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




