Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Tuesday 08 September 2026 until 06:00, Wednesday 09 September 2026
Small Craft Warning
West to northwest winds will reach force 6 or higher today (Tuesday) on Irish coasts from Roche's Point to Bloody Foreland to Wicklow Head, becoming confined to Irish coasts from Malin Head to Belfast Lough to Wicklow Head tonight (Tuesday night).
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a fresh to strong southwesterly airflow. A depression of 980hPa centred between Scotland and Iceland steers down a fresh to strong and unstable west to northwest airflow. A ridge of high pressure will build from the west overnight.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Erris Head to Malin Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: West to northwest force 5 to 7 and gusty. Later decreasing force 4 or 5.
Weather: Fair with scattered heavy showers, merging to some longer spells of rain soon.
Visibility: Good outside of showers.
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Roches Point to Erris Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to northwest force 5 or 6 and gusty. Later, gradually decreasing northwest force 3 to 5 strongest on the Irish Sea.
Weather: Fair with scattered heavy showers.
Visibility: Good outside of showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Thursday 10 September 2026
The Azores High will extend a ridge of high pressure across the country. Fair to cloudy with mostly light to moderate west to southwest winds, freshening later in Atlantic areas.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Tuesday 08 September 2026
All times are local unless specified
