To customise your experience, sign in or sign up:

Remember me

Please upgrade your browser to view our current wind and swell buoy map. You will be able to use Bigsalty Weather to its full potential.

Using the current weather map

Overview
The live wind map shows the current wind state of UK + Ireland. Click or tap the arrows to reveal the data panel and the exact times of the readings. Zoom in by scrolling your mouse within the map area. Move by clicking and dragging.

Swell data
Click on the 'Swell Buoy' tab above the map. If you are using a mobile web browser, you can see this by clicking on the 'Toggle Wind / Swell Buoys' tab. Tap on the icons for more info.

Graph data
Clicking on the location icons will reveal a graph panel. Each graph panel has several data views that can be seen by clicking on the sub menu within the panel.

Units of measurement
The units used will be determined by the defaults set on your account when logged in.

Oops! There has been a problem

It looks like something went wrong loading the data, please check your internet connection. If the problem persists, please let us know.

Wind
Temp
Swell / Water
Weather

Where's going off tomorrow nationally [change?]

Whitsand Bay (Cornwall)

< SWIPE >
Wind Gust Wave Period Rain Cloud Temp Chill Wave Rating
01:00
5.2kts
5.4kts
0.5m
9.1sec
0mm
0%
11°C
11°C
04:00
5.1kts
4.9kts
0.4m
9.5sec
0mm
0%
11°C
11°C
07:00
6.3kts
6.8kts
0.4m
11.2sec
0mm
0%
11°C
11°C
10:00
9.4kts
10.2kts
0.8m
3.8sec
0mm
0%
19°C
16°C
13:00
8.1kts
9kts
0.9m
4.4sec
0mm
0%
23°C
19°C
16:00
3.1kts
7.7kts
0.8m
4.6sec
0mm
0%
20°C
18°C

First light: 05:39-06:14 / Last light: 20:24-21:00

General info

Suitability intermediate, advanced
Beach faces SW
Best wind NW, SE, WNW, ESE, SSE

Alternatives choices

The Maze, Kimmeridge, Bloody Foreland
×

Select Criteria

Search radius:

Permission to use current location:

Choose search type:

Bigsalty Watchlist

Not set a watchlist?

Sign up for free and get setup

Sign up

On Watch

Shipping Forecast

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 21 AUGUST TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW 300 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 1006 EXPECTED 100 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 998 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH MID-ATLANTIC 1030 EXPECTED 200 MILES WEST OF SHANNON WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHEAST DOGGER, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER EXCEPT IN DOGGER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHEAST DOGGER. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER

NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES DOVER

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTH OR NORTHWEST, VEERING NORTHEAST LATER, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

NORTHWEST VEERING NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTH AND EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHWEST FITZROY

NORTHERLY AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 IN WEST. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS IN WEST, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER IN FAR WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST

NORTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTH VEERING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN LUNDY AND FASTNET, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN LUNDY. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

IRISH SEA

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT FIRST IN EAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON

NORTH VEERING NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTH BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

BAILEY

WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 4 OR 5. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING WESTERLY LATER IN WEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAEROES

NORTHWEST, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND