Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Thursday 30 October 2025 until 00:00, Friday 31 October 2025
Small Craft Warning
Westerly winds will reach force 6 for a time this evening on Irish coasts from Rossan Point to Fair Head to Howth Head.
Gale Warning
Southeast winds will increase gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 tomorrow on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea.
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh westerly airflow between a depression of 991hPa centered over the North sea and anorther depression of 964hPa centered in the mid-Atlantic. Associated fronts will track over Ireland tonight.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Point to Loop Head to Bloody Foreland
Wind: West to southwest force 3 to 5, backing south to southeast force 6 or 7 imminent. Soon increasing southeasterly force 7 or gale force 8, reaching strong gale force 9 at times between Slyne Head and Rossan Point.
Weather: Fair to cloudy. Rain imminent, heavy at times. Becoming cloudy to fair with scattered showers by the end of the period.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Bloody Foreland to Carlingford Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to northwest force 3 to 5, increasing west to southwest force 3 or less imminent. Soon backing southeasterly force 5 or 6, occasionally reaching force 7. Later increasing force 7 or gale force 8. Veering southwesterly force 6 or 7 by the end of the period, and occasionally reaching gale force 8 in the north Irish sea.
Weather: Fair to cloudy. Rain imminent, heavy at times. Becoming cloudy to fair with scattered showers by the end of the period.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Saturday 01 November 2025
Strong to gale force southerly winds, occasionally reaching strong gale force. Decreasing fresh to near gale force southwesterly on Friday afternoon. Weather: Scattered showers with further rain developing on Friday morning and afternoon.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Thursday 30 October 2025
All times are local unless specified
