Scotia, South Orkney Islands Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Scotia, South Orkney Islands 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 02:23 AM and sunset is at 09:31 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Icy conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:34AM1.70m
9:39PM1.55m
9:26AM1.58m
10:21PM1.54m
10:36AM1.45m
11:13PM1.54m
12:19PM1.38m
00:17AM1.56m
2:15PM1.41m
1:29AM1.60m
3:40PM1.52m
2:37AM1.68m
4:39PM1.65m
3:37AM1.76m
5:28PM1.75m
4:31AM1.86m
6:10PM1.82m
6:50PM1.86m
6:05AM2.00m
7:28PM1.86m
6:48AM2.00m
8:04PM1.82m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.56m
3:27AM0.87m
3:54PM0.70m
4:33AM0.85m
4:45PM0.84m
5:57AM0.79m
5:57PM0.98m
7:26AM0.68m
7:30PM1.06m
8:42AM0.51m
8:55PM1.07m
9:43AM0.34m
10:02PM1.04m
10:37AM0.20m
10:54PM0.96m
11:25AM0.08m
11:39PM0.89m
12:09PM0.02m
00:21AM0.83m
12:51PM0.02m
1:00AM0.79m
1:31PM0.07m
1:39AM0.77m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
N
9
1.9
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
NE
6
4
E
9
4.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
2.5
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
NE
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
NW
11
1
N
10
1.5
NNE
12
2.2
NNE
14
2
NNE
12
1.7
NE
11
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
NE
35
NNE
0
NNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NNE
20
NE
45
E
65
ESE
60
ESE
45
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
 mm 
max°C
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
Moonrise
9:01
10:35
12:10
1:49
3:36
5:32
7:37
9:33
10:25
10:36
10:38
10:37
Moonset
11:22
11:20
11:18
11:16
11:15
11:15
11:19
11:43
1:11
3:14
5:13
Sunrise
2:23
2:24
2:25
2:26
2:28
2:29
2:30
2:31
2:33
2:34
2:36
2:39
Sunset
9:31
9:31
9:31
9:31
9:31
9:30
9:30
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:27
9:25
Today's sea temperature in Scotia, South Orkney Islands is
0.1° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 0.3 max: 1.4 min: -1.2°C)
Issued (local time): 2 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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