Coast and Sea
Inshore waters and strong winds
General situation
A ridge of high pressure will build across the British Isles through Saturday night. The strong westerly or northwesterly winds will ease and most areas will enjoy a spell of fair weather during Sunday.
Issued at: .
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore for the period 18:00 (UTC) on Sat 13 Jun 2026 to 18:00 (UTC) on Sun 14 Jun 2026
Inshore waters and strong winds map
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney (1)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly veering northerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far northwest and smooth at times until later in Moray Firth.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northerly veering easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 later, occasionally 2 for a time in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, but variable 3 or less at times in Firth of Forth.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight for a time.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less in firth Forth and elsewhere later, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Forth.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West veering northwest then north later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West veering northwest 3 to 5, then mainly north 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate offshore.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, becoming mainly east 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in northeast, becoming variable 3 or less later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Thames estuary.
- Weather
- Showers in north.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less at first in south, otherwise northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming mainly easterly 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in north, but smooth of slight in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Westerly 3 to 5, veering northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming easterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeast later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeast 2 to 4, backing east 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate for a time later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable, 2 to 4, becoming mainly east or southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, but smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Mainly east becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5, occasionally 2 at first and later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight at first in east, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Bristol Channel.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Mainly east becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 2 at first and later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth at times in Bristol Channel.
- Weather
- Drizzle and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, veering mainly northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in south.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeasterly veering easterly then southeasterly later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Isle of Man (12)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming east or southeast 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough at first in north, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming east or southeast 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel (14)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4 later in North Channel.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4, veering northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west, and smooth later in sheltered east.
- Weather
- Showers, fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly veering easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, but variable 3 or less at first in south.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
The Minch (16)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, veering northerly 3 to 5, then northeasterly later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but rough at first near south entrance, occasionally smooth in central areas.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in central areas.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, veering northerly 3 to 5, then northeasterly later.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northeast veering east later 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first and later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but slight at first in east.
- Weather
- Showers, fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Valid Saturday 13 Jun 2026 at 1800 UTC until Sunday 14 Jun 2026 at 0600 UTC
General situation
Complex low pressure over Scandinavia and high pressure centred to the northwest of the UK brings a northerly flow for Shetland Waters.
Forecast
- Wind
- Northerly 2 to 4 increasing 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but slight in sheltered waters east of shetland at first.
- Weather
- Showers
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Sunday 14 Jun until 1800 UTC on Sunday 14 Jun
- Wind
- North 5 or 6, occasionally 4 in west later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Channel Islands (19)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 1 to 3, locally variable at first, veering east by dawn, locally 4 at times, backing northeast 3 to 4 by midday, increasing 4 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight with a low swell.
- Weather
- A risk of mist or fog patches in the south at first.
- Visibility
- Good, perhaps locally poor or very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East to northeast 4 to 5, veering southeast 2 to 3 around midday, then veering west to northwest 3 to 4 later, perhaps locally 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, perhaps briefly moderate mid-channel around dawn, with a low swell at first.
- Weather
- Scattered showers developing from Monday morning, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, perhaps occasionally moderate.
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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