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 06:18 AM and sunset is at 07:43 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:13PM1.80m | 3:31AM1.76m | 3:53PM1.73m | 4:21AM1.64m | 4:47PM1.67m | 5:32AM1.56m | 5:59PM1.63m | 7:08AM1.55m | 7:26PM1.67m | 8:48AM1.65m | 8:47PM1.79m | 9:50AM1.82m | 9:46PM1.95m | 10:36AM1.98m | 10:34PM2.13m | 11:17AM2.11m | 11:18PM2.29m | 11:57AM2.20m | 00:01AM2.41m | 12:37PM2.24m | 00:44AM2.46m | 1:17PM2.22m | 1:28AM2.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.75m | 9:08PM0.85m | 9:31AM0.88m | 9:53PM0.95m | 10:18AM1.01m | 10:58PM1.04m | 11:30AM1.11m | 00:56AM1.04m | 1:37PM1.12m | 2:38AM0.90m | 2:56PM1.01m | 3:30AM0.71m | 3:45PM0.86m | 4:13AM0.50m | 4:27PM0.70m | 4:54AM0.31m | 5:07PM0.56m | 5:35AM0.17m | 5:47PM0.45m | 6:16AM0.11m | 6:27PM0.39m | 6:58AM0.15m | 7:08PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
SE 4 | SE 4 | S 2 | SE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
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some clouds | some clouds | mod rain | rain shwrs | heavy rain | heavy rain | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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— | — | 6 | 2.0 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Moonrise | 2:49 | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
Moonset | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 11:22 | — | — | — | 1:18 | — | — | 3:13 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 10:33 | — | — |
 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 12.6 °C (Statistics for 09 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 12.3 max: 13.9 min: 11.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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