Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Thursday 13 November 2025 until 00:00, Friday 14 November 2025
Small Craft Warning
1. Southwesterly or cyclonic winds will reach force 6 or higher tonight (Wednesday) on Irish coasts from Belfast Lough to Wicklow Head to Dungarvan. 2. Northeasterly winds will reach force 6 or higher tonight and tomorrow morning on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland to Belfast Lough, then extending to coasts from Valentia to Malin Head to Howth Head.
Gale Warning
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a strong cyclonic airflow with a depression of 982 hPa to the southwest. The associated fronts move northwards over the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland to Belfast Lough
Wind: Northeast force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist. Later cloudy to fair with scattered showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Howth Head to Dungarvan and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Cyclonic force 5 to 7 and gusty. South to southwest or cyclonic variable force 4 to 6 imminent. Soon decreasing force 2 to 4. Later becoming northeast to east force 4 to 6.
Weather: Cloudy with heavy rain, drizzle and mist. Imminently becoming cloudy to fair with scattered showers. Patches of fog.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Dungarvan to Valentia to Slyne Head
Wind: Cyclonic force 4 to 6 and gusty. Imminently decreasing force 3 to 5. Later becoming northeast to east force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with scattered showers, some heavy. Mist and fog.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Saturday 15 November 2025
Fresh to near gale force northeast to east winds, increasing strong to gale force. Weather: Cloudy or fair with scattered showers. Becoming cloudy with rain in the east and south.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Thursday 13 November 2025
All times are local unless specified
