Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Saturday 30 May 2026 until 18:00, Sunday 31 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
nil
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a light to fresh, but mostly moderate, southwesterly airflow with a depression of 1001hPa centred southwest of Iceland. A cold front clears the east coast with a showery trough following.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: Imminent becoming southwesterly force 4 or 5. Later decreasing force 3 to 5. Increasing force 4 or 5 by the end of the period.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Some mist and fog patches too. Showers becoming more isolated later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Forecast for Malin Head to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southwest force 3 to 5. Soon becoming southwesterly.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, some heavy with a chance of thunderstorms. Some mist and fog patches too. Soon becoming cloudy to fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Monday 01 June 2026
Light to moderate, occasionally fresh, south to southwest winds over the eastern half of the country will increase moderate to strong on Monday morning. Moderate to fresh, occasionally strong, south to southwest winds over the western half of the country will ease mostly light to moderate on Monday afternoon. Weather: Becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading from the west on Sunday night, becoming widespread and heavy at times, and clearing eastwards through Monday. Mist and fog patches too.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Saturday 30 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
