Where these times come from. There is no official tide station at Bantry.
These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Castletownbere, the nearest
official station, 31 km away. Times at Bantry 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
06:05
1.51 m
Low water
12:05
-1.64 m
High water
18:25
1.50 m
Spring tideRange 3.16 m
Best window for a swim or sauna
16:25 – 20:25
Outside the window right now. Next high water 18:25.
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
12 kn
Wind WSW · Moderate breeze
Onshore
Wind on shore
24 kn
Max gust today
15.9°C
Sea temp
Onshore. Bantry faces SW, so a WSW wind is blowing in off the sea, choppier water and easier entry drift toward the beach.
Bantry tide table, next 7 days
| Date | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 September | High | 06:05 | 1.51 m |
| Low | 12:05 | -1.64 m | |
| High | 18:25 | 1.50 m | |
| Sunday, 13 September | Low | 00:25 | -1.74 m |
| High | 06:45 | 1.49 m | |
| Low | 12:40 | -1.59 m | |
| High | 19:00 | 1.43 m | |
| Monday, 14 September | Low | 01:00 | -1.63 m |
| High | 07:20 | 1.40 m | |
| Low | 13:15 | -1.48 m | |
| High | 19:35 | 1.29 m | |
| Tuesday, 15 September | Low | 01:35 | -1.45 m |
| High | 07:55 | 1.25 m | |
| Low | 13:50 | -1.32 m | |
| High | 20:15 | 1.11 m | |
| Wednesday, 16 September | Low | 02:10 | -1.24 m |
| High | 08:30 | 1.07 m | |
| Low | 14:30 | -1.13 m | |
| High | 20:50 | 0.90 m | |
| Thursday, 17 September | Low | 02:50 | -0.99 m |
| High | 09:15 | 0.87 m | |
| Low | 15:15 | -0.91 m | |
| High | 21:35 | 0.69 m | |
| Friday, 18 September | Low | 03:40 | -0.75 m |
| High | 10:00 | 0.66 m | |
| Low | 16:15 | -0.71 m | |
| High | 22:30 | 0.49 m |
Source station Castletownbere. Heights are metres relative to Ordnance Datum Malin. Why that matters.
Bantry tide questions
- What time is high tide at Bantry today?
- Today's high water times are shown 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.