Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Friday 26 December 2025 until 18:00, Saturday 27 December 2025
Small Craft Warning
East to northeast winds will reach force 6 at times this evening and tonight (Friday) on Irish coasts from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Valentia, extending to Irish coasts from Belfast Lough to Mizen Head to Slyne Head on Saturday morning.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
A moderate to strong easterly airflow covers Ireland generated by an extensive area of high pressure of 1038hPa in situ between Scotland and Iceland, with an area of low pressure of 1008hPa centred to the west of Iberia.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Valentia and the Irish Sea
Wind: East to northeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6. Later increasing force 5 or 6.
Weather: Mostly cloudy at first in the west and south, but fair or fine weather elsewhere becoming more widespread imminent. Cloudy at times in the south and east and later in the north.
Visibility: Good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Erris Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: East to northeast force 4 or 5. Later occasionally force 6 south of Erris Head.
Weather: Mostly cloudy at first in the west and south, but fair or fine weather elsewhere becoming more widespread imminent. Cloudy at times in the south and east and later in the north.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Sunday 28 December 2025
Mostly fresh to strong easterly winds will decrease moderate to fresh by Sunday morning and further decreasing mostly light to moderate through Sunday, still fresh further south. Weather: Fair to fine at first generally. Fair to cloudy in the east and north. Becoming mostly cloudy later.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Friday 26 December 2025
All times are local unless specified
