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Wind, waves, weather & tide forecast Pentland Firth 

149.35°
10 kts
South-Southeast
0.05%
15 °C
Sky clear
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Last update: 05:37 local time / Next update: 11:55 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Wednesday, Jul 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
144.61°
9
13
6.29%
12
1027
273.25°
0.6
9
Ebbing tide
2.9
01h
144.61°
5 m/s
max 7
6.29%
12 °C
1027 hPa
273.25°
0.6 m
9 s
Ebbing tide
2.9 m
04h
135.23°
9
12
8.92%
12
1026
271°
0.6
9
Low tide
03:47
1
04h
135.23°
4 m/s
max 6
8.92%
12 °C
1026 hPa
271°
0.6 m
9 s
Low tide
03:47
1 m
07h
136.49°
9
13
0.05%
13
1026
269.25°
0.6
9
Rising tide
3.2
07h
136.49°
5 m/s
max 6
0.05%
13 °C
1026 hPa
269.25°
0.6 m
9 s
Rising tide
3.2 m
10h
149.35°
10
13
0.05%
15
1026
270°
0.6
9
High tide
10:07
4.9
10h
149.35°
5 m/s
max 7
0.05%
15 °C
1026 hPa
270°
0.6 m
9 s
High tide
10:07
4.9 m
13h
137.91°
11
13
0.42%
16
1026
270.5°
0.5
8
Ebbing tide
3.4
13h
137.91°
6 m/s
max 7
0.42%
16 °C
1026 hPa
270.5°
0.5 m
8 s
Ebbing tide
3.4 m
16h
133.71°
10
12
4.96%
16
1026
269.75°
0.5
8
Low tide
16:03
1.4
16h
133.71°
5 m/s
max 6
4.96%
16 °C
1026 hPa
269.75°
0.5 m
8 s
Low tide
16:03
1.4 m
19h
135.48°
8
10
99.95%
15
1026
270°
0.5
8
Rising tide
3.3
19h
135.48°
4 m/s
max 5
99.95%
15 °C
1026 hPa
270°
0.5 m
8 s
Rising tide
3.3 m
22h
153.73°
7
8
99.95%
14
1026
268.5°
0.4
8
High tide
22:14
5.2
22h
153.73°
4 m/s
max 4
99.95%
14 °C
1026 hPa
268.5°
0.4 m
8 s
High tide
22:14
5.2 m

Thursday, Jul 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
167.63°
6
6
94.39%
13
1025
267.75°
0.4
8
Ebbing tide
3.7
01h
167.63°
3 m/s
max 3
94.39%
13 °C
1025 hPa
267.75°
0.4 m
8 s
Ebbing tide
3.7 m
04h
178.42°
5
5
3.34%
13
1025
267.75°
0.4
8
Low tide
04:34
0.9
04h
178.42°
2 m/s
max 2
3.34%
13 °C
1025 hPa
267.75°
0.4 m
8 s
Low tide
04:34
0.9 m
07h
254.42°
3
3
1.17%
14
1024
268.75°
0.3
8
Rising tide
2.4
07h
254.42°
1 m/s
max 2
1.17%
14 °C
1024 hPa
268.75°
0.3 m
8 s
Rising tide
2.4 m
10h
300.05°
3
4
29.55%
16
1024
269.5°
0.3
8
High tide
10:57
4.9
10h
300.05°
2 m/s
max 2
29.55%
16 °C
1024 hPa
269.5°
0.3 m
8 s
High tide
10:57
4.9 m
13h
322.12°
4
5
75.81%
16
1023
278.25°
0.4
9
Ebbing tide
4.1
13h
322.12°
2 m/s
max 3
75.81%
16 °C
1023 hPa
278.25°
0.4 m
9 s
Ebbing tide
4.1 m
16h
333.03°
7
8
88.97%
16
1023
286.25°
0.4
10
Low tide
16:47
1.4
16h
333.03°
4 m/s
max 4
88.97%
16 °C
1023 hPa
286.25°
0.4 m
10 s
Low tide
16:47
1.4 m
19h
344.56°
9
11
99.95%
15
1022
289.75°
0.5
11
Rising tide
2.6
19h
344.56°
5 m/s
max 6
99.95%
15 °C
1022 hPa
289.75°
0.5 m
11 s
Rising tide
2.6 m
22h
345°
8
12
99.95%
13
1022
290°
0.7
11
High tide
22:59
5.3
22h
345°
4 m/s
max 6
99.95%
13 °C
1022 hPa
290°
0.7 m
11 s
High tide
22:59
5.3 m

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