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 — and sunset is at —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sun 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:55PM2.91m | 11:09AM2.88m | 11:24PM2.74m | 11:41AM2.64m | 11:57PM2.54m | 12:20PM2.40m | 00:45AM2.34m | 1:29PM2.19m | 2:20AM2.21m | 3:32PM2.13m | 4:13AM2.29m | 5:08PM2.28m | 5:24AM2.54m | 6:07PM2.54m | 6:12AM2.85m | 6:51PM2.83m | 6:52AM3.17m | 7:30PM3.11m | 7:31AM3.47m | 8:07PM3.34m | 8:10AM3.69m | 8:44PM3.49m | 8:50AM3.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.60m | 5:24PM0.70m | 5:39AM0.80m | 5:57PM0.94m | 6:19AM1.02m | 6:39PM1.16m | 7:13AM1.24m | 7:44PM1.35m | 8:47AM1.36m | 9:33PM1.41m | 10:43AM1.23m | 11:08PM1.24m | 11:51AM0.91m | 00:05AM0.98m | 12:37PM0.53m | 00:49AM0.69m | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:29AM0.42m | 1:57PM-0.14m | 2:09AM0.18m | 2:36PM-0.33m | 2:49AM0.01m | 3:15PM-0.38m | |||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | W 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | clear | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Moonrise | — | 12:20 | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 3:21 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
Moonset | 6:39 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | 10:34 | — | — | 12:20 | — | — | 2:05 | — | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 10:08 |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 7:49 |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 7.6 °C (Statistics for 18 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 7.1 max: 8.3 min: 6.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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