Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Wednesday 22 October 2025 until 06:00, Thursday 23 October 2025
Small Craft Warning
Northwesterly winds will reach force 6 or higher at times tonight (Wednesday) on Irish coasts from Strangford Lough to Valentia to Bloody Foreland.
Gale Warning
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
A depression of 976hPa centred over the Faroe Islands generates a moderate to fresh westerly airflow over Ireland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Dungarvan to Valentia to Erris Head
Wind: Decreasing southerly or variable force 2 to 4 imminent. Soon increasing force 4 or 5 southwesterly south of Valentia but northerly or variable elsewhere. Later increasing northwesterly force 6 or 7 and possibly touching gale force 8 at times.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers. Soon becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain with possible thunderstorms.
Visibility: Good decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head
Wind: Decreasing west to southwest force 3 or 4 imminent. Later veering northwesterly and increasing force 5 or 6.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers.
Visibility: Good decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Howth Head to Dungarvan and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Westerly mainly force 4 or 5. Decreasing southwesterly force 3 or 4 imminent. Soon backing mostly southerly. Later backing northerly and increasing mostly force 5 or 6 north of Howth Head and force 6 or 7 south of Howth Head.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers. Later becoming mostly cloudy with rain and possibly thunderstorms in the south and southeast.
Visibility: Good decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Friday 24 October 2025
Strong to near gale force west to northwest winds in all sea areas will reach gale force on Atlantic coasts on Thursday evening and night. Weather: Rain in the south, southeast and east clearing eastwards in the morning, clear spells and scattered showers following from the northwest.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Wednesday 22 October 2025
All times are local unless specified
