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 04:48 AM and sunset is at 09:28 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Thu night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:23PM2.61m | 6:18AM2.87m | 7:05PM2.84m | 7:05AM3.07m | 7:46PM3.06m | 7:51AM3.26m | 8:25PM3.25m | 8:37AM3.39m | 9:06PM3.38m | 9:24AM3.45m | 9:48PM3.44m | 10:14AM3.42m | 10:33PM3.44m | 11:06AM3.29m | 11:22PM3.37m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.73m | 00:18AM1.03m | 12:50PM0.49m | 1:08AM0.79m | 1:35PM0.27m | 1:54AM0.53m | 2:18PM0.10m | 2:38AM0.29m | 3:02PM0.01m | 3:23AM0.10m | 3:46PM0.02m | 4:10AM-0.00m | 4:31PM0.11m | 4:58AM-0.01m | 5:18PM0.27m | 5:49AM0.08m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | |
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rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | cloudy | mod rain | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | |
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1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
max °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Moonrise | 3:32 | — | — | 3:33 | — | — | 3:35 | — | — | 3:37 | — | — | 3:43 | — | — | 3:54 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 10:33 | — | — | 12:10 | — | — | 1:41 | — | — | — | 3:07 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 5:58 |
Moonset | — | 3:22 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | — | 12:12 | — | — | 1:32 | — | — | 2:11 | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | 2:35 | — | — | 2:38 | — | — | 2:40 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 2:42 | — | — | 2:43 | — |
 | 4:48 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:18 | — |
 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:58 | — | 10:00 |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 8.6° C (Statistics for 12 May 1981-2005 – mean: 8.6 max: 9.9 min: 7.7°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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