Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Sunday 09 August 2026 until 12:00, Monday 10 August 2026
Small Craft Warning
nil
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a mostly light to moderate southwest to west airflow, with weather fronts associated with a depression of 988hPa centred west of Norway slowly tracking southeastwards across the country. High pressure will build over the country from the south through the period.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: Imminent veering northwesterly force 3 or 4. Later becoming southerly or anticyclonic variable force 2 or 3.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Soon becoming cloudy to fair. Some mist and fog patches overnight.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in any precipitation or mist and fog, otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southwest to west force 3 or 4, but force 4 or 5 and occasionally force 6 in the south. Soon veering northwesterly force 3 or 4, occasionally force 5. Later becoming northerly or anticyclonic variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Generally cloudy to fair with some outbreaks of rain and drizzle further north. Some mist and fog patches overnight.
Visibility: Good, reducing moderate or poor in any precipitation or mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Tuesday 11 August 2026
Light to moderate anticyclonic variable winds everywhere on Monday. Increasing moderate to fresh southeasterly in the southwest, west and northwest on Monday night and into Tuesday morning and light to moderate east to southeast elsewhere. Weather: Mostly fair.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Sunday 09 August 2026
All times are local unless specified
