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 08:58 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the NNW by Mon night). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | Days 11–13 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:31PM3.08m | 8:36AM3.19m | 9:02PM3.16m | 9:10AM3.20m | 9:32PM3.20m | 9:44AM3.17m | 10:01PM3.18m | 10:18AM3.10m | 10:32PM3.13m | 10:53AM2.98m | 11:05PM3.02m | 11:28AM2.82m | 11:39PM2.89m | 12:07PM2.63m | 00:19AM2.75m | 12:52PM2.43m | 1:07AM2.61m | 1:51PM2.27m | 2:09AM2.50m | 3:11PM2.19m | 3:22AM2.48m | 4:30PM2.24m | 4:30AM2.54m | 5:33PM2.40m | 5:28AM2.68m | 6:23PM2.61m | 6:18AM2.87m | 7:05PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.26m | 2:35AM0.50m | 2:53PM0.23m | 3:09AM0.39m | 3:25PM0.25m | 3:42AM0.34m | 3:57PM0.32m | 4:15AM0.34m | 4:28PM0.42m | 4:48AM0.39m | 5:01PM0.55m | 5:23AM0.51m | 5:35PM0.71m | 6:01AM0.66m | 6:11PM0.87m | 6:44AM0.84m | 6:52PM1.04m | 7:34AM1.00m | 7:41PM1.19m | 8:37AM1.09m | 8:44PM1.31m | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:03PM1.32m | 11:04AM0.94m | 11:18PM1.22m | 12:02PM0.73m | 00:18AM1.03m | 12:50PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | cloudy | rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
max°C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Moonrise | 6:45 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 9:41 | — | — | 11:11 | — | — | — | 12:38 | — | — | 1:53 | — | — | 2:42 | — | — | 3:07 | — | — | 3:20 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:29 | — | — | 3:31 | — | — | 3:32 | — | — | 3:33 | — | — | 3:35 | — | — |
Moonset | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 9:18 | — | — | 10:50 | — | — | 12:20 | — | — | 1:50 | — | — | — | 3:22 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 6:38 | — |
 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:32 |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 8.5° C (Statistics for 29 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 7.9 max: 8.7 min: 7.2°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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