Inshore waters forecast and strong winds

General situation

High pressure over the Irish Sea will decline during the next couple of days and an easterly flow will be established. Light or moderate winds over the coastal waters will become fresh to strong easterly especially in the south. The weather will be mainly fair with occasional rain or showers.

Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney

24 hour forecast: Northwest 3 to 5, veering east or northeast 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in inner Moray Firth and rough in northwest. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: East or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in inner Moray Firth. Showers, fair later. Good.

Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed

24 hour forecast: West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in far north. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or less, becoming east or northeast 3 to 5. Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate. Showers, fair later. Good.

Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby

24 hour forecast: Northwest 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then northeast 2 to 4 later. Smooth or slight. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5. Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate. Showers, fair later. Good.

Whitby to Gibraltar Point

24 hour forecast: North or northwest, veering northeast 2 to 4. Slight. Showers. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northeast 2 to 4, increasing 5. Slight, becoming moderate later. Showers, fair later. Good.

Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

24 hour forecast: Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 2 at first. Smooth or slight. Showers. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first. Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate. Showers, fair later. Good.

North Foreland to Selsey Bill

24 hour forecast: Northerly becoming variable, 2 to 4, then northeasterly 4 or 5. Smooth or slight. Showers. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in west. Slight occasionally smooth, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers, fair later. Good.

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, becoming east or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: East or northeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 later. Slight, occasionally smooth near shore, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers, fair later. Good.

Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly

24 hour forecast: East becoming variable, 2 to 4, then east or northeast 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in lyme bay. Fair. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: East 3 to 5 increasing 5 to 7. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Showers, fair later. Good.

Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less becoming east or northeast 3 to 5. Slight, but smooth in east and moderate in southwest. Fair. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: East or northeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. Slight or moderate, but smooth at first in east and rough later in far southwest. Showers, fair later. Good.

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

24 hour forecast: Variable, mainly north or northeast, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Northeast 2 to 4, veering east, backing northeast later, 4 to 6. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in west. Showers, fair later. Good.

Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway

24 hour forecast: Northwest 2 or 3, becoming variable 3 or less. Smooth. Fair. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or less, becoming northeast 3 or 4, veering east 4 or 5 later. Smooth, becoming mainly slight later. Showers, fair later. Good.

Isle of Man

24 hour forecast: Northwest 2 or 3, veering north, becoming variable later. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 2 or 3, settling east increasing 4 or 5, possibly 6 around south later. Smooth or slight, building slight or moderate. Fair. Good.

Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less becoming northwest, veering north or northeast, 2 to 4. Smooth, but slight or moderate in north. Showers. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northeast 2 to 4 veering east 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, but smooth at first in south and east. Showers. Good.

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

24 hour forecast: Westerly or northwesterly veering northerly, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Showers. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable, mainly northerly, 3 or less, becoming easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5. Smooth or slight. Showers. Good.

Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point

24 hour forecast: Northwest veering north or northeast, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in sheltered southeast. Mainly fair. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northeast 2 to 4, veering east 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in sheltered southeast. Showers, fair later. Good.

The Minch

24 hour forecast: Northwest 2 to 4 veering north or northeast 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth west of skye. Showers. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northeast veering east, 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first west of skye. Showers, fair later. Good.

Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath

24 hour forecast: Northwest 2 to 4 veering north or northeast 4 or 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in north. Showers. Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: North or northeast veering east, 4 or 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in northwest. Showers, fair later. Good.

Shetland Isles

24 hour forecast: Northwest 4 or 5, veering northeast 3 to 5, then east or southeast 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate in east, elsewhere rough, becoming moderate later. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate.

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

Valid Sunday 19 Apr 2026 at 1200 UTC until Monday 20 Apr 2026 at 0000 UTC

General situation: Northwesterly flow covers Shetland Waters

Forecast: Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 later in east Moderate or rough, but slight to east of shetland Rain or showers Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Monday 20 Apr until 1200 UTC on Monday 20 Apr: North or northeast veering east or southeast 3 to 5 Moderate or rough, but slight to the east of shetland Rain or showers at first Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first

Channel Islands

24 hour forecast: Northeast 3 to 4, occasionally 5, veering east 4 to 5 after midnight. Smooth or slight with a low swell at first. Fair or fine. Good or very good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours: East 4 to 5, increasing 5 to 6. Slight to moderate, increasing rather rough mid-channel later. Fair. Good or very good.