Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 23:00, Friday 24 July 2026 until 00:00, Sunday 26 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. West to southwest winds will reach force 6 on Friday night and Saturday on Irish coasts from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Fair Head.
2. Westerly winds will reach force 6 on Saturday night on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Erris Head to Rossan Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh westerly airflow between a depression of 991hPa centred near the Faroe Islands and a ridge of high pressure extending across the country from an anticyclone centred in the mid-Atlantic.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: West to southwest force 5 or 6 imminent, soon becoming west force 4 or 5. Later increasing force 5 or 6.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Mist and fog patches possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Westerly force 4 or 5 imminent, soon becoming force 4 to 6. Later becoming west to southwest force 4 or 5.
Weather: Becoming cloudy imminent with patchy rain and drizzle. Mist and fog patches possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Monday 27 July 2026
Moderate to strong westerly winds, decreasing moderate to fresh on Sunday. Weather: Cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly in the west and north.
Forecast issued at: 23:00, Friday 24 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
