Coast and Sea

Tide Tables

Predicted times and heights for more than 500 locations around the UK.

Tidal information supplied by the UK Hydrographic Office.

Inshore Waters

Specialist forecasts for coastal waters, up to 12 nautical miles offshore, around the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Strong winds warnings in 12 regions

Summary

High pressure centred over the North Sea will drift slowly eastwards over the next few days, bringing mainly southeasterly winds through Thursday, veering southwesterly on Friday. Fog patches will affect southwestern waters for a time with isolated thunderstorms across some southern and western areas.

Shipping Forecast

The world’s longest running continuous weather forecast, the Shipping Forecast offers specialist forecasts for 31 sea areas covering the waters around the British Isles.

Gale warning in 1 region

The general synopsis at midnight

High Forties 1029 expected German Bight 1025 by midnight tonight

Extended Outlook

Longer-term forecasts, covering three days beyond the 24-hour Shipping Forecast, for three broad sea areas around the British Isles.

High Seas

Specialist forecasts including wind, sea state and visibility for 13 sea areas within the North Atlantic region known as METAREA I.

The general synopsis at 08:00 UTC on 28th May

At 280000UTC, low 48 north 42 west 991 expected 49 north 40 west 989 by 300000UTC.

Coast & Sea information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

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