Coast and Sea
Inshore waters and strong winds
General situation
A ridge of high pressure lies across the British Isles Sunday. The strong westerly or northwesterly winds across the east of the country will ease and most areas will enjoy a spell of fair weather, before rain and drizzle approaches from the northwest during Monday.
Issued at: .
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore for the period 06:00 (UTC) on Sun 14 Jun 2026 to 06:00 (UTC) on Mon 15 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 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first 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 then veering southeasterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair, occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate later.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north, but variable 3 or less at times in Firth of Forth.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough near Rattray Head.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4, but northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 at first in east, becoming southeasterly 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Forth.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest veering north, 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, becoming southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later in north.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later in north.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest veering north, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate offshore.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North 2 to 4, veering east or northeast, then veering southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in Thames estuary.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 2 to 4, veering easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, then becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate until later in north, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then becoming northeasterly 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeasterly, veering easterly, then veering southwesterly later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, then occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 2 or 3, becoming east or southeast 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, veering west or southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair then occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate until later in west, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 3 or 4, then west or southwest 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in west.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor at first.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly, veering southeasterly later, 3 to 5, but variable 3 or less until later in far east.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near headlands.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, drizzle and fog patches later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in west.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeasterly becoming cyclonic, then becoming westerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth at times in Bristol Channel.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first, occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor at first.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less becoming northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later near St Davids Head.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near St Davids Head.
- Weather
- Fair then occasionally drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then becoming east or southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair then occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Isle of Man (12)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then becoming east 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4, veering south or southwest later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4, then becoming southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate at first in north, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Fair then occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel (14)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4, then becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near Mull of Kintyre.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in North Channel.
- Weather
- Fair, then occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly veering northerly or northeasterly, then veering easterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
The Minch (16)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in central areas.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeast veering east or southeast, then veering south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight except in north.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeast veering east or southeast, then veering south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Valid Sunday 14 Jun 2026 at 0600 UTC until Sunday 14 Jun 2026 at 1800 UTC
General situation
Northerly flow persisting across Shetland Waters.
Forecast
- Wind
- Northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in east
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but slight in lee shelter of shetland
- Weather
- Mainly fair
- Visibility
- Good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1800 UTC on Sunday 14 Jun until 0600 UTC on Monday 15 Jun
- Wind
- North 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough at first in east, but slight in lee shelter of shetland
- Weather
- Mainly fair
- Visibility
- Good
Channel Islands (19)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East 2 to 3, locally 4 at times, backing for a time northeast 3 to 4 by midday, increasing 4 to 5 mid-afternoon, veering southeast later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight with a low swell.
- Weather
- A risk of mist patches at first.
- Visibility
- Good, perhaps locally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeast 3 to 4, locally variable 1 to 2, then veering west to northwest 4 to 5 mid-afternoon, locally 3 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Scattered showers developing from Monday morning, perhaps thundery, risk of mist or fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, perhaps occasionally moderate, locally poor or very poor.
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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