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 6 regions

Summary

High pressure across southern and eastern parts of the United Kingdom will bring generally settled conditions, although fog patches will affect some eastern coasts. Further north and west an Atlantic frontal system will bring some rain at times, especially to the coastal waters of northwestern Scotland.

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.

The general synopsis at 0600

High Germany 1032 expected German Bight 1034 by 0600 tomorrow

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 30th Oct

At 300000UTC, low 62 north 42 west 968 expected 63 north 38 west 996 by 310000UTC. Lows 55 north 15 west 1007 and low 45 north 20 west 1007 losing their identity by same time. High 51 north 12 east 1032 expected 54 north 08 east 1034 by that time.

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

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