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Letterfrack Tide Times

Letterfrack covers the Ballynakill harbour side of north Connemara.

Saturday, 12 September · Irish local time · Leitir Fraic

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Today: Saturday, 12 September

Low water
00:45
-2.30 m
High water
07:00
1.93 m
Low water
13:00
-2.04 m
High water
19:10
2.13 m

Spring tideRange 4.43 m

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 20:03

Swim and sauna window

Poor right now

Next high water 19:10, 8.4 hours away. a long way off high water, strong gusts at 27 kn, sea around 15.9°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

15 kn
Wind SW · Moderate breeze
Cross-shore
Wind on shore
41 kn
Max gust today
15.9°C
Sea temp
1.6 m
Wave height

Cross-shore. The shore at Letterfrack faces W, 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.

Letterfrack tide table, next 7 days

DateTideTimeHeight
Saturday, 12 September Low 00:45 -2.30 m
High 07:00 1.93 m
Low 13:00 -2.04 m
High 19:10 2.13 m
Sunday, 13 September Low 01:20 -2.24 m
High 07:30 1.89 m
Low 13:35 -2.00 m
High 19:45 2.00 m
Monday, 14 September Low 01:55 -2.06 m
High 08:05 1.78 m
Low 14:10 -1.84 m
High 20:15 1.78 m
Tuesday, 15 September Low 02:25 -1.79 m
High 08:35 1.62 m
Low 14:40 -1.61 m
High 20:50 1.50 m
Wednesday, 16 September Low 03:00 -1.47 m
High 09:10 1.41 m
Low 15:20 -1.31 m
High 21:25 1.17 m
Thursday, 17 September Low 03:30 -1.13 m
High 09:45 1.17 m
Low 15:55 -0.99 m
High 22:05 0.84 m
Friday, 18 September Low 04:05 -0.80 m
High 10:25 0.91 m
Low 16:50 -0.69 m
High 22:55 0.53 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 Letterfrack

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

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Letterfrack tide questions

What time is high tide in Letterfrack today?
Letterfrack 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 Letterfrack today?
Low water falls roughly six hours and ten minutes after each high water at Letterfrack. Today's exact times are shown at the top of this page.
How do I know if today is a spring tide at Letterfrack?
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 Letterfrack times come from?
They are the Marine Institute's own predictions for its Letterfrack station at 53.582°N, 10.039°W. Nearby beaches differ by a few minutes.