BBC Shipping Forecast

BBC Shipping Forecast

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BBC Shipping Forecast episodes

  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-29
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-29 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Alan Smith
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: Low Forties 995 expected southern Norway 998 by 1800 Saturday. Low just west of Sole 1000 expected southeast England 998 by same time
    15 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-28
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-28 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Neil Nunes
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: New low expected Forties 994 by 1800 Friday. Low Sole 1004 losing its identity
    12 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-27
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-27 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Alan Smith
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: Low Sole 1002 expected south Irish Sea 1005 by 1800 Thursday
    12 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-26
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-26 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Chris Aldridge
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: Low close to south FitzRoy 1007 expected FitzRoy 1001 by 1800 Wednesday. Low east of Sole 1005 losing its identity
    12 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-25
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-25 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Richard Evans
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: Low Biscay 1006 losing its identity
    13 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-24
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-24 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: John Hammond
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: Low northwest Trafalgar 1002 expected Biscay 1006 by 1800 Monday. High Humber 1026 expected Norwegian Basin 1024 by same time
    15 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-23
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-23 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Kelsey Bennett
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: Low 100 miles west of Trafalgar 999 expected northwest Trafalgar 1002 by 1800 Sunday. High just west of Shannon 1029 expected Humber 1026 by same time
    15 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-22
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-22 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Kelsey Bennett
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: Low 250 miles west of FitzRoy 999 expected 100 miles west of Trafalgar, with little change by 1800 Saturday. High mid-Atlantic 1030 expected just west of Shannon, with little change by same time
    15 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-21
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-21 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Al Ryan
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: High moving slowly east expected 400 miles west of Shannon 1030 by 1800 Friday. Low moving steadily east expected 250 miles west of FitzRoy 1001 by same time
    15 min
  • Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-20
    BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
    Broadcast: 2026-08-20 (00:48 London)
    Presented by: Richard Evans
    Source: BBC Radio 4 FM
    General synopsis: Low north Denmark 996 losing its identity
    16 min

About BBC Shipping Forecast

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Daily recordings of the BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast. Historic episodes were captured from 198 kHz longwave via the KiwiSDR network; following the longwave shutdown the forecast is now recorded from…