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Where these times come from. There is no official tide station at Garretstown.
These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Kinsale, the nearest
official station, 10 km away. Times at Garretstown 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
Low water
00:35
-1.83 m
High water
06:30
1.78 m
Low water
12:50
-1.93 m
High water
18:50
1.82 m
Spring tideRange 3.76 m
Best window for a swim or sauna
15:50 – 20:20
Outside the window right now. Next high water 18:50.
This is a shallow shelving strand, so the sea moves a long way. The usable window runs from about three hours before high water to an hour and a half after.
Wind and sea
19 kn
Wind SW · Fresh breeze
Onshore
Wind on shore
31 kn
Max gust today
15.0°C
Sea temp
Onshore. Garretstown faces SSW, so a SW wind is blowing in off the sea, choppier water and easier entry drift toward the beach.
Garretstown tide table, next 7 days
| Date | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 September | Low | 00:35 | -1.83 m |
| High | 06:30 | 1.78 m | |
| Low | 12:50 | -1.93 m | |
| High | 18:50 | 1.82 m | |
| Sunday, 13 September | Low | 01:10 | -1.84 m |
| High | 07:05 | 1.78 m | |
| Low | 13:25 | -1.89 m | |
| High | 19:25 | 1.76 m | |
| Monday, 14 September | Low | 01:45 | -1.76 m |
| High | 07:40 | 1.71 m | |
| Low | 14:00 | -1.74 m | |
| High | 20:00 | 1.64 m | |
| Tuesday, 15 September | Low | 02:20 | -1.60 m |
| High | 08:15 | 1.57 m | |
| Low | 14:35 | -1.53 m | |
| High | 20:35 | 1.45 m | |
| Wednesday, 16 September | Low | 02:50 | -1.38 m |
| High | 08:50 | 1.38 m | |
| Low | 15:10 | -1.26 m | |
| High | 21:10 | 1.23 m | |
| Thursday, 17 September | Low | 03:25 | -1.13 m |
| High | 09:25 | 1.14 m | |
| Low | 15:45 | -0.97 m | |
| High | 21:45 | 0.99 m | |
| Friday, 18 September | Low | 04:05 | -0.86 m |
| High | 10:05 | 0.90 m | |
| Low | 16:30 | -0.70 m | |
| High | 22:30 | 0.74 m |
Source station Kinsale. Heights are metres relative to Ordnance Datum Malin. Why that matters.
Garretstown tide questions
- What time is high tide at Garretstown today?
- Today's high water times are shown at the top of this page, taken from the Kinsale station 10 km away. There are two high waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, and local times at Garretstown differ from the station by a few minutes.
- Is there an official tide station at Garretstown?
- No. The Marine Institute does not predict for Garretstown directly. The nearest official station is Kinsale, 10 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 Garretstown?
- This is a shallow shelving strand, so the sea moves a long way. The usable window runs from about three hours before high water to an hour and a half after.
- Which way does Garretstown face?
- Garretstown faces SSW, so a wind from that direction is onshore and a wind from the opposite side is offshore.