Coast and Sea
Tide Tables
Predicted times and heights for more than 500 locations around the UK.
Tidal information supplied by the UK Hydrographic Office.
Inshore Waters
Specialist forecasts for coastal waters, up to 12 nautical miles offshore, around the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Summary
An area of low pressure will move eastwards across southern England today bringing showers to all areas, and also gales to some English Channel coasts.
Shipping Forecast
The world’s longest running continuous weather forecast, the Shipping Forecast offers specialist forecasts for 31 sea areas covering the waters around the British Isles.
The general synopsis at midnight
Low Shannon 980 expected Thames 984 by midnight tonight
Extended Outlook
Longer-term forecasts, covering three days beyond the 24-hour Shipping Forecast, for three broad sea areas around the British Isles.
High Seas
Specialist forecasts including wind, sea state and visibility for 13 sea areas within the North Atlantic region known as METAREA I.
The general synopsis at 08:00 UTC on 20th Oct
At 200000UTC, 52 north 10 west 980 expected 53 north 03 east 984 by 210000UTC. Low 57 north 08 west expected 59 north 08 west 982 by same time. New low expected 62 north 25 west 1000 by that time. at 200000UTC, low 47 north 43 west 991 expected 43 north 36 west 994 by 210000UTC. New low expected 30 west 47 north 995 by same time.
Coast & Sea information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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