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High Water | Low Water |
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04:10 (3.3m) | 10:48 (0.7m) |
16:49 (3.2m) | 23:13 (0.7m) |
Now Rising | |
Time to high | 2:19 |
Total rise | 2.5m |
Remaining rise | |
Tide height over CD |
Mean Spring Curve | Mean Neap Curve | Intervening Period |
Tide data kindly provided by Tides Times.
Small tidal stream inaccuracies can develop when advancing beyond HW Dover +6. Because of this we only enable today's tidal stream chartlets to advance 24 hours. Future tidal planning is best accomplished by using Dursey Sound's future tides predictor below.
The above image represents the current tidal streams offshore of this haven. Streams attaining three knots and above are highlighted by red arrows
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Arrows represent the direction of tidal streams with lighter or shorter arrows indicating weaker streams. Stronger streams are indicated by heavier or longer arrows, and as mentioned above, red arrows flagging rates of 3 knots and above. Numerals represent [mean neap, mean spring] rates in tenths of a knot. For example the numbers 12,23 would indicate a mean neap of 1.2 knots and a mean spring of 2.3 knots.
More local tidal details
Today's Cobh tides — High waters: 05:24, 17:42, Low waters: 11:59, 01:00Today's Dover tides — High waters: 11:23, 23:33, Low waters: 06:21, 18:48
We are now on Springs.
High water Dursey is approximately HW Cobh -0050
Dursey Sound tides
South-going +0415 High Water Dover (Cobh -0450)
North-going -0415 High Water Dover (Cobh +0135)
Max spring rate in the narrows 4 kn, somewhat less at the north and south entrances.
In Dursey Sound the north-going current runs from 4 hours and 15 minutes before to 1 hours and 45 minutes after high water at Dover, and the south-going current runs for the following 6 hours. The maximum strength of these currents in the narrows is 4 knots.
The south-going currents, after leaving the narrows, set in a semicircle toward the shore, eastward of Crow Head, as a narrow strip of moving water of about the same width as the narrows of Dursey Sound, making whirls and eddies in its course toward Crow Head on each side of its axis.
Off Crow Head the tidal currents are strong, and in the narrow fissure between Crow Island and the mainland are stated to be always running to the southward.

This tool can be used to estimate future costal tidal streams for this area. All that is required are two simple steps:
Step 1: What is the Dover High Water for the target date?
Use a current Dover Tide Table to find Dover High Water for the target date. The National Oceanography Centre offers online tidal predictions for up to 28 days from today. Click here to open their tide table for Dover

Step 2: Input the target date's Dover High Water
Taking a mean tidal offset from Dover's tide, we expect your targetted date's associated local tide at to be:
High waters: Low waters:
Data based on an average tide is only accurate to within one hour, if you more precise times are required use the ISA tidal predictions, with Cobh offset -01:42.
Today's overview |
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Click [+] to advance by twelve hours and click [-] to step back. The forecasted time is presented in the top left hand corner of the pressure chart. Click the image to display it in a full window.
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Valentia Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre (MRSC) VHF Ch 24 & MF 1752 kHz covers this costal area. Cork (26), Mizen (04), Bantry Bay (23), Shannon (28) and Galway (04) provide relay stations. Coastguard Radio is always called on a working channel. Emergencies are worked on 16, 67 and working channel.
Alternatively, or if ashore, phone 999 or 112 (free) and ask for ‘Marine Rescue’. Gardai (police), Fire and Rescue are also available on this number. Valentia (MRSC) may be called on +353 669 476 109
The large scale Admiralty Charts 2424 ‘Kenmare River to Cork Harbour’ Scale of 1:150,000 covers this area. 2495 ‘’Kenmare River’’ scale of 1:60,000 provides more detail. 2495 also includes sections: Dursey Sound scale of 1:12,500, Ardgroom and Kilmakilloge Harbours scale of 1:30,000, Ballycrovane Harbour scale of 1:30,000, Sneem Harbour scale of 1:30,000 and scale of 1:Upper Kenmare River 30,000.
Imray C56 ‘Cork Harbour to Dingle Bay’ scale of 1:170,000. The Pilot ’Sailing Directions - Irish Cruising Club - South and West Coasts of Ireland’’ covers this in great detail.
Please note eOceanic makes no guarantee of the validity of this information. Whilst every effort has been made to use valid source data and ensure calculations are correct, no warranty is made. All tidal predictions are approximations and differences used to calculate times and heights at secondary ports are based on stated averages that reduce precision. This information is provided as a guide only and is not to be used for navigation. For navigation please refer to published tidal tables. Actual height and time of tides are affected by barometric pressure and other weather effects. Any data provided on this page is entirely used at your own risk and you must read our legal page if you view data on this site.