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 09:04 AM and sunset is at 03:18 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the N by Mon night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:33AM3.02m | 00:12AM2.57m | 12:16PM2.94m | 1:05AM2.51m | 1:07PM2.85m | 2:07AM2.49m | 2:10PM2.77m | 3:15AM2.52m | 3:22PM2.75m | 4:23AM2.62m | 4:35PM2.80m | 5:25AM2.78m | 5:45PM2.93m | 6:23AM2.98m | 6:48PM3.07m | 7:16AM3.18m | 7:45PM3.20m | 8:05AM3.37m | 8:38PM3.27m | 8:52AM3.51m | 9:27PM3.27m | 9:38AM3.58m | 10:15PM3.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.56m | 6:08AM0.88m | 6:53PM0.62m | 6:57AM1.00m | 7:46PM0.68m | 7:58AM1.09m | 8:50PM0.72m | 9:12AM1.11m | 10:01PM0.71m | 10:31AM1.00m | 11:12PM0.64m | 11:42AM0.78m | 00:14AM0.52m | 12:43PM0.50m | 1:09AM0.38m | 1:38PM0.24m | 1:59AM0.28m | 2:28PM0.03m | 2:46AM0.22m | 3:16PM-0.09m | 3:30AM0.22m | 4:03PM-0.11m | 4:12AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | E 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NW 3 | N 5 | N 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | mod rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
max°C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Moonrise | 11:34 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | 11:36 | — | — | 11:38 | — | — | 11:42 | — | — | 11:52 | — | — | 12:14 | — | — | 1:07 | — | — | 2:42 | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
Moonset | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 11:23 | — | — | — | 12:56 | — | — | 2:34 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:38 | — | — |
 | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — |
 | — | 3:18 | — | — | 3:18 | — | — | 3:18 | — | — | 3:19 | — | — | 3:21 | — | — | 3:22 | — | — | 3:23 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:27 | — | — | 3:30 | — | — | 3:32 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 9.4° C (Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.9 max: 9.8 min: 7.6°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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