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 — and sunset is at —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Fri night, moderate winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:47PM3.40m | 8:12AM3.44m | 8:39PM3.42m | 8:57AM3.50m | 9:30PM3.34m | 9:45AM3.49m | 10:23PM3.18m | 10:34AM3.41m | 11:18PM2.97m | 11:27AM3.28m | 00:16AM2.76m | 12:23PM3.11m | 1:20AM2.58m | 1:24PM2.93m | 2:27AM2.48m | 2:29PM2.78m | 3:33AM2.46m | 3:35PM2.68m | 4:33AM2.50m | 4:37PM2.64m | 5:25AM2.60m | 5:33PM2.66m | 6:10AM2.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.07m | 2:33PM-0.01m | 2:54AM0.10m | 3:22PM-0.08m | 3:40AM0.20m | 4:11PM-0.04m | 4:26AM0.36m | 5:02PM0.09m | 5:13AM0.56m | 5:56PM0.28m | 6:03AM0.77m | 6:53PM0.48m | 6:59AM0.98m | 7:56PM0.67m | 8:04AM1.14m | 9:05PM0.79m | 9:20AM1.21m | 10:12PM0.84m | 10:34AM1.17m | 11:10PM0.84m | 11:35AM1.06m | 11:59PM0.80m | 12:23PM0.91m | |||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 4 | SE 6 | E 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | ESE 5 | |
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some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | mod rain | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | some clouds | light rain | light rain | |
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— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | |
max°C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Moonrise | — | 2:26 | — | — | — | 3:43 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 10:32 | — | — | 11:59 | — | — | — | 1:23 | — | — | 2:45 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
Moonset | — | 10:42 | — | — | 11:46 | — | — | 12:14 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 12:30 | — | — | 12:32 | — | — | 12:33 | — | — | 12:33 | — | — | 12:33 | — | — | 12:34 | — | — | 12:35 | — | — | 12:38 | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 | — |
 | — | — | 3:18 | — | — | 3:17 | — | — | 3:17 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:14 |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 10.2° C (Statistics for 04 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.7 max: 10.5 min: 8.6°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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