Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Monday 13 July 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 23:15 (UTC+1) on Sun 12 Jul 2026 for the period 00:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 13 Jul 2026 to 00:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 14 Jul 2026.

There are warnings of gales in Wight, Portland, and Plymouth.

The general synopsis at 1800

High Fair Isle 1034 slow moving, declining 1032 by 1800 Monday. Low FitzRoy 1010 expected just west of FitzRoy 1011 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate

South Utsire

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Northeasterly, but easterly in west Cromarty, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 except in Cromarty and Forth. Slight in Cromarty and Forth, moderate occasionally slight elsewhere. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate

Fisher, German Bight

North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers in far east. Good, occasionally poor in far east

Humber, Thames

Northeast 4 to 6. Moderate. Fair. Good

Dover

Northeast 5 to 7. Moderate occasionally rough. Fair. Good

Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, decreasing 4 at times later in Plymouth. Moderate or rough. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Biscay

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far northwest. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 in north, variable 2 to 4 in south, becoming northwesterly 4 or 5 later in far southeast. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

FitzRoy

Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north. Moderate, occasionally rough in far north and slight in far southeast. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. In Lundy, slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west, but elsewhere moderate or rough. Thundery showers in Sole and later elsewhere. Good, occasionally moderate

Irish Sea

East or northeast 4 to 6. Slight occasionally moderate. Fair. Good

Shannon

Easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in southeast. Moderate, occasionally rough in southeast and slight in northeast. Fair. Good

Northwest Rockall

Easterly, veering southeasterly later, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Southeast Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in south Hebrides. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Bailey

Variable 2 to 4, but southwesterly 4 or 5 in far north. Moderate, occasionally slight until later. Fair. Good

Fair Isle, Southeast Faeroes

Variable 2 to 4, but easterly 3 to 5 in far southwest Fair Isle. Slight, occasionally moderate later. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate

Northwest Faeroes

Southwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north. Moderate, occasionally rough in north. Fair. Moderate or good