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Weather and tides

The UK Hydrographic Office provide information on tides via their Admiralty Easy Tide service.

The Met Office provide information on the shipping forecast and gale warnings, as well as marine observations.

The MCA publish information for mariners about Maritime Safety Information (MSIs) and NAVTEX. Please see links below:

Please note that, Holyhead broadcasts at 50 minutes past the hour, not 30 minutes as stated. The leaflet will be corrected in due course.
Maritime Safety Information Click here to view
Information about MSI broadcast times and areas (PDF 737 KB).

NAVTEX Click here to view
Weather Forecasts by NAVTEX (PDF 1.03 MB).