Coast and sea
General situation
The British Isles will remain in a mostly southerly flow through today and Saturday, with rain or showers at times across all areas, and fog patches in the northeast.
Issued at:
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore for the period to
Inshore waters forecast and strong winds map
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney (1)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southeast veering southwest later, 2 to 4, but variable 3 or less in Moray Firth.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate west and north of Orkney, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches until later in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor until later in east.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less in Moray Firth at first, otherwise southwest 2 to 4, backing southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate west and north of Orkney, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast veering south or southwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches until later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first in north, backing southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southeast veering southwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, fog patches until later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 2 to 4, backing south or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later in north.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southeast veering west or southwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, fog patches until later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in north.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fair later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly veering westerly or southwesterly later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first in north.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, backing southerly later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain at first, then fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, veering westerly or northwesterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 2 to 4, backing southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West or northwest 2 to 4, backing south or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers at first, then mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or southwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in lyme bay, rough at times west of Lizard Point.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West or southwest 2 to 4, backing south 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in lyme bay, but rough west of Lizard Point.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain or showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in Bristol Channel, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Westerly 3 to 5, backing southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 until later in north, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in Bristol Channel.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain or showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, backing south 5 to 7 becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast veering south or southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in east.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Isle of Man (12)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast 4 or 5, veering west or southwest then decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle, becoming mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, backing south or southeast 5 to 7, veering southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, backing south 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far south.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel (14)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in North Channel, veering southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Clyde.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly 4 to 6 , occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Clyde.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6, veering southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in eastern shelter, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, backing south 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in eastern shelter, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fair for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
The Minch (16)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate in north and south, but smooth of slight in central areas.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, backing south or southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight at first in central areas, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fair for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, occasionally very rough later in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, backing south or southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fair for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles (18)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Valid Friday 07 Nov 2025 at 1800 UTC until Saturday 08 Nov 2025 at 0600 UTC
General situation
A moist southeasterly airstream covers Shetland waters
Forecast
- Wind
- South or southeast 2 to 4
- Sea state
- Moderate
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Saturday 08 Nov until 1800 UTC on Saturday 08 Nov
- Wind
- South or southeast 2 to 4
- Sea state
- Moderate
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor
Channel Islands (19)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West 3 to 4, locally 5 at first, veering northwest 2 to 4 by dawn, backing west later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate mid-channel at first, decreasing smooth to slight with a low swell later.
- Weather
- Isolated showers, dying out by evening.
- Visibility
- Good or very good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West 2 to 4, backing southwest to south 4 to 5 overnight, perhaps occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth to slight, increasing slight to moderate later a low to moderate swell throughout.
- Weather
- Fair of fine, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good or very good.
The inshore waters forecast information
Forecasts for UK inshore waters are issued four times a day and cover a period of 24 hours from 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC.
The coastal waters around the British Isles are divided into 19 areas which extend up to 12 nautical miles offshore.
The forecast contains details of wind direction and force, sea state, weather and visibility.
Strong coastal winds (force 6 or more) are displayed for the first 24 hours of the inshore waters forecast.
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