Inshore waters forecast and strong winds
Issued by the Met Office at
Inshore waters forecast to 12 miles offshore
00:00 (UTC) on Sat 3 Oct 2026 to 00:00 (UTC) on Sun 4 Oct 2026
General situation
Low pressure near Shetland will move away north or northeast on Saturday as high pressure builds into the southern UK. This high will drift southwest during Sunday as deep areas of low pressure tracking past Iceland drive fronts over the UK and surrounding waters.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: Westerly backing southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later in west. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west. Showers. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first. Slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: South or southwest 5 or 6 veering west 4 or 5, backing southwest later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first. Rain at first. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north. Smooth or slight. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: South or southwest 5 or 6 veering west or northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first. Rain for a time. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or 4 becoming southwest 4 or 5. Smooth or slight. Rain later in north. Moderate or good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast: Southwesterly 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in north. Rain for a time. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or 4 becoming westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Mainly good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Rain for a time. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Mainly good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in west. Rain for a time. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable becoming west 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Mainly good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
24 hour forecast: Southwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Rain for a time. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable becoming west or southwest 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Mainly fair. Mainly good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast: Cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Rain at first. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in northwest. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in northwest. Rain later in north. Moderate or good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast: Northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4, becoming south or southwest later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Rain at first. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first. Smooth or slight. Rain later. Moderate or good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast: West or northwest backing south or southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers at first. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: South or southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast: West 4 or 5, backing west or southwest 3 or 4, backing south or southwest 3 to 5 later. Moderate, becoming slight. Fair. Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southwest 4 or 5, veering northwest 3 or 4 later. Slight occasionally moderate. Isolated rain. Mainly good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: Westerly backing southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in west. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel
24 hour forecast: West backing south or southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: South or southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: West 4 or 5 backing south or southwest 5 or 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: South or southwest 5 or 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
The Minch - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: West 4 or 5 backing south or southwest 5 to 7. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: South or southwest 5 to 7. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: West 4 or 5 backing south or southwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: South or southwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles - Strong wind warning
24 hour forecast: Cyclonic 5 or 6 at first in northwest, otherwise southerly veering westerly 4 to 6, backing southwesterly later. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Good, moderate or poor at first.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland - Strong wind warning
Valid Saturday 03 Oct 2026 at 0000 UTC until Saturday 03 Oct 2026 at 1200 UTC
General situation: A weather front clears northeast early on Saturday morning followed by a weak ridge of high pressure on Saturday morning.
Forecast: Southerly veering westerly 4 to 6, cyclonic at first in northwest. backing southwesterly later. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Good, moderate or poor at first.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Saturday 03 Oct until 0000 UTC on Sunday 04 Oct: Southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast: Variable or northeasterly 1 to 3, increasing 2 to 4 from mid afternoon. Smooth or slight,with a low swell. Fair or fine. Good or very good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours: North to northeast 2 to 4, locally variable 1 to 2 mid-channel at times, generally decreasing 2 to 3 by dawn Sunday, backing 2 to 4 north to northwest from midday. Smooth or slight, with a low swell. Risk of mist or fog patches near french coast at first. Good or very good, perhaps poor or very poor.