Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 11:28, Monday 04 May 2026 until 12:00, Tuesday 05 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
Nil.
Gale Warning
Nil.
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh northerly airflow with an anticyclone of 1030hPa in the mid-Atlantic and a depression of 1013hPa near the Bay of Biscay.
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Dungarvan to Erris Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northerly force 3 to 5, occasionally increasing force 6 between Mizen Head and Valentia.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Mostly good. Decreasing moderate or poor in showers.
Forecast for Erris Head to Malin Head to Belfast Lough
Wind: West to northwest force 3 or 4, occasionally increasing force 5 between Fair Head and Belfast Lough. Later veering northwest to north force 3 to 5.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Mostly good. Decreasing moderate or poor in showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Wednesday 06 May 2026
Light to moderate, occasionally fresh, northerly or variable winds. Moderate to fresh anticyclonic variable winds in the north and east later. Cloudy or fair with isolated showers.
Forecast issued at: 11:28, Monday 04 May 2026
All times are local unless specified
