Shipping forecast for the North Irish Sea

Valid for 24 Hours
Issued on Monday, 30 March 2026 at 4:40pm by Ronaldsway Met Office
Warnings

Nil.

Synopsis

Transient and weak ridge of high pressure will decline as a warm front moves in from the west overnight.

Wind

West or west-northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 mid to late evening, slowly backing west-southwest or southwest tomorrow afternoon.

State of sea

Slight or moderate, falling slight this evening.

Weather

Mainly fair, occasional patchy light rain or drizzle arriving overnight.

Visibility

Mostly good, occasionally moderate in precipitation.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

Wind

Southwest or west-southwest 3 or 4, backing southwest 4 or 5 later, occasionally 6 in the west of the area.

State of sea

Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.

Weather

Patchy drizzle at first, outbreaks of rain spreading from the west on Wednesday afternoon.

Visibility

Mostly good, then occasionally moderate later.

Approximate times of tides in Douglas

Low water
(1.0m)
High water
(6.1m)
Low water
(1.1m)
High water
(6.9m)
(heights in metres above Chart Datum)

Forecast by

Adrian Cowin