Dingle tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 05:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Europe/Dublin local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Next spring tide on Sun 17 May (range 3.7m). Next neap on Fri 22 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

Dingle — An Daingean in Irish — is the largest town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, sheltered in a natural harbour that sits at the inner end of Dingle Bay. The contrast between harbour and bay is stark: the inner harbour is calm and enclosed, a working fishing port and marina, while Dingle Bay opens westward into full Atlantic exposure with a swell fetch extending to Newfoundland. Tidal range in the inner harbour is approximately 3.5 metres on mean springs, dropping to around 1.7 metres on neaps — semidiurnal throughout. The harbour entrance faces northeast, which protects it from the prevailing southwest weather. On the ebb, the stream runs northeast out of the harbour and then southeast down the bay; on the flood, the reverse. Tidal heights in the bay itself are similar to the harbour, but with more sea state complication given the exposure. The harbour has a specific emotional geography. Fungi, a solitary bottlenose dolphin, took up residence here in 1983 and remained a regular presence for 37 years until his disappearance in October 2020. He became one of Ireland's most visited natural attractions — boats ran daily dolphin-spotting trips through the summer season, and swimmers who entered the harbour had a reasonable chance of a close encounter. The empty harbour feels different now. A bronze sculpture marks his memory near the pier. Looking west from the pier on a clear day, the Blasket Islands are visible on the horizon — the Great Blasket, Beginish, and Tearaght — the westernmost inhabited points in Europe until the last permanent residents were evacuated in 1953. The island views give Dingle its sense of position at the Atlantic edge. The Blasket Sound between the islands and the mainland is a strong tidal channel; local knowledge is essential for any vessel transiting it. Fishing remains central: a commercial fleet works the bay and offshore, and shore anglers find pollack and wrasse on the outer rocky marks toward Slea Head. Kayak touring from the harbour out along the peninsula shoreline is popular in summer, with sea caves and stacks accessible on calm days. Open-Meteo Marine predictions for Dingle carry ±45-minute timing and ±0.2–0.3-metre height uncertainty. Marine Institute Ireland and UKHO chart SC5623 (Dingle Bay and approaches) are the authoritative references for this coast.