Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Monday 29 December 2025

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC) on Mon 29 Dec 2025 for the period 06:00 (UTC) on Mon 29 Dec 2025 to 06:00 (UTC) on Tue 30 Dec 2025 .

There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Fisher and German Bight.

The general synopsis at midnight

New high expected Faeroes 1040 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

West Viking

Northerly 5 to 7. Rough, becoming mainly very rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally moderate

East Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Northerly 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties

Northerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in east. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Showers, perhaps wintry at times. Good, occasionally moderate

Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Northerly or northwesterly, veering northeasterly for a time, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in east Dogger. In northeast Dogger, moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, but elsewhere moderate becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Fisher

Northwest veering north, 6 to gale 8. Rough becoming rough or very rough. Wintry showers in west. Good, occasionally moderate in west

German Bight

Northwest 4 to 6, veering north 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later in east. Showers in east, turning wintry later. Good, occasionally moderate later in east

Humber, Thames

North or northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in Humber and later in Thames. Showers. Good

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in Plymouth. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in Plymouth. Showers later. Good

Biscay

East or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor near shore

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less, then southeasterly 4 or 5 later in far southwest. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate.

FitzRoy

Variable 2 to 4 in south and northeasterly 3 to 5 in north. Moderate, occasionally slight in east. Showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

East or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight in Lundy and north Fastnet. Showers. Good

Irish Sea

East or northeast 3 to 5. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good

Shannon, Rockall, Malin

Northeast veering east, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in Malin. Showers. Good

Hebrides, Bailey

North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in Bailey and later in Hebrides. Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast Hebrides, becoming rough at times later in northeast. Showers. Good

Fair Isle

Northerly or northeasterly, backing northwesterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in east. Mainly fair. Good

Faeroes

Northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then west 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Southeast Iceland

Easterly becoming variable, 2 to 4, then becoming westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good