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Marine Weather Forecasts via Telephone

Marinecall offers a wide range of Inshore Waters forecasts, Offshore Waters forecasts and European Sailing forecasts from the Met Office.
 
Call from home or your mobile to assist with your planning and preparation.

Marinecall offers highly localised long range and frequently updated Met Office marine weather forecasts for UK Inshore, Offshore and European sea areas.

The marine weather forecasts contain a Met Office 48-hour inshore sea area summary, followed by a Met Office 2-5 day deterministic forecast taken from the Met Office atmoshperic weather model for the local sea area.  This is followed by a Met Office national forecast for days 6-10, and an oulook for the month ahead.  These Marinecall marine weather forecasts are quality controlled by Met Office forecasters and updated four times daily to ensure the latest in local accuracy.

To use Marinecall by telephone dial the number for your sea area and enter the 4-digit code when prompted.  Click here to view the list of 4-digit codes.

Marinecall Inshore Sailing AreasTelephone Number
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head09068 500 451
Rattray Head to Berwick09068 500 452
Berwick to Whitby09068 500 453
Whitby to The Wash09068 500 454
The Wash to North Foreland09068 500 455
North Foreland to Selsey Bill09068 500 456
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis09068 500 457
Lyme Regis to Hartland Point09068 500 458
Hartland Point to St. David's Head09068 500 459
St. David's Head to Colwyn Bay09068 500 460
Colwyn Bay to Mull of Galloway09068 500 461
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre09068 500 462
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan09068 500 463
Ardnamurchan to Cape Wrath09068 500 464
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough09068 500 465
Channel Islands09068 500 432
National Inshore Waters09068 500 450
Marinecall Offshore Sailing AreasTelephone Number
English Channel09068 500 992
Southern North Sea09068 500 991
Irish Sea09068 500 954
Biscay09068 500 953
North West Scotland09068 500 955
Northern North Sea09068 500 985
Marinecall European Sailing AreasTelephone Number
North East France09064 702 501
Northern France09064 702 502
North Brittany09064 702 503
South Brittany09064 702 504
South Biscay09064 702 505
North and West Spain09064 702 506
South West Spain09064 702 507
Portugal09064 702 508

You may key 3 during the forecast to skip forward through the days or periods of forecast.  Calls cost 60p per minute from a UK landline. Calls from mobiles may be subject to network operator surcharges. For details of update times visit our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). For further assistance contact Customer Services 0871 200 3985 (Mon-Fri).

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To find out more about the Met Office Key Performance Targets for accuracy click here