What time is high tide in Buncrana today?

Buncrana 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 Buncrana today?

Low water falls roughly six hours and ten minutes after each high water at Buncrana. Today's exact times are shown at the top of this page.

How do I know if today is a spring tide at Buncrana?

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 Buncrana times come from?

They are the Marine Institute's own predictions for its Buncranna station at 55.127°N, 7.464°W. Nearby beaches differ by a few minutes.

Buncrana Tide Times Today | High & Low Water, Wind & Sea Temp

Today: Saturday, 12 September

Low water

01:30

-1.90 m

High water

07:35

1.93 m

Low water

13:25

-1.96 m

High water

19:50

2.24 m

Spring tideRange 4.20 m

Sunrise 06:56Sunset 19:54

Swim and sauna window

Fair right now

Next high water 19:50, 9.1 hours away. a long way off high water, moderate gusts at 15 kn, sea around 15.9°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

10 kn

Wind SW · Moderate breeze

Offshore

Wind on shore

33 kn

Max gust today

15.9°C

Sea temp

0.6 m

Wave height

Offshore. The shore at Buncrana faces N, so a SW wind is blowing off the land, cleaner wave faces but anything floating is pushed out to sea.

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.

Buncrana tide table, next 7 days

Date	Tide	Time	Height
Saturday, 12 September	Low	01:30	-1.90 m
	High	07:35	1.93 m
	Low	13:25	-1.96 m
	High	19:50	2.24 m
Sunday, 13 September	Low	02:00	-1.82 m
	High	08:10	1.93 m
	Low	14:00	-1.88 m
	High	20:20	2.12 m
Monday, 14 September	Low	02:35	-1.66 m
	High	08:40	1.85 m
	Low	14:35	-1.69 m
	High	20:55	1.91 m
Tuesday, 15 September	Low	03:05	-1.43 m
	High	09:10	1.71 m
	Low	15:10	-1.41 m
	High	21:25	1.65 m
Wednesday, 16 September	Low	03:40	-1.16 m
	High	09:45	1.51 m
	Low	15:50	-1.07 m
	High	22:00	1.36 m
Thursday, 17 September	Low	04:20	-0.87 m
	High	10:25	1.27 m
	Low	16:35	-0.71 m
	High	22:40	1.06 m
Friday, 18 September	Low	05:05	-0.58 m
	High	11:20	1.02 m
	Low	17:30	-0.39 m
	High	23:35	0.77 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 Buncrana

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

LisfannonRathmullanPortsalonFahanNed’s Point

Buncrana tide questions

What time is high tide in Buncrana today?: Buncrana 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 Buncrana today?: Low water falls roughly six hours and ten minutes after each high water at Buncrana. Today's exact times are shown at the top of this page.
How do I know if today is a spring tide at Buncrana?: 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 Buncrana times come from?: They are the Marine Institute's own predictions for its Buncranna station at 55.127°N, 7.464°W. Nearby beaches differ by a few minutes.