Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Tuesday 21 July 2026 until 00:00, Wednesday 22 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
Northwesterly winds will reach force 6 from Tuesday afternoon on Irish coasts from Fair Head to Belfast Lough to Carlingford Lough.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
An anticyclone of 1038hPa, centred approximately 420 nautical miles west of Erris Head, extends a light to fresh northerly airflow over Ireland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Rossan Point to Carlingford Lough and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northerly force 3 to 5. Later increasing force 4 to 6.
Weather: Mostly cloudy in the north and northwest with patchy drizzle and mist. Cloudy to fair elsewhere.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Carlingford Lough to Carnsore Point to Mizen Head
Wind: Increasing northerly force 3 or 4, occasionally force 5, imminent. Soon decreasing northerly or variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with occasional mist.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in mist.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Thursday 23 July 2026
Mostly moderate to fresh northerly winds, occasionally strong in the northeast and the southwest on Tuesday night. Decreasing light to moderate, occasionally fresh, on Wednesday morning, but remaining moderate to fresh, occasionally strong, in the east. Weather: Mostly cloudy in the north and northwest with patchy drizzle and mist. Cloudy to fair elsewhere.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Tuesday 21 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
