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Kinsale Tide Times

Kinsale Harbour is the reference for the Bandon estuary and the beaches either side of the Old Head.

Saturday, 12 September · Irish local time · Cionn tSáile

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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

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 19:55

Swim and sauna window

Poor right now

Next high water 18:50, 8.1 hours away. a long way off high water, strong gusts at 27 kn, sea around 15.0°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

19 kn
Wind SW · Fresh breeze
Cross-shore
Wind on shore
31 kn
Max gust today
15.0°C
Sea temp
0.8 m
Wave height

Cross-shore. The shore at Kinsale faces S, so a SW wind is blowing along the beach, expect a lateral drift.

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.

Kinsale tide table, next 7 days

DateTideTimeHeight
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

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 Kinsale

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

SandycoveSummercoveOysterhavenGarretstownGarrylucasWhite Bay

Kinsale tide questions

What time is high tide in Kinsale today?
Kinsale 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 Kinsale today?
Low water falls roughly six hours and ten minutes after each high water at Kinsale. Today's exact times are shown at the top of this page.
How do I know if today is a spring tide at Kinsale?
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 Kinsale times come from?
They are the Marine Institute's own predictions for its Kinsale station at 51.678°N, 8.446°W. Nearby beaches differ by a few minutes.