Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Friday 24 July 2026 until 00:00, Saturday 25 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
Westerly winds will reach force 6 at times Friday afternoon on Irish coasts from Bloody Foreland to Malin Head to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
An anticyclone of 1034hPa centred over the mid-Atlantic extends a ridge of high pressure over Ireland generating a mostly light to moderate northwesterly airflow.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head
Wind: Increasing westerly force 4 or 5 imminent. Later increasing force 6 at times between Bloody Foreland and Fair Head. Becoming Southwesterly force 4 to 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy with light outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in rain and drizzle, otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Slyne Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northerly or variable force 2 to 4. Soon backing westerly or variable. Later increasing force 3 to 5.
Weather: Mostly fair, occasionally cloudy.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Sunday 26 July 2026
Moderate to fresh westerly winds will increase to strong along western and northern coasts Saturday morning. Winds will then ease moderate to fresh west to northwest, increasing strong at times. Weather: Generally cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Friday 24 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
