Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Saturday 23 May 2026 until 12:00, Sunday 24 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. Southwesterly winds will reach force 6 at times today (Saturday) on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Erris Head to Rossan Point. 2. Southerly winds will reach force 6 at times tomorrow morning (Sunday) on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Erris Head to Rossan Point.
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in light to fresh southwesterly airflow between an anticyclone of 1029hPa to the south and a depression of 987hPa centred over the north mid-Atlantic. Weather fronts associated with the depression are to the northwest of the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: Southwesterly force 4 to 6. Soon decreasing force 4 or 5. Increasing south to southwest force 4 to 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Mostly cloudy, occasionally fair. Some mist and fog patches in the southwest.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in any mist and fog, otherwise good.
Forecast for Malin Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Imminent increasing south to southwest force 3 to 5. Later decreasing force 2 to 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Some mist and fog patches, especially in the south.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in any mist and fog, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Monday 25 May 2026
Moderate to strong south to southwest winds in the west and northwest will gradually become confined to the northwest and ease light to moderate through Sunday. Elsewhere, variable winds will be mostly light but occasionally moderate. Weather: Mostly fair, but cloudier at times in the west and northwest. Some mist and fog patches too.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Saturday 23 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
