Balbriggan
Baile Brigín
Tide curve for the next twenty hours. Low water 02:20 at -1.07 metres. High water 08:45 at 1.07 metres. Low water 14:40 at -0.86 metres. High water 20:50 at 1.34 metres.
No official station here. These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Skerries, 6 km away. Times at Balbriggan differ by a few minutes. We do not invent a local correction, because a made up offset is worse than a stated approximation.
Today · Wednesday, 21 October
Mid rangeRange 2.41 m
- 02:20 Low water -1.07 m
- 08:45 High water 1.07 m
- 14:40 Low water -0.86 m
- 20:50 High water 1.34 m
Best window today
Outside the window right now. Next high water 08:45. This is a shallow shelving strand, so the sea moves a long way. The usable window runs from about three hours before high water to an hour and a half after.
Wind and sea
Balbriggan faces E. A WNW wind is blowing off the land, cleaner wave faces but anything floating is pushed out to sea.
Seven day table
Source station Skerries| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 21 October | Low | 02:20 | -1.07 m |
| High | 08:45 | 1.07 m | |
| Low | 14:40 | -0.86 m | |
| High | 20:50 | 1.34 m | |
| Thursday, 22 October | Low | 03:10 | -1.33 m |
| High | 09:35 | 1.31 m | |
| Low | 15:25 | -1.15 m | |
| High | 21:40 | 1.57 m | |
| Friday, 23 October | Low | 03:55 | -1.60 m |
| High | 10:20 | 1.55 m | |
| Low | 16:05 | -1.43 m | |
| High | 22:20 | 1.78 m | |
| Saturday, 24 October | Low | 04:30 | -1.85 m |
| High | 10:55 | 1.75 m | |
| Low | 16:40 | -1.69 m | |
| High | 23:00 | 1.98 m | |
| Sunday, 25 October | Low | 04:05 | -2.04 m |
| High | 10:30 | 1.91 m | |
| Low | 16:15 | -1.91 m | |
| High | 22:35 | 2.12 m | |
| Monday, 26 October | Low | 04:40 | -2.18 m |
| High | 11:05 | 2.02 m | |
| Low | 16:55 | -2.07 m | |
| High | 23:15 | 2.20 m | |
| Tuesday, 27 October | Low | 05:15 | -2.24 m |
| High | 11:40 | 2.08 m | |
| Low | 17:30 | -2.16 m | |
| High | 23:55 | 2.20 m |
Questions
What time is high tide at Balbriggan today?
Today's times are at the top of this page, taken from the Skerries station 6 km away. There are two high waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, and local times at Balbriggan differ from the station by a few minutes.
Is there an official tide station at Balbriggan?
No. The Marine Institute does not predict for Balbriggan directly. The nearest official station is Skerries, 6 km away, and that is what these times come from. We do not apply an invented local correction.
What is the best tide for swimming at Balbriggan?
This is a shallow shelving strand, so the sea moves a long way. The usable window runs from about three hours before high water to an hour and a half after.
Which way does Balbriggan face?
Balbriggan faces E, so a wind from that direction is onshore and a wind from the opposite side is offshore.