Lerwick 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 05:50 AM and sunset is at 06:30 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | Days 10–12 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:40PM1.77m | 3:59AM1.71m | 5:02PM1.63m | 5:21AM1.66m | 6:47PM1.60m | 6:52AM1.70m | 8:12PM1.67m | 8:06AM1.81m | 9:02PM1.77m | 9:00AM1.94m | 9:41PM1.85m | 9:45AM2.05m | 10:17PM1.92m | 10:25AM2.11m | 10:51PM1.97m | 11:02AM2.13m | 11:23PM1.99m | 11:37AM2.10m | 11:54PM1.98m | 12:10PM2.03m | 00:24AM1.94m | 12:43PM1.93m | 00:53AM1.89m | 1:15PM1.82m | 1:22AM1.82m | 1:49PM1.69m | 1:55AM1.74m | 2:30PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.70m | 9:41PM0.98m | 10:39AM0.78m | 11:37PM1.07m | 12:31PM0.74m | 1:09AM1.01m | 1:43PM0.61m | 2:08AM0.89m | 2:37PM0.47m | 2:54AM0.75m | 3:21PM0.36m | 3:33AM0.62m | 3:59PM0.29m | 4:09AM0.51m | 4:34PM0.27m | 4:44AM0.44m | 5:07PM0.29m | 5:17AM0.42m | 5:38PM0.35m | 5:49AM0.43m | 6:08PM0.44m | 6:21AM0.48m | 6:38PM0.54m | 6:53AM0.55m | 7:08PM0.66m | 7:28AM0.64m | 7:39PM0.78m | 8:07AM0.74m | 8:16PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 7 | NE 13 | S 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 | |
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light rain | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | mod rain | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Moonrise | 7:07 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 12:14 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | 12:03 | — | — | 1:38 | — | — | 3:09 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:56 | — |
Moonset | 4:13 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 |
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 7.3° C (Statistics for 25 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 7.4 max: 8.6 min: 6.5°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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