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Lerwick

Tide station

Lerwick in Scotland, United Kingdom. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (BST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next low tide

1.2 m (4.0 ft)Today · 1:24 PM

Next high tide

1.7 m (5.5 ft)Today · 7:19 PM

Low tide is 3 hr 6 min from now and will drop 0.2 m (0.6 ft).

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Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

Low tide is 3 hr 6 min from now and will drop 0.2 m (0.6 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 20	Low	1:24 PM	1.21 m (3.95 ft)
Tuesday, October 20	High	7:19 PM	1.67 m (5.47 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	Low	2:06 AM	0.87 m (2.84 ft)
	High	8:35 AM	1.64 m (5.38 ft)
	Low	2:24 PM	1.09 m (3.58 ft)
	High	8:26 PM	1.76 m (5.79 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	2:54 AM	0.74 m (2.44 ft)
	High	9:17 AM	1.74 m (5.72 ft)
	Low	3:07 PM	0.96 m (3.15 ft)
	High	9:14 PM	1.88 m (6.18 ft)
Friday, October 23	Low	3:34 AM	0.63 m (2.06 ft)
	High	9:53 AM	1.85 m (6.07 ft)
	Low	3:44 PM	0.82 m (2.70 ft)
	High	9:55 PM	2.01 m (6.58 ft)
Saturday, October 24	Low	4:10 AM	0.53 m (1.73 ft)
	High	10:28 AM	1.96 m (6.44 ft)
	Low	4:20 PM	0.70 m (2.30 ft)
	High	10:35 PM	2.12 m (6.95 ft)
Sunday, October 25	Low	3:47 AM	0.45 m (1.49 ft)
	High	10:03 AM	2.07 m (6.80 ft)
	Low	3:58 PM	0.60 m (1.98 ft)
	High	10:15 PM	2.21 m (7.25 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	4:23 AM	0.42 m (1.38 ft)
	High	10:39 AM	2.17 m (7.11 ft)
	Low	4:37 PM	0.54 m (1.76 ft)
	High	10:55 PM	2.27 m (7.45 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	5:01 AM	0.43 m (1.43 ft)

See more tides through Sunday, November 29

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	High	11:17 AM	2.23 m (7.31 ft)
	Low	5:17 PM	0.51 m (1.67 ft)
	High	11:39 PM	2.29 m (7.50 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	5:41 AM	0.50 m (1.64 ft)
	High	11:57 AM	2.24 m (7.36 ft)
	Low	6:00 PM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	12:24 AM	2.25 m (7.37 ft)
	Low	6:23 AM	0.61 m (2.00 ft)
	High	12:39 PM	2.21 m (7.24 ft)
	Low	6:46 PM	0.56 m (1.83 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	1:13 AM	2.15 m (7.06 ft)
	Low	7:09 AM	0.75 m (2.47 ft)
	High	1:24 PM	2.13 m (6.99 ft)
	Low	7:38 PM	0.62 m (2.04 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	2:07 AM	2.01 m (6.61 ft)
	Low	8:01 AM	0.91 m (2.98 ft)
	High	2:13 PM	2.03 m (6.65 ft)
	Low	8:39 PM	0.69 m (2.27 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	3:10 AM	1.86 m (6.12 ft)
	Low	9:04 AM	1.04 m (3.42 ft)
	High	3:10 PM	1.92 m (6.31 ft)
	Low	9:55 PM	0.74 m (2.44 ft)
Monday, November 2	High	4:29 AM	1.75 m (5.74 ft)
	Low	10:24 AM	1.12 m (3.66 ft)
	High	4:21 PM	1.85 m (6.07 ft)
	Low	11:30 PM	0.73 m (2.41 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	6:03 AM	1.72 m (5.65 ft)
	Low	11:55 AM	1.10 m (3.60 ft)
	High	5:47 PM	1.85 m (6.06 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	12:52 AM	0.67 m (2.20 ft)
	High	7:15 AM	1.77 m (5.81 ft)
	Low	1:04 PM	1.01 m (3.30 ft)
	High	7:03 PM	1.92 m (6.29 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	1:49 AM	0.60 m (1.98 ft)
	High	8:06 AM	1.84 m (6.04 ft)
	Low	1:55 PM	0.89 m (2.93 ft)
	High	8:01 PM	2.01 m (6.59 ft)
Friday, November 6	Low	2:33 AM	0.57 m (1.86 ft)
	High	8:47 AM	1.92 m (6.29 ft)
	Low	2:38 PM	0.78 m (2.56 ft)
	High	8:50 PM	2.08 m (6.83 ft)
Saturday, November 7	Low	3:10 AM	0.56 m (1.84 ft)
	High	9:24 AM	2.00 m (6.55 ft)
	Low	3:17 PM	0.69 m (2.26 ft)
	High	9:33 PM	2.13 m (6.98 ft)
Sunday, November 8	Low	3:45 AM	0.59 m (1.92 ft)
	High	10:00 AM	2.07 m (6.79 ft)
	Low	3:55 PM	0.63 m (2.07 ft)
	High	10:14 PM	2.14 m (7.01 ft)
Monday, November 9	Low	4:17 AM	0.63 m (2.06 ft)
	High	10:34 AM	2.13 m (6.98 ft)
	Low	4:33 PM	0.61 m (1.99 ft)
	High	10:52 PM	2.12 m (6.95 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	4:49 AM	0.69 m (2.25 ft)
	High	11:09 AM	2.16 m (7.09 ft)
	Low	5:10 PM	0.62 m (2.03 ft)
	High	11:30 PM	2.07 m (6.80 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	5:22 AM	0.75 m (2.47 ft)
	High	11:43 AM	2.16 m (7.09 ft)
	Low	5:48 PM	0.65 m (2.14 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	12:07 AM	2.01 m (6.60 ft)
	Low	5:55 AM	0.83 m (2.71 ft)
	High	12:17 PM	2.12 m (6.97 ft)
	Low	6:25 PM	0.70 m (2.31 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	12:44 AM	1.93 m (6.35 ft)
	Low	6:29 AM	0.91 m (2.98 ft)
	High	12:52 PM	2.06 m (6.75 ft)
	Low	7:05 PM	0.76 m (2.50 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	1:23 AM	1.85 m (6.06 ft)
	Low	7:04 AM	0.99 m (3.25 ft)
	High	1:29 PM	1.97 m (6.47 ft)
	Low	7:48 PM	0.82 m (2.69 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	2:06 AM	1.76 m (5.77 ft)
	Low	7:45 AM	1.07 m (3.53 ft)
	High	2:09 PM	1.88 m (6.17 ft)
	Low	8:37 PM	0.87 m (2.86 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	2:55 AM	1.67 m (5.48 ft)
	Low	8:35 AM	1.15 m (3.76 ft)
	High	2:55 PM	1.80 m (5.90 ft)
	Low	9:37 PM	0.91 m (2.97 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	3:54 AM	1.60 m (5.26 ft)
	Low	9:43 AM	1.19 m (3.91 ft)
	High	3:51 PM	1.74 m (5.71 ft)
	Low	10:49 PM	0.90 m (2.97 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	5:10 AM	1.58 m (5.19 ft)
	Low	11:04 AM	1.18 m (3.88 ft)
	High	5:00 PM	1.72 m (5.64 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	12:02 AM	0.86 m (2.81 ft)
	High	6:29 AM	1.62 m (5.33 ft)
	Low	12:17 PM	1.12 m (3.66 ft)
	High	6:17 PM	1.76 m (5.77 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	1:01 AM	0.78 m (2.56 ft)
	High	7:26 AM	1.71 m (5.62 ft)
	Low	1:15 PM	1.01 m (3.32 ft)
	High	7:22 PM	1.85 m (6.05 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	1:50 AM	0.70 m (2.28 ft)
	High	8:11 AM	1.82 m (5.99 ft)
	Low	2:04 PM	0.89 m (2.94 ft)
	High	8:15 PM	1.96 m (6.41 ft)
Sunday, November 22	Low	2:34 AM	0.62 m (2.04 ft)
	High	8:52 AM	1.95 m (6.40 ft)
	Low	2:49 PM	0.78 m (2.54 ft)
	High	9:04 PM	2.07 m (6.79 ft)
Monday, November 23	Low	3:15 AM	0.57 m (1.86 ft)
	High	9:33 AM	2.08 m (6.82 ft)
	Low	3:33 PM	0.66 m (2.18 ft)
	High	9:52 PM	2.17 m (7.12 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	3:58 AM	0.54 m (1.79 ft)
	High	10:14 AM	2.19 m (7.18 ft)
	Low	4:18 PM	0.57 m (1.88 ft)
	High	10:39 PM	2.24 m (7.35 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	4:41 AM	0.56 m (1.82 ft)
	High	10:57 AM	2.27 m (7.44 ft)
	Low	5:04 PM	0.50 m (1.65 ft)
	High	11:27 PM	2.27 m (7.43 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	5:25 AM	0.60 m (1.97 ft)
	High	11:40 AM	2.30 m (7.55 ft)
	Low	5:52 PM	0.46 m (1.53 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	12:17 AM	2.24 m (7.34 ft)
	Low	6:11 AM	0.68 m (2.22 ft)
	High	12:26 PM	2.29 m (7.50 ft)
	Low	6:42 PM	0.46 m (1.51 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	1:07 AM	2.15 m (7.07 ft)
	Low	6:59 AM	0.77 m (2.53 ft)
	High	1:13 PM	2.23 m (7.32 ft)
	Low	7:35 PM	0.49 m (1.62 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	2:01 AM	2.03 m (6.67 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	7:50 AM	0.88 m (2.87 ft)

This water today

The tide at Lerwick is falling toward a low of 1.2 m (4.0 ft) at 1:24 PM. Sunset is 5:42 PM, 97 minutes before the high at 7:19 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk. The highest tide on this page is 2.3 m (7.6 ft) on Thursday, November 26, in 37 days. That is 0.6 m (2.0 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. That is 7 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Tuesday, October 20, 2026. That is today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Lerwick. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 68% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:56 AM and sunset is 5:42 PM. The tides are a low of 1.0 m (3.2 ft) at 12:53 AM, a high of 1.6 m (5.1 ft) at 7:31 AM, a low of 1.2 m (4.0 ft) at 1:24 PM, and a high of 1.7 m (5.5 ft) at 7:19 PM. The high at 7:31 AM is 25 minutes before sunrise. The high at 7:19 PM is 97 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 12°C, wind 25 kn SE, rain 1.0 mm, waves 2.4 m (7.9 ft), pressure 1019 hPa (30.09 in), falling. That forecast is rough water.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 77% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:58 AM and sunset is 5:39 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 2:06 AM, a high of 1.6 m (5.4 ft) at 8:35 AM, a low of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) at 2:24 PM, and a high of 1.8 m (5.8 ft) at 8:26 PM. The high at 8:35 AM is 37 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 23 kn SE, rain 2.6 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 85% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:01 AM and sunset is 5:36 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 m (2.4 ft) at 2:54 AM, a high of 1.7 m (5.7 ft) at 9:17 AM, a low of 1.0 m (3.1 ft) at 3:07 PM, and a high of 1.9 m (6.2 ft) at 9:14 PM. The high at 9:17 AM is 76 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 10°C, wind 10 kn NW, rain 2.9 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 92% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:03 AM and sunset is 5:33 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 m (2.1 ft) at 3:34 AM, a high of 1.9 m (6.1 ft) at 9:53 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 3:44 PM, and a high of 2.0 m (6.6 ft) at 9:55 PM. The high at 9:53 AM is 110 minutes after sunrise. The low at 3:44 PM is 109 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 19 kn SE, rain 2.1 mm.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 97% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:06 AM and sunset is 5:31 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 4:10 AM, a high of 2.0 m (6.4 ft) at 10:28 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 4:20 PM, and a high of 2.1 m (6.9 ft) at 10:35 PM. The low at 4:20 PM is 71 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 24 kn SE, rain 8.1 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 1.24 m (4.06 ft)
Mean high water: 1.88 m (6.18 ft)
Mean low water: 0.65 m (2.13 ft)
Mean sea level: 1.25 m (4.11 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, lowest astronomical tide. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 5:36 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:25 AM
Dawn: 7:14 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:14 AM to 7:30 AM
Golden hour, morning: 7:30 AM to 8:58 AM
Sunrise: 7:57 AM
Solar noon: 12:49 PM
Golden hour, evening: 4:40 PM to 6:08 PM
Sunset: 5:41 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:08 PM to 6:24 PM
Dusk: 6:24 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:12 PM
Last light: 8:01 PM
Day length: 9 hours 44 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 67% lit
Moonrise: 4:35 PM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Tuesday 12°C
Rain
25 kn SE · Rain 1.0 mm · 1019 hPa (30.09 in), falling · Waves 2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Wednesday 11°C
Rain
23 kn SE · Rain 2.6 mm
Thursday 10°C
Rain
10 kn NW · Rain 2.9 mm
Friday 11°C
Rain
19 kn SE · Rain 2.1 mm
Saturday 11°C
Rain
24 kn SE · Rain 8.1 mm

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Boat ramps

Prince Olav Slipway5.1 mi

Marinas

Lerwick Boating Clubunder 0.1 mi
Lerwick Sea Scoutsunder 0.1 mi

Beaches

Bain's Beachunder 0.1 mi
Ministers' Beach4.9 mi
Meal Beach7.5 mi

Parks

King Harald Street Playpark0.4 mi
Gilbertson Park0.6 mi
Seafield Park1.0 mi
Fraser Park4.8 mi

Nature reserves

Noss National Nature Reserve3.9 mi

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