03-06-2025
Better weather leading to more small boats crossing Channel
Conditions for small boats crossing the Channel have been more favourable this year compared with previous years, while arrivals have also increased, according to figures released by the Home Office.
The period between January and April this year had more than double the number of ' red days ' — when small boat activity is predicted to be more likely due to environmental conditions such as wave height and wind speed — than last year.
There were 60 'red days' in 2025, while there were to 27 in the same period last year.
This coincided with small boat arrivals being 46 per cent higher this January to April, with 11,074 people arriving, compared with 7,567 in the same period in 2024, according to the Home Office data.
