Oranmore tides today
- Tide now 2.9 ft ↓ falling · low 12:17 am (2.7 ft)
- Best time tomorrow 6:50–7:50 am good day · 7/10
- Water 54 °F
- Wind · air 7 mph · 53 °F from the S, gusts 12 · overcast
- Sun 7:26 am–5:12 pm 9 h 45 min of daylight
- Moon 92% · 5:50 pm waning gibbous · rises at 5:50 pm
- Pressure 30.17 inHg steady · falling tomorrow
- Coefficient 99 spring tides · spring tides Oct 26–28
Today in Oranmore there are high tides at 6:01 am (17.5 ft) and 6:27 pm (17.1 ft) and low tide at 12:01 pm. Tide coefficient 99. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 12:17 am. The sun rises at 7:26 am and sets at 5:12 pm: 9 h 45 min of daylight. The moon is 92% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 5:50 pm. Major solunar periods run from 12:59 am to 2:59 am and from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a light breeze from the south (7 mph). Overcast, 53 °F.
Fishing in Oranmore today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- High tide at 6:27 pm, coefficient 96
- Minor period 5:20–6:20 pm (moonrise)
- Sunset at 5:12 pm, golden hour from 4:21 pm
- Rising pressure (+0.30 inHg in 24 h) and light onshore wind (7 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 99 (spring tides)
- A minor period lines up with sunset
Your day at a glance
The best window, 5:30 pm to 6:20 pm, combines the 6:27 pm high tide, moonrise, sunset and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 11:00 am to 11:40 am, with the 12:01 pm low tide, moonset and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure.
Species with the most records nearby: whiting, small-spotted catshark, haddock and Atlantic horse mackerel. October is one of the months when these are seen most: small-spotted catshark. What you can catch
Tides in Oranmore
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 6:01 am 17.5 ft · coef. 99
- ▼ Low tide 12:01 pm 2.2 ft
- ▲ High tide 6:27 pm 17.1 ft · coef. 96
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 27 min to low tide at 12:17 am.
Tide coefficient 99 for the 6:01 am high tide and 96 for the 6:27 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 15.3 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 26 (17.9 ft) and the lowest, on March 20 (1.0 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 100, 15.3 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 27, 4.9 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 7:26 am · 5:12 pm | High tide 6:01 am · 17.5 ft | Low tide 12:01 pm · 2.2 ft | High tide 6:27 pm · 17.1 ft | — | Coef. 99 | 92% | Major periods 12:59 am · 1:30 pm | High |
| Thu 29 | 7:28 am · 5:10 pm | Low tide 12:17 am · 2.7 ft | High tide 6:45 am · 17.1 ft | Low tide 12:45 pm · 2.6 ft | High tide 7:15 pm · 16.4 ft | Coef. 92 | 85% | Major periods 2:03 am · 2:35 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 7:30 am · 5:08 pm | Low tide 1:02 am · 3.6 ft | High tide 7:32 am · 16.4 ft | Low tide 1:33 pm · 3.4 ft | High tide 8:08 pm · 15.4 ft | Coef. 81 | 76% | Major periods 3:07 am · 3:39 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:32 am · 5:06 pm | Low tide 1:51 am · 4.8 ft | High tide 8:25 am · 15.5 ft | Low tide 2:28 pm · 4.4 ft | High tide 9:08 pm · 14.4 ft | Coef. 68 | 65% | Major periods 4:10 am · 4:40 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 7:34 am · 5:04 pm | Low tide 2:49 am · 6.0 ft | High tide 9:27 am · 14.6 ft | Low tide 3:35 pm · 5.4 ft | High tide 10:20 pm · 13.6 ft | Coef. 55 | Last quarter | Major periods 5:09 am · 5:36 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 7:36 am · 5:02 pm | Low tide 4:03 am · 6.9 ft | High tide 10:43 am · 14.0 ft | Low tide 5:07 pm · 5.8 ft | High tide 11:42 pm · 13.4 ft | Coef. 49 | 43% | Major periods 6:03 am · 6:28 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 7:38 am · 5:00 pm | Low tide 5:50 am · 7.0 ft | High tide 12:08 pm · 13.9 ft | Low tide 6:50 pm · 5.4 ft | — | Coef. 51 | 32% | Major periods 6:52 am · 7:15 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Oranmore has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Galway Port (TICON-4), 5.3 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data
The sea at Oranmore
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Oranmore: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.
Cross-shore wind. The coast faces west and the wind blows along the shore: drift and current run parallel to the beach.
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.
Water about normal for late October.
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:50 pm (local time).
Weather in Oranmore
Now in Oranmore
- Low / high
- 53 / 58 °F
- Rain
- 0.16 in · 100%
- Clouds
- 100%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew pointDew point
- 51 °F
- Visibility
- 12 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 20
- Saharan dust
- No
- Pollen
- None
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.14 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Light rain | Overcast | Overcast | Partly cloudy | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast |
| Temperature | 54° | 56° | 55° | 55° | 58° | 58° | 55° | 54° |
| Wind (mph) | 16 SW | 19 WSW | 14 WSW | 12 WSW | 12 SW | 11 SW | 7 SSW | 6 S |
| Gusts | 25 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain | 0.02 in | 0.01 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 12:00 am 53° 7 S
- 3:00 am 53° 8 SSE
- 6:00 am 53° 8 SSE
- 9:00 am 54° 10 SSE
- 12:00 pm 57° 13 SSE
- 3:00 pm 56° 15 SSE
- 6:00 pm 54° 13 SSE
- 9:00 pm 53° 14 SSE
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 53 / 58 °F | 22 mph SW | 6:01 am · 6:27 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 53 / 58 °F | 17 mph SSE | 6:45 am · 7:15 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 55 / 61 °F | 17 mph SSE | 7:32 am · 8:08 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 54 / 57 °F | 8 mph S | 8:25 am · 9:08 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 45 / 54 °F | 7 mph NNE | 9:27 am · 10:20 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 40 / 53 °F | 8 mph E | 10:43 am · 11:42 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 38 / 50 °F | 5 mph E | 12:08 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 46 / 54 °F | 6 mph E | 12:59 am · 1:21 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 43 / 53 °F | 13 mph E | 1:58 am · 2:17 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 40 / 51 °F | 11 mph E | 2:45 am · 3:03 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 41 / 49 °F | 8 mph E | 3:25 am · 3:44 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 41 / 51 °F | 11 mph ENE | 4:02 am · 4:23 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 50 / 56 °F | 7 mph ENE | 4:38 am · 5:00 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 49 / 56 °F | 6 mph E | 5:14 am · 5:36 pm |
- Thu 29 Overcast 53° / 58° 17 mph
- Fri 30 Light showers 55° / 61° 17 mph
- Sat 31 Light showers 54° / 57° 8 mph
- Sun 1 Overcast 45° / 54° 7 mph
- Mon 2 Partly cloudy 40° / 53° 8 mph
- Tue 3 Overcast 38° / 50° 5 mph
- Wed 4 Overcast 46° / 54° 6 mph
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+2.7 °F; normal high: 55 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:50 pm (local time).
The sun in Oranmore
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:09 am
- Full dark 6:29 pm
- Civil dawn 6:50 am
- Civil dusk 5:48 pm
- Solar noon 12:19 pm (24° high)
- Daylight 9 h 45 min (−4 min)
- Evening golden hour 4:21 pm
- Full dark 6:29 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,359,255 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Oranmore
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,451 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 12:59–2:59 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 1:30–3:30 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 10:36–11:36 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 5:20–6:20 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 8:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 11:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 2:54 pmNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Oranmore
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Rinville Harbour 2.6 mi
- Tara Pier 5.0 mi
- Parkmore Pier 7.0 mi
- Jetty 5.6 mi
- Boat ramp 2.6 mi
- Boat ramp 3.6 mi
- Boat ramp 4.0 mi
- Boat ramp 4.3 mi
- Boat ramp 5.1 mi
- Boat ramp 5.3 mi
- Wildhunter 4.8 mi
- Corribe Tackle 5.1 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Water depth
Very shallowVery shallow and flat: 3.1 mi from shore the water is still only about 20 ft deep.
From the shoreline (1.1 mi from Oranmore) out to sea, heading west.
How far from shore
- 16 ft deep2.6 mi
- 33 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
- 66 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
- 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
For fishing, swimming and diving
- Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 2.6 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
- Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
- Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 3.1 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.
Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide. Where the bottom comes up to the surface there are shoals, rocks or an islet next to the profile.
Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.
Nearest lighthouse
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Mutton Island Lighthouse 5.6 mi west
Data from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikidata · Sources and licenses
Tides near OranmoreTides nearby
- Clarinbridge3.3 mi
- Galway5.4 mi
- Ballinderreen5.7 mi
- Claddagh6.1 mi
- Salthill6.4 mi
- Kinvarra8.9 mi
- Bearna9.6 mi
- Furbo12 mi
- Spiddal16 mi
- Rossaveal26 mi
Oranmore at a glance
- Town or city of about 4,990 people. Coordinates: 53.268° N, 8.920° W.
- It is 5.4 mi east of Galway, the main place in Galway. The sun rises 1 min earlier and sets 1 min earlier than in Galway.
- The nearest tide station, Galway Port, is 5.3 mi to the west.
- Its coast faces west.
Questions about OranmoreQuestions
What time is high tide today in Oranmore?
Today in Oranmore there are high tides at 6:01 am (17.5 ft) and 6:27 pm (17.1 ft) and low tide at 12:01 pm. Tide coefficient 99.
What time is sunset today in Oranmore?
At 5:12 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:48 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Oranmore?
At 7:28 am. First light comes at 6:11 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 92% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 12:59–2:59 am, Minor 10:36–11:36 am, Major 1:30–3:30 pm, Minor 5:20–6:20 pm. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Oranmore?
Light rain, from 53 °F to 58 °F, with a light breeze from the south (7 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Oranmore?
The best time to visit Oranmore is from June to August: highs of 65 °F to 66 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Galway Port station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).