Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Friday 02 January 2026 until 06:00, Saturday 03 January 2026
Small Craft Warning
Northwest to north winds will reach force 6 or higher today (Friday) and tonight on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Strangford Lough to Dungarvan.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong northwesterly airflow between an anticyclone of 1031hPa centred southeast of Greenland and a depression of 974hPa centred over southern Finland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: North or northwest mainly force 6 or 7 and gusty.
Weather: Outbreaks of rain clearing southwards imminent. Scattered showers following, some wintry with a chance of hail.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Point to Mizen Head to Erris Head
Wind: Northerly force 4 to 6, generally slackest in the southwest.
Weather: Outbreaks of rain clearing southwards imminent. Well scattered showers following, some wintry with a chance of hail.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Sunday 04 January 2026
Mostly fresh to strong northerly winds at first, reaching near gale force at times in the north and east. Winds will decrease light to moderate in the south and west through the period, decreasing moderate to fresh in the north and east. Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, some wintry with a chance of hail.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Friday 02 January 2026
All times are local unless specified
