Kirkwall Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Kirkwall 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 05:07 AM and sunset is at 09:09 PM.

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).
	Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
	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
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High Tide		6:01PM2.63m	6:00AM2.97m		6:55PM2.88m	6:54AM3.20m			7:41PM3.12m	7:44AM3.40m		8:23PM3.31m	8:31AM3.53m		9:04PM3.43m	9:17AM3.55m		9:43PM3.47m	10:02AM3.48m		10:23PM3.43m	10:48AM3.32m		11:03PM3.31m	11:35AM3.09m		11:47PM3.14m	12:26PM2.82m		00:36AM2.94m		1:23PM2.56m	1:33AM2.75m		2:33PM2.37m	2:42AM2.61m
Low Tide	11:36AM0.65m		11:56PM1.00m	12:37PM0.37m		00:55AM0.74m		1:27PM0.11m	1:45AM0.48m		2:12PM-0.07m	2:30AM0.25m		2:56PM-0.14m	3:14AM0.08m		3:37PM-0.09m	3:58AM0.01m		4:18PM0.05m	4:41AM0.04m		4:59PM0.26m	5:25AM0.17m		5:41PM0.51m	6:11AM0.37m		6:24PM0.77m		7:01AM0.61m		7:12PM1.01m	8:00AM0.84m		8:09PM1.22m
Wave height (m) direction period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 4	ESE 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	W 3	W 3	ESE 5	E 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 3	SE 5	SE 4	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SE 5	SE 5	E 8	E 10	E 11

	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	E	SE	NE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	NW	ESE	SE
mm	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	13	11	10	9	8	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	9	10	12	10	10	11	10	10	10	11	10	10
Moonrise	4:29	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:33	—	—	4:36	—	—	4:43	—	—	4:59	—	—	5:36	—	—	6:48	—	—	8:20	—	—	9:54	—	—
Moonset	2:06	—	—	—	3:48	—	—	5:30	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	9:02	—	—	10:53	—	—	—	12:41	—	—	2:09	—	—	2:59	—	—	3:20	—	—	3:29	—	—
	5:07	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:03	—	—	5:01	—	—	4:58	—	—	4:56	—	—	4:54	—	—	4:50	—	—	4:48	—	—	4:47	—	—	4:43	—	—	4:41	—	—
	—	—	9:09	—	—	9:12	—	—	9:14	—	—	9:16	—	—	9:19	—	—	9:21	—	—	9:23	—	—	9:25	—	—	9:28	—	—	9:30	—	—	9:32	—	—	9:35
	Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 8.1 °C (Statistics for 03 May 1981-2005 – mean: 8.2 max: 9.1 min: 7.2°C)