Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 17:00, Saturday 04 July 2026 until 18:00, Sunday 05 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
1) Southwesterly winds will reach force 6 for a time this evening on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head.
2) Southwesterly winds will reach force 6 at times from Sunday morning on Irish coasts from Rossan Point to Malin Head to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong southwest to west airflow, with an anticyclone of 1031hPa centred to the south of the country. A slow moving frontal zone lies close to the north coast.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head
Wind: Southwest to west force 4 or 5 and occasionally gusty, force 6 for a time this evening between Erris Head and Fair Head. Later backing southwesterly and increasing force 6 between Rossan Point and Fair Head.
Weather: Cloudy with patches of light rain and drizzle, along occasional with mist and fog.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Hook Head to Slyne Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Decreasing west to southwest force 3 to 5 imminent. Later backing southwesterly.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Occasional light rain, drizzle, mist and fog in the northeast, otherwise isolated drizzle and mist.
Visibility: Mostly good. Moderate to poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Monday 06 July 2026
Wind: Mostly moderate west to southwest winds, fresh at times, mainly in the west and north and occasionally strong in the northwest. Backing southwesterly later. Weather: Cloudy in the west and north with occasional light rain, drizzle and mist. Some fog also. Elsewhere cloudy to fair with isolated mist.
Forecast issued at: 17:00, Saturday 04 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
