Abstract: With the development of marine economy and the increasing requirement of marine hazard mitigation, marine weather forecast operations in China have made great progress in recent years. This paper briefly reviewed the development and current status of marine weather forecast operation in China, with emphasis on the technology of marine weather monitoring, the development of numerical models for sea fog, sea gale, sea wave and storm surge, and the progress in operational forecasting technology and marine weather service. Deficiencies in the current operational system and future developments were also discussed.