Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Saturday 06 June 2026 until 18:00, Sunday 07 June 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southwest winds will reach force 6 at times this evening on Irish coasts from Carnsore Point to Valentia to Malin Head, extending to all coasts overnight.
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
A depression of 989hPa centred to the southeast of Greenland and a shallow depression of 1002hPa centred over England generates a mostly moderate to strong westerly or variable airflow over Ireland, with an associated occluded front gradually clearing northeastwards.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Increasing southwesterly force 4 to 6 imminent. Soon increasing force 5 or 6. Later increasing force 7 in the Irish Sea.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Some mist and fog patches too. More persistent rain developing later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist and fog, otherwise good.
Forecast for Mizen Head to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Increasing southwesterly force 5 or 6 and occasionally reaching force 7 imminent. Later decreasing westerly mostly force 4 or 5.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers or more persistent outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Some mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist and fog, otherwise good.
Forecast for Erris Head to Malin Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: Southerly or variable force 3 or less, increasing southwesterly force 4 to 6 imminent, strongest west of Bloody Foreland. Later increasing force 7 at times west of Bloody Foreland. Decreasing westerly or variable force 3 to 5 by the end of the period.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers or more persistent outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Some mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist and fog, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Monday 08 June 2026
Fresh to strong southwesterly winds veering westerly and easing moderate to fresh from the west on Sunday night and further decrease light to moderate on Monday morning. Winds will back southwesterly again through Monday and increase strong in the west and south by Monday evening. Weather: Rain, heavy and persistent at times, clearing southeastwards through Sunday with scattered showers following from the west.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Saturday 06 June 2026
All times are local unless specified
