Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 23:30, Monday 06 July 2026 until 00:00, Wednesday 08 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southwest winds will reach force 6 for a time on Tuesday morning on Irish coasts from Bloody Foreland to Malin Head to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a mainly moderate to fresh west to southwest airflow with a ridge of high pressure extending from an anticyclone of 1024hPa centred near the Azores. A weak, slow-moving frontal zone lies near Ireland's northwest coast.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Loop Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head
Wind: West to southwest force 4 to 6, soon becoming force 4 or 5. Decreasing force 3 or 4 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy with patches of light rain and drizzle. Some mist and fog also.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Loop Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to northwest force 3 or 4 imminent, later becoming westerly or variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with mist and fog patches.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Thursday 09 July 2026
Light to moderate southwest or variable winds, occasionally fresh in the northwest. Weather: Cloudy to fair, isolated drizzle in the north and west. Patches of mist and fog.
Forecast issued at: 23:30, Monday 06 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
