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 well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold air temperatures (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
night
High Tide
5:17PM1.66m
5:59AM1.44m
6:07PM1.62m
6:59AM1.43m
7:06PM1.58m
8:07AM1.44m
8:14PM1.56m
9:18AM1.48m
9:26PM1.56m
10:24AM1.56m
10:36PM1.60m
11:23AM1.66m
11:41PM1.63m
12:16PM1.76m
00:39AM1.68m
1:05PM1.86m
1:31AM1.72m
1:52PM1.93m
2:20AM1.73m
2:36PM1.96m
3:07AM1.71m
3:19PM1.96m
3:51AM1.67m
Low Tide
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
3:58AM0.54m
4:30PM0.67m
4:58AM0.51m
5:35PM0.58m
5:54AM0.46m
6:32PM0.47m
6:44AM0.41m
7:23PM0.37m
7:32AM0.39m
8:11PM0.31m
8:16AM0.39m
8:57PM0.29m
8:59AM0.41m
9:42PM0.31m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
W
4
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.9
NW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
9
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
30
NW
10
WNW
10
NE
5
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
 mm 
max°C
-8
-11
-14
-13
-13
-13
-18
-13
-11
-14
-15
-16
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-15
-13
-9
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-8
-9
-9
-7
-8
-7
Moonrise
12:13
10:57
9:30
Moonset
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 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 1.9 max: 3.3 min: 0.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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