Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 23:00, Friday 22 May 2026 until 23:00, Saturday 23 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
South to southwest winds will reach force 6 at times tonight and on Saturday on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Malin Head.
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
A depression of 983 hPa, south of Greenland, generates a moderate to fresh southwesterly airflow over Ireland. Associated fronts will clear northeastwards tonight, with an anticyclone building from the southwest, in over Ireland on Saturday.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: South to southwest force 4 to 6.
Weather: Cloudy to fair imminent. Some mist patches.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in mist.
Forecast for Malin Head to Howth Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly or variable force 3 to 5.
Weather: Showery rain clearing imminent. Becoming cloudy to fair soon, but areas of mist and fog also especially in the south.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 23:00, Sunday 24 May 2026
Moderate to fresh, occasionally strong, south to southwest winds in the west and northwest. Mostly light to moderate southerly or variable winds elsewhere. Winds becoming generally light to moderate variable later. Cloudy or fair with some mist and fog patches. Patchy drizzle at times in the northwest.
Forecast issued at: 23:00, Friday 22 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
