Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Thursday 06 August 2026 until 12:00, Friday 07 August 2026
Small Craft Warning
1. Southwest force 6 this afternoon and early evening on Irish coasts between Wicklow Head and Carnsore Point.
2. Southwest winds will reach force 6 tonight and during Saturday on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Malin Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a mostly moderate westerly airflow as a transient ridge of high pressure covers the country. An anticyclone of 1027hPa centred approximated 150 nautical miles south of Mizen Head. Low pressure to the southwest of Iceland will feed in associated fronts to northwest areas.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head
Wind: Westerly force 4 or 5. Later increasing southwest force 5 or 6.
Weather: Cloudy with some scattered showers. Patches of mist possible.
Visibility: Mostly good
Forecast for Fair Head to Belfast Lough to Strangford Lough
Wind: Mostly variable force 3 or less. Soon gradually increasing southwest force 4 or 5.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with some scattered showers
Visibility: Mostly good.
Forecast for Strangford Lough to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Variable force 3 or less. Southwest force 4 or 5 imminent, locally force 6 for the southeast. Soon veering west before backing southwest later.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with isolated showers
Visibility: Good
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Mizen Head to Slyne Head
Wind: West to southwest force 3 or less. Force 4 or 5 imminent. Later gradually decreasing westerly force 3 or less for southern areas.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers
Visibility: Good
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Saturday 08 August 2026
Strong southwesterly winds in the north and northwest with mostly fresh, locally strong southerly winds elsewhere. Cloudy to fair with scattered showers through Friday afternoon. Showery rain in the southwest and west developing Friday night, extending northeastwards through Saturday morning.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Thursday 06 August 2026
All times are local unless specified
