Where these times come from. There is no official tide station at Balbriggan.
These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Skerries, the nearest
official station, 6 km away. Times at Balbriggan will differ by a few minutes. We do not invent a local
correction, because a made up offset is worse than a stated approximation.
Today: Saturday, 12 September
High water
00:35
2.31 m
Low water
06:35
-2.47 m
High water
13:00
1.92 m
Low water
18:40
-2.21 m
Spring tideRange 4.78 m
Best window for a swim or sauna
10:00 – 14:30
You are inside the window now. Next high water 13:00.
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
13 kn
Wind SW · Moderate breeze
Cross-shore
Wind on shore
27 kn
Max gust today
15.9°C
Sea temp
Cross-shore. Balbriggan faces E, so a SW wind is blowing along the beach, expect a lateral drift.
Balbriggan tide table, next 7 days
| Date | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 September | High | 00:35 | 2.31 m |
| Low | 06:35 | -2.47 m | |
| High | 13:00 | 1.92 m | |
| Low | 18:40 | -2.21 m | |
| Sunday, 13 September | High | 01:15 | 2.31 m |
| Low | 07:10 | -2.40 m | |
| High | 13:35 | 1.90 m | |
| Low | 19:20 | -2.18 m | |
| Monday, 14 September | High | 01:50 | 2.21 m |
| Low | 07:45 | -2.25 m | |
| High | 14:10 | 1.84 m | |
| Low | 19:55 | -2.05 m | |
| Tuesday, 15 September | High | 02:25 | 2.03 m |
| Low | 08:20 | -2.02 m | |
| High | 14:45 | 1.74 m | |
| Low | 20:35 | -1.83 m | |
| Wednesday, 16 September | High | 03:05 | 1.78 m |
| Low | 09:00 | -1.72 m | |
| High | 15:20 | 1.58 m | |
| Low | 21:15 | -1.54 m | |
| Thursday, 17 September | High | 03:45 | 1.49 m |
| Low | 09:40 | -1.39 m | |
| High | 16:05 | 1.39 m | |
| Low | 22:05 | -1.22 m | |
| Friday, 18 September | High | 04:30 | 1.18 m |
| Low | 10:25 | -1.05 m | |
| High | 16:55 | 1.18 m | |
| Low | 23:05 | -0.93 m |
Source station Skerries. Heights are metres relative to Ordnance Datum Malin. Why that matters.
Balbriggan tide questions
- What time is high tide at Balbriggan today?
- Today's high water times are shown 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.