Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Sunday 16 November 2025 until 12:00, Monday 17 November 2025
Small Craft Warning
North to northeast winds will reach force 6 for a short time this evening from Carnsore Point to Hook Head to Roches Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
A moderate to fresh northeasterly airflow is being generated over Ireland by an anticyclone of 1029hPa centred in the North Atlantic and a depression of 1002hPa centred to the northwest of Iberia.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Wicklow Head Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: North to northeast force 3 to 5, imminent increasing force 4 to 6. Decreasing force 3 or 4 towards the end of the period.
Weather: Patchy rain, drizzle and mist clearing southwards this afternoon followed by isolated showers and fair to cloudy weather. Becoming mainly fine or fair later, apart from overnight mist.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: North to northeast force 4 or 5. Later veering northeast to east and gradually decreasing force 2 to 4. Becoming easterly or variable by the end of the period.
Weather: Patchy rain, drizzle and mist clearing southwards this afternoon followed by isolated showers and fair to cloudy weather. Becoming mainly fine or fair later, apart from overnight mist.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Tuesday 18 November 2025
Light to moderate easterly or variable winds, becoming southwest in western and northwestern sea areas on Monday afternoon and increasing fresh to strong at times on Monday night. Moderate to fresh westerly winds developing on all coasts later, increasing strong to near gale at times in western, northern and eastern sea areas. Weather; Mainly fine of fair at first. Cloud and rain pushing into western and northwestern parts on Monday evening and spreading southeastwards later.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Sunday 16 November 2025
All times are local unless specified
