Coast and Sea
Inshore waters and strong winds
General situation
High pressure across southern and eastern parts of the United Kingdom will bring generally settled conditions, although fog patches will affect some coasts. Further north and west a weakening cold front will bring some rain at times, this front then moving southeastwards across England and Wales during Sunday.
Issued at: .
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore for the period 00:00 (UTC) on Sun 1 Nov 2026 to 00:00 (UTC) on Mon 2 Nov 2026
Inshore waters and strong winds map
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney (1)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in north and near Rattray Head, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in north, and also at first near Rattray Head, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming fair later in east.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in west.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West veering north or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain for a time, showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain for a time, fog patches for a time, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, becoming moderate to very poor for a time.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later in north.
- Weather
- Rain for a time later, fog patches for a time mainly in the wash.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor for a time mainly in the wash.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight at first in south, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain for a time at first, then showers later in east.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in west, increasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in east, moderate throughout in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in east, moderate throughout in west.
- Weather
- Showers for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers later, fog patches for a time in severn estuary.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in severn estuary.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 , occasionally 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest veering north or northeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Isle of Man (12)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5, veering northeast 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeast 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in south.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight except in far north.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel (14)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near the Mull of Kintyre.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first near the Mull of Kintyre.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight to the east of islay and jura.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight to the east of islay and jura.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
The Minch (16)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Valid Sunday 01 Nov 2026 at 0000 UTC until Sunday 01 Nov 2026 at 1200 UTC
General situation
A ridge of high pressure will build over Shetland waters on Sunday.
Forecast
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Scattered showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Sunday 01 Nov until 0000 UTC on Monday 02 Nov
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, but slight to the east of shetland.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Mainly good.
Channel Islands (19)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East to northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 5 by dusk.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight with a low swell.
- Weather
- Risk of mist patches near the french coast around dawn.
- Visibility
- Good or very good, perhaps locally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East to northeast 4 to 5, increasing 5 to 6 around dawn.
- Sea state
- Slight to moderate, increasing moderate to rather rough by midday, perhaps rough mid-channel later.
- Weather
- Occasional showers.
- Visibility
- Good or very good, 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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