Scotia, South Orkney Islands Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Scotia, South Orkney Islands 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 09:30 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Icy conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Sat
3
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:01PM1.61m
7:16AM1.85m
8:31PM1.58m
7:52AM1.79m
9:03PM1.56m
8:34AM1.70m
9:39PM1.55m
9:26AM1.58m
10:21PM1.54m
10:36AM1.45m
11:13PM1.54m
12:19PM1.38m
00:17AM1.56m
2:15PM1.41m
1:29AM1.60m
3:40PM1.52m
2:37AM1.68m
4:39PM1.65m
3:37AM1.76m
5:28PM1.75m
4:31AM1.86m
6:10PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.29m
1:21AM0.89m
2:04PM0.35m
1:55AM0.88m
2:38PM0.45m
2:36AM0.88m
3:13PM0.56m
3:27AM0.87m
3:54PM0.70m
4:33AM0.85m
4:45PM0.84m
5:57AM0.79m
5:57PM0.98m
7:26AM0.68m
7:30PM1.06m
8:42AM0.51m
8:55PM1.07m
9:43AM0.34m
10:02PM1.04m
10:37AM0.20m
10:54PM0.96m
11:25AM0.08m
11:39PM0.89m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
9
2
N
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.6
NNW
9
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NE
7
2
ENE
7
3
ESE
8
2.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
NNE
8
1.1
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.8
W
12
1.3
NNW
5
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
25
NW
30
N
30
NW
40
NW
50
WNW
40
W
30
W
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNE
35
NE
25
ENE
40
ESE
55
SSE
45
E
30
SE
25
S
20
S
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
W
25
WNW
45
N
 mm 
max°C
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
1
Moonrise
5:49
7:27
9:01
10:35
12:10
1:49
3:36
5:32
7:37
9:33
10:25
Moonset
11:26
11:25
11:24
11:22
11:20
11:18
11:16
11:15
11:15
11:19
11:43
1:11
Sunrise
2:21
2:23
2:23
2:24
2:25
2:26
2:28
2:29
2:30
2:31
2:33
2:34
Sunset
9:30
9:31
9:31
9:31
9:31
9:31
9:31
9:31
9:30
9:30
9:30
9:29
Today's sea temperature in Scotia, South Orkney Islands is
-0.5° C
(Statistics for 22 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 0.2 max: 1.1 min: -1.2°C)
Issued (local time): 2 pm Monday 22 Dec 2025
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