Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 23:00, Sunday 12 April 2026 until 00:00, Tuesday 14 April 2026
Small Craft Warning
South to southeast winds reach force 6 or 7 on Monday night on Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Valentia to Erris Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Atlantic Swell
High on Atlantic coasts on Sunday night and Monday morning.
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate southwest airflow. A depression of 1003hPa is located approximately 245 nautical miles off our southwest coast, with a second depression of 990hPa located 135 nautical miles north of Scotland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Westerly force 3 or 4 and occasionally force 5. Soon backing southerly force 2 to 4. Later increasing south to southeast force 4 to 6 and occasionally force 7.
Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers. Becoming cloudy to fair later with rain, drizzle and mist patches.
Visibility: Good reducing moderate or poor in all precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Erris Head to Strangford Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southwest force 2 to 4, force 5 or 6 between Erris Head and Fair Head. Soon increasing southerly force 3 or 4, and occasionally force 5 and gusty. Later backing southeasterly force 3 or 4.
Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers. Heavy at times with the chance of hail or isolated thunderstorms. Becoming cloudy to fair with outbreaks of rain and drizzle at the end of the period.
Visibility: Good reducing moderate or poor in all precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Wednesday 15 April 2026
Moderate southerly winds will increase fresh to strong from the southwest on Monday night. Fresh to strong southerly winds will extend to all coasts on Tuesday morning. Weather: Cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heavy at time.
Forecast issued at: 23:00, Sunday 12 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
