Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 17:30, Monday 07 September 2026 until 18:00, Tuesday 08 September 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. Southwest to west winds will reach force 6 or higher this evening (Monday) on all Irish coasts. 2. West to northwest winds will reach force 6 or higher tonight and tomorrow (Tuesday) on Irish coasts from Roches Point to Bloody Foreland to Wicklow Head.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a strong southwesterly airflow with a depression of 975hPa centred between Scotland and Iceland. A cold front moves southeast across Ireland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: Southwest to west force 5 to 7 and gusty. Later veering west to northwest.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, heavy at times with isolated thunderstorms possible.
Visibility: Mostly good. Decreasing moderate or poor in showers.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southwest to west force 5 to 7 and gusty. Imminently decreasing force 4 to 6. Later veering west to northwest and increasing force 5 to 7.
Weather: Cloudy with rain, heavy at times with embedded thunderstorms. Soon fair with scattered showers.
Visibility: Moderate to poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Wednesday 09 September 2026
Fresh to near gale force northwest winds, decreasing moderate to fresh Tuesday night, before becoming light to moderate anticyclonic variable Wednesday morning. Moderate to fresh southerly winds developing in the west Wednesday afternoon. Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers.
Forecast issued at: 17:30, Monday 07 September 2026
All times are local unless specified
