Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Tuesday 30 June 2026 until 00:00, Wednesday 01 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. Southerly winds will reach force 6 or higher at times tonight (Monday) and Tuesday morning on Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland.
2. Northwesterly winds will reach force 6 at times Tuesday from Dungarvan to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
A depression of 1010hPa approximately 170 nautical miles west of Slyne Head generates a moderate to fresh south to southwest airflow over Ireland. Associated fronts will track eastward across the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Roches Point to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Southwesterly force 6 and occasionally force 7, veering westerly force 4 or 5 imminent. Soon veering west to northwest force 3 or 4, and occasionally force 5. Later increasing northwesterly force 5 and occasionally force 6. Easing northwesterly force 3 to 5 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, followed by showers soon. Mist patches also.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Erris Head to Malin Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: Southeasterly force 3 or 4, force 5 or 6 between Erris Head and Bloody Foreland. Soon decreasing southerly cyclonic variable force 2 to 4, and occasionally force 5. Later decreasing northerly or cyclonic variable force 3 or less. Becoming northwesterly force 3 or 4 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy with showers, heavy at times. Mist patches also.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Wicklow Head to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly force 3 or 4, and occasionally force 5. Increasing southeasterly force 4 or 5 imminent. Soon increasing south to southwest force 4 or 5. Later becoming southwest to west force 3 or 4. Veering northwest force 3 to 5 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with showers. Mist patches also.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Thursday 02 July 2026
Light to moderate northwest winds, fresh on south and east coasts, will back south to southwest on Wednesday morning from the west. Southwesterly winds will strengthen fresh to near gale force through the evening and night. Weather: Cloudy to fair with rain and drizzle extending from the west on Wednesday.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Tuesday 30 June 2026
All times are local unless specified
