Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Thursday 10 September 2026 until 00:00, Friday 11 September 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. Southerly winds will reach force 6 tonight (Wednesday night) on Irish coasts from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Malin Head.
2. South to southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher tomorrow morning and afternoon (Thursday) on all Irish coasts.
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong south to southwest airflow between an anticyclone of 1022hPa centred northwest of Iberia, and a depression of 985hPa centred south of Greenland. Fronts associated with the depression will move eastwards across the country tonight and tomorrow morning.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Roches Point to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: South force 6 or 7. Soon veering southwest to west force 4 to 6. Later gradually veering westerly force 4 or 5.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Soon becoming cloudy to fair with scattered showers.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Malin Head to Howth Head to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southwest force 4 or 5. Increasing force 5 or 6 imminent. Soon increasing force 6 or 7. Later veering southwest to west and decreasing force 4 or 5.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain imminent. Later becoming cloudy to fair with scattered showers.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Saturday 12 September 2026
Moderate to fresh, occasionally strong, west to northwest winds. Decreasing light to moderate westerly or anticyclonic variable winds on Friday morning. Increasing fresh to near gale southerly winds in the west on Friday night. Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, becoming isolated on Friday morning. Cloud and rain extending from the west on Friday night.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Thursday 10 September 2026
All times are local unless specified
