Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Sunday 04 October 2026 until 12:00, Monday 05 October 2026
Small Craft Warning
South to southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher at times today, tonight and tomorrow on Irish coasts from Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong southwest airflow, between an anticyclone of 1031hPa, centred to the south of Ireland and a depression of 978hPa centred to the northeast of Iceland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: Southwesterly force 5 or 6. Soon increasing force 6 or 7 north of Erris Head. Decreasing force 4 or 5 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy with patches of light rain, drizzle, mist and fog.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southwesterly mainly force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6 in the Irish Sea.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with patches of light rain, drizzle, mist and fog, especially in the southwest.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Tuesday 06 October 2026
Moderate to strong southwesterly winds will ease light to moderate through Monday while slowly veering northwesterly on northern and western coasts through the period. Winds increasing fresh at times on Tuesday. Weather: Occasional rain, drizzle, mist and fog, but cloudy to fair at times in the south and southeast.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Sunday 04 October 2026
All times are local unless specified
