Abstract: In recent years, operational marine weather forecasting in China has developed considerably, an integrated marine weather monitoring, analysis, forecasting and early warning system has been built, which includes national, regional, provincial and city (4-level) centers. This paper briefly reviews the current status and future development of China’s operational marine meteorological forecasting services, and discusses the challenges, needs as well as future directions based on the Marine Meteorology Development Plan (2016-2025).