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 07:03 AM and sunset is at 07:00 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sun 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:12AM3.17m | 9:15PM3.45m | 9:42AM3.28m | 9:46PM3.51m | 10:12AM3.33m | 10:20PM3.50m | 10:44AM3.31m | 10:57PM3.40m | 11:19AM3.21m | 11:39PM3.21m | 12:00PM3.05m | 00:28AM2.95m | 12:50PM2.84m | 1:32AM2.66m | 1:59PM2.64m | 3:06AM2.45m | 3:36PM2.56m | 4:53AM2.44m | 5:10PM2.68m | 6:14AM2.61m | 6:20PM2.91m | 7:12AM2.83m | 7:13PM3.15m | 7:56AM3.04m | 7:58PM3.34m | 8:34AM3.20m | 8:37PM3.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.32m | 3:36AM-0.03m | 3:47PM0.21m | 4:09AM-0.07m | 4:22PM0.15m | 4:44AM-0.01m | 4:59PM0.18m | 5:22AM0.15m | 5:39PM0.28m | 6:03AM0.38m | 6:24PM0.45m | 6:49AM0.67m | 7:20PM0.67m | 7:48AM0.96m | 8:34PM0.87m | 9:10AM1.17m | 10:14PM0.92m | 10:51AM1.18m | 11:48PM0.73m | 12:12PM1.00m | 00:52AM0.46m | 1:09PM0.76m | 1:41AM0.21m | 1:54PM0.53m | 2:22AM0.03m | 2:34PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 4 | S 6 | E 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
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rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
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mm | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Moonrise | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 11:30 | — | — | — | 1:15 | — | — | 2:54 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 9:02 |
Moonset | 6:45 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 9:56 | — | — | 11:40 | — | — | 1:27 | — | — | — | 3:09 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kirkwall is 13.3°C (Statistics for 26 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 12.1 max: 12.9 min: 11.3°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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