Bantry
Beanntraí
Tide curve for the next twenty hours. High water 01:55 at 0.61 metres. Low water 08:05 at -0.71 metres. High water 14:15 at 0.69 metres. Low water 20:25 at -0.89 metres.
No official station here. These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Castletownbere, 31 km away. Times at Bantry 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
Neap tideRange 1.58 m
- 01:55 High water 0.61 m
- 08:05 Low water -0.71 m
- 14:15 High water 0.69 m
- 20:25 Low water -0.89 m
Best window today
Outside the window right now. Next high water 14:15. This is a slip, steps or pier entry, so depth arrives with the tide. The usable window is roughly two hours either side of high water.
Wind and sea
Bantry faces SW. A WNW wind is blowing along the beach, expect a lateral drift.
Seven day table
Source station Castletownbere| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 21 October | High | 01:55 | 0.61 m |
| Low | 08:05 | -0.71 m | |
| High | 14:15 | 0.69 m | |
| Low | 20:25 | -0.89 m | |
| Thursday, 22 October | High | 02:45 | 0.80 m |
| Low | 08:50 | -0.91 m | |
| High | 15:00 | 0.88 m | |
| Low | 21:10 | -1.08 m | |
| Friday, 23 October | High | 03:25 | 1.00 m |
| Low | 09:30 | -1.11 m | |
| High | 15:40 | 1.06 m | |
| Low | 21:45 | -1.28 m | |
| Saturday, 24 October | High | 04:00 | 1.19 m |
| Low | 10:05 | -1.29 m | |
| High | 16:15 | 1.24 m | |
| Low | 22:20 | -1.45 m | |
| Sunday, 25 October | High | 03:35 | 1.35 m |
| Low | 09:40 | -1.44 m | |
| High | 15:50 | 1.39 m | |
| Low | 21:50 | -1.57 m | |
| Monday, 26 October | High | 04:10 | 1.48 m |
| Low | 10:15 | -1.55 m | |
| High | 16:30 | 1.50 m | |
| Low | 22:25 | -1.64 m | |
| Tuesday, 27 October | High | 04:50 | 1.55 m |
| Low | 10:50 | -1.61 m | |
| High | 17:10 | 1.53 m | |
| Low | 23:05 | -1.62 m |
Questions
What time is high tide at Bantry today?
Today's times are at the top of this page, taken from the Castletownbere station 31 km away. There are two high waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, and local times at Bantry differ from the station by a few minutes.
Is there an official tide station at Bantry?
No. The Marine Institute does not predict for Bantry directly. The nearest official station is Castletownbere, 31 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 Bantry?
This is a slip, steps or pier entry, so depth arrives with the tide. The usable window is roughly two hours either side of high water.
Which way does Bantry face?
Bantry faces SW, so a wind from that direction is onshore and a wind from the opposite side is offshore.