Sailing Weather is being rebuilt as an independent resource for sailors who need to understand marine forecasts before a passage. The earlier website offered personalised forecasts and passage-planning help. Those historic services are not currently available from this new operation.
What you can use today
Our free guides explain a practical pre-departure workflow: identify the right forecast area, check official warnings, read the forecast issue time, compare wind and sea-state information, and look for recent observations. Start with the guides.
What a future briefing would need to include
- Your route, intended departure time, expected speed and realistic diversion options.
- Current forecasts and warnings from the relevant national weather services, with timestamps and source links.
- Wind, gusts, waves, visibility and any local hazards across the whole route.
- Clear uncertainty, an update schedule and a human review before any output is presented as expert advice.
We will not label an automated summary as an expert forecast. Until a service is actually launched, this page is an explanation of our approach—not a booking page or a promise of routing support.
Where to get current forecasts
Use the responsible national service for your sailing area. For example, NOAA/NWS Marine Weather provides US coastal, offshore and high-seas products, including low-bandwidth text formats. The UK Met Office guide explains marine forecast terminology and products. Coverage and warnings vary by region.