Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 23:00, Friday 23 October 2026 until 00:00, Sunday 25 October 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southwesterly winds will increase to force 6 or higher overnight and on Saturday morning on all Irish coasts, later becoming west to southwest
Gale Warning
Southerly winds will increase to gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 overnight and on Saturday morning on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish sea, veering west to southwest and reaching storm force 10 from late afternoon onwards on coasts from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
A weak ridge of high pressure generates a fresh westerly airflow over Ireland. A deepening depression (Storm Boelo) in mid-atlantic approaches. It will track eastwards to the north of Ireland on Saturday. It's associated fronts will move eastwards across the country overnight and on Saturday.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Southwesterly force 4 or 5, backing southerly force 7 or gale force 8 imminent, soon increasing gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 and veering west to southwest, later becoming westerly, becoming west to northwest towards the end of the period
Weather: Heavy rain overnight and Saturday morning, showers following in the afternoon
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in rain or showers
Forecast for Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head
Wind: Southwesterly force 3 to 5, increasing south to southwest force 5 to 7 imminent, soon backing south to southeast gale force 8 or strong gale force 9, later veering west to southwest and increasing strong gale force 9 or storm force 10, becoming westerly in the early night.
Weather: Heavy rain overnight and Saturday morning, showers following in the afternoon
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in rain or showers
Forecast for Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to southwest force 4 or 5, increasing southwesterly force 5 or 6 imminent, soon increasing south to southwest gale force 8 or strong gale force 9, later veering west to southwest
Weather: Fair at first, persistent or heavy rain developing overnight and continuing on Saturday clearing in the late afternoon with showers following
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in rain or showers
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Monday 26 October 2026
West to northwest gales or strong gales on all coasts and reaching storm force on Ulster coasts and on the north Irish Sea, gradually decreasing strong to gale force through Sunday morning and early afternoon, decreasing moderate to fresh south to southwest on Sunday evening. Showers continuing, some heavy.
Forecast issued at: 23:00, Friday 23 October 2026
All times are local unless specified
