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Arklow Tide Times

Arklow covers the south Wicklow and north Wexford strands.

Saturday, 12 September · Irish local time · An tInbhear Mór

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Today: Saturday, 12 September

Low water
05:35
-0.69 m
High water
09:30
0.19 m
Low water
17:35
-0.57 m
High water
21:50
0.47 m

Mid rangeRange 1.16 m

Sunrise 06:53Sunset 19:47

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Good right now

Next high water 09:30, 1.3 hours away. within two hours of high water, moderate gusts at 19 kn, sea around 16.3°C.

At a slip, steps or pier the usable window is roughly two hours either side of high water. On a shallow strand you need mid to high water. How we work this out.

Wind and sea now

14 kn
Wind SW · Moderate breeze
Cross-shore
Wind on shore
27 kn
Max gust today
16.3°C
Sea temp
0.5 m
Wave height

Cross-shore. The shore at Arklow faces E, so a SW wind is blowing along the beach, expect a lateral drift.

Wind from DWD ICON via Open-Meteo. Sea temperature and wave height are modelled at about 8 km resolution, so treat inshore values as a guide.

Arklow tide table, next 7 days

DateTideTimeHeight
Saturday, 12 September Low 05:35 -0.69 m
High 09:30 0.19 m
Low 17:35 -0.57 m
High 21:50 0.47 m
Sunday, 13 September Low 06:15 -0.61 m
High 10:10 0.20 m
Low 18:20 -0.53 m
High 22:30 0.41 m
Monday, 14 September Low 07:00 -0.50 m
High 10:45 0.17 m
Low 19:00 -0.43 m
High 23:10 0.31 m
Tuesday, 15 September Low 07:45 -0.35 m
High 11:25 0.14 m
Low 19:50 -0.30 m
Wednesday, 16 September High 04:20 0.24 m
Low 08:30 -0.20 m
High 16:45 0.18 m
Low 20:45 -0.16 m
Thursday, 17 September High 05:35 0.23 m
Low 09:30 -0.06 m
High 17:45 0.23 m
Friday, 18 September Low 02:25 -0.04 m
High 06:55 0.24 m
Low 11:15 0.04 m
High 18:50 0.28 m

Heights are metres relative to Ordnance Datum Malin. Charted depths use chart datum instead, which is why these figures do not match an Admiralty tide table number for number. This is explained here.

Beaches and spots covered by Arklow

Arklow is the nearest official Marine Institute station to these places. Times at each one differ by a few minutes.

CloggaBrittas Bay SouthCastletown

Arklow tide questions

What time is high tide in Arklow today?
Arklow gets two high waters and two low waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, so they shift later by about 50 minutes each day. Today's exact times in Irish local time are at the top of this page, with the next seven days below.
What time is low tide in Arklow today?
Low water falls roughly six hours and ten minutes after each high water at Arklow. Today's exact times are shown at the top of this page.
How do I know if today is a spring tide at Arklow?
Spring tides fall around the new and full moon and give the biggest range of the fortnight. Neaps fall at the quarter moons and give the smallest. This page labels the day as spring, neap or mid range and shows the range in metres.
Which tide station do these Arklow times come from?
They are the Marine Institute's own predictions for its Arklow station at 52.792°N, 6.145°W. Nearby beaches differ by a few minutes.