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 05:31 AM and sunset is at 08:36 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:54AM1.76m | 10:28PM1.72m | 10:31AM1.83m | 10:58PM1.81m | 11:04AM1.89m | 11:27PM1.87m | 11:36AM1.93m | 11:55PM1.92m | 12:08PM1.95m | 00:23AM1.95m | 12:40PM1.95m | 00:54AM1.96m | 1:14PM1.91m | 1:26AM1.95m | 1:51PM1.86m | 2:01AM1.91m | 2:32PM1.77m | 2:40AM1.84m | 3:22PM1.67m | 3:27AM1.76m | 4:25PM1.58m | 4:28AM1.67m | 5:45PM1.53m | 5:45AM1.63m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.52m | 4:20AM0.69m | 4:38PM0.46m | 4:51AM0.60m | 5:08PM0.41m | 5:21AM0.53m | 5:37PM0.40m | 5:51AM0.48m | 6:07PM0.41m | 6:23AM0.46m | 6:39PM0.45m | 6:56AM0.47m | 7:11PM0.53m | 7:32AM0.50m | 7:47PM0.62m | 8:11AM0.56m | 8:26PM0.73m | 8:57AM0.63m | 9:12PM0.84m | 9:53AM0.68m | 10:12PM0.93m | 11:09AM0.70m | 11:38PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | S 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 6 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | |
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cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | |
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— | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Moonrise | — | 4:21 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 11:44 | — | — | — | 1:26 | — | — | 3:01 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — |
Moonset | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 10:18 | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:04 |
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 7.8 °C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 7.7 max: 8.6 min: 7.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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