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Skerries Tide Times

Skerries covers the north county beaches. The South Strand is a long shallow shelve, so mid to high water is the usable window.

Saturday, 12 September · Irish local time · Na Sceirí

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Today: Saturday, 12 September

High water
00:35
2.31 m
Low water
06:35
-2.47 m
High water
13:00
1.92 m
Low water
18:40
-2.21 m

Spring tideRange 4.78 m

Sunrise 06:52Sunset 19:47

Swim and sauna window

Fair right now

Next high water 13:00, 2.2 hours away. close to high water, moderate gusts at 17 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

13 kn
Wind SW · Moderate breeze
Cross-shore
Wind on shore
27 kn
Max gust today
15.9°C
Sea temp
0.4 m
Wave height

Cross-shore. The shore at Skerries faces E, 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.

Skerries tide table, next 7 days

DateTideTimeHeight
Saturday, 12 September High 00:35 2.31 m
Low 06:35 -2.47 m
High 13:00 1.92 m
Low 18:40 -2.21 m
Sunday, 13 September High 01:15 2.31 m
Low 07:10 -2.40 m
High 13:35 1.90 m
Low 19:20 -2.18 m
Monday, 14 September High 01:50 2.21 m
Low 07:45 -2.25 m
High 14:10 1.84 m
Low 19:55 -2.05 m
Tuesday, 15 September High 02:25 2.03 m
Low 08:20 -2.02 m
High 14:45 1.74 m
Low 20:35 -1.83 m
Wednesday, 16 September High 03:05 1.78 m
Low 09:00 -1.72 m
High 15:20 1.58 m
Low 21:15 -1.54 m
Thursday, 17 September High 03:45 1.49 m
Low 09:40 -1.39 m
High 16:05 1.39 m
Low 22:05 -1.22 m
Friday, 18 September High 04:30 1.18 m
Low 10:25 -1.05 m
High 16:55 1.18 m
Low 23:05 -0.93 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 Skerries

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

South StrandRed IslandLoughshinnyRushBalbriggan

Skerries tide questions

What time is high tide in Skerries today?
Skerries 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 Skerries today?
Low water falls roughly six hours and ten minutes after each high water at Skerries. Today's exact times are shown at the top of this page.
How do I know if today is a spring tide at Skerries?
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 Skerries times come from?
They are the Marine Institute's own predictions for its Skerries station at 53.585°N, 6.108°W. Nearby beaches differ by a few minutes.