Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Thursday 13 November 2025 until 12:00, Friday 14 November 2025
Small Craft Warning
Northeasterly winds will reach force 6 or higher this afternoon (Thursday) on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland to Belfast Lough, gradually extending to all coasts by Friday morning.
Gale Warning
Northeasterly winds will reach gale force 8 tomorrow morning (Friday) on Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Roches Point to Rossan Point and for the Irish Sea.
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a mostly fresh to strong cyclonic airflow with a depression of 984hPa, centred approximately 530 nautical miles southwest or Valentia. Associated fronts are lying across the country.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Loop Head to Bloody Foreland to Strangford Lough and for the Irish Sea north of the Isle of Man
Wind: Northeasterly force 5 to 7 and gusty imminent. Soon becoming mainly force 6 or 7 and gusty. Later increasing gale force 8 at times in the west and northwest.
Weather: Cloudy with patchy rain, drizzle and mist. Later cloudy to fair with scattered showers but rain in the south.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Strangford Lough to Howth Head to Dungarvan and for the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man
Wind: Southerly or variable force 2 to 4. Soon increasing northeasterly force 4 to 6 and gusty. Later increasing mainly force 7 or gale force 8 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers. Mist and fog patches. Later cloudy with rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Dungarvan to Valentia to Loop Head
Wind: Increasing easterly force 3 to 5 imminent. Soon increasing northeasterly 5 or 6 and gusty. Later increasing force 7 or gale force 8 and gusty.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with scattered showers, some heavy. Mist and fog patches. Later cloudy with rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Saturday 15 November 2025
Strong to gale force northeasterly winds, possibly reaching strong gale force for a time in the east. Winds will ease mostly fresh to near gale force easterly through Saturday morning, moderate to fresh in the south. Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers in the north and northwest. Cloudy with rain elsewhere.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Thursday 13 November 2025
All times are local unless specified
