Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Tuesday 27 January 2026 until 00:00, Wednesday 28 January 2026
Small Craft Warning
See Gale Warning.
Gale Warning
1. Easterly gales on All Irish coastal waters and on the Irish sea overnight and on Tuesday morning, becoming confined to coasts from Erris Head to Belfast Lough to Carnsore Pt and the Irish Sea in the afternoon
2. West to south-west winds will reach strong gale force 9 or storm force 10 on coasts from Carnsore Pt to Roches Pt to Valentia on Tuesday morning and afternoon
Atlantic Swell
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
A moderate to near Gale force south-easterly airflow covers Ireland. A depression of 972 hPa, (Storm Chandra) about 215 nautical miles south-southwest of Mizen Head deepens and approaches and will move slowly northwards over Ireland on Tuesday. Associated fronts move north-eastwards over the country.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Roches Point to Valentia
Wind: East to north-east force 7 to strong gale force 9, becoming southerly imminent, soon veering west to south-west and occasionally reaching storm force 10, later gradually decreasing force 6 or 7
Weather: Heavy rain, clearing to heavy showers on Tuesday morning.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, increasing to good at times on Tuesday.
Forecast for Valentia to Slyne Head to Erris Head
Wind: North to northeast force 6 or 7, increasing force 7 to strong gale force 9 imminent, soon becoming easterly force 6 or 7, later becoming cyclonic variable, then becoming southwesterly force 7 or gale force 8, backing southerly force 5 to 7
Weather: Heavy rain, clearing to heavy showers on Tuesday morning
Visibility: Moderate or poor, increasing to good at times on Tuesday.
Forecast for Erris Head to Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Easterly force 6 to gale force 8, increasing gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 imminent, soon becoming east to southeast, later decreasing southerly force 6 or 7 in the early night south of Belfast Lough
Weather: Heavy rain, gradually clearing northwards on Tuesday with showers following, some heavy
Visibility: Moderate or poor, increasing good as rain clears, deceacreasing moderate or poor in showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Thursday 29 January 2026
Fresh to strong southerly winds, backing south-easterly on Wednesday. Showers on south and west coasts, mainly fair on east and north coasts.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Tuesday 27 January 2026
All times are local unless specified
