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 band of rain will move east of the British Isles through Wednesday bringing strong winds to the coastal waters and gales to the far north. This will clear southeast on Thursday with a showery air mass later.
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 1800
Atlantic low 994 expected west of Bailey 974 by 1800 Wednesday
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 27th Feb
At 271200UTC, low 66 north 07 west 963 expected 74 north 01 east 960 by 281200UTC. Low 53 north 42 west 996 expected 59 north 21 west 982 by same time. High 64 north 44 west 1011 dissipating by that time. High 40 north 20 west 1038 dissipating.
Coast & Sea information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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