Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 11:30, Saturday 14 November 2026 until 12:00, Sunday 15 November 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southerly winds will reach force 6 or higher today (Saturday) on all Irish coasts, becoming confined to coasts from Bloody Foreland to Carlingford Lough to Roches Point tonight.
Northerly winds will increase to force 6 or 7 tomorrow morning on coasts from Slyne Head to Malin Head to Wicklow Head.
Gale Warning
Southerly winds will reach gale force at times on Saturday afternoon on Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Slyne Head to Rossan Point.
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a fresh to strong southerly airflow, between an anticyclone of 1023hPa over central Europe and low pressure areas to the west and southwest, which will track northeastwards pushing associated fronts over the country.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Roches Point to Loop Head to Rossan Point
Wind: Southerly force 6 or 7, occasionally gale force 8 imminent. Soon decreasing variable force 3 to 5. Becoming northwest to north force 4 to 6 later.
Weather: Rain or drizzle and patches of mist imminent, clearing to cloudy to fair weather with showers later, heavy at times in the southwest.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate in precipitation and mist. Otherrwise good.
Forecast for Rossan Point to Carlingford Lough to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South force 5 to 7, becoming mostly force 6 or 7 imminent. Later decreasing force 4 to 6, and becoming cyclonic variable for a time, before increasing northerly force 6 or 7 between Rossan Point and Wicklow Head by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with showers. Cloudy with rain or drizzle soon. Clearing to cloudy to fair weather with showers later, heavy at times in the south, but remaining overcast and wet in the east and Irish Sea.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate in precipitation and mist. Otherrwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Monday 16 November 2026
Fresh to strong northerly winds, reaching near gale or gale force in the east. Light to fresh anticyclone variable winds following. Strong to gale force southeast winds developing in the south and west by the end of the period. Rain or showers giving way to fair or fine conditions with isolated showers. Rain developing in the southwest by the end of the period.
Forecast issued at: 11:30, Saturday 14 November 2026
All times are local unless specified
