m | 1:25PM2.84m | 2:35AM2.48m | 2:35PM2.83m | 3:45AM2.57m | 3:45PM2.88m | 4:47AM2.73m | 4:51PM2.97m | 5:42AM2.92m | 5:52PM3.09m | 6:32AM3.09m | 6:48PM3.19m | 7:18AM3.24m | 7:41PM3.26m | 8:03AM3.34m | 8:31PM3.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.47m | 4:40AM0.64m | 5:15PM0.54m | 5:23AM0.77m | 6:05PM0.61m | 6:11AM0.91m | 7:01PM0.66m | 7:09AM1.04m | 8:06PM0.67m | 8:19AM1.11m | 9:17PM0.63m | 9:36AM1.07m | 10:25PM0.53m | 10:49AM0.92m | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:52AM0.69m | 00:21AM0.31m | 12:46PM0.45m | 1:11AM0.24m | 1:36PM0.24m | 1:58AM0.22m | 2:23PM0.11m | 2:42AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
SW 3 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | |
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some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | light rain | |
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— | — | 2.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | — | 2.0 | |
max°C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Moonrise | 12:40 | — | — | 12:51 | — | — | 12:56 | — | — | 12:58 | — | — | 12:59 | — | — | 12:59 | — | — | 1:00 | — | — | 1:01 | — | — | 1:04 | — | — | 1:10 | — | — | 1:24 | — | — | 1:59 | — | — |
Moonset | — | 5:22 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | — | 12:03 | — | — | 1:40 | — | — | 3:20 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — |
 | 8:45 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — |
 | — | 3:18 | — | — | 3:17 | — | — | 3:17 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:14 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 9.7 °C (Statistics for 04 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.7 max: 10.5 min: 8.6°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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