Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 19:00, Wednesday 10 June 2026 until 18:00, Thursday 11 June 2026
Small Craft Warning
Southerly winds, veering west to southwest, will reach force 6 or higher overnight and Thursday morning on all Irish coasts, becoming confined to Irish coasts from Wicklow Head to Loop Head to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
A moderate to fresh west to southwest airflow covers Ireland as a transient ridge of high pressure builds from the southwest. A warm front, associated with a depression of 989hPa centred south of Greenland, will approach west and southwest coasts tonight.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Valentia to Erris Head
Wind: West to southwest force 4 or 5, imminent increasing south to southwest force 5 or 6 north of Mizen Head and elsewhere soon. Later increasing southwest force 6, occasionally force 7 for a time before decreasing force 5 or 6 towards the end of the period.
Weather: Imminent becoming cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist spreading from the Atlantic. Rain, drizzle and mist easing and becoming patchy later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Forecast for Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head
Wind: West to southwest force 4 or 5. Imminent backing southwest to south. Soon increasing southerly force 4 to 6. Later veering southwest.
Weather: Clear spells and scattered showers imminent becoming isolated. Soon becoming cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist spreading from the west. Rain, drizzle and mist easing and becoming patchy later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Forecast for Fair Head to Carlingford Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Westerly force 3 to 5. Soon backing south to southwest force 4 or 5. Later increasing southerly force 5 to 7 and gusty for a time before veering southwest and decreasing force 4 to 6.
Weather: Clear spells and scattered showers imminent becoming isolated. Soon becoming cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist spreading from the west. Rain, drizzle and mist easing and becoming patchy later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Friday 12 June 2026
Moderate to strong west to southwest winds, strongest in southern, western and northwestern sea areas and reaching near gale at times in the northwest on Friday afternoon. Weather; Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle and mist. Gradually becoming cloudy to fair with a few showers from the northwest during Friday.
Forecast issued at: 19:00, Wednesday 10 June 2026
All times are local unless specified
