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 06:37 AM and sunset is at 07:36 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | Days 10–12 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:14AM3.23m | 11:26PM3.32m | 11:46AM3.07m | 00:03AM3.06m | 12:20PM2.87m | 00:42AM2.77m | 12:58PM2.64m | 1:30AM2.48m | 1:50PM2.42m | 2:42AM2.24m | 3:16PM2.26m | 4:28AM2.14m | 5:01PM2.28m | 5:59AM2.23m | 6:16PM2.46m | 6:58AM2.41m | 7:05PM2.69m | 7:39AM2.62m | 7:42PM2.92m | 8:13AM2.83m | 8:14PM3.14m | 8:43AM3.02m | 8:44PM3.32m | 9:12AM3.17m | 9:15PM3.45m | 9:42AM3.28m | 9:46PM3.51m | 10:12AM3.33m | 10:20PM3.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.26m | 5:42AM0.28m | 5:55PM0.43m | 6:15AM0.56m | 6:31PM0.66m | 6:50AM0.86m | 7:12PM0.91m | 7:32AM1.13m | 8:05PM1.16m | 8:31AM1.36m | 9:34PM1.33m | 10:19AM1.46m | 11:39PM1.28m | 12:03PM1.34m | 00:47AM1.06m | 12:57PM1.13m | 1:29AM0.80m | 1:35PM0.90m | 2:02AM0.53m | 2:08PM0.68m | 2:33AM0.29m | 2:40PM0.49m | 3:04AM0.10m | 3:13PM0.32m | 3:36AM-0.03m | 3:47PM0.21m | 4:09AM-0.07m | 4:22PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | N 8 | NNE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 9 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 |
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cloudy | mod rain | mod rain | mod rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | cloudy | light rain | light rain | |
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mm | — | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
max °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Moonrise | 11:30 | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | 2:35 | — | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:41 |
Moonset | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 11:14 | — | — | — | 12:44 | — | — | 2:16 | — | — | 3:46 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 9:56 | — | — | 11:40 | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 13.6°C (Statistics for 14 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 12.3 max: 13.5 min: 11.3°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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