Sea Area Forecast

Forecast valid from: 12:00, Sunday 28 December 2025 until 12:00, Monday 29 December 2025

Small Craft Warning

Nil

Gale Warning

Nil

Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC

An anticyclone of 1040hPa, centred south of Iceland, maintains a moderate to fresh easterly airflow over Ireland.

Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil

Wave Height Forecast

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Loop Head and for the Irish Sea

Wind: Easterly force 3 to 5, strongest generally in the south. Later becoming east or northeast.

Weather: Cloudy with patches of drizzle and mist.

Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in drizzle and mist.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Loop Head to Erris Head to Bloody Foreland

Wind: Easterly force 3 or 4. Later possibly touching force 5 at times.

Weather: Cloudy with patches of drizzle and mist.

Visibility: Decreasing moderate or poor in drizzle and mist.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Bloody Foreland to Fair Head to Belfast Lough

Wind: Easterly or variable force 2 to 4.

Weather: Cloudy to fair.

Visibility: Mostly good.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Tuesday 30 December 2025

Moderate to fresh easterly winds, increasing strong at times in the south and southwest Tuesday morning. Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated patches of drizzle and mist.

Forecast issued at: 12:00, Sunday 28 December 2025

All times are local unless specified