Inshore Waters Areas. See clickable links below.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis to Lands End including Isles of Scilly
Lands End to St Davids Head including Bristol Channel
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Isle of Man
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including Firth of Clyde and North Channel
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including Outer Hebrides
The Minch
Shetland Isles
The Channel Islands
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We publish a detailed Inshore Waters forecast for 19 areas around the coast of the UK twice a day, at 0500 and 1700.
18 areas, excluding Shetland, cover up to 12 miles offshore and consist of a 24 hour forecast followed by an outlook for the following 24 hours.
The forecast for Shetland covers up to 60 miles offshore and consists of a 12 hour forecast followed by an outlook for the following 12 hours.
The date and time of issue is given for each forecast.
The 19 area Inshore Waters forecast is broadcast on Radio 4 at approximately 0526 (local time).
A 24 hour forecast with only 9 areas is broadcast after the main shipping forecast at approximately 0053 (local time). This is updated with the issue of strong wind warnings. These are not broadcast on Radio 4 but via local radio and Coastguard stations.
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