Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Saturday 02 May 2026 until 06:00, Sunday 03 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
nil
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a light to moderate southwesterly or variable airflow with a shallow depression of 1014hPa centred approximately 40 miles west of Valentia.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Fair Head
Wind: Variable force 3 or less. Soon becoming northerly force 3 or 4. Later increasing north to northeast force 3 to 5.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, some heavy with isolated thunderstorms possible. Some mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist and fog.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly or variable force 2 to 4. Later becoming variable force 3 or less, before increasing northerly force 2 to 4 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Outbreaks of rain or drizzle in the southeast and the Irish Sea soon. Some mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Monday 04 May 2026
North to northeast winds will increase mostly moderate to fresh everywhere on Sunday morning, further increasing strong at times on western and southwestern coasts from Sunday afternoon. Weather: Mostly cloudy with some showers. More persistent outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the south and east.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Saturday 02 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
