UK Tides - Around Britain tide tables from the UKHO

Weatherwise for Sailing 1 - Weather Basics - Fiona Campbell is the Meteorologist for the British Olympic and America's Cup teams. We are publishing a series of features by her on how better to understand the weather forecasts relevant for sailors and marine sports enthusiasts. [more...]

Weatherwise for Sailing 2 - Shipping Forecasts - The second of these features looks at the well known shipping forecast and its use to sailors.[more]

Weatherwise for Sailing 3 - Useful Maps and Charts - What charts should you be consulting and what can they tell you? [more...]

Surf Travel Trail - Simon Alexander looks at where to go in the world to catch the best weather and the best waves for surfing this January. [more...]

Choosing Your Beach - Brian Cummins looks at how understanding the weather can help you to find the perfect beach.

Surfing Safety - Simon Alexander looks at how you can be safe when you surf.

Surfing Weather - What kind of weather do surfers hope for?

- Shipping Forecast (text and map) - Listen
- Inshore Waters (text and map) - Listen
- Royal Yachting Association - All the advice you need and much more.
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
- Yachting and Boating World
- North Atlantic charts - Look up the ECMWF charts for the North Atlantic.
- Wave watch charts - Look up a map of wave heights.
- UK offshore buoys - Look up UK offshore buoys at the website for the National Data Buoy Center.
- Sea Swell and other charts - A variety of charts available at the National Weather Service website.
- Marine Weather-related sites from the NOAA website.
- The Irish Marine Institute's data buoy observations
- The Met Office's leisure marine list of products and services.