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 04:31 AM and sunset is at 09:45 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:02PM3.09m | 00:16AM3.25m | 1:05PM2.86m | 1:16AM3.11m | 2:15PM2.66m | 2:24AM2.98m | 3:30PM2.55m | 3:35AM2.88m | 4:42PM2.54m | 4:44AM2.84m | 5:45PM2.61m | 5:46AM2.84m | 6:37PM2.72m | 6:40AM2.86m | 7:20PM2.83m | 7:27AM2.89m | 7:58PM2.92m | 8:09AM2.92m | 8:33PM3.00m | 8:48AM2.95m | 9:07PM3.05m | 9:25AM2.96m | 9:41PM3.07m | 10:02AM2.93m | 10:16PM3.06m | 10:40AM2.87m | 10:52PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.48m | 6:45AM0.24m | 7:00PM0.71m | 7:47AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.92m | 8:58AM0.57m | 9:11PM1.07m | 10:13AM0.65m | 10:30PM1.11m | 11:23AM0.65m | 11:42PM1.05m | 12:21PM0.61m | 00:41AM0.93m | 1:08PM0.57m | 1:28AM0.79m | 1:49PM0.54m | 2:09AM0.67m | 2:25PM0.52m | 2:46AM0.56m | 3:00PM0.51m | 3:22AM0.49m | 3:35PM0.52m | 3:57AM0.45m | 4:09PM0.55m | 4:34AM0.46m | 4:44PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | S 4 | SE 5 | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 2 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | S 6 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | S 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 6 | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 3 | NNE 3 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | |
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cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | mod rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | |
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max °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Moonrise | 7:00 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 10:33 | — | — | 12:10 | — | — | 1:41 | — | — | — | 3:07 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 11:41 | — | — | — | 12:39 | — | — | 1:11 | — | — | 1:26 |
Moonset | 2:11 | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | 2:35 | — | — | 2:38 | — | — | 2:40 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 2:42 | — | — | 2:43 | — | — | 2:45 | — | — | 2:48 | — | — | 2:54 | — | — | 3:07 | — | — | 3:33 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 7:03 |
 | 4:31 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 |
 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:12 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 8.9° C (Statistics for 20 May 1981-2005 – mean: 8.9 max: 10.0 min: 8.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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