Galway
Gaillimh
Tide curve for the next twenty hours. High water 02:30 at 0.95 metres. Low water 08:40 at -0.68 metres. High water 14:40 at 1.17 metres. Low water 21:00 at -1.08 metres.
Today · Wednesday, 21 October
Neap tideRange 2.25 m
- 02:30 High water 0.95 m
- 08:40 Low water -0.68 m
- 14:40 High water 1.17 m
- 21:00 Low water -1.08 m
Wind and sea
Galway faces SW. A NW wind is blowing along the beach, expect a lateral drift.
Best time in the water today
Two hours either side of high water, sunset 18:26Next high water 02:30, 2.8 hours away. Close to high water, cold water at about 13.5°C.
Seven day table
Heights above Ordnance Datum Malin| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 21 October | High | 02:30 | 0.95 m |
| Low | 08:40 | -0.68 m | |
| High | 14:40 | 1.17 m | |
| Low | 21:00 | -1.08 m | |
| Thursday, 22 October | High | 03:20 | 1.25 m |
| Low | 09:25 | -0.99 m | |
| High | 15:30 | 1.45 m | |
| Low | 21:35 | -1.39 m | |
| Friday, 23 October | High | 03:55 | 1.55 m |
| Low | 09:55 | -1.33 m | |
| High | 16:10 | 1.75 m | |
| Low | 22:10 | -1.70 m | |
| Saturday, 24 October | High | 04:30 | 1.86 m |
| Low | 10:30 | -1.66 m | |
| High | 16:45 | 2.02 m | |
| Low | 22:45 | -1.99 m | |
| Sunday, 25 October | High | 04:05 | 2.13 m |
| Low | 10:00 | -1.96 m | |
| High | 16:20 | 2.25 m | |
| Low | 22:15 | -2.21 m | |
| Monday, 26 October | High | 04:40 | 2.33 m |
| Low | 10:40 | -2.19 m | |
| High | 17:00 | 2.40 m | |
| Low | 22:55 | -2.33 m | |
| Tuesday, 27 October | High | 05:20 | 2.45 m |
| Low | 11:15 | -2.31 m | |
| High | 17:40 | 2.44 m | |
| Low | 23:35 | -2.31 m |
Charted depths use chart datum, which is why these figures do not match an Admiralty table number for number. This is explained here.
Covered by this station
Times at each differ by a few minutes.
Questions
What time is high tide in Galway today?
Galway gets two high waters and two low waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, so they shift about 50 minutes later each day. Today's exact times in Irish local time are at the top of this page.
What time is low tide in Galway today?
Low water falls roughly six hours and ten minutes after each high water at Galway. Today's exact times are shown at the top of this page.
How do I know if today is a spring tide at Galway?
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 and shows the range in metres.
Which tide station do these Galway times come from?
The Marine Institute's own Galway station at 53.269°N, 9.048°W. Nearby beaches differ by a few minutes.