Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 23:00, Wednesday 01 April 2026 until 00:00, Friday 03 April 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southerly winds will increase force 6 or higher on all Irish coasts on Thursday.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh northwest airflow with a ridge of high pressure extending across the country from an anticyclone of 1036hPa centred in the mid-Atlantic and a depression of 977hPa centred over Greenland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Fair Head
Wind: Southwesterly force 3 or 4 imminent, soon increasing force 5 or 6. Later increasing force 6 or 7, decreasing force 5 between Slyne Head and Rossan Point by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Rain and drizzle soon.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Fair Head to Howth Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northwest force 3 or 4 imminent, soon becoming southerly or variable force 2 to 4. Later becoming south to southwest force 6 or 7.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Rain and drizzle later.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Saturday 04 April 2026
Fresh to near gale force southwest winds, decreasing moderate to strong westerly on Friday morning. Decreasing light to fresh on Friday night. Weather: Rain and drizzle. Becoming cloudy to fair on Friday with scattered showers. Patchy drizzle in the southwest on Friday night.
Forecast issued at: 23:00, Wednesday 01 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
