AtlanticSea

Celtic Sea

South of Ireland, west of Britain and Brittany

A productive continental shelf sea west of the British Isles, with major pelagic fisheries.

Max depth

200 m

Avg depth

100 m

Temperature

9 to 18 °C

Salinity

35 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

MackerelHerringHakeCod

Mammals

Common DolphinMinke WhaleGrey Seal

Corals

Lophelia reefs

Invertebrates

Nephrops (langoustine)Scallop

Other wildlife

Basking SharkPuffin

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Granite & gneiss
Continental bedrock exposed on shelves and coasts
Chalk & limestone
Sedimentary shelf bedrock

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:06:47 PM

Sea surface temp

14.9 °C

Wind

2.0 m/s SE

Wave height

1.1 m

Wave period

9.1 s

Visibility

50.0 km

Air temp

12.2 °C

Current

0.42 m/s

Swell height

0.9 m

Readings interpolated at 49.50°, -8.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

High tide

Fri 02:00 PM

1.26 m

Low tide

Fri 08:00 PM

-2.04 m

High tide

Sat 02:00 AM

1.24 m

Low tide

Sat 09:00 AM

-1.98 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

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