Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 11:00, Wednesday 28 January 2026 until 12:00, Thursday 29 January 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southeasterly winds will reach force 6 or higher at times today (Wednesday) and tomorrow on all Irish coasts.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Atlantic Swell
On western and southern coasts.
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a very strong southerly airflow with a depression of 965 hPa to the west.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Loop Head to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland
Wind: Southeast force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers. Isolated hail and thunder possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Bloody Foreland to Carlingford Lough to Dungarvan and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southeast force 4 to 6 imminent. Soon increasing force 6 or 7 and gusty.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers, mainly in the south. Isolated hail and thunder possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Dungarvan to Mizen Head to Loop Head
Wind: Southeast force 5 to 7 and gusty. Soon veering southerly force 3 to 5. Later backing southeast to south force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers or longer spells of rain. Isolated hail and thunder possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Friday 30 January 2026
Fresh to near gale force southeasterly winds, becoming cyclonic variable. Weather: Rain moving northeast, followed by scattered showers.
Forecast issued at: 11:00, Wednesday 28 January 2026
All times are local unless specified
