Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Friday 24 July 2026 until 06:00, Saturday 25 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
Westerly winds will reach force 6 at times Friday afternoon on Irish coasts from Bloody Foreland to Malin Head to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
An anticyclone of 1034hPa centred over the mid-Atlantic extends a ridge of high pressure over Ireland generating a mostly light to moderate northwesterly airflow.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: Westerly force 3 to 5. Soon increasing force 4 or 5 and reaching force 6 at times between Bloody Foreland and Fair Head. Later increasing force 5 or 6 and reaching force 7 at times between Bloody Foreland and Fair Head.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in rain and drizzle, otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Strangford Lough to Howth Head and for the North Irish Sea
Wind: Westerly force 3 to 5. Soon backing southwesterly. Later increasing force 4 to 6.
Weather: Mostly fair, occasionally cloudy.
Visibility: Good.
Forecast for Howth Head to Hook Head to Valentia and for the South Irish Sea
Wind: Northerly or variable force 2 to 4. Soon backing westerly or variable. Later increasing force 3 to 5.
Weather: Mostly fair, occasionally cloudy.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Sunday 26 July 2026
Fresh to strong westerly winds in the north and west will ease moderate to fresh through Saturday. Elsewhere, moderate to strong westerly winds will ease light to moderate for a time. Winds will increase fresh to strong in all sea areas by Sunday morning. Weather: Generally cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Friday 24 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
