Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Monday 25 May 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 23:15 (UTC+1) on Sun 24 May 2026 for the period 00:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 25 May 2026 to 00:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 26 May 2026.

There are warnings of gales in Trafalgar.

The general synopsis at 1800

High German Bight 1033 expected netherlands 1031 by 1800 Monday. New high expected Rockall 1030 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

South Utsire

Variable mainly southwesterly, 2 to 4. Slight. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Tyne, Dogger

Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good

Fisher

Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good

German Bight

Southwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good

Humber

South 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good

Thames

Southeast 2 to 4. Smooth. Fair. Good

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

East or northeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 except in Dover. Smooth or slight in Dover and Wight, slight or moderate in Portland and Plymouth. Fair. Good

Biscay

East becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers in south. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar

Easterly 6 to gale 8 in far southeast and variable 3 in far northeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast. Fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor

FitzRoy

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate. Thundery showers in southeast, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Sole

East or northeast 3 to 5. Moderate. Fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor

Lundy, Fastnet

Variable mainly east, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Irish Sea

Variable 2 to 4. Smooth occasionally slight. Fair. Good

Shannon

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later. Drizzle and fog patches in northwest. Good, occasionally very poor in northwest

Rockall, Malin

Southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later, then northwesterly 3 to 5 later in southeast Malin. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east Malin. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Hebrides

Southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in northwest. Occasional rain, fog patches, fair later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Bailey

West or southwest 5 to 7. Rough or very rough. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in southeast. Slight or moderate in southeast, moderate or rough in northwest. Rain and fog patches, fair later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 4 to 6, veering westerly 5 to 7 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor