Laytown
An Inse
Tide curve for the next twenty hours. Low water 02:15 at -1.14 metres. High water 08:40 at 1.06 metres. Low water 14:35 at -0.95 metres. High water 20:45 at 1.36 metres.
No official station here. These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Clogherhead, 13 km away. Times at Laytown differ by a few minutes. We do not invent a local correction, because a made up offset is worse than a stated approximation.
Today · Wednesday, 21 October
Mid rangeRange 2.50 m
- 02:15 Low water -1.14 m
- 08:40 High water 1.06 m
- 14:35 Low water -0.95 m
- 20:45 High water 1.36 m
Best window today
Outside the window right now. Next high water 08:40. 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
Laytown faces E. A WNW wind is blowing off the land, cleaner wave faces but anything floating is pushed out to sea.
Seven day table
Source station Clogherhead| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 21 October | Low | 02:15 | -1.14 m |
| High | 08:40 | 1.06 m | |
| Low | 14:35 | -0.95 m | |
| High | 20:45 | 1.36 m | |
| Thursday, 22 October | Low | 03:10 | -1.43 m |
| High | 09:30 | 1.31 m | |
| Low | 15:20 | -1.26 m | |
| High | 21:35 | 1.60 m | |
| Friday, 23 October | Low | 03:50 | -1.73 m |
| High | 10:15 | 1.57 m | |
| Low | 16:05 | -1.58 m | |
| High | 22:20 | 1.84 m | |
| Saturday, 24 October | Low | 04:30 | -2.00 m |
| High | 10:50 | 1.79 m | |
| Low | 16:40 | -1.86 m | |
| High | 23:00 | 2.04 m | |
| Sunday, 25 October | Low | 04:05 | -2.21 m |
| High | 10:25 | 1.96 m | |
| Low | 16:15 | -2.10 m | |
| High | 22:35 | 2.19 m | |
| Monday, 26 October | Low | 04:40 | -2.35 m |
| High | 11:00 | 2.08 m | |
| Low | 16:55 | -2.26 m | |
| High | 23:15 | 2.28 m | |
| Tuesday, 27 October | Low | 05:15 | -2.41 m |
| High | 11:40 | 2.14 m | |
| Low | 17:30 | -2.35 m | |
| High | 23:55 | 2.28 m |
Questions
What time is high tide at Laytown today?
Today's times are 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.