Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen 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 12:00 PM and sunset is at 12:00 AM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
High Tide
1:14PM1.86m
1:33AM1.78m
1:59PM1.90m
2:22AM1.74m
2:43PM1.90m
3:12AM1.67m
3:30PM1.86m
4:03AM1.58m
4:18PM1.80m
4:58AM1.49m
5:10PM1.71m
5:57AM1.40m
6:07PM1.63m
7:04AM1.34m
7:10PM1.55m
8:15AM1.33m
8:17PM1.50m
9:23AM1.35m
9:23PM1.48m
10:21AM1.41m
10:22PM1.48m
11:09AM1.48m
11:13PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.31m
7:39AM0.27m
8:13PM0.28m
8:23AM0.32m
9:02PM0.30m
9:08AM0.39m
9:52PM0.34m
9:54AM0.49m
10:46PM0.42m
10:43AM0.60m
11:44PM0.50m
11:38AM0.70m
00:48AM0.57m
12:43PM0.77m
1:57AM0.62m
1:58PM0.82m
3:04AM0.64m
3:14PM0.81m
4:01AM0.63m
4:19PM0.77m
4:48AM0.61m
5:12PM0.72m
5:29AM0.58m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
4
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
4
0
W
11
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0
W
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
SW
20
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
0
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
0
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
40
SSW
 mm 
max°C
-5
-7
-9
-6
-4
-4
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-7
-9
-10
-13
-14
-15
-18
-17
-16
-19
-19
-19
-20
-18
-14
-10
-5
2
Moonrise
7:29
11:00
1:52
5:16
Moonset
3:24
1:28
12:15
11:02
9:10
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Today's sea temperature in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen is
2.5° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 2.1 max: 3.6 min: 0.4°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Friday 05 Dec 2025
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