Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Monday 28 September 2026 until 06:00, Tuesday 29 September 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. Southerly winds will reach force 6 or higher this afternoon and evening (Monday) on Irish coasts from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Malin Head.
2. Southeast winds will reach force 6 or higher tonight (Monday) on all Irish coasts.
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh southwesterly airflow between a depression of 989hPa to the northeast of Iceland and an anticyclone of 1020hPa to the southwest of England.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: Southwest force 4 or 5. Soon backing southerly force 4 to 6. Later increasing southeasterly force 6 or 7.
Weather: Fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate in showers.
Forecast for Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Westerly or anticyclonic variable force 2 to 4. Soon backing southerly force 3 to 5. Later increasing southeasterly force 4 to 6.
Weather: Fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate in showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Wednesday 30 September 2026
Fresh to near gale force southeasterly winds. Increasing strong to gale force on Tuesday morning. Reaching strong gale force at times in the southwest on Tuesday afternoon. Veering fresh to near gale force southerly winds on Tuesday night. Weather: Fair with isolated showers. Cloud and rain extending from the southwest on Tuesday. Clearing to showers on Tuesday night.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Monday 28 September 2026
All times are local unless specified
