Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Saturday 18 July 2026 until 06:00, Sunday 19 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
North to northwest winds will reach force 6 at times on Saturday morning and afternoon on Irish coasts from Malin Head to Fair Head to Strangford Lough.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
An anticyclone of 1034hPa centred approximately 530 nautical miles west-northwest of Erris Head maintains a moderate to fresh northerly airflow over Ireland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Mizen Head to Malin Head to Hook Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northerly force 4 or 5, occasionally reaching force 6. Becoming southeasterly force 3 or 4 on the Irish Sea by the end of the period.
Weather: Mainly fine or fair, cloudy at times in the northwest.
Visibility: Good.
Forecast for Hook Head to Roches Point to Mizen Head
Wind: North to northeast force 3 or 4, soon decreasing variable force 3 or less. Later becoming northeast force 3 or 4.
Weather: Fine or fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Monday 20 July 2026
Moderate to fresh northerly winds, becoming light to moderate northerly or variable in the south and east on Sunday. Weather: Mainly fine or fair, cloudy in the north and northwest. Becoming cloudy to fair on Sunday night with isolated drizzle patches in the north.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Saturday 18 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
