Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige

Forecast valid from: 00:00, Wednesday 08 October 2025 until 00:00, Thursday 09 October 2025

Small Craft Warning

Westerly winds will reach force 6 or higher on Wednesday on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head.

Gale Warning

Nil

Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC

Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh southwesterly airflow between a depression of 985 hPa to the northeast of Iceland and an anticyclone of 1030 hPa in the mid-Atlantic. A cold front lies over the country and will clear southeastwards overnight.

Small Craft Warning: In effect

Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil

Wave Height Forecast

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head

Wind: Westerly force 4 to 6. Later increasing force 5 to 7.

Weather: Mainly cloudy with patchy light rain, drizzle and mist.

Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Hook Head to Slyne Head and for the Irish Sea

Wind: Anticyclonic force 3 to 5. Soon becoming west to northwest.

Weather: Patchy light rain, drizzle and mist in the south and southeast, imminently clearing. Otherwise cloudy to fair.

Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Friday 10 October 2025

Fresh to strong westerly winds in northern areas. Light to moderate west to northwest or anticyclonic variable winds in southern areas. Weather: Cloudy to fair. Patchy drizzle and mist in northern areas.

Forecast issued at: 00:00, Wednesday 08 October 2025

All times are local unless specified