Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Thursday 25 December 2025 until 06:00, Friday 26 December 2025
Small Craft Warning
East to northeast winds will reach force 6 or higher today and tonight on Irish coasts from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Loop Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
A slow-moving anticyclone of 1042hPa, centred over the North Sea, generates a mostly moderate to fresh easterly airflow over the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northeast to east force 5 to 7, later decreasing force 4 to 6.
Weather: Mainly fair. Occasionally cloudy. Mist patches possible.
Visibility: Mostly good. Decreasing moderate in mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Erris Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: Easterly force 4 or 5. Soon increasing force 4 to 6. Later decreasing force 4 or 5.
Weather: Fair or fine.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Saturday 27 December 2025
Moderate to strong easterly winds, occasionally near gale force in the southeast. Weather: Cloudy for a time in the south, with fog possible. Otherwise fair or fine.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Thursday 25 December 2025
All times are local unless specified
