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 04:00 AM and sunset is at 10:28 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:28PM2.73m | 7:49AM2.69m | 8:11PM2.82m | 8:33AM2.76m | 8:50PM2.92m | 9:14AM2.82m | 9:28PM3.01m | 9:52AM2.85m | 10:05PM3.09m | 10:29AM2.85m | 10:40PM3.13m | 11:05AM2.81m | 11:15PM3.15m | 11:41AM2.75m | 11:48PM3.12m | 12:17PM2.69m | 00:22AM3.06m | 12:56PM2.62m | 00:59AM2.98m | 1:40PM2.57m | 1:41AM2.88m | 2:31PM2.53m | 2:34AM2.78m | 3:31PM2.52m | 3:38AM2.72m | 4:37PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.84m | 1:47AM0.84m | 2:03PM0.78m | 2:29AM0.72m | 2:42PM0.71m | 3:07AM0.60m | 3:19PM0.64m | 3:45AM0.51m | 3:54PM0.59m | 4:22AM0.45m | 4:28PM0.56m | 4:58AM0.43m | 5:02PM0.57m | 5:35AM0.44m | 5:37PM0.62m | 6:12AM0.47m | 6:12PM0.70m | 6:50AM0.52m | 6:51PM0.80m | 7:30AM0.59m | 7:33PM0.92m | 8:15AM0.66m | 8:24PM1.02m | 9:09AM0.73m | 9:27PM1.08m | 10:15AM0.78m | 10:43PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SE 4 | SE 2 | SE 4 | S 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 6 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | N 6 | ENE 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 |
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cloudy | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | clear | mod rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | cloudy | clear | light rain | some clouds | clear | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
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mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Moonrise | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 10:35 | — | — | 11:14 | — | — | 11:34 | — | — | 11:43 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | 11:51 | — | — | 11:52 | — | — | 11:53 | — | — | 11:54 | — | — | 11:56 | — | — | 11:58 | — | — | — | 12:04 | — | — | 12:16 |
Moonset | 1:03 | — | — | 1:13 | — | — | 1:34 | — | — | 2:16 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 10:43 | — | — | 12:10 | — | — | 1:41 | — | — | — | 3:16 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
 | 4:00 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 |
 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:17 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 11.6° C (Statistics for 26 Jun 1981-2005 – mean: 11.2 max: 12.2 min: 10.2°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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