Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Thursday 13 November 2025 until 06:00, Friday 14 November 2025
Small Craft Warning
Northeast to east winds will reach force 6 or higher this morning and afternoon (Thursday) on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland to Belfast Lough, gradually extending to all coasts by Friday morning.
Gale Warning
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a strong cyclonic airflow with a depression of 982 hPa to the southwest. Associated occluded fronts move northwards over the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland to Belfast Lough
Wind: Northeast force 5 to 7 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist. Soon cloudy to fair with scattered showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Howth Head to Dungarvan and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southwest or cyclonic variable force 4 to 6. Imminently decreasing force 2 to 4. Soon becoming northeast force 4 to 6 north of Carnsore Point, occasionally reaching force 7 north of the Isle of Man. Later becoming northeast to east force 5 to 7.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers. Later cloudy with rain or drizzle and patches of mist and fog.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Dungarvan to Valentia to Slyne Head
Wind: Cyclonic force 3 to 5, soon increasing easterly force 6 north of Loop Head. Later becoming northeast to east force 6 or 7 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with scattered showers, some heavy. Later cloudy with rain or drizzle in the south. Mist and fog.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Saturday 15 November 2025
Strong to gale force northeast to east winds. Weather: Cloudy with rain in the east, south and southwest. Cloudy to fair with scattered showers in other areas.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Thursday 13 November 2025
All times are local unless specified
