Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Saturday 22 November 2025 until 00:00, Sunday 23 November 2025
Small Craft Warning
South to southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher for a time tonight on Irish coasts from Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Roches Point. South to southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher Saturday evening on coasts from Roches Point to Erris Head to Malin Head.
Gale Warning
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
A strong and gusty south to southwest airflow over Ireland, will veer westerly and ease, as an occluded front clears into the Irish Sea early tonight. An area of low pressure with further fronts, will approach the west and northwest coast later.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southwest force 6 or 7 and gusty. Veering west to northwest, and decreasing force 4 or 5 imminent, but maintaining force 6 or 7 for a short time on the south Irish Sea. Backing west to southwest force 3 to 5 later.
Weather: Rain, mist and fog, clearing imminently. Becoming cloudy to fair with scattered showers.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: West to northwest force 4 or 5. Backing southerly later and increasing force 6 or 7. Veering westerly between Roches Point and Erris Head by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair with scattered showers. Further rain, drizzle, mist and fog developing later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Monday 24 November 2025
Fresh or strong southerly winds in the east at first. Otherwise strong to gale force, locally strong gale force, west to northwest winds, cyclonic for a time in the north. Strong to near gale northerly winds following later. Further rain or showers, with the chance of hail and thunder.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Saturday 22 November 2025
All times are local unless specified
