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Wind, waves, weather & tide Superforecast Pentland Firth 

246.65°
23 kts
West-Southwest
49.7%Rain
14 °C
Rain
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Friday, Sep 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
07h
283.73°
24
34
43.37%
12
12
81
992
287.25°
3.4
13
Low tide
07:27
2.4
07h
283.73°
12 m/s
max 17
43.37%
12 °C
992 hPa
287.25°
3.4 m
13 s
Low tide
07:27
2.4 m
08h
266.6°
18
26
99.95%
12
12
87
992
286.58°
3.3
12
Rising tide
2.4
08h
266.6°
9 m/s
max 14
99.95%
12 °C
992 hPa
286.58°
3.3 m
12 s
Rising tide
2.4 m
09h
262.82°
19
30
99.95%
12
12
87
992
285.92°
3.2
12
Rising tide
2.6
09h
262.82°
10 m/s
max 15
99.95%
12 °C
992 hPa
285.92°
3.2 m
12 s
Rising tide
2.6 m
10h
254°
19
28
99.95%
12
12
84
992
285.25°
3
12
Rising tide
3
10h
254°
10 m/s
max 14
99.95%
12 °C
992 hPa
285.25°
3 m
12 s
Rising tide
3 m
11h
258.95°
19
25
60.69%
13
13
79
993
285.17°
2.9
12
Rising tide
3.4
11h
258.95°
10 m/s
max 13
60.69%
13 °C
993 hPa
285.17°
2.9 m
12 s
Rising tide
3.4 m
12h
251.6°
17
26
99.95%
13
13
82
993
285.08°
2.8
12
Rising tide
3.8
12h
251.6°
9 m/s
max 14
99.95%
13 °C
993 hPa
285.08°
2.8 m
12 s
Rising tide
3.8 m
13h
250.11°
17
26
99.95%
13
13
78
993
285°
2.7
12
Rising tide
4
13h
250.11°
9 m/s
max 13
99.95%
13 °C
993 hPa
285°
2.7 m
12 s
Rising tide
4 m
14h
253.19°
12
22
99.95%
14
14
76
992
284.92°
2.6
11
High tide
13:43
4
14h
253.19°
6 m/s
max 11
99.95%
14 °C
992 hPa
284.92°
2.6 m
11 s
High tide
13:43
4 m
15h
230.78°
11
18
99.95%
14
14
75
991
284.83°
2.4
11
Ebbing tide
3.9
15h
230.78°
5 m/s
max 9
99.95%
14 °C
991 hPa
284.83°
2.4 m
11 s
Ebbing tide
3.9 m
16h
181.81°
13
19
99.95%
Rain
0.7
12
12
89
990
284.75°
2.3
11
Ebbing tide
3.6
16h
181.81°
7 m/s
max 10
99.95%Rain
0.7 mm
12 °C
990 hPa
284.75°
2.3 m
11 s
Ebbing tide
3.6 m
17h
169.87°
15
24
99.95%
Rain
0.7
11
11
92
989
284.25°
2.2
11
Ebbing tide
3.2
17h
169.87°
8 m/s
max 12
99.95%Rain
0.7 mm
11 °C
989 hPa
284.25°
2.2 m
11 s
Ebbing tide
3.2 m
18h
160.46°
19
26
99.95%
Rain
0.7
12
12
94
987
283.75°
2.1
11
Ebbing tide
2.8
18h
160.46°
10 m/s
max 14
99.95%Rain
0.7 mm
12 °C
987 hPa
283.75°
2.1 m
11 s
Ebbing tide
2.8 m
19h
191.21°
19
27
99.95%
Rain
0.4
12
12
92
986
283.25°
2.1
10
Ebbing tide
2.5
19h
191.21°
10 m/s
max 14
99.95%Rain
0.4 mm
12 °C
986 hPa
283.25°
2.1 m
10 s
Ebbing tide
2.5 m
20h
218.07°
18
32
99.95%
Rain
0.1
13
13
89
986
282.58°
2.1
10
Low tide
20:04
2.4
20h
218.07°
9 m/s
max 16
99.95%Rain
0.1 mm
13 °C
986 hPa
282.58°
2.1 m
10 s
Low tide
20:04
2.4 m
21h
255.94°
18
33
99.95%
Rain
0.2
13
13
90
986
281.92°
2.1
10
Rising tide
2.5
21h
255.94°
9 m/s
max 17
99.95%Rain
0.2 mm
13 °C
986 hPa
281.92°
2.1 m
10 s
Rising tide
2.5 m

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