Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 05:30, Saturday 25 July 2026 until 06:00, Sunday 26 July 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. West to southwest winds will reach force 6 this morning on Irish coasts from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Fair Head.
2. West to northwest winds will reach force 6 at times tonight on Irish coasts from Roches Point To Slyne Head to Malin Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong westerly airflow between a depression of 985hPa centred near the Faroe Islands and an anticyclone of 1033hPa centred in the mid-Atlantic.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: West force 5 or 6, decreasing force 4 or 5 imminent. Later becoming west to northwest force 5 or 6.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Mist and fog patches possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to southwest force 4 to 6 imminent, soon becoming west force 4 or 5. Later becoming westerly force 4 to 6.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Mist and fog patches possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog. Otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Monday 27 July 2026
Moderate to strong westerly winds. Weather: Cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly in the west and north.
Forecast issued at: 05:30, Saturday 25 July 2026
All times are local unless specified
