A giant amount of sea foam has churned up on a farm off the coast of Dublin, following the high wind and rain.
Sea foam, which occurs when seawater is agitated, is a natural phenomenon. It is brought inland when there are high winds.
However, a colossal amount of the foam appeared just inland off Loughshinny in Co Dublin, as the capital is one of three counties under an orange rain warning.
A giant amount of sea foam has churned up on a farm off the coast of Dublin, following the high wind and rain. Pic: Carlow Weather/X
Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather posted a video of the near biblical level of sea foam on Twitter (X), writing that the person who sent him the video had lived in the area for 50 years and had never seen that much before.
‘Sea foam in Loughshinny North Dublin today shared by a follower living there 50 years and has never seen so much before,’ he wrote, while others were astounded by the sheer amount.
‘Sorry dropped a bottle of fairy on the way home,’ one joked, while another explained ‘persistent blanket of creamy-brown foam along the coast, after a period of warm weather followed by strong winds, it is most likely natural foam from a harmless algal bloom.’
The sea foam blew inland as a result of the high wind and rain, with people stunned at the sheer amount of it. Pic: Carlow Weather/X
The east of the country has just had its weather warnings for rain and wind lifted at 9am, with Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford catching the worst of the rain.
A further 13 counties were hit with yellow wind and rain warnings, with Met Éireann saying that the rest of the weekend will be cloudy with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle, along with some mist. Leinster and south and east Ulster will see the worst of the rain, before conditions become drier as the rain and drizzle become lighter and patchier.
It will stay rather cloudy on Saturday night, but will remain largely dry with a few spots of light rain and drizzle alongside some patchy mist. Lowest temperatures of 4C to 9C.
The orange rain warning has been lifted for Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford. Pic: Collins
Sunday will be dry for the most part, mostly cloudy at first with the odd spot of light rain and drizzle and some mist. However, it will become sunnier from the north throughout the morning.
Looking to the rest of next week, Met Éireann have warned that there will be some rain and showers at times — but overall, there will be a good deal of dry weather before turning colder, with some frost at night.
The video of the sea foam can be seen below:
Sea foam in Loughshinny North Dublin today shared by a follower living there 50 years and has never seen so much before. pic.twitter.com/1fwHAtTTyD
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) November 14, 2025