Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Thursday 12 November 2026 until 00:00, Friday 13 November 2026
Small Craft Warning
North to northeast winds will reach force 6 or higher overnight and on Thursday on all coasts of Ireland, becoming confined to coasts from Malin Head to Carnsore Pt to Valentia in the afternoon.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh north to northeast airflow between an anticyclone of 1023 hPa centred south-southwest of Iceland and a depression of 986 hPa centred northwest of the Iberian Peninsula and moving towards northwest Spain. A frontal trough to the south of Ireland continues to clear southwards.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: North to northeast force 5 or 6, later decreasing force 4 or 5, decreasing force 3 or 4 early on Thursday night.
Weather: Fair apart from a few showers in the northwest.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers.
Forecast for Malin Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: North to northeast force 4 to 6, increasing force 5 to 7 imminent, later decreasing force 5 or 6, decreasing force 4 or 5 early on Thursday night.
Weather: Fair apart from a few showers on northeast and east coasts.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Saturday 14 November 2026
Moderate to fresh north to northeast winds, decreasing mostly moderate anticyclonic variable on Friday, backing moderate to fresh Southerly on Friday night. Mainly fair weather.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Thursday 12 November 2026
All times are local unless specified
