Admiralty EasyTide |
Six-days-ahead tidal forecasts for many stations, not just in UK. |
Coast & Kayak Magazine |
A magazine devoted to the world of paddling, published quarterly and distributed through retail outlets, clubs, etc. Also available free online on this website. |
Coastguard Marine Safety Broadcast Times |
Lists the times, frequencies and antennas used to broadcast marine safety information (including weather forecasts) for UK waters. |
Coastguard Rescue Coordination Centre |
Numbers to contact the coastguard by phone (rather than marine VHF). |
Dam Release River Information |
Scottish Rivers with dam releases. Useful predictions for dam releases on paddleable rivers (not all are on a regular schedule). |
Geograph Britain and Ireland |
A community project to provide geographically useful photographs of everywhere in the UK. With over 2.3 million photos, it's ideal for finding pictures of obscure rivers or coasts. |
Kayak Building Forum |
An extremely useful place to ask questions if you are contemplating building a sea kayak, or just to look through photos of those others have built. Inspiring! |
Met Office Inshore Waters Forecast |
Inshore waters forecast more relevant than shipping forecast for sea kayakers. |
National Oceanography Centre Tidal Predictions |
28-day ahead tidal forecasts for a limited number of stations, but most of the useful ones. |
Powerhouse Marine, Derwenthaugh Marina |
10% discount for members |
SEPA River Levels |
One site for most of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency's river gauges. Usually updated every 24 hours. |
UK Rivers Guidebook Community Pages |
From where you can find out about new hazards, access issues, link to the guidebook descriptions and read a huge amount of general ranting. |
Weather Online |
Rainfall last six hours. Some stations have options to show hourly rates, and data going back over the last 24 or 36 hours. |