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Castletownbere's forecasts and tides

The local weather with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions for Castletownbere Lifeboat Station

5-day weather forecast

Sun

Rain

15°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 15°C

Mon

Rain

16°C

Min: 13°C
Max: 16°C

Tue

Rain

17°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 17°C

Wed

Rain

17°C

Min: 16°C
Max: 17°C

Thu

Rain

17°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 17°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.9ft 8
5am 6.0ft 8
8am 7.0ft 8
11am 7.2ft 9
2pm 7.2ft 9
5pm 7.2ft 9
8pm 7.4ft 9
11pm 7.7ft 9

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 8.0ft 9
5am 7.7ft 9
8am 6.5ft 10
11am 5.5ft 10
2pm 4.8ft 10
5pm 4.4ft 9
8pm 4.2ft 9
11pm 0.2ft 19

Tuesday 1 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 19
5am 0.2ft 19
8am 0.3ft 18
11am 0.3ft 18
2pm 0.3ft 18
5pm 0.4ft 18
8pm 0.4ft 18
11pm 1.5ft 8

Wednesday 2 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 7.0ft 7
5am 0.6ft 16
8am 0.7ft 16
11am 0.8ft 16
2pm 0.8ft 16
5pm 0.9ft 17
8pm 0.9ft 17
11pm 0.5ft 18

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 17
5am 0.6ft 17
8am 1.0ft 15
11am 1.1ft 16
2pm 7.9ft 11
5pm 1.2ft 16
8pm 1.2ft 16
11pm 1.2ft 16

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.7ft 8
5am 7.0ft 8
8am 8.0ft 8
11am 8.2ft 9
2pm 8.3ft 9
5pm 8.4ft 9
8pm 8.5ft 9
11pm 9.2ft 9

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 9.5ft 9
5am 9.4ft 9
8am 8.1ft 10
11am 6.6ft 10
2pm 5.8ft 10
5pm 5.4ft 9
8pm 0.2ft 19
11pm 0.2ft 19

Tuesday 1 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 19
5am 0.3ft 18
8am 0.3ft 18
11am 0.4ft 18
2pm 0.4ft 18
5pm 0.5ft 18
8pm 0.5ft 18
11pm 0.6ft 18

Wednesday 2 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 17
5am 0.7ft 16
8am 0.8ft 16
11am 0.9ft 16
2pm 1.0ft 16
5pm 1.0ft 17
8pm 1.0ft 17
11pm 0.6ft 18

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 17
5am 0.8ft 17
8am 1.2ft 15
11am 1.4ft 16
2pm 1.4ft 16
5pm 1.4ft 16
8pm 1.4ft 16
11pm 1.2ft 16

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.8ft 8
5am 6.0ft 9
8am 7.0ft 9
11am 7.1ft 9
2pm 7.2ft 9
5pm 7.3ft 9
8pm 7.3ft 9
11pm 6.9ft 9

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 8.4ft 9
5am 7.9ft 9
8am 6.7ft 10
11am 5.8ft 10
2pm 5.1ft 10
5pm 4.8ft 9
8pm 4.7ft 9
11pm 0.2ft 19

Tuesday 1 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 19
5am 0.2ft 19
8am 0.2ft 18
11am 0.3ft 18
2pm 0.3ft 18
5pm 0.4ft 18
8pm 0.4ft 18
11pm 0.5ft 18

Wednesday 2 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 17
5am 0.6ft 17
8am 0.6ft 16
11am 0.7ft 16
2pm 0.8ft 16
5pm 0.9ft 17
8pm 0.9ft 17
11pm 0.9ft 17

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 18
5am 0.5ft 18
8am 1.0ft 15
11am 1.1ft 16
2pm 1.2ft 16
5pm 1.3ft 16
8pm 1.2ft 16
11pm 1.2ft 16

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.4ft 8
5am 6.8ft 9
8am 7.5ft 9
11am 7.6ft 9
2pm 7.7ft 9
5pm 7.8ft 9
8pm 8.0ft 9
11pm 7.3ft 9

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 9.6ft 9
5am 6.8ft 10
8am 6.3ft 10
11am 5.9ft 10
2pm 5.3ft 10
5pm 5.3ft 9
8pm 5.2ft 9
11pm 0.2ft 19

Tuesday 1 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 19
5am 0.2ft 19
8am 0.3ft 18
11am 0.3ft 18
2pm 0.3ft 18
5pm 0.4ft 18
8pm 0.5ft 18
11pm 0.5ft 18

Wednesday 2 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 17
5am 0.6ft 17
8am 0.7ft 16
11am 0.8ft 16
2pm 0.9ft 16
5pm 0.9ft 17
8pm 0.9ft 17
11pm 0.9ft 17

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 17
5am 0.5ft 18
8am 1.1ft 15
11am 1.2ft 16
2pm 1.3ft 16
5pm 1.3ft 16
8pm 1.3ft 16
11pm 1.3ft 16

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.1ft 8
5am 6.4ft 9
8am 7.0ft 9
11am 7.1ft 9
2pm 7.2ft 9
5pm 7.3ft 9
8pm 7.6ft 9
11pm 7.0ft 9

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 9.6ft 9
5am 6.3ft 10
8am 6.1ft 10
11am 5.7ft 10
2pm 5.4ft 10
5pm 5.2ft 9
8pm 5.2ft 9
11pm 0.2ft 19

Tuesday 1 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 19
5am 0.2ft 19
8am 0.2ft 18
11am 0.3ft 18
2pm 0.3ft 18
5pm 0.4ft 18
8pm 0.4ft 18
11pm 0.5ft 18

Wednesday 2 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 17
5am 0.6ft 17
8am 0.6ft 16
11am 0.7ft 16
2pm 0.8ft 16
5pm 0.9ft 17
8pm 0.9ft 17
11pm 0.9ft 17

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 18
5am 0.3ft 18
8am 1.0ft 15
11am 1.1ft 16
2pm 1.2ft 16
5pm 1.3ft 16
8pm 1.3ft 16
11pm 1.2ft 16