Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 16:00, Tuesday 03 November 2026 until 18:00, Wednesday 04 November 2026
Small Craft Warning
Easterly winds will reach force 6 tomorrow (Wednesday) on Irish coasts from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Valentia.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
An anticyclone of 1040hPa centred across Ireland generates a light or variable northerly flow across the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Easterly force 4 or 5. Later increasing easterly force 4 to 6.
Weather: Mostly cloudy, occasionally fair on the Irish sea with isolated light showers. Mist and fog patches in the southwest.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in showers, mist and fog.
Forecast for Valentia to Rossan Point to Belfast Lough
Wind: East to northeast force 3 or 4. Soon increasing easterly force 3 to 5.
Weather: Cloudy, becoming mostly fair in the west and north later. Isolated light showers. Mist and fog patches.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in showers, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Thursday 05 November 2026
Moderate to fresh easterly winds, reaching strong along eastern and southern coasts. Weather: Mostly cloudy, occasionally fair in the northwest and north, with isolated showers. Mist and fog patches in the west.
Forecast issued at: 16:00, Tuesday 03 November 2026
All times are local unless specified
