Culdaff Bay: High water is 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway
Inishtrahull: High water is 1 hours and 10 minutes after high water at Galway
Slievebane bay: In the area of Malin Head: high water is 1 hours and 10 minutes after high water at Galway
Trawbreaga Bay: High water is 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway
Trawbreaga Lough, Malin: High water is 2 hours and 35 minutes after high water at Galway
Off Tullagh Point: The east north-east going stream begins at 2 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The west south-west going stream begins at 3 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 0.5 knots at springs. The streams increase to 1 knot offshore.
Trawbreaga Lough entrance: The south-east going stream begins at 3 hours before high water at Galway. The north-west going stream begins at 3 hours and 30 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 5 knots at springs.
South of Malin Head: From Malin Head to White Strand Bay: The south-east going stream begins at 3 hours before high water at Galway. The north-west going stream begins at 3 hours after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 2 knots at springs.
Between Dunaldragh and Malin Head: An eddy forms behind Dunaldragh on the west-going stream: The east north-east going stream begins at 1 hours after high water at Galway. The west south-west going stream begins at 1 hours and 30 minutes before high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 3 knots at springs.
Malin Head, eddy east of Dunaldragh: An eddy forms behind Dunaldragh on the east-going stream.
Garvan Sound to Dunaldragh: In Garvan Sound and in the area between the Garvan Isles and Malin Head, the flow is affected by the eddy to the east of Dunaldragh. The east south-east going stream begins at 2 hours and 30 minutes before high water at Galway. The west north-west going stream begins at 4 hours after high water at Galway. The east south-east going stream reaches a speed of 1.6 knots at springs. The west north-west going stream reaches a speed of 3 knots at springs. There is some uncertainty about these timings. The west-going flow is likely weak until 4 hours and 30 minutes before high water at Galway, at which point it runs strongly. See tidal stream atlas in yachting pilot for more details - this suggests that the flow may be briefly to the east around 5 hours before high water at Galway.
Malin head area: The tidal streams around Malin Head are complex, and somewhat uncertain. Consult the tidal stream diagrams in the yachting pilot 'East & North Coasts of Ireland Sailing Directions'.
Inishtrahull Sound: The east south-east going stream begins at 2 hours and 30 minutes before high water at Galway. The west north-west going stream begins at 5 hours and 30 minutes before high water at Galway. The east south-east going stream reaches a speed of 4 knots at springs. The west north-west going stream reaches a speed of 3 knots at springs. See tidal stream atlas in ICC pilot.
East of the Garvan Isles: The east south-east going stream begins at 3 hours before high water at Galway. The west north-west going stream begins at 3 hours and 30 minutes after high water at Galway. The east south-east going stream reaches a speed of 3.5 knots at springs. The west north-west going stream reaches a speed of 3 knots at springs. There are additional periods of slack water around 6 hours before and 1 hour before high water at Galway - see tidal stream diagrams in yachting pilot.
East Point of Inishtrahull: A circular eddy / whirlpool forms to the north of the Point during the west-going tide. It begins just after low water.
Glengad head, and coast to the west: The east south-east going stream begins at 2 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The west north-west going stream begins at 6 hours before high water at Galway. A rip begins to form 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. This extends to the middle of Inishtrahull Sound by 4 hour and 20 minutes before high water at Galway and begins to subside 3 hour and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. Around 1 hour after high water at Galway the stream is strong to the south-east within 400m of the Head.
Between Dunmore Head and Glengad Head: An eddy forms here, with the following flows: The south south-east going stream begins at 3 hours and 30 minutes before high water at Galway. The north north-west going stream begins at 2 hours after high water at Galway.
Rubonid Point: The east south-east going stream begins at 3 hours before high water at Galway. The west north-west going stream begins at 6 hours after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 2 knots at springs. The time at which the flow here turns west north-west is uncertain.
Offshore Ballymagaraghy Point: Offshore between Glengad Head and Balbane Head: The east south-east going stream begins at 1 hours and 30 minutes after high water at Galway. The west north-west going stream begins at 5 hours before high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 3 knots at springs.
Kinnagoe Bay: Eddie affect the flow in the Bay: An eddy forms here, with the following flows: The east south-east going stream begins at 4 hours before high water at Galway. The west north-west going stream begins at 6 hours after high water at Galway.
Kinnagoe bay to Inishowen Head: The south-east going stream begins at at high water at Galway. The north-west going stream begins at 6 hours after high water at Galway.
Tullagh Bay Beach: (NQ 540 123) g Large parking area, 50m carry to beach, might be another 150m carry to water at low tide.
Tullagh Strand South: (NQ 541 129) g A track ends at a grassy parking area by the beach.
Ballyliffen beach: (NQ 579 128) g Large parking area by road end adjacent to beach, perhaps a 200m carry at low tide.
Malin village bridge: (NQ 662 124) g There is a picnic area with space to park at the south end o the bridge, from which it is possible to access the water. Dries extensively at low tide
Trawbreaga Bay, opposite Doaghmore Point: (NQ 632 144) g Slipway adjacent to picnic area and parking. This slipway appears to be positioned to take advantage of the deep water channel swinging to the north around Doaghmore Point, so is likely a good option at most states of the tide.
Lagg: (NQ 620 163) g Road runs down to beach. Space to park where the road widens at its end, and on grassy verges 200m back from the beach. May be a 300m carry to the sea at low tide.
Gortnamullin: (NQ 612 196) g Small parking space and grassy verge opposite the entrance to the football club. Access to water across stony beach. Seaweed covers rocks make access difficult here at low water.
Portronan: (NQ 605 206) g Pier and slipway, plenty of parking.
Malin Head Harbour: (NQ 622 217) g Pier, slipway and beach. Parking along the pier and on the road that runs to it.
St. Mahar’s Church: (NQ 632 211) g Space to park a car to two on grass verges at road end, by the beach.
Portaleen Pier: (NQ 718 150) g Working pier, should be space to leave a car.
Culdaff Harbour: (NQ 730 128) g Pier, slipway and small beach. Lots of options to park around harbour or 150m west of it.
Culdaff Beach: (NQ 731 121) g Large car park a short carry from the beach.
Tremone Bay Beach: (NQ 781 093) g Parking area at the end of a short turn off from the main road. Access to small beach fringed by rocks.
Kinnagoe Bay: (NQ 816 075) g A road switchbacks down to the north end of the beach, ending in a parking area.