Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Sunday 07 December 2025 until 18:00, Monday 08 December 2025
Small Craft Warning
1. Southeast winds veering westerly will reach force 6 or higher today on Irish coasts from Bloody Foreland to Howth Head to Hook Head. 2. Southwest winds will increase force 6 or higher this evening, tonight and tomorrow on all Irish coasts.
Gale Warning
Atlantic Swell
Yes.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Low pressure of 967hPa located approximately 800 nautical miles west of Erris Head, advects a mainly moderate to fresh south to southwest airflow over Ireland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Malin Head
Wind: Southwesterly force 4 or 5. Increasing south to southwest force 6 or 7 imminent. Later becoming southwesterly force 5 or 6. Decreasing force 4 or 5, and occasionally force 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with showers, heavy at times with a chance of hail.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in all precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Malin Head to Wicklow Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Westerly force 4 to 6, reaching near gale force 7 in the north Irish sea. Backing southwesterly force 4 to 6 imminent. Soon increasing force 6 or 7, and occasionally touching gale force 8 on the Irish sea. Decreasing force 4 or 5, by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair to cloudy showers, heavy at times.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in all precipitation, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Tuesday 09 December 2025
Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, will gradually back south easterly Monday night. West to southwest winds will strengthen strong to gale force on Tuesday morning, and extending to all coasts Tuesday afternoon, and reaching strong gale at times. Weather: Scattered showers, heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday morning. Showers to follow Tuesday afternoon.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Sunday 07 December 2025
All times are local unless specified
