Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 22:00, Monday 07 September 2026 until 00:00, Wednesday 09 September 2026
Small Craft Warning
West to northwest winds will reach force 6 or higher tonight and during Tuesday on Irish coasts from Roche's Point to Bloody Foreland to Wicklow Head.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a fresh to strong southwesterly airflow with a depression of 976hPa centred between Scotland and Iceland. A cold front is clearing southeastwards with a rather unstable west to northwest airflow following.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Erris Head to Malin Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: West to northwest force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Fair with scattered showers, some heavy.
Visibility: Good outside of showers.
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Roches Point to Erris Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to northwest force 5 or 6 and gusty. Later decreasing northwest force 4 to 6, strongest on the Irish Sea.
Weather: Scattered rain clearing imminently, becoming fair with scattered showers, some heavy.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in rain or showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Thursday 10 September 2026
The Azores High will extend a ridge of high pressure across the country. Fair to cloudy with mostly light to moderate west to southwest winds, freshening later in Atlantic areas.
Forecast issued at: 22:00, Monday 07 September 2026
All times are local unless specified
