Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen 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 12:00 PM and sunset is at 12:00 AM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
High Tide
1:03PM1.69m
1:14AM1.54m
1:37PM1.73m
1:51AM1.55m
2:11PM1.75m
2:27AM1.55m
2:45PM1.76m
3:04AM1.54m
3:19PM1.75m
3:42AM1.53m
3:55PM1.73m
4:22AM1.50m
4:34PM1.70m
5:07AM1.47m
5:17PM1.66m
5:59AM1.44m
6:07PM1.62m
6:59AM1.43m
7:06PM1.58m
8:07AM1.44m
8:14PM1.56m
9:18AM1.48m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.56m
7:14AM0.50m
7:51PM0.53m
7:48AM0.49m
8:26PM0.50m
8:22AM0.50m
9:01PM0.50m
8:57AM0.52m
9:37PM0.50m
9:33AM0.55m
10:15PM0.51m
10:11AM0.59m
10:57PM0.53m
10:54AM0.65m
11:44PM0.55m
11:44AM0.70m
00:39AM0.58m
12:45PM0.75m
1:42AM0.59m
1:58PM0.77m
2:51AM0.58m
3:17PM0.75m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
S
0
NNE
0
S
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
 mm 
max°C
-10
-8
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-8
-8
-5
-4
-6
-5
-2
-1
1
0
-2
-5
-5
-5
-7
-10
-10
-13
-14
-12
Moonrise
1:53
12:13
10:57
9:30
Moonset
7:23
10:45
2:00
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Today's sea temperature in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen is
0.4° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 1.9 max: 3.4 min: 0.5°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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