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Pendine (Pembrokeshire)

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Wind Gust Wave Period Rain Cloud Temp Chill Wave Rating
01:00
20.1kts
29.5kts
3.3m
10.2sec
-1mm
-1%
12°C
12°C
04:00
20.7kts
30.3kts
3.3m
10.4sec
0.4mm
29%
11°C
11°C
07:00
20kts
26.5kts
3.5m
10.5sec
2.2mm
38%
12°C
11°C
10:00
18.2kts
24.9kts
3.3m
11sec
1.6mm
41%
13°C
13°C
13:00
18.5kts
24.4kts
3.1m
11.4sec
2mm
22%
15°C
14°C
16:00
21.4kts
27.7kts
3.2m
12sec
0.3mm
3%
14°C
14°C

First light: 04:14-05:00 / Last light: 21:32-22:19

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Beach faces SSE
Best wind W, SW, WSW

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Shipping Forecast

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 04 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 04 JUNE TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 05 JUNE 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN THAMES DOVER SOLE FASTNET SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN AND BAILEY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW MALIN 980 EXPECTED NORTH OF FAEROES 985 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES

SOUTH VEERING WEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTH 3 TO 5 VEERING WEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE, BUT IN DOGGER MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, VEERING WEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST, BECOMING SLIGHT IN WEST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7, VEERING WEST 4 OR 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST PORTLAND. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY FITZROY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN WEST FITZROY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS AT FIRST, RAIN LATER IN NORTHWEST FITZROY. GOOD, BECOMING POOR LATER IN NORTHWEST FITZROY

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN LUNDY, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOLE. IN SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. IN SHANNON VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH, BUT IN ROCKALL ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BUT 4 TO 6 IN MALIN, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN HEBRIDES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND