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 08:51 AM and sunset is at 02:59 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly gales. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:12PM2.35m | 00:52AM2.21m | 12:59PM2.31m | 1:45AM2.07m | 1:48PM2.23m | 2:40AM1.92m | 2:41PM2.13m | 3:38AM1.80m | 3:38PM2.02m | 4:38AM1.72m | 4:40PM1.93m | 5:39AM1.69m | 5:43PM1.87m | 6:40AM1.72m | 6:48PM1.85m | 7:36AM1.78m | 7:49PM1.85m | 8:25AM1.87m | 8:43PM1.88m | 9:08AM1.96m | 9:30PM1.92m | 9:46AM2.04m | 10:11PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.44m | 6:44AM0.84m | 7:21PM0.50m | 7:30AM0.95m | 8:18PM0.59m | 8:21AM1.04m | 9:21PM0.68m | 9:19AM1.11m | 10:31PM0.77m | 10:32AM1.14m | 11:36PM0.83m | 11:48AM1.13m | 00:34AM0.87m | 12:53PM1.09m | 1:25AM0.90m | 1:49PM1.04m | 2:11AM0.90m | 2:38PM0.98m | 2:51AM0.90m | 3:21PM0.92m | 3:29AM0.89m | 3:59PM0.86m | 4:04AM0.88m | |||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | |
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cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | cloudy | clear | cloudy | light rain | light rain | clear | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | mod rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | mod rain | |
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— | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | |
max°C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Moonrise | — | 5:10 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 11:51 | — | — | — | 1:16 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — |
Moonset | 12:17 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 12:27 | — | — | 12:27 | — | — | 12:26 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 12:24 | — | — | 12:23 | — | — | 12:23 | — | — | 12:23 | — | — | 12:26 | — | — | 12:35 | — | — |
 | 8:51 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — |
 | 2:59 | — | — | 2:59 | — | — | 2:57 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 10.2° C (Statistics for 07 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.4 max: 10.3 min: 8.4°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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