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Swell

0.6m @ 6secs 		117°

Wind

8kph
 269° -

Temperature

Sea 9°c    Air 13°c
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Kirkwall
Hours from midnight
First Light: 3:10am - Sunrise: 4:18am
Sunset: 9:58pm - Last Light 11:05pm
(Kirkwall - 8.9mi away) [Help]
high 12:12am 2.4m
low 6:13am 0.5m
high 12:29pm 2.2m
low 6:08pm 0.5m
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  Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
  6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm
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 Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
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Summary Forecast
Hour-by-Hour Forecast
Daily Tide Forecast
Full Swell Breakdown
Thu 24/05
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.76m 5secs 104.38° 0.27m 11secs 270.39° 0.16m 9secs 6.27° 0.69m 5secs 124.51°
3am 0.7m 6secs 107° 0.63m 6secs 117.26° 0.27m 11secs 269.69°      
6am 0.65m 6secs 109.27° 0.58m 6secs 112.8° 0.26m 11secs 270.24°      
9am 0.6m 6secs 109.45° 0.5m 6secs 111.44° 0.24m 11secs 269.29° 0.16m 2secs 331.66°
12pm 0.56m 6secs 107.14° 0.45m 6secs 109.49° 0.24m 11secs 269.39° 0.21m 3secs 306.47°
3pm 0.52m 11secs 271.36° 0.39m 6secs 109.12° 0.24m 11secs 268.03°      
6pm 0.48m 10secs 271.39° 0.34m 6secs 107.98° 0.23m 10secs 268.31° 0.11m 2secs 11.96°
9pm 0.44m 10secs 270.93° 0.32m 6secs 102.17° 0.28m 10secs 274.86°      
Fri 25/05
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.41m 10secs 274.24° 0.3m 5secs 101.74° 0.26m 10secs 274.87°      
3am 0.39m 10secs 274.16° 0.29m 5secs 101.72° 0.24m 10secs 273.27°      
6am 0.4m 5secs 114.59° 0.28m 5secs 112.82° 0.22m 9secs 272.01° 0.15m 2secs 45.67°
9am 0.45m 6secs 129.77° 0.3m 6secs 117.22° 0.21m 9secs 272.27° 0.24m 2secs 61.34°
12pm 0.48m 6secs 131.36° 0.29m 6secs 120.73° 0.2m 9secs 273.56° 0.31m 3secs 74.05°
3pm 0.49m 6secs 132.95° 0.28m 6secs 122.59° 0.16m 6secs 277° 0.35m 3secs 81.43°
6pm 0.49m 6secs 134.16° 0.19m 6secs 275.69° 0.07m 8secs 11.91° 0.45m 6secs 100.66°
9pm 0.49m 6secs 135.56° 0.17m 6secs 277.94° 0.06m 8secs 13.84° 0.46m 6secs 101.22°
Sat 26/05
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.52m 6secs 137.58° 0.16m 6secs 279.3° 0.05m 8secs 12.55° 0.49m 3secs 103.22°
3am 0.49m 3secs 91.69° 0.15m 6secs 280.3°       0.47m 3secs 104.76°
6am 0.49m 3secs 93.34° 0.14m 6secs 280.92°       0.47m 3secs 105.65°
9am 0.56m 3secs 97.64° 0.13m 6secs 281.73°       0.54m 3secs 107.94°
12pm 0.53m 3secs 99.21° 0.12m 6secs 283.74°       0.51m 3secs 108.69°
3pm 0.48m 3secs 90.04° 0.12m 6secs 283.74°       0.46m 3secs 107.11°
6pm 0.44m 3secs 85.79° 0.11m 6secs 284.07°       0.43m 3secs 104.47°
9pm 0.42m 4secs 83.23° 0.14m 5secs 133.44° 0.11m 6secs 284.6° 0.37m 4secs 92.26°
Sun 27/05
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.41m 5secs 81.74° 0.12m 5secs 134.51° 0.11m 6secs 285.06° 0.37m 4secs 83.18°
3am 0.4m 5secs 69.1° 0.36m 6secs 74.76° 0.11m 5secs 135.68°      
6am 0.38m 6secs 41.73° 0.34m 6secs 69.47° 0.11m 6secs 286.07°      
9am 0.36m 6secs 37.18° 0.31m 6secs 67.48° 0.11m 6secs 286.27°      
12pm 0.34m 6secs 32.96° 0.29m 6secs 63.55° 0.11m 6secs 286.46°      
3pm 0.31m 6secs 26.21° 0.26m 6secs 60.64° 0.11m 9secs 278.44°      
6pm 0.3m 9secs 277.71° 0.24m 6secs 58° 0.13m 9secs 278.31°      
9pm 0.28m 9secs 277.99° 0.21m 6secs 57.16° 0.14m 9secs 277.35°      
Mon 28/05
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.26m 8secs 277.2° 0.18m 6secs 56.25° 0.15m 9secs 277.23°      
3am 0.25m 8secs 275.69° 0.18m 8secs 278.18° 0.16m 6secs 55.7°      
6am 0.25m 8secs 275.17° 0.18m 8secs 276.99° 0.14m 6secs 53.88°      
9am 0.25m 8secs 275.29° 0.17m 8secs 275.71° 0.12m 5secs 49.69°      
12pm 0.25m 10secs 283.36° 0.16m 8secs 276.11° 0.12m 10secs 280.93°      
3pm 0.26m 10secs 280.73° 0.21m 10secs 277.78° 0.09m 4secs 103° 0.1m 2secs 20.46°
6pm 0.3m 9secs 278.14° 0.2m 9secs 278.46° 0.08m 4secs 105.43° 0.2m 2secs 36.49°
9pm 0.3m 9secs 279.6° 0.2m 9secs 278.99° 0.08m 4secs 105.87° 0.2m 2secs 35.64°
Tue 29/05
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.27m 9secs 280.79° 0.19m 9secs 280.24° 0.17m 3secs 23.31°      
3am 0.26m 9secs 282.02° 0.18m 9secs 281.59° 0.15m 3secs 11.92°      
6am 0.25m 8secs 288.77° 0.16m 8secs 279.1° 0.11m 3secs 353.72°      
9am 0.25m 8secs 295.62° 0.15m 8secs 279.36° 0.11m 9secs 343.01°      
12pm 0.25m 8secs 303.53° 0.14m 9secs 343.1° 0.13m 8secs 280.94°      
3pm 0.26m 8secs 305.44° 0.16m 9secs 346.17° 0.12m 8secs 281.39° 0.08m 1secs 91.21°
6pm 0.28m 8secs 310.44° 0.19m 9secs 347.45° 0.11m 6secs 304.61° 0.13m 6secs 62.02°
9pm 0.31m 9secs 346.11° 0.15m 7secs 347.74° 0.13m 9secs 350.96° 0.18m 2secs 43.11°
Wed 30/05
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 0.36m 9secs 345.68° 0.22m 9secs 348.45° 0.14m 7secs 295.23° 0.24m 2secs 36.93°
3am 0.43m 8secs 346.3° 0.22m 8secs 349.42° 0.13m 6secs 297.59° 0.34m 3secs 42.27°
6am 0.55m 3secs 46.09° 0.23m 8secs 348.24° 0.1m 5secs 302.63° 0.49m 3secs 47.42°
9am 0.6m 3secs 43.49° 0.23m 8secs 349.33° 0.1m 6secs 296.96° 0.55m 3secs 49.86°
12pm 0.66m 4secs 52.38° 0.22m 8secs 347.61° 0.09m 6secs 298.77° 0.61m 4secs 51.08°
3pm 0.73m 4secs 49.49° 0.32m 5secs 351.87° 0.17m 8secs 352.29° 0.62m 4secs 58.18°
6pm 0.87m 4secs 43.77° 0.15m 11secs 357.72° 0.15m 8secs 354.75° 0.85m 4secs 37.85°
9pm 0.98m 4secs 36.32° 0.05m 9secs 273.3°       0.97m 4secs 30.32°
Thu 31/05
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 4.2m 10secs 6.55°             1.28m 10secs 16.66°
3am 4.2m 10secs 6.55°             1.28m 10secs 16.66°
6am 2.2m 10secs 6.2° 0.68m 10secs 3.34°            
9am 2.2m 10secs 6.2° 0.68m 10secs 3.34°            
12pm 3.7m 10secs 4.74° 0.69m 10secs 2.63°       3m 4secs 121.78°
3pm 3.7m 10secs 4.74° 0.69m 10secs 2.63°       3m 4secs 121.78°
6pm 2.2m 10secs 5.22° 1.6m 5secs 145.99° 0.44m 10secs 4.29°      
9pm 2.2m 10secs 5.22° 1.6m 5secs 145.99° 0.44m 10secs 4.29°      
Fri 1/06
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 1.9m 10secs 5.42° 0.41m 10secs 4.02°       1.4m 3secs 117.9°
3am 1.9m 10secs 5.42° 0.41m 10secs 4.02°       1.4m 3secs 117.9°
6am 2m 10secs 5.55° 0.46m 10secs 4.73°       1.4m 3secs 123.77°
9am 2m 10secs 5.55° 0.46m 10secs 4.73°       1.4m 3secs 123.77°
12pm 2.2m 10secs 4.94° 0.64m 10secs 5.01° 0.4m 5secs 66.23°      
3pm 2.2m 10secs 4.94° 0.64m 10secs 5.01° 0.4m 5secs 66.23°      
6pm 3.4m 9secs 8.17° 0.63m 9secs 7.61° 0.2m 13secs 284.69° 2.7m 4secs 134.57°
9pm 3.4m 9secs 8.17° 0.63m 9secs 7.61° 0.2m 13secs 284.69° 2.7m 4secs 134.57°
Sat 2/06
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 2.6m 9secs 4.28° 0.45m 9secs 6.14° 0.3m 10secs 269.96° 2.2m 3secs 306.84°
3am 2.6m 9secs 4.28° 0.45m 9secs 6.14° 0.3m 10secs 269.96° 2.2m 3secs 306.84°
6am 1.8m 9secs 5.39° 0.55m 9secs 3.91° 0.3m 13secs 286.96°      
9am 1.8m 9secs 5.39° 0.55m 9secs 3.91° 0.3m 13secs 286.96°      
12pm 2.4m 8secs 8.35° 0.44m 8secs 11.76° 0.3m 10secs 271.29° 1.9m 4secs 133.76°
3pm 2.4m 8secs 8.35° 0.44m 8secs 11.76° 0.3m 10secs 271.29° 1.9m 4secs 133.76°
6pm 2m 8secs 7.48° 0.42m 8secs 11.8° 1.3m 5secs 135.13°      
9pm 2m 8secs 7.48° 0.42m 8secs 11.8° 1.3m 5secs 135.13°      

Last Model Run: 23rd May 2012 7:00pm
Last Update: 24th May 2012 6:38am
All times local time (BST) unless otherwise stated.
View Regional Wave BuoysNearby Wave Buoy Data
K7 Buoy
(64046)
Swell2.3m 7secs
Wind24kph 
2:00pm Tue 24th January
North Sea
(62114)
Swell0m 0secs
Wind15kph 
5:00am Thu 24th May
North Sea
(63112)
Swell0.9m 5secs
Wind30kph 
5:00am Thu 24th May
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