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 4 regions

Summary

High pressure centred over the Irish Sea will drift slowly eastwards to lie over the North Sea tomorrow. This will bring mostly light or moderate winds and settled conditions, however. A moderate to strong, mainly southerly flow, will then develop across some northern and eastern waters on Tuesday into Wednesday, with occasional rain or showers in the northwest.

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 midday

High Irish Sea 1023 expected Humber 1028 by midday 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 20:00 UTC on 10th Aug

At 101200UTC. Low 52 north 33 west 988 expected 53 north 29 west 991 by 111200UTC

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

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