Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige

Forecast valid from: 12:00, Saturday 25 July 2026 until 12:00, Sunday 26 July 2026

Small Craft Warning

1. West to northwest winds will reach force 6 at times from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Fair Head tonight (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday).

2. Westerly winds will reach force 6 at times from Carlingford Lough to Wicklow Head to Hook Head on Sunday.

Gale Warning

Nil.

Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC

Ireland lies in a moderate to strong westerly airflow between a depression of 985hPa centred near the Faroe Islands and anticyclone of 1031hPa centred to the mid-Atlantic.

Small Craft Warning: In effect

Heavy Swell (>4m) : No

Wave Height Forecast

Forecast for Fair Head to Howth Head to Valentia and for the Irish Sea

Wind: Westerly force 4 to 6, easing force 3 to 5 imminent. Soon becoming westerly force 3 or 4 and occasionally force 5, increasing northwest force 5 or 6 between Roches Point and Valentia. Later increasing west to northwest force 4 to 6.

Weather: Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Mist and fog patches possible.

Visibility: Good, reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.

Forecast for Valentia to Slyne Head to Fair Head

Wind: Northwest to west force 4 or 5. Soon increasing northwest force 5 or 6.

Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Mist and fog patches possible.

Visibility: Good, reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Monday 27 July 2026

Moderate to strong west to northwest winds. Weather: Cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most frequent in the north and west.

Forecast issued at: 12:00, Saturday 25 July 2026

All times are local unless specified