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 19 regions

Summary

An area of low pressure will move southeastwards across Scotland and then the North Sea during Tuesday. This will bring rain, showers and strong winds to many areas, with gales likely in parts of the north.

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 warnings in 8 regions

The general synopsis at midnight

Low Hebrides 980 expected Dogger 998 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 20:00 UTC on 7th Sep

At 071200UTC, low 61 north 12 west 973 expected 58 north 03 west 990 by 081200UTC. Low 47 north 20 west 1014 expected 47 north 03 west 1008 by same time. High 52 north 35 west 1023 expected 47 north 22 west 1028 by that time. New low expected 74 north 20 west 989 by 091200UTC

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

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