Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 05:30, Sunday 05 July 2026 until 06:00, Monday 06 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southwest winds will reach force 6 at times today (Sunday) and tonight on Irish coasts from Rossan Point to Malin Head to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh westerly airflow with an anticyclone of 1025hPa centred to the south of the country. A slow moving frontal zone lies close to the north coast.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head
Wind: Southwest force 4 to 6 imminent.
Weather: Cloudy with patches of rain or drizzle, along with occasional mist or fog.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Slyne Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southwest to west force 3 to 5.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Occasional light rain, drizzle, mist and fog in the northeast, otherwise isolated drizzle and mist.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Tuesday 07 July 2026
Fresh to strong southwest winds in the west and north. Elsewhere light to moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest to west winds, veering west to northwest later. Weather: Cloudy with patches of drizzle, mist and fog in the west and north. Otherwise cloudy to fair.
Forecast issued at: 05:30, Sunday 05 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
