Inshore waters forecast and strong winds

General situation

A slack low pressure over the United Kingdom will bring light or moderate winds, but strong at first in north, with occasional rain or showers. The showers may be thundery at times and some fog patches will develop in south and east.

Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong wind warning

24 hour forecast: Northeast 4 to 6 becoming variable 3 or less, then cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Moray Firth and rough in northwest. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed

24 hour forecast: Northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later. Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or less, becoming southwest, veering west or northwest later, 3 or 4. Slight occasionally smooth. Showers. Good.

Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby

24 hour forecast: Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 3 to 5. Smooth becoming slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less, then south or southwest 2 to 4 later. Mainly moderate becoming slight. Showers. Good.

Whitby to Gibraltar Point

24 hour forecast: Southeast becoming cyclonic, 2 to 4, then north or northeast 4 or 5 later. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 later. Slight, occasionally moderate at first. Showers. Good.

Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

24 hour forecast: Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. Smooth or slight. Rain or thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in northeast. Thundery showers and fog patches at first. Good, occasionally very poor at first.

North Foreland to Selsey Bill

24 hour forecast: Easterly veering southwesterly, 2 to 4. Smooth occasionally slight. Rain or thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southwesterly veering northeasterly, 2 to 4. Smooth, becoming slight in east. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches at first, fair later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

24 hour forecast: Variable 4 or less, becoming southwest 2 or 3. Smooth, occasionally slight at first. Rain or thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southwest 2 or 3, becoming variable 3 or less. Smooth. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor.

Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, becoming west or southwest 2 to 4. Smooth in northeast, slight in southwest. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: West or southwest 2 to 4 becoming variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 later. Smooth in northeast, slight in southwest. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 later. Smooth or slight. Rain or showers, thundery later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 4 or less, becoming north or northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, becoming north or northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor.

Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, becoming northeast 3 or 4. Smooth occasionally slight. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northeast 3 or 4, veering east 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less, then northwest 3 to 5 later. Smooth or slight. Showers, fair later. Good.

Isle of Man

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, becoming north or northeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Rain, becoming fair later. Good, occasionally moderate or poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northeast 2 to 4, becoming variable, then northerly later. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good.

Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

24 hour forecast: Variable 4 or less, becoming north or northeast 2 to 4 later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in northwest. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northeast backing west or northwest, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far northwest. Showers. Good.

Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less becoming northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northeasterly backing northwesterly, 2 to 4, becoming variable for a time. Smooth or slight. Showers. Good.

Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point

24 hour forecast: North or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, but smooth at times in sheltered east. Rain or showers, fair later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North backing west or northwest, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, but smooth at times in sheltered southeast. Showers. Good.

The Minch - Strong wind warning

24 hour forecast: Northeast 4 to 6, backing north or northwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth south of skye and rough at first in north. Rain or showers at first. Good, occasionally poor at first.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northwest 3 to 5, backing west or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north. Showers. Good.

Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong wind warning

24 hour forecast: Northeast 4 to 6, backing north or northwest 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming slight in southeast. Rain or showers at first. Good, occasionally poor at first.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northwest 3 to 5, backing west or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Moderate, occasionally slight. Showers. Good.

Shetland Isles - Strong wind warning

24 hour forecast: Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or less, then west or southwest 4 to 6 later. Moderate, becoming slight in southeast and rough later in far north. Showers later. Good.

For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland

Valid Saturday 02 May 2026 at 1800 UTC until Sunday 03 May 2026 at 0600 UTC

General situation: A ridge of high pressure lies over Shetland Waters.

Forecast: North or northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight in east later. Fair. Good.

Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Sunday 03 May until 1800 UTC on Sunday 03 May: Variable 2 to 4 becoming west or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast. Mainly fair. Mainly good.

Channel Islands

24 hour forecast: South to southwest 2 to 3, becoming variable 1 to 3 by midnight, perhaps locally 4 to 5 and gusty at times near any thunderstorms. Smooth, locally slight. Isolated showers, perhaps locally heavy and thundery at times near the french coast a risk of mist or fog patches. Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor or very poor at times.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 1 to 3, perhaps west 2 to 4 at first, becoming east to northeast 3 to 4 later. Smooth, locally slight. Isolated showers at first and again later, perhaps locally heavy and thundery near the french coast a risk of mist or fog patches, mainly Monday morning. Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor or very poor at times.