Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 11:00, Friday 24 April 2026 until 12:00, Saturday 25 April 2026
Small Craft Warning
Easterly winds will reach force 6 for a time this afternoon on Irish coasts from Mizen Head to Valentia.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh east to southeast airflow between an anticyclone of 1029hPa centred over Britain and a depression of 993hPa centred in the mid-Atlantic.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Slyne Head to Fair Head
Wind: Easterly force 4 or 5, occasionally reaching force 6. Soon decreasing east to southeast force 3 or 4. Later becoming southeasterly or variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, some heavy. Cloudy later.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers.
Forecast for Fair Head to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Easterly force 3 or 4, soon decreasing easterly or variable force 3 or less.
Weather: Fine or fair. Later becoming cloudy to fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Sunday 26 April 2026
Light to moderate southeasterly or variable winds. Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers.
Forecast issued at: 11:00, Friday 24 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
