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 — and sunset is at —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:43AM1.70m | 3:42PM1.90m | 4:36AM1.66m | 4:38PM1.82m | 5:32AM1.65m | 5:37PM1.77m | 6:30AM1.69m | 6:40PM1.75m | 7:28AM1.75m | 7:44PM1.77m | 8:21AM1.83m | 8:42PM1.83m | 9:06AM1.93m | 9:31PM1.90m | 9:45AM2.04m | 10:14PM1.98m | 10:23AM2.13m | 10:55PM2.04m | 11:01AM2.22m | 11:36PM2.09m | 11:38AM2.28m | 00:16AM2.11m | 12:17PM2.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.81m | 9:13AM1.11m | 10:25PM0.88m | 10:16AM1.15m | 11:26PM0.92m | 11:37AM1.16m | 00:26AM0.95m | 12:52PM1.13m | 1:20AM0.95m | 1:51PM1.07m | 2:08AM0.94m | 2:40PM1.00m | 2:51AM0.92m | 3:22PM0.93m | 3:31AM0.90m | 4:01PM0.84m | 4:09AM0.87m | 4:39PM0.76m | 4:47AM0.85m | 5:17PM0.68m | 5:25AM0.82m | 5:56PM0.59m | 6:04AM0.81m | |||||||||||||
SSW 6 | NNW 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 5 | NNE 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | N 4 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 6 | NNE 6 | |
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rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | risk tstorm | rain shwrs | clear | clear | |
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 3 | — | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | — | — | |
max°C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Moonrise | 10:50 | — | — | — | 12:13 | — | — | 1:35 | — | — | 2:59 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:54 | — | — | 11:03 | — | — | 11:05 | — |
Moonset | 12:00 | 11:58 | — | — | 11:56 | — | — | 11:55 | — | — | 11:54 | — | — | 11:53 | — | — | 11:54 | — | — | 11:59 | — | — | 12:15 | — | — | 1:04 | — | — | 2:36 | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — |
 | — | 2:57 | — | — | 2:59 | — | — | 2:59 | — | — | — | 3:00 | — | — | 3:00 | — | — | 3:02 | — | — | 3:03 | — | — | 3:04 | — | — | 3:06 | — | — | 3:06 | — | — | 3:07 | — | — | 3:08 |
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 9.1 °C (Statistics for 21 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.9 max: 9.9 min: 7.7°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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