Shipping Forecasts

Our Top Sites

The following sites offer the most current and accurate inshore and offshore shipping reports on the Internet with the latest boating conditions and tide times to plan a safe and enjoyable sailing or fishing trip.

Marinecall

With Marinecall you can subscribe for unlimited access to Met Office marine weather forecasts for any sea area during your subscription period. Marinecall provides inshore forecasts 10-day UK inshore forecasts contain 48-hour inshore waters forecast followed by a detailed 5-day weather forecast taken from Met Office Atmospheric Weather Model for the site you select. The system is updated 3 times daily. National weather follows for days 6-10. Offshore Forecasts 10-day UK offshore forecasts conta View Site »

BBC Weather

Reliable information from the BBC. This site provides UK and worldwide weather forecasts, pollen forecasts, shipping reports, gardening forecast, holiday weather, weather information, pollution meter, sun index, sunset and rise times and much more. You can even click a button to listen to the shipping forecast. View Site »

Met Office

The UK national weather service. They operate a network of weather observing sites, specializing in the provision of information to the armed forces. Visit the site for weather data and forecasts, including UK, world and city forecasts, weather warnings, UV index, charts, marine information and satellite imagery. View Site »

Yachting and Boating World

An informative site providing you with weather and tide information. Select a marina or headland from the list for detailed location weather, take a look at the inshore waters forecast, shipping forecasts and 14 day tide timetables. Also available are synoptic charts, 24 hour forecasts and 5 day forecasts. View Site »

Online Weather

This site provides forecasts for the UK and the rest of the world. Select your region of interest to get a five day weather prediction. This includes high and low temperatures. You can also access tidal times and heights for many locations across the coast of the UK and Ireland. View Site »

Weather Online

Worldwide, UK and Europe specific weather forecasts. All major cities are listed and have high and low temperature readings as well as a small description of the cloud cover and precipitation for today and the next two days. The site includes UK and worldwide inshore and offshore shipping forecasts. View Site »

WCS Marine

This site has a host of services, designed to help you get the most of your sailing, whether for business or pleasure. Forecasts cover the whole of the UK, France, Bay of Biscay, Portugal, Spain, the Balearics and Monaco. Short term and five day forecasts are available. View Site »

National Data Buoy Center, The (NDBC)

NDBC develops, operates, and maintains a network of buoy and C-MAN stations. Their virtual tour will give you an overview of what they do, the facilities, measurements collected, and the use of these data. Go online for station information, status reports and to find out more about NDBC services. View Site »

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