Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Wednesday 15 July 2026 until 18:00, Thursday 16 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
Nil
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a light to moderate easterly airflow, generated by an anticyclone of 1030hPa, centred near the Faroe Islands. A depression of 1016hPa remains just west of Bay of Biscay.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northeasterly force 2 to 4, occasionally force 5.
Weather: Fair or fine. Isolated showers in the south at first.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers.
Forecast for Valentia to Rossan Point to Belfast Lough
Wind: Northeasterly or variable force 2 to 4. Later becoming north to northeast force 3 or 4, occasionally force 5.
Weather: Mostly fair. Isolated showers in the southwest at first. Mist and fog developing in the northwest later.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in showers, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Friday 17 July 2026
Light to moderate, occasionally fresh, northerly winds. Increasing moderate to fresh, occasionally strong, in the north and west on Thursday night. Weather: Fair or fine, with mist and fog in the northwest, and possible isolated showers.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Wednesday 15 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
