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Shipping forecast for the North Irish Sea

Valid for 24 Hours
Issued on Thursday, 30 April 2026 at 4:15pm by Ronaldsway Met Office
Warnings

Nil.

Synopsis

High pressure continuing to decline near Denmark with shallow low in the Atlantic slowly approaching southern Ireland.

Wind

East or southeast 3 to 5, veering south or southeast 2 to 4 tomorrow morning then increasing south force 5 in the west later.

State of sea

Slight.

Weather

Fair to start, then occasional showers soon arriving. Areas or mist and isolated fog patches then developing from the south later.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate in showers. Becoming moderate or poor later, but very poor in fog patches.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

Wind

South or southwest 4 or 5, but variable 3 or less in the southeast of the area at first, Becoming south or southeast 2 to 4 later.

State of sea

Slight, occasionally moderate in the east for a time.

Weather

Isolated showers as well as areas of mist and isolated fog patches.

Visibility

Moderate or poor, but very poor in fog patches.

Approximate times of tides in Douglas

Low water
(0.6m)
High water
(6.2m)
Low water
(1.2m)
High water
(6.5m)
(heights in metres above Chart Datum)

Forecast by

Stuart Davison
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