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 — and sunset is at 09:07 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Icy conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the NNE by Wed morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

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

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
4:44AM1.80m
6:51PM1.60m
7:49PM1.60m
6:19AM1.88m
8:44PM1.57m
7:11AM1.86m
9:37PM1.55m
8:07AM1.81m
10:27PM1.52m
9:06AM1.72m
11:15PM1.51m
10:10AM1.60m
11:58PM1.51m
11:20AM1.48m
00:39AM1.52m
12:36PM1.38m
1:17AM1.54m
1:57PM1.33m
1:54AM1.56m
3:17PM1.32m
2:30AM1.59m
4:27PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.83m
11:54AM-0.04m
11:54PM0.86m
12:46PM-0.13m
00:42AM0.89m
1:38PM-0.15m
1:31AM0.91m
2:30PM-0.11m
2:22AM0.91m
3:23PM-0.02m
3:18AM0.91m
4:15PM0.12m
4:22AM0.88m
5:07PM0.28m
5:31AM0.82m
5:58PM0.45m
6:44AM0.74m
6:48PM0.61m
7:52AM0.64m
7:38PM0.76m
8:52AM0.54m
8:27PM0.87m
9:44AM0.45m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NE
10
1
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.9
NNW
5
1.7
N
6
3
N
8
4
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
3
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
1.9
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
2
NNE
7
2
N
14
2.1
N
13
2
N
12
1.9
N
12
2
N
11
1.9
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
45
NNE
60
NE
55
NNE
30
W
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
20
NE
0
E
15
WSW
 mm 
max°C
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Moonrise
10:30
11:59
12:23
12:27
12:28
12:26
12:24
12:22
12:19
12:17
12:15
12:14
Moonset
1:16
2:09
4:03
6:04
7:56
9:36
11:09
12:37
2:02
3:29
4:57
6:30
Sunrise
2:29
2:28
2:27
2:26
2:25
2:24
2:23
2:21
2:21
2:20
2:20
2:20
Sunset
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:13
9:15
9:16
9:17
9:20
9:22
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:27
Today's sea temperature in Scotia Bay, Laurie Island, South Orkneys is
-1.3° C
(Statistics for 04 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: -0.3 max: 0.5 min: -1.7°C)
Issued (local time): 8 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025
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