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Today: Saturday, 12 September
Spring tideRange 3.16 m
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 20:01
Swim and sauna window
Next high water 18:25, 7.6 hours away. a long way off high water, moderate gusts at 22 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
Onshore. The shore at Castletownbere faces SW, so a WSW wind is blowing in off the sea, choppier water and easier entry drift toward the beach.
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.
Castletownbere 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 |
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 Castletownbere
Castletownbere is the nearest official Marine Institute station to these places. Times at each one differ by a few minutes.
BantryGlengarriffBallydoneganAllihiesGarnish
Castletownbere tide questions
- What time is high tide in Castletownbere today?
- Castletownbere 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 Castletownbere today?
- Low water falls roughly six hours and ten minutes after each high water at Castletownbere. Today's exact times are shown at the top of this page.
- How do I know if today is a spring tide at Castletownbere?
- 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 Castletownbere times come from?
- They are the Marine Institute's own predictions for its Castletownbere station at 51.650°N, 9.903°W. Nearby beaches differ by a few minutes.