Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Friday 14 August 2026 until 18:00, Saturday 15 August 2026
Small Craft Warning
Nil
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
A moderate northwesterly airflow covers Ireland between an anticyclone of 1029 hPa to the southwest and a depression of 1004 hPa centred to the east of Iceland.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Hook Head to Valentia to Erris Head
Wind: Northwest to north force 3 or 4 and reaching force 5 at times between Hook head and Mizen Head, later decreasing force 2 to 4, backing west to southwest force 3 or less on Saturday afternoon.
Weather: Fair apart from isolated showers in the west
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers
Forecast for Erris Head to Malin Head to Strangford Lough
Wind: West to northwest force 3 or 4, later gradually backing west to southwest force 2 or 3 between Erris Head and Fair Head.
Weather: Fair apart from isolated showers
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers
Forecast for Strangford Lough to Howth Head to Hook Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northerly or variable force 3 or less, soon increasing north to northwest force 3 or 4, later decreasing force 2 or 3, becoming variable or southeasterly force 3 or less on Saturday afternoon
Weather: Fair
Visibility: Good
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Sunday 16 August 2026
Light to moderate variable or northwesterly winds on east and south coasts. Moderate south to southwest winds on west and north coasts, increasing fresh overnight, Winds becoming moderate to fresh west to southwest on all coasts on Sunday. Fair at first, rain developing in the west later on Saturday night and spreading eastwards on Sunday, becoming light and patchy.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Friday 14 August 2026
All times are local unless specified
