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 SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat morning). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:50AM2.68m | 5:51PM2.63m | 5:56AM2.91m | 6:45PM2.84m | 6:46AM3.15m | 7:26PM3.02m | 7:27AM3.32m | 8:01PM3.16m | 8:03AM3.43m | 8:33PM3.26m | 8:37AM3.46m | 9:02PM3.29m | 9:10AM3.41m | 9:31PM3.27m | 9:42AM3.31m | 9:59PM3.18m | 10:14AM3.14m | 10:29PM3.05m | 10:48AM2.93m | 11:00PM2.87m | 11:24AM2.69m | 11:35PM2.67m | 12:06PM2.44m | 00:23AM2.46m | 1:10PM2.22m | 1:40AM2.31m | 2:54PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM1.17m | 11:27AM0.72m | 11:49PM0.97m | 12:26PM0.45m | 00:40AM0.73m | 1:11PM0.23m | 1:22AM0.52m | 1:49PM0.07m | 1:59AM0.37m | 2:23PM-0.00m | 2:33AM0.26m | 2:55PM0.01m | 3:06AM0.22m | 3:25PM0.09m | 3:38AM0.24m | 3:55PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.33m | 4:26PM0.43m | 4:42AM0.47m | 4:57PM0.65m | 5:17AM0.67m | 5:31PM0.89m | 5:57AM0.90m | 6:11PM1.12m | 6:47AM1.12m | 7:04PM1.32m | 8:04AM1.29m | 8:29PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | S 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | ENE 3 | SE 4 | SE 6 | WSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | |
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risk tstorm | clear | rain shwrs | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | clear | clear | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | mod rain | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | clear | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Moonrise | — | 12:28 | — | — | 3:07 | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 10:32 | — | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 1:33 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:17 |
Moonset | — | 5:12 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 11:40 | — | — | 1:14 |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 7.5° C (Statistics for 27 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 7.1 max: 8.1 min: 6.2°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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