Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Wednesday 8 July 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 04:05 (UTC+1) on Wed 8 Jul 2026 for the period 06:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 8 Jul 2026 to 06:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 9 Jul 2026.

There are warnings of gales in Fisher.

The general synopsis at midnight

High west of FitzRoy 1024 expected Sole 1022 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 for a time. Slight or moderate. Drizzle. Good, occasionally poor

North Utsire

Westerly or northwesterly, becoming variable, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Drizzle. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in southeast. Drizzle. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty

Westerly becoming variable, 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 4 or 5 later in east Forties. Slight or moderate in Forties, but smooth or slight in Cromarty. Drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Forth, Tyne, Dogger

West becoming variable, 2 to 4. Slight, occasionally smooth in Forth and Tyne and moderate at first in Dogger. Fair. Good

Fisher

Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in northeast. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in west. Mainly fair. Good

German Bight

Northwest 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight later in west. Mainly fair. Good

Humber, Thames

West becoming variable, 2 to 4. Slight, occasionally smooth in west and moderate at first in east Humber. Fair. Good

Dover, Wight, Portland

Variable 4 or less. Smooth or slight in Portland, elsewhere smooth, occasionally slight at first. Fair. Good

Plymouth

North becoming variable, 2 to 4, then north 3 to 5 later. Slight, occasionally smooth in northeast and moderate in southwest. Fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor

Biscay

Variable 4 or less, becoming northeasterly 4 or 5 later in north. Slight, occasionally moderate later in northwest. Thundery showers in south, fog patches in north. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5 in central area, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Slight occasionally moderate. Mainly fair. Good.

FitzRoy, Sole

Variable, mainly northerly, 2 to 4, becoming northerly 4 or 5 later in east, occasionally 6 in FitzRoy. Slight occasionally moderate. Drizzle. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5 for a time in Fastnet. Smooth in Irish Sea, elsewhere smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in southwest Fastnet. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Shannon

Southerly or southwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in northwest. Moderate. Drizzle. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

South or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 except in Malin. Smooth or slight in southeast Malin, elsewhere moderate, occasionally rough except in Malin. Drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in Southeast Iceland. Moderate, occasionally slight in east Fair Isle and just east of faeroe isles. Drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor