Where these times come from. There is no official tide station at Inch Beach.
These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Dingle, the nearest
official station, 20 km away. Times at Inch Beach 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
1.66 m
Low water
12:00
-1.90 m
High water
18:15
1.78 m
Spring tideRange 3.68 m
Best window for a swim or sauna
15:15 – 19:45
Outside the window right now. Next high water 18:15.
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
9 kn
Wind WSW · Gentle breeze
Cross-shore
Wind on shore
30 kn
Max gust today
16.3°C
Sea temp
Cross-shore. Inch Beach faces SSW, so a WSW wind is blowing along the beach, expect a lateral drift.
Inch Beach tide table, next 7 days
| Date | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 September | High | 06:05 | 1.66 m |
| Low | 12:00 | -1.90 m | |
| High | 18:15 | 1.78 m | |
| Sunday, 13 September | Low | 00:25 | -2.06 m |
| High | 06:40 | 1.62 m | |
| Low | 12:35 | -1.85 m | |
| High | 18:55 | 1.68 m | |
| Monday, 14 September | Low | 00:55 | -1.91 m |
| High | 07:15 | 1.51 m | |
| Low | 13:10 | -1.72 m | |
| High | 19:30 | 1.50 m | |
| Tuesday, 15 September | Low | 01:30 | -1.69 m |
| High | 07:50 | 1.35 m | |
| Low | 13:45 | -1.52 m | |
| High | 20:05 | 1.27 m | |
| Wednesday, 16 September | Low | 02:05 | -1.41 m |
| High | 08:25 | 1.16 m | |
| Low | 14:20 | -1.27 m | |
| High | 20:45 | 1.00 m | |
| Thursday, 17 September | Low | 02:40 | -1.11 m |
| High | 09:05 | 0.94 m | |
| Low | 15:05 | -1.01 m | |
| High | 21:30 | 0.73 m | |
| Friday, 18 September | Low | 03:20 | -0.81 m |
| High | 09:50 | 0.73 m | |
| Low | 16:00 | -0.76 m | |
| High | 22:25 | 0.49 m |
Source station Dingle. Heights are metres relative to Ordnance Datum Malin. Why that matters.
Inch Beach tide questions
- What time is high tide at Inch Beach today?
- Today's high water times are shown at the top of this page, taken from the Dingle station 20 km away. There are two high waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, and local times at Inch Beach differ from the station by a few minutes.
- Is there an official tide station at Inch Beach?
- No. The Marine Institute does not predict for Inch Beach directly. The nearest official station is Dingle, 20 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 Inch Beach?
- 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 Inch Beach face?
- Inch Beach faces SSW, so a wind from that direction is onshore and a wind from the opposite side is offshore.