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 04:41 AM and sunset is at 09:21 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:22PM1.41m | 5:13AM1.55m | 6:36PM1.42m | 6:27AM1.54m | 7:42PM1.48m | 7:35AM1.59m | 8:38PM1.58m | 8:35AM1.68m | 9:26PM1.71m | 9:29AM1.81m | 10:11PM1.84m | 10:20AM1.94m | 10:54PM1.95m | 11:10AM2.06m | 11:37PM2.04m | 11:58AM2.13m | 00:20AM2.10m | 12:48PM2.14m | 1:04AM2.11m | 1:38PM2.08m | 1:50AM2.08m | 2:32PM1.96m | 2:39AM2.01m | 3:31PM1.82m | 3:34AM1.92m | 4:35PM1.68m | 4:35AM1.83m | 5:43PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.75m | 10:58PM0.98m | 12:13PM0.73m | 00:29AM0.95m | 1:25PM0.65m | 1:44AM0.86m | 2:19PM0.55m | 2:38AM0.74m | 3:06PM0.44m | 3:25AM0.61m | 3:51PM0.35m | 4:10AM0.48m | 4:35PM0.30m | 4:55AM0.37m | 5:19PM0.29m | 5:40AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.34m | 6:26AM0.25m | 6:50PM0.44m | 7:15AM0.25m | 7:36PM0.56m | 8:07AM0.28m | 8:25PM0.69m | 9:04AM0.35m | 9:19PM0.81m | 10:11AM0.43m | 10:25PM0.90m | 11:29AM0.49m | 11:45PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ESE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SE 4 | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | E 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | |
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rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | mod rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | mod rain | light rain | clear | light rain | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | |
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1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
max °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Moonrise | 3:26 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:27 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:25 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:29 | — | — | 3:37 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 1:32 | — |
Moonset | 10:35 | — | — | 12:08 | — | — | 1:40 | — | — | — | 3:13 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | 12:19 | — | — | 1:42 | — | — | 2:16 | — | — | 2:28 | — | — | 2:33 | — | — | 2:34 | — | — | 2:34 | — |
 | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:07 | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:53 | — | 9:55 |
Today's sea temperature in Lerwick is 8.3° C (Statistics for 09 May 1981-2005 – mean: 8.5 max: 9.2 min: 7.7°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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