Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Thursday 29 October 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC) on Thu 29 Oct 2026 for the period 06:00 (UTC) on Thu 29 Oct 2026 to 06:00 (UTC) on Fri 30 Oct 2026.

There are warnings of gales in Shannon, Rockall, and Bailey.

The general synopsis at midnight

High Germany 1030 slowly moving north with little change 1031 by midnight tonight. New low expected Rockall 1009 by same time.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Westerly or southwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. Showers at first. Moderate or good

South Utsire

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less. Slight or moderate. Showers at first. Moderate or good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

South or southwest, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Forth, Tyne and Dogger. Showers at first. Moderate or good

Fisher, German Bight, Humber

West or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight in Humber, elsewhere slight or moderate. Drizzle at first. Moderate or good

Thames, Dover, Wight

Variable 3 or less, becoming east or southeast 2 to 4 in Wight, and later elsewhere. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in Wight. Drizzle at first. Moderate or good

Portland, Plymouth

Southeasterly 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Biscay

Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later in south. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in west and slight later in east. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)

In south, in west, easterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, in east, easterly 5 to 7. In north, variable 2 to 4. In south, moderate, occasionally rough at first. in north, moderate, occasionally rough at first. In south, showers in west. In north, mainly fair. In south, good. In north, good.

Southeast FitzRoy

Variable 3 or 4. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Moderate or good

Northwest FitzRoy, West Sole

Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain. Moderate or good

East Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southerly or southwesterly backing southeasterly, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough in east Sole and Fastnet, slight or moderate in Lundy and Irish Sea. Showers. Moderate or good

Shannon, Rockall

Southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Malin, Hebrides

South or southeast 6 or 7, occasionally 5 at first, perhaps gale 8 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first. Rain later. Moderate or good

Bailey

South or southeast, 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Very rough, occasionally rough at first. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

Southwesterly backing southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west. Moderate or rough. Showers at first. Moderate or good

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor