Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Friday 30 October 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC) on Fri 30 Oct 2026 for the period 06:00 (UTC) on Fri 30 Oct 2026 to 06:00 (UTC) on Sat 31 Oct 2026.

There are warnings of gales in Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, and Faeroes.

The general synopsis at midnight

High Germany 1032 expected German Bight 1034 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 for a time. Moderate. Fair. Good

South Utsire

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Forties, Cromarty

South 3 to 5, occasionally 6 for a time, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Cromarty. Fair. Good

Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Southerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate for a time in north Forth. Fair. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher

Westerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in the northeast. Slight. Fair. Good

German Bight, Humber

Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

East or southeast, 3 to 5. Smooth or slight in Thames and Dover, elsewhere slight or moderate. Fair. Good, occasionally poor in Thames and Dover

Biscay

Variable becoming mainly east or northeast, 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight at first in east. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)

In south, in east, easterly 5 to 7, in west, variable 3 or less . In north, variable becoming mainly easterly or northeasterly later, 2 to 4. Mainly moderate. Fair. In south, good. In north, good.

Southeast FitzRoy

Variable 3 or 4, becoming northeasterly 4 or 5. Moderate, occasionally rough. Fair. Good

Northwest FitzRoy, West Sole

Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain. Moderate or good

East Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Moderate or rough in east Sole and Fastnet, slight or moderate in Lundy and Irish Sea. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Shannon, Rockall

Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Rockall, becoming variable 3 or 4. Rough or very rough, becoming rough later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Malin, Hebrides

South or southeast 6 to gale 8, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5, then variable 4 or less later. Rough or very rough, becoming rough later. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Cyclonic becoming northwest, 5 to 7. Backing southwest 3 to 5 later. Very rough, becoming rough later. Rain. Moderate or good

Fair Isle

Southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time in west, becoming cyclonic 4 or 5 later, then variable 3 or less later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough for a time in the west. Rain later in the west. Moderate or good

Faeroes

Southerly becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 for a time, becoming southwest 3 to 5 later. Rough or very rough, becoming rough later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwest 5 or 6 later. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor