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 SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Wed night, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:24AM2.21m | 3:33PM2.12m | 4:16AM2.23m | 5:13PM2.21m | 5:35AM2.42m | 6:14PM2.40m | 6:24AM2.67m | 6:56PM2.63m | 7:00AM2.94m | 7:30PM2.85m | 7:32AM3.19m | 8:02PM3.06m | 8:03AM3.40m | 8:33PM3.23m | 8:35AM3.55m | 9:04PM3.35m | 9:09AM3.63m | 9:36PM3.39m | 9:45AM3.60m | 10:11PM3.35m | 10:24AM3.48m | 10:48PM3.23m | 11:08AM3.25m | 11:31PM3.03m | 12:00PM2.95m | 00:23AM2.80m | 1:09PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM1.36m | 8:38AM1.38m | 9:30PM1.47m | 10:51AM1.33m | 11:19PM1.34m | 12:02PM1.09m | 00:13AM1.11m | 12:44PM0.80m | 00:51AM0.87m | 1:19PM0.50m | 1:26AM0.63m | 1:52PM0.23m | 1:59AM0.42m | 2:24PM-0.00m | 2:33AM0.25m | 2:58PM-0.15m | 3:08AM0.13m | 3:33PM-0.18m | 3:45AM0.08m | 4:09PM-0.10m | 4:23AM0.12m | 4:48PM0.09m | 5:05AM0.25m | 5:30PM0.37m | 5:52AM0.46m | 6:19PM0.70m | 6:50AM0.71m | 7:22PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | |
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mod rain | mod rain | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | |
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10 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | |
max°C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Moonrise | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 10:44 |
Moonset | — | 8:43 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 11:33 | — | — | 1:09 | — | — | 2:45 | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 10:59 | — | — | — | 12:50 | — | — | 2:38 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 5:04 |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 7.3° C (Statistics for 11 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 7.1 max: 8.2 min: 5.7°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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