Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Saturday 09 May 2026 until 06:00, Sunday 10 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
Northeasterly winds will reach force 6 at times during Saturday on Irish coasts from Malin Head to Mizen Head to Rossan Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong northerly airflow between an anticyclone of 1036hPa in the mid-Atlantic and a depression of 1002hPa centred between Iceland and Norway. A weak frontal zone lies slow-moving off the south coast.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Erris Head to Fair Head to Howth Head and for the North Irish Sea
Wind: Northerly force 4 to 6. Decreasing northeast force 4 or 5 later.
Weather: Mainly fair or fine. Cloudy in places at first.
Visibility: Mostly good.
Forecast for Howth Head to Roches Point to Erris Head and for the South Irish Sea
Wind: Northeast force 5 or 6. Imminent increasing force 5 to 7. Decreasing force 4 or 5 north of Slyne Head towards the end of the period.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle in the south-west today. Mist patches possible too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Monday 11 May 2026
Moderate to strong northeast winds, near gale for a time in the south at first. Winds gradually backing north to northwest during Sunday and moderating from the north. Weather; Fair to cloudy with isolated showers spreading from the northwest later.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Saturday 09 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
