Where these times come from. There is no official tide station at Laytown.
These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Clogherhead, the nearest
official station, 13 km away. Times at Laytown 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
00:35
2.49 m
Low water
06:35
-2.56 m
High water
13:00
2.12 m
Low water
18:45
-2.29 m
Spring tideRange 5.05 m
Best window for a swim or sauna
10:00 – 14:30
You are inside the window now. Next high water 13:00.
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
12 kn
Wind SW · Moderate breeze
Offshore
Wind on shore
25 kn
Max gust today
15.8°C
Sea temp
Offshore. Laytown faces E, so a SW wind is blowing off the land, cleaner wave faces but anything floating is pushed out to sea.
Laytown tide table, next 7 days
| Date | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 September | High | 00:35 | 2.49 m |
| Low | 06:35 | -2.56 m | |
| High | 13:00 | 2.12 m | |
| Low | 18:45 | -2.29 m | |
| Sunday, 13 September | High | 01:10 | 2.49 m |
| Low | 07:10 | -2.50 m | |
| High | 13:35 | 2.10 m | |
| Low | 19:20 | -2.26 m | |
| Monday, 14 September | High | 01:50 | 2.39 m |
| Low | 07:45 | -2.35 m | |
| High | 14:10 | 2.03 m | |
| Low | 19:55 | -2.13 m | |
| Tuesday, 15 September | High | 02:25 | 2.20 m |
| Low | 08:20 | -2.12 m | |
| High | 14:45 | 1.90 m | |
| Low | 20:35 | -1.91 m | |
| Wednesday, 16 September | High | 03:00 | 1.94 m |
| Low | 09:00 | -1.81 m | |
| High | 15:20 | 1.73 m | |
| Low | 21:15 | -1.62 m | |
| Thursday, 17 September | High | 03:40 | 1.62 m |
| Low | 09:35 | -1.47 m | |
| High | 16:00 | 1.51 m | |
| Low | 22:00 | -1.30 m | |
| Friday, 18 September | High | 04:25 | 1.28 m |
| Low | 10:25 | -1.11 m | |
| High | 16:50 | 1.27 m | |
| Low | 23:00 | -1.00 m |
Source station Clogherhead. Heights are metres relative to Ordnance Datum Malin. Why that matters.
Laytown tide questions
- What time is high tide at Laytown today?
- Today's high water times are shown at the top of this page, taken from the Clogherhead station 13 km away. There are two high waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, and local times at Laytown differ from the station by a few minutes.
- Is there an official tide station at Laytown?
- No. The Marine Institute does not predict for Laytown directly. The nearest official station is Clogherhead, 13 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 Laytown?
- 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 Laytown face?
- Laytown faces E, so a wind from that direction is onshore and a wind from the opposite side is offshore.