Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 11:30, Wednesday 04 March 2026 until 12:00, Thursday 05 March 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southerly winds veering northwesterly will reach force 6 or higher at times tonight and tomorrow on all Irish coasts.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh southerly airflow between high pressure of 1031hPa centred over Scandinavia and low pressure of 976hPa centred near Greenland. The associated cold front will track across Ireland tonight and tomorrow.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Fair Head
Wind: Southerly force 4 to 6, soon becoming south to southwest. Later increasing northwest force 5 to 7. Decreasing force 4 to 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy with drizzle and mist. Rain soon. Later becoming cloudy to fair.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Howth Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly force 4 or 5, soon reaching force 6 at times. Increasing northwesterly force 6 or 7 by the end of the period, but southerly force 3 or 4 on the Irish Sea.
Weather: Cloudy to fair, isolated drizzle and mist. Rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Friday 06 March 2026
Fresh to near gale force northwesterly winds decreasing moderate to fresh on Thursday night. Winds becoming moderate to strong anticyclonic variable on Friday morning. Weather: Rain in the east clearing, becoming fine or fair on Friday.
Forecast issued at: 11:30, Wednesday 04 March 2026
All times are local unless specified
