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 07:50 AM and sunset is at 03:59 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNW by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the ENE by Fri night). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:44AM3.23m | 9:03PM3.12m | 9:16AM3.18m | 9:38PM3.01m | 9:49AM3.09m | 10:15PM2.85m | 10:25AM2.96m | 10:54PM2.66m | 11:04AM2.82m | 11:39PM2.47m | 11:51AM2.67m | 00:36AM2.29m | 12:49PM2.55m | 1:51AM2.19m | 1:59PM2.48m | 3:10AM2.21m | 3:09PM2.50m | 4:15AM2.34m | 4:09PM2.59m | 5:06AM2.52m | 5:00PM2.74m | 5:48AM2.74m | 5:47PM2.92m | 6:27AM2.95m | 6:31PM3.10m | 7:05AM3.14m | 7:16PM3.26m | 7:44AM3.30m | 8:02PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.29m | 3:13AM0.39m | 3:34PM0.34m | 3:46AM0.52m | 4:10PM0.45m | 4:20AM0.67m | 4:47PM0.60m | 4:56AM0.83m | 5:30PM0.77m | 5:35AM1.01m | 6:18PM0.94m | 6:22AM1.17m | 7:17PM1.06m | 7:20AM1.30m | 8:28PM1.09m | 8:36AM1.36m | 9:40PM1.01m | 9:54AM1.30m | 10:41PM0.84m | 10:58AM1.13m | 11:30PM0.64m | 11:49AM0.91m | 00:14AM0.43m | 12:35PM0.65m | 00:57AM0.26m | 1:18PM0.41m | 1:40AM0.13m | 2:02PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | S 4 | E 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 3 |
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rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | mod rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | |
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mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 24 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
max °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Moonrise | 10:13 | — | — | 11:34 | — | — | 12:35 | — | — | 1:11 | — | — | 1:30 | — | — | 1:40 | — | — | 1:45 | — | — | 1:48 | — | — | 1:50 | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 1:53 | — | — | 1:55 | — | — | 1:59 | — | — | 2:07 | — | — | 2:22 | — | — | 2:56 | — |
Moonset | — | 3:17 | — | — | 3:42 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 11:21 | — | — | — | 12:47 | — | — | 2:14 | — | — | 3:46 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 10:43 | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:26 | — |
 | — | 3:59 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | 3:45 | — | — | 3:44 | — | — | 3:41 | — | — | 3:40 | — | — | 3:38 | — | — | 3:37 | — | — | 3:34 | — | — | 3:33 | — | — | 3:32 | — | — | 3:30 |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 11.3°C (Statistics for 10 Nov 1981-2005 – mean: 10.6 max: 11.6 min: 9.9°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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