Scotia Bay, Laurie Island, South Orkneys Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Scotia Bay, Laurie Island, South Orkneys 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 07:24 AM and sunset is at 04:27 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:30PM1.55m
3:08AM1.52m
4:06PM1.63m
4:18AM1.59m
4:41PM1.70m
5:21AM1.67m
5:16PM1.76m
6:20AM1.73m
5:51PM1.81m
7:18AM1.75m
6:29PM1.84m
8:15AM1.72m
7:09PM1.86m
9:13AM1.66m
7:52PM1.84m
10:13AM1.58m
8:40PM1.80m
11:17AM1.50m
9:33PM1.72m
12:23PM1.46m
10:36PM1.61m
1:27PM1.45m
11:53PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.48m
9:15PM0.83m
9:35AM0.50m
10:10PM0.63m
10:27AM0.53m
11:00PM0.41m
11:16AM0.58m
11:47PM0.21m
12:03PM0.64m
00:35AM0.05m
12:47PM0.72m
1:22AM-0.05m
1:31PM0.81m
2:12AM-0.08m
2:16PM0.89m
3:05AM-0.04m
3:02PM0.97m
4:02AM0.05m
3:55PM1.02m
5:04AM0.16m
5:00PM1.05m
6:08AM0.28m
6:19PM1.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2.1
N
9
1.7
N
8
1.2
W
13
1.1
N
13
1.1
NE
13
1.1
NE
12
1.5
NE
12
1.7
NE
11
2.4
N
7
3
N
9
3
N
10
3
N
11
3
N
11
3
N
10
3
N
9
2.4
N
9
2.2
W
14
2
W
14
2.1
W
14
2
W
14
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3.5
W
9
3
WNW
8
2.2
W
10
2
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.9
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
8
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.8
N
8
2.3
N
9
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
SSW
30
S
20
S
5
SE
15
N
25
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
35
WSW
25
WNW
35
W
45
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
45
W
60
WSW
60
W
40
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
40
N
25
WSW
30
W
15
NNW
40
NE
30
NW
30
S
 mm 
max°C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Moonrise
1:59
3:44
5:32
7:26
9:29
11:38
1:42
2:50
3:01
3:01
3:00
2:57
Moonset
3:42
3:39
3:36
3:34
3:32
3:33
3:45
4:52
6:46
8:39
10:23
11:57
Sunrise
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:31
7:33
7:37
7:39
7:41
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:50
Sunset
4:27
4:24
4:22
4:19
4:15
4:14
4:10
4:07
4:05
4:02
4:00
3:57
Today's sea temperature in Scotia Bay, Laurie Island, South Orkneys is -0.3 °C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: -0.4 max: 0.6 min: -1.4°C)
Issued (local time): 8 am Thursday 24 Apr 2025
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