Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Friday 07 August 2026 until 06:00, Saturday 08 August 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. Southwesterly winds will reach force 6 today (Friday) on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Malin Head.
2. Southerly winds will reach force 6 at times this afternoon and evening (Friday) on Irish coasts from Howth Head to Wicklow Head to Carnsore Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 03:00 UTC
A moderate to fresh westerly airflow covers Ireland between an anticyclone of 1025 hPa to the southeast and a depression of 999 hPa centred just south of Iceland. Associated fronts lie to the north of Ireland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Slyne Head to Erris Head to Malin Head
Wind: West to southwest force 4 to 6, occasionally reaching force 7 north of Rossan Pt, later backing south to southwest force 4 to 6
Weather: Cloudy or fair with isolated showers. Rain and drizzle developing overnight
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers and in rain or drizzle overnight
Forecast for Malin Head to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: West to southwest force 3 or 4, soon backing southerly force 4 or 5 and occasionally reaching force 6 between Howth Head and Carnsore Pt, later decreasing south to southwest force 2 or 3
Weather: Fair apart from a few showers in the north
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in any showers
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Mizen Head to Slyne Head
Wind: West to southwest force 2 to 4, strongest between Mizen Head and Slyne Head, soon backing south to southwest force 3 or 4, later backing south to southeast
Weather: Fair
Visibility: Good
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Sunday 09 August 2026
Moderate to fresh southerly winds, becoming west to southwest on west and northwest coasts on Saturday evening, becoming westerly on Saturday night. Rain in the west and northwest moving slowly southeastwards.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Friday 07 August 2026
All times are local unless specified
