Lerwick Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Lerwick 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 07:08 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu morning, gales from the S by Fri morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tue
3
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:26PM1.86m
3:54AM1.79m
4:17PM1.78m
5:01AM1.69m
5:25PM1.72m
6:30AM1.64m
6:49PM1.72m
8:08AM1.71m
8:14PM1.81m
9:24AM1.85m
9:21PM1.97m
10:16AM2.00m
10:15PM2.15m
11:01AM2.12m
11:02PM2.30m
11:42AM2.20m
11:46PM2.41m
12:22PM2.23m
00:29AM2.45m
1:01PM2.21m
1:12AM2.41m
1:39PM2.15m
1:54AM2.29m
Low Tide
9:26PM0.86m
9:52AM0.94m
10:25PM0.95m
10:58AM1.06m
11:56PM0.99m
12:48PM1.11m
1:56AM0.88m
2:26PM1.02m
3:03AM0.68m
3:23PM0.88m
3:53AM0.47m
4:09PM0.72m
4:38AM0.29m
4:52PM0.57m
5:20AM0.17m
5:32PM0.46m
6:02AM0.14m
6:11PM0.40m
6:42AM0.20m
6:51PM0.40m
7:21AM0.34m
7:31PM0.46m
8:00AM0.54m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.9
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
S
5
0.7
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.2
NNE
9
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
3
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
NW
4
0.2
S
4
1.1
SSE
4
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
 km/h
45
S
35
S
20
SW
25
W
45
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
15
SW
40
SSE
35
SSE
65
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
20
S
20
SW
20
ESE
30
N
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
40
SSE
65
S
35
S
35
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
45
SSW
45
WNW
45
NW
5
W
40
SSE
 mm 
2.0
3
1.0
3
1.0
1.0
1.0
3
1.0
26
5
1.0
2.0
1.0
7
2.0
6
max°C
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
12
Moonrise
3:49
5:26
6:24
6:45
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:53
6:53
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:59
Moonset
7:51
8:17
9:26
11:14
1:12
3:07
4:58
6:44
8:29
10:14
12:01
1:49
Sunrise
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:13
Sunset
7:08
7:06
7:02
7:00
6:57
6:53
6:51
6:47
6:44
6:40
6:37
6:35
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 12.3 °C (Statistics for 21 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 11.9 max: 13.1 min: 10.9°C)
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