Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Saturday 25 April 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 11:30 (UTC+1) on Sat 25 Apr 2026 for the period 13:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 25 Apr 2026 to 13:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 26 Apr 2026 .

There are warnings of gales in Fisher.

The general synopsis at 0600

New high expected Dogger 1027 by 0600 Sunday. High northern Iberia 2022 dissipating

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

North 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

North Utsire, South Utsire

Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6,becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southeast 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher

Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Mainly fair. Good

German Bight

Northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate. Mainly fair. Good

Humber

North or northwest veering east 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor

Thames

Variable becoming mainly east, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor

Dover, Wight, Portland, East Plymouth

Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in Portland and Plymouth. Mainly fair. Mainly good

West Plymouth, Biscay

Variable, mainly northerly or northwesterly, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar (issued 2315 UTC)

Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in northwest and 6 later in southeast. Mainly moderate. Showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Variable 2 to 4, but northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 in southeast. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, South Irish Sea

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later. Showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor except Sole

North Irish Sea

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 to 6 later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later. Fair. Moderate or good

Shannon

South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Rockall

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming south or southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Malin

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in east. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Hebrides, Bailey

East or southeast becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in north. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Northerly or northeasterly veering southerly or southeasterly later, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later