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.
Summary
A brief ridge of high pressure will cross the United Kingdom from the southwest. A deepening, Atlantic low will move northeast towards Scotland during Saturday, and deepen rapidly, to bring gales or severe gales to most waters, and probable storm force winds to some northern waters into Sunday morning.
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 midday
Low Fair Isle 983 expected Norwegian Sea 980 by midday tomorrow. New low expected Rockall 990 by same time. High 100 miles west of Fitzroy 1028, slow-moving, dissipating
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 3rd Apr
At 030000UTC, low 61 north 36 west 978 expected 62 north 35 west 980 by 040000UTC. New lows expected 49 north 22 west 1005, 64 north 13 west 985 and 64 north 01 west 977 by same time.
Coast & Sea information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Time displayed in UTC (GMT). When the UK is observing British Summer Time (BST), add an hour. For more information, please see FAQs.
