Kirkwall Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 05:28 AM and sunset is at 08:51 PM.

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).
	Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 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
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High Tide	10:11AM3.17m		10:29PM3.14m	10:42AM3.08m		10:57PM3.06m	11:14AM2.94m		11:30PM2.95m	11:51AM2.78m		00:08AM2.82m	12:37PM2.60m		00:58AM2.68m		1:44PM2.42m	2:09AM2.58m		3:18PM2.34m	3:37AM2.60m		4:50PM2.42m	4:56AM2.74m		6:01PM2.63m	6:00AM2.97m		6:55PM2.88m	6:54AM3.20m			7:41PM3.12m	7:44AM3.40m		8:23PM3.31m
Low Tide		4:26PM0.31m	4:43AM0.38m		4:59PM0.42m	5:18AM0.46m		5:33PM0.56m	5:56AM0.59m		6:11PM0.74m	6:40AM0.74m		6:56PM0.92m		7:36AM0.88m		7:54PM1.10m	8:49AM0.96m		9:12PM1.21m	10:17AM0.88m		10:41PM1.18m	11:36AM0.65m		11:56PM1.00m	12:37PM0.37m		00:55AM0.74m		1:27PM0.11m	1:45AM0.48m		2:12PM-0.07m	2:30AM0.25m
Wave height (m) direction period (s)	NE 4	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	E 6	E 8	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ENE 6	E 6	ESE 8	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 6	SE 5	ENE 2	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	E 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 4	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3

	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs
km/h	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	N	W	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	SSE	WNW	W	SSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
mm	—	—	2.0	—	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	7	1.0	—	4
max°C	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	10	10	10	9	8	7	8	6	6	6	6	6	8	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8
Moonrise	—	—	11:41	—	—	—	1:18	—	—	2:46	—	—	3:45	—	—	4:11	—	—	4:22	—	—	4:26	—	—	4:29	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:31	—	—
Moonset	5:26	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:42	—	—	6:11	—	—	7:14	—	—	8:49	—	—	10:36	—	—	12:22	—	—	2:06	—	—	—	3:48	—	—	5:30	—	—	7:14	—
	5:28	—	—	5:26	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:20	—	—	5:18	—	—	5:16	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:11	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:03	—	—	5:01	—	—
	—	8:51	—	—	8:52	—	—	8:55	—	—	8:58	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:02	—	—	9:05	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:09	—	—	9:12	—	—	9:14	—	—	9:16
	Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 8.1 °C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 7.8 max: 8.7 min: 6.8°C)