FORECASTS – JERSEY COASTGUARD (VHF Ch.82)

SHIPPING FORECAST

(and any gale or navigational warnings)

0645 (local)       

0745 (local)       

0845 (local)       

1245 (GMT/UTC)

1845 (GMT/UTC)

2245 (GMT/UTC)

 

GALE WARNINGS

 (on receipt and at these times)

0307 (GMT/UTC)

0907 (GMT/UTC)

1507 (GMT/UTC)

2107 (GMT/UTC)

NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS

 (on receipt and at these times)

0433 (GMT/UTC)

0833 (GMT/UTC)

1633 (GMT/UTC)

2033 (GMT/UTC)

WIND INFORMATION

 Speed and Gusts at St Helier VTS

Transmitted on VHF Ch.18

every two minutes

BBC RADIO JERSEY (VHF 88.8 MHz/1026 KHz & DAB)

LOCAL SHIPPING FORECAST:                                 Every day at 0625

LIVE WEATHER FORECAST FROM JERSEY MET: Monday to Friday at 0725, 0825 & 1725

                                                                                     Saturday and Sunday at 0725 and 0825

 

OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCES

Jersey Met site with links to local forecasts  www.gov.je/weather

Port of Jersey website                                     www.ports.je/weather

Wind and wave map for the C I’s                   www.gov.je/Weather/windandwave

NAVTEX –      490 kHz NITON @ 0120 / 0520 / 0920 / 1320 / 1720/2120 GMT

Recorded Forecast 0900 6690022 (charged per min) -two-day forecast with outlook for days 3/4

Marina information boards around the Channel Islands

 

Channel Isles Coastal Tide Directions

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CI’s Tide Direction

S flow in Little Russel Starts HW Dover – 1hr 30
N flow in Little Russel Starts HW Dover + 4hr 30

Alderney Tide Direction

Slack water HW Alderney +2½ hr & LW +2½ hr
The tides run to the NE between Local LW +2½ hr and HW +2½ hr
and to the SW between Local HW +2½ hr and LW +2½ hr

St Ouens Bay Tide Direction

½ flood through Local HW to ½ ebb – N
½ ebb through Local L.W to ½ flood – S
3 Nm West of CORBIERE Tide Direction
Local HW – NE
½ flood – SE
Local LW – SW
½ ebb – NW

GROSNEZ and CONCHIERE Tide Direction

½ flood through Local HW to ½ ebb – NE
½ ebb through Local LW to ½ flood – SW

BRITTANY Coastal Tide Directions

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BRITTANY N Coast Tide Direction

ROSCOFF

E going Starts at:

HW Dover to HW Dover -5hr 30

HW Cherbourg +4 to HW -2

HW Roscoff -5 to HW +2 

W going Starts at:

HW Dover -5hr 30 to HW Dover

HW Cherbourg -2 to HW +4

HW Roscoff +2 to HW -5 

PORT BLANC

E going Starts at:

HW Cherbourg +4 to HW -2

HW Roscoff -5 to HW +2

W going Starts at:

HW Cherbourg -2 to HW +4

HW Roscoff +2 to HW -5 

L’AberWrac’h

E going starts at:

HW Cherbourg +3 to HW -2
HW Brest -5 to HW +2 

W going Starts at:

HW Cherbourg -2 to HW +3
HW Brest +2 to HW -5 

BRITTANY W Coast Tide Direction

CAMARET

N going Starts at

HW Dover -1 to HW Dover +6
HW Cherbourg +1 to HW -4 
HW Brest -5 to HW 

S going Starts at

HW Dover +6 to HW Dover -1
HW Cherbourg -4 to HW +1
HW Brest to HW -5