Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Tuesday 23 December 2025 until 06:00, Wednesday 24 December 2025
Small Craft Warning
Nil
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
A depression of 1004hPa centred to the west of Brittany, generates a light to moderate, occasionally fresh mainly easterly airflow over Ireland. Frontal troughs are embedded in the flow.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Malin Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: Easterly or variable force 2 to 4. Later increasing mainly force 4.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with mainly light patchy rain, drizzle and mist. Isolated fog. Later becoming cloudy to fair.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Later becoming mostly good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Hook Head to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: East or northeast mainly force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6, mainly in the south and southeast and on the Irish Sea.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with mainly light patchy rain, drizzle and mist. Isolated fog. Later becoming cloudy to fair.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Later becoming mostly good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Northeasterly force 2 to 4. Soon increasing force 4 or 5. Later easterly force 4 or 5.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with mainly light patchy rain, drizzle and mist. Isolated fog. Later becoming cloudy to fair.
Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Later becoming mostly good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Thursday 25 December 2025
Mostly moderate to fresh easterly winds, occasionally strong on southern and eastern sea areas and on the Irish Sea. Weather: Cloudy to fair.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Tuesday 23 December 2025
All times are local unless specified
