KirkwallTide Times and Weather

Get up-to-date tide times and weather for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Find the next tide, see the tide chart and get sunrise and sunset times.

Orkney, Scotland
Current tide

6.5 ft

Rising ยท Estimated height now

Next significant tide

High 8.9 ft

Nov 4, 6:38 PM

Current weather

51ยฐF

Partly Cloudy

Moon phase

Last Quarter

Seven-day tide chart

Wednesday, November 4Thursday, November 5Friday, November 6Saturday, November 7Sunday, November 8Monday, November 9Tuesday, November 10โ˜€ 7:37 AMโ— 4:12 PMโ˜€ 7:39 AMโ— 4:10 PMโ˜€ 7:41 AMโ— 4:08 PMโ˜€ 7:44 AMโ— 4:05 PMโ˜€ 7:46 AMโ— 4:03 PMโ˜€ 7:49 AMโ— 4:01 PMโ˜€ 7:51 AMโ— 3:59 PM12:07 AM6:49 AM12:28 PM6:38 PM1:05 AM7:46 AM1:21 PM7:35 PM1:52 AM8:28 AM2:07 PM8:20 PM2:35 AM9:03 AM2:49 PM9:02 PM3:16 AM9:35 AM3:31 PM9:42 PM3:55 AM10:07 AM4:11 PM10:23 PM4:32 AM10:41 AM4:50 PM11:03 PM

Patchy rain nearby ยท 50ยฐFโ€“53ยฐF

Tide times

Kirkwall โ€” Tide times โ€” November 4, 2026 (Europe/London)
Tide timesTimeHeight
Low tide2.79 ft
High tide8.17 ft
Low tide4.56 ft
High tide8.86 ft

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise

7:37 AM

Sunset

4:12 PM

Moonrise and moonset

Moonrise

1:09 AM

Moon phase

Last Quarter

Moonset

2:57 PM

Hourly weather

Kirkwall โ€” Hourly weather โ€” November 4, 2026 (Europe/London)
Time
WeatherPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPartly CloudyPartly CloudyPartly CloudyPartly CloudyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPartly CloudyPartly CloudyPartly CloudyPatchy rain nearbyPartly CloudyPartly CloudyPatchy rain nearbyPartly CloudyPartly CloudyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearby
Temperature52ยฐF53ยฐF53ยฐF52ยฐF53ยฐF52ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF50ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF50ยฐF51ยฐF51ยฐF
Rain26%24%24%26%22%20%25%16%20%24%15%21%22%18%13%15%10%18%14%9%12%13%7%7%
Cloud96%100%100%95%93%84%89%62%76%82%47%88%92%76%38%63%5%71%59%6%35%59%5%5%
Wind7 mph7 mph7 mph6 mph6 mph5 mph6 mph7 mph8 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph7 mph7 mph7 mph5 mph7 mph7 mph5 mph8 mph9 mph
Wind directionSSSSSWSSWSSWSSWSWSSWSSWSSWSSSWSSSSSSESSESESESESE
Pressure1039 mb1039 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1039 mb1038 mb1038 mb1039 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1037 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb1038 mb
Marine conditions
Wave height1.6 ft1.6 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft
Swell height0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft2.0 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.0 ft0.3 ft
Swell directionSSSSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWEEESSSESSESSEEEEEEEESESE
Swell period11.0 s10.8 s10.5 s10.4 s10.3 s10.2 s10.0 s9.8 s9.8 s7.7 s4.9 s4.8 s4.7 s4.6 s4.5 s4.4 s4.3 s4.2 s4.2 s4.1 s4.0 s3.9 s3.8 s3.8 s
Water temperature49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF49ยฐF

Frequently asked questions

The next significant tide for Kirkwall is a high tide, which occurs at 6:38 PM. The height will be 8.9 ft.

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