Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Friday 13 November 2026 until 18:00, Saturday 14 November 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southerly winds will reach force 6 tonight (Friday) on Irish coasts from Mizen Head to Erris Head to Belfast Lough, extending to all Irish coasts on Saturday morning.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a light to moderate anticyclonic variable airflow generated an anticyclone of 1019hPa centred over southwest England.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Erris Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: Increasing south to southwest force 4 to 6 imminent. Later increasing southerly force 5 to 7, possibly reaching gale force 8.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers. Rain and drizzle developing later.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Wicklow Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Increasing south to southwest force 3 to 5 imminent. Soon increasing force 4 to 6. Later reaching force 7 at times.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers, becoming scattered soon.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Sunday 15 November 2026
Fresh to near gale force southerly winds. Becoming mostly moderate to strong cyclonic variable winds on Saturday night. Increasing fresh to near gale force north to northwest winds on Sunday, possibly reaching gale force in the Irish Sea. Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, clearing to showers on Sunday.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Friday 13 November 2026
All times are local unless specified
