Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Friday 03 July 2026 until 00:00, Saturday 04 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southwest winds will reach force 6 at times from Friday afternoon on coasts from Slyne Head to Erris Head to Malin Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a mainly moderate to fresh southwest to west airflow between an anticyclone of 1033hPa centred west of the Bay of Biscay, and a depression of 1000hPa centred over Scandinavia. A warm front will move eastwards across the north tomorrow.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head
Wind: West to southwest force 4 or 5. Soon backing southwesterly. Later increasing force 5 or 6.
Weather: Cloudy with patches of rain, drizzle and mist. Rain becoming more persistent later.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Slyne Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Westerly or variable force 2 to 4. Later becoming west or southwest force 4 or 5.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Isolated patches of drizzle and mist later.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Sunday 05 July 2026
Fresh to strong southwesterly winds in the northwest. Moderate to fresh west to southwest winds elsewhere, occasionally strong in the south on Saturday afternoon. Weather: Cloudy to fair with patches of light rain, drizzle and mist, mainly in the northwest.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Friday 03 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
