Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Monday 29 June 2026 until 06:00, Tuesday 30 June 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southerly winds increase to force 6 or higher this afternoon and evening on coasts from Roches Point to
Loop Head to Erris Head.
Southerly winds will reach force 6 at times tonight on coasts from Carlingford Lough to Roches Point to Malin Head.
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
A southwest airflow over Ireland, will back southerly and strengthen, as a depression of 1001 hPa, in the mid-Atlantic, tracks northeastwards, passing just to the northwest of Ireland tonight, whilst filling. Its associated fronts will affect the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to southwest force 4 or 5. Backing southerly imminent. Soon increasing south to southwest force 4 to 6.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Outbreaks of rain developing soon.
Visibility: Becoming moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Roches Point to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Southwest force 4 or 5. Soon increasing southerly force 5 or 6. Further increasing to 5 to 7 later, before veering westerly force 4 or 5.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Rain developing soon. A clearance to showers later.
Visibility: Becoming moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Erris Head to Malin Head to Fair Head
Wind: Southwest force 4 to 6. Soon southerly or variable force 3 to 5. Becoming southeast force 4 to 6 later.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Heavy showers or longer spells of rain soon.
Visibility: Becoming moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Wednesday 01 July 2026
Fresh to strong southerly winds in the east at first. Otherwise mostly moderate to fresh southwest winds veering west to northwest. Rain clearing eastwards to showers. Becoming cloudy to fair later.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Monday 29 June 2026
All times are local unless specified
