Where these times come from. There is no official tide station at Salthill.
These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Galway, the nearest
official station, 3 km away. Times at Salthill 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
Low water
00:10
-2.53 m
High water
06:30
2.40 m
Low water
12:25
-2.30 m
High water
18:45
2.54 m
Spring tideRange 5.07 m
Best window for a swim or sauna
16:45 – 20:45
Outside the window right now. Next high water 18:45.
This is a slip, steps or pier entry, so depth arrives with the tide. The usable window is roughly two hours either side of high water.
Wind and sea
11 kn
Wind WSW · Moderate breeze
Onshore
Wind on shore
33 kn
Max gust today
17.0°C
Sea temp
Onshore. Salthill faces SSW, so a WSW wind is blowing in off the sea, choppier water and easier entry drift toward the beach.
Salthill tide table, next 7 days
| Date | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 September | Low | 00:10 | -2.53 m |
| High | 06:30 | 2.40 m | |
| Low | 12:25 | -2.30 m | |
| High | 18:45 | 2.54 m | |
| Sunday, 13 September | Low | 00:45 | -2.48 m |
| High | 07:10 | 2.36 m | |
| Low | 13:00 | -2.26 m | |
| High | 19:25 | 2.41 m | |
| Monday, 14 September | Low | 01:20 | -2.29 m |
| High | 07:45 | 2.22 m | |
| Low | 13:35 | -2.09 m | |
| High | 20:05 | 2.16 m | |
| Tuesday, 15 September | Low | 01:55 | -2.00 m |
| High | 08:20 | 2.00 m | |
| Low | 14:10 | -1.83 m | |
| High | 20:40 | 1.83 m | |
| Wednesday, 16 September | Low | 02:25 | -1.64 m |
| High | 09:00 | 1.73 m | |
| Low | 14:50 | -1.49 m | |
| High | 21:20 | 1.47 m | |
| Thursday, 17 September | Low | 03:00 | -1.25 m |
| High | 09:35 | 1.43 m | |
| Low | 15:30 | -1.13 m | |
| High | 22:00 | 1.10 m | |
| Friday, 18 September | Low | 03:40 | -0.86 m |
| High | 10:20 | 1.12 m | |
| Low | 16:20 | -0.78 m | |
| High | 22:55 | 0.78 m |
Source station Galway. Heights are metres relative to Ordnance Datum Malin. Why that matters.
Salthill tide questions
- What time is high tide at Salthill today?
- Today's high water times are shown at the top of this page, taken from the Galway station 3 km away. There are two high waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, and local times at Salthill differ from the station by a few minutes.
- Is there an official tide station at Salthill?
- No. The Marine Institute does not predict for Salthill directly. The nearest official station is Galway, 3 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 Salthill?
- This is a slip, steps or pier entry, so depth arrives with the tide. The usable window is roughly two hours either side of high water.
- Which way does Salthill face?
- Salthill faces SSW, so a wind from that direction is onshore and a wind from the opposite side is offshore.