Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 05:00, Friday 14 August 2026 until 06:00, Saturday 15 August 2026
Small Craft Warning
nil
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
A cold front associated with a depression of 994hPa centred between Norway and Greenland clears the east of Ireland, with a light to moderate southwesterly airflow veering northwesterly on its passage. A ridge of high pressure extending from an anticyclone of 1029hPa centred over the Atlantic southwest of Ireland will build over the country through the period.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Hook Head to Erris Head to Strangford Lough and for the Irish Sea North of the Isle of Man
Wind: Northwesterly force 3 or 4, occasionally force 5. Soon increasing mostly force 4, occasionally force 5. Later decreasing north to northwest force 3 or 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Some mist patches too.
Visibility: Generally good, reducing moderate or poor in any showers or mist.
Forecast for Strangford Lough to Howth Head to Hook Head and for the Irish Sea South of the Isle of Man
Wind: Imminent veering northwesterly force 3 to 5. Soon decreasing northerly or variable force 2 to 4. Later increasing north to northwest force 3 or 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Some mist and fog patches.
Visibility: Generally good, reducing moderate or poor in any showers or mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Sunday 16 August 2026
Light to moderate north to northwest winds in the southwest, west, and northwest will back southwesterly through the period and increase moderate to fresh. Elsewhere, mostly moderate north to northwest winds will gradually ease light variable through the period. Weather: Cloudy to fair with outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the west and north on Saturday night.
Forecast issued at: 05:00, Friday 14 August 2026
All times are local unless specified
