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Wind, waves, weather & tide forecast Pentland Firth 

353.81°
7 kts
North
99.95%
8 °C
Overcast
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Last update: 16:34 local time / Next update: 22:45 local time/ This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Tuesday, Nov 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
261.45°
6
6
99.66%
9
1013
288.25°
0.8
9
Ebbing tide
2.9
00h
261.45°
3 m/s
max 3
99.66%
9 °C
1013 hPa
288.25°
0.8 m
9 s
Ebbing tide
2.9 m
03h
272.09°
8
9
99.95%
9
1012
288.5°
0.8
9
Low tide
02:36
1.4
03h
272.09°
4 m/s
max 5
99.95%
9 °C
1012 hPa
288.5°
0.8 m
9 s
Low tide
02:36
1.4 m
06h
271.5°
11
14
99.95%
9
1011
288.75°
0.8
9
Rising tide
3.6
06h
271.5°
6 m/s
max 7
99.95%
9 °C
1011 hPa
288.75°
0.8 m
9 s
Rising tide
3.6 m
09h
273.56°
12
15
99.5%
Rain
0.5
9
1010
287.25°
0.8
8
High tide
08:45
4.8
09h
273.56°
6 m/s
max 8
99.5%Rain
0.5 mm
9 °C
1010 hPa
287.25°
0.8 m
8 s
High tide
08:45
4.8 m
12h
337.01°
12
15
95.79%
Rain
0.7
9
1010
286.25°
0.9
8
Ebbing tide
3.2
12h
337.01°
6 m/s
max 8
95.79%Rain
0.7 mm
9 °C
1010 hPa
286.25°
0.9 m
8 s
Ebbing tide
3.2 m
15h
331.42°
11
14
95.12%
9
1009
288.5°
1
8
Low tide
14:56
1.4
15h
331.42°
6 m/s
max 7
95.12%
9 °C
1009 hPa
288.5°
1 m
8 s
Low tide
14:56
1.4 m
18h
336.25°
10
11
99.66%
8
1009
296.25°
1
8
Rising tide
3.3
18h
336.25°
5 m/s
max 6
99.66%
8 °C
1009 hPa
296.25°
1 m
8 s
Rising tide
3.3 m
21h
353.81°
7
9
99.95%
8
1010
304.75°
0.9
8
High tide
21:01
4.7
21h
353.81°
4 m/s
max 5
99.95%
8 °C
1010 hPa
304.75°
0.9 m
8 s
High tide
21:01
4.7 m

Wednesday, Nov 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
352.26°
8
8
95.85%
7
1009
304°
0.9
8
Ebbing tide
3.3
00h
352.26°
4 m/s
max 4
95.85%
7 °C
1009 hPa
304°
0.9 m
8 s
Ebbing tide
3.3 m
03h
326.73°
7
9
99.38%
7
1008
303°
0.8
8
Low tide
03:08
1.5
03h
326.73°
4 m/s
max 5
99.38%
7 °C
1008 hPa
303°
0.8 m
8 s
Low tide
03:08
1.5 m
06h
288.31°
12
15
99.95%
7
1007
300.25°
0.8
8
Rising tide
3.2
06h
288.31°
6 m/s
max 8
99.95%
7 °C
1007 hPa
300.25°
0.8 m
8 s
Rising tide
3.2 m
09h
290.64°
16
20
99.95%
7
1006
299.25°
0.9
6
High tide
09:14
4.8
09h
290.64°
8 m/s
max 10
99.95%
7 °C
1006 hPa
299.25°
0.9 m
6 s
High tide
09:14
4.8 m
12h
304.07°
19
25
95.37%
Rain
0.6
8
1004
299.25°
1.2
5
Ebbing tide
3.6
12h
304.07°
10 m/s
max 13
95.37%Rain
0.6 mm
8 °C
1004 hPa
299.25°
1.2 m
5 s
Ebbing tide
3.6 m
15h
320.8°
23
28
98.16%
Rain
0.5
7
1004
313.75°
1.5
6
Low tide
15:31
1.5
15h
320.8°
12 m/s
max 14
98.16%Rain
0.5 mm
7 °C
1004 hPa
313.75°
1.5 m
6 s
Low tide
15:31
1.5 m
18h
315.79°
28
33
99.95%
6
1004
315.75°
2
6
Rising tide
2.7
18h
315.79°
14 m/s
max 17
99.95%
6 °C
1004 hPa
315.75°
2 m
6 s
Rising tide
2.7 m
21h
314.89°
30
36
99.95%
6
1004
317.25°
2.6
7
High tide
21:35
4.5
21h
314.89°
15 m/s
max 19
99.95%
6 °C
1004 hPa
317.25°
2.6 m
7 s
High tide
21:35
4.5 m

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