Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Friday 13 November 2026 until 12:00, Saturday 14 November 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southerly winds will increase force 6 tonight on Irish coasts from Mizen Head to Erris Head to Belfast Lough, extending to all coasts Saturday morning.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a light to moderate anticyclonic variable airflow with an area of high pressure of 1020hPa centred over the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Rossan Point to Belfast Lough
Wind: Increasing southerly force 3 to 5 imminent. Soon increasing force 4 to 6. Later further increasing force 6 or 7.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers. Rain and drizzle developing later.
Visibility: Mostly good, moderate or poor in any precipitation.
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Wicklow Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly force 2 to 4. Soon increasing force 4 or 5. Later further increasing force 5 or 6 and reaching force 7 at times in the Irish Sea.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers, becoming scattered later.
Visibility: Mostly good, moderate or poor in showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Sunday 15 November 2026
Fresh to near gale force southerly winds, becoming moderate to strong cyclonic variable on Saturday night. Winds will become northerly and increase fresh to near gale force by Sunday afternoon, and possibly touch gale force in the Irish Sea. Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Friday 13 November 2026
All times are local unless specified
