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 08:42 AM and sunset is at 03:42 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
6:20AM3.97m
6:20PM4.30m
7:13AM3.92m
7:14PM4.19m
8:12AM3.91m
8:17PM4.11m
9:14AM3.96m
9:25PM4.13m
10:16AM4.07m
10:34PM4.24m
11:16AM4.25m
11:41PM4.44m
12:14PM4.47m
00:43AM4.67m
1:08PM4.71m
1:41AM4.86m
1:59PM4.93m
2:35AM4.98m
2:48PM5.09m
3:27AM4.99m
3:36PM5.18m
4:16AM4.89m
4:22PM5.15m
5:04AM4.71m
Low Tide
12:01PM1.28m
00:37AM0.83m
12:49PM1.42m
1:28AM0.93m
1:47PM1.53m
2:29AM1.02m
2:56PM1.54m
3:40AM1.06m
4:14PM1.41m
4:54AM1.00m
5:27PM1.14m
6:02AM0.86m
6:30PM0.77m
7:00AM0.69m
7:25PM0.41m
7:51AM0.55m
8:16PM0.11m
8:38AM0.48m
9:04PM-0.08m
9:22AM0.49m
9:50PM-0.13m
10:04AM0.58m
10:34PM-0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.5
SW
3
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.7
WSW
3
1.3
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
WSW
3
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
0
S
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
 mm 
3
2
2
max°C
5
5
3
5
4
2
1
2
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
5
4
5
8
7
7
7
5
6
10
10
11
12
10
7
7
5
Moonrise
11:32
11:38
11:44
11:53
12:04
12:24
12:58
1:57
3:23
5:02
6:41
8:14
Moonset
11:25
12:52
2:23
4:00
5:42
7:21
8:41
9:33
10:03
10:19
10:30
Sunrise
8:42
8:44
8:44
8:44
8:44
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
3:42
3:42
3:44
3:45
3:45
3:48
3:48
3:49
3:52
3:52
3:53
3:56
Today's sea temperature in Edinburgh is
8.0° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.9 max: 9.7 min: 7.8°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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