AtlanticSea

Irish Sea

Between Ireland and Great Britain

A shallow, busy sea connecting Ireland and Britain with an active ferry and offshore wind industry.

Max depth

175 m

Avg depth

60 m

Temperature

6 to 16 °C

Salinity

33-34 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

HerringCodMackerelPlaice

Mammals

Common DolphinHarbour PorpoiseGrey Seal

Corals

Cold-water Soft Corals

Invertebrates

ScallopLobster

Other wildlife

Basking Shark

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Glacial till & dropstones
Rock debris dropped by melting ice
Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Sandstone
Red sandstone bedrock

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:05:19 PM

Sea surface temp

13.3 °C

Wind

6.0 m/s E

Wave height

0.6 m

Wave period

3.4 s

Visibility

26.4 km

Air temp

11.7 °C

Current

0.31 m/s

Swell height

0.2 m

Readings interpolated at 54.00°, -5.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 02:00 PM

-2.22 m

High tide

Fri 09:00 PM

1.79 m

Low tide

Sat 03:00 AM

-2.69 m

High tide

Sat 09:00 AM

1.64 m

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

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