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 — and sunset is at 07:12 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the S by Mon night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | Days 14–17 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:26PM1.61m | 8:41AM1.52m | 8:11PM1.66m | 9:34AM1.64m | 9:15PM1.78m | 10:08AM1.76m | 9:57PM1.90m | 10:39AM1.87m | 10:32PM2.02m | 11:08AM1.98m | 11:06PM2.13m | 11:39AM2.07m | 11:41PM2.22m | 12:11PM2.13m | 00:17AM2.28m | 12:45PM2.17m | 00:55AM2.30m | 1:20PM2.17m | 1:35AM2.27m | 1:58PM2.13m | 2:18AM2.18m | 2:40PM2.06m | 3:07AM2.05m | 3:27PM1.97m | 4:07AM1.89m | 4:26PM1.87m | 5:25AM1.76m | 5:43PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM1.00m | 2:24PM1.15m | 3:07AM0.89m | 3:13PM1.05m | 3:46AM0.77m | 3:50PM0.93m | 4:18AM0.64m | 4:23PM0.81m | 4:48AM0.52m | 4:55PM0.69m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:28PM0.59m | 5:51AM0.37m | 6:02PM0.52m | 6:26AM0.36m | 6:38PM0.49m | 7:02AM0.41m | 7:16PM0.51m | 7:40AM0.52m | 7:57PM0.57m | 8:21AM0.68m | 8:43PM0.67m | 9:07AM0.87m | 9:39PM0.79m | 10:04AM1.04m | 10:56PM0.87m | 11:36AM1.16m | 00:49AM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NE 9 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | E 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 |
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clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | mod rain | mod rain | mod rain | light rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | mod rain | light rain | clear | some clouds | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — |
max °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Moonrise | 6:14 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 11:14 | — | — | — |
Moonset | — | 10:54 | — | — | — | 12:28 | — | — | 2:02 | — | — | 3:34 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 11:38 | — | — | 1:29 | — | — | — | 3:16 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 12.5°C (Statistics for 20 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 12.0 max: 13.2 min: 10.9°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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