Kilronan: High water is 5 minutes before high water at Galway
Poulnaclogh Bay: High water is 40 minutes after high water at Galway Almost the entire bay dries and is only usable in the top half of the tide.
Galway: Galway is a standard port
Bealadangan Bridge: High water is 1 hours after high water at Galway
Kilkieran: High water is 5 minutes after high water at Galway
Roundstone: High water is 3 minutes after high water at Galway
Off Liscannor Bay: West south-west of Hag's headThe north going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The south going stream begins at 2 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 0.2 knots at springs.
Galway Bay, South Sound: The north-east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The south-west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs.
Foul Sound: Between Inishmaan and Inisheer: The north-east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The south-west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs.
Gregory's Sound: Between Inishmore and Inishmaan: The north-east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The south-west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The north-east going stream reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs. The south-west going stream reaches a speed of 2 knots at springs. The Sound forms a steep sea when wind opposes tide. This can be especially confused in westerly swell due to clapotis off the cliffs of Inishmaan.
Killeany Bay: There are no tidal stream within the Bay.
South-west coast of Inishmore: Along the south-west facing coastlines of the Aran Islands: The east south-east going stream begins at 3 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The west north-west going stream begins at 3 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs.
Galway Bay, North Sound: The east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 0.5 knots at springs.
Galway Bay, Inverine Bank: The east north-east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The west south-west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs.
Galway Bay, north north east of Black Head: In the middle of the Bay: The east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs.
Ballyvaughan Bay, South of Illaunloo: The tide flows east and west. The flow reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs.
South of Scanlan's Island: The east going stream begins at 5 hours and 30 minutes before high water at Galway. The west going stream begins at at high water at Galway. A race forms here which is used as a play spot by local paddlers.
Channel south of Aughinish: In the narrow entrance channel to Aughinish Bay: The east going stream begins at 5 hours before high water at Galway. The west going stream begins at 1 hours after high water at Galway. The streams run strongly. Overfalls can form when the west going flow meets a north-west wind. The race can extend over the entire mouth of the bay as far as Aughinish Point.
Between Aughnish and Deer Island: Tides are weak, but the shallow water can cause the sea to be rough.
East of Deer Island: Around half a mile east of the Island: The tide flows east and west. The east going stream reaches a speed of 0.6 knots at springs. The west going stream reaches a speed of 0.5 knots at springs.
Middle of South Bay: The tide flows east south-east and west north-west. The east south-east going stream reaches a speed of 0.6 knots at springs. The west north-west going stream reaches a speed of 0.9 knots at springs.
South side of Doorus Strait: North of the quay at Newtownlynch: The tide flows east south-east and west north-west. The east south-east going stream reaches a speed of 0.8 knots at springs. The west north-west going stream reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs.
North side of Doorus Strait: South of Eddy Point: The tide flows east south-east and west north-west. The east south-east going stream reaches a speed of 0.6 knots at springs. The west north-west going stream reaches a speed of 0.8 knots at springs.
Kinvara Bay entrance: The tide flows north and south. The flow reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs.
East end of Doorus Strait: North of Doorus Point: The tide flows east and west. The flow reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs.
Channel east of Island Eddy: Between Doorus Strait and Rincarna Bay: The tide flows north-east and south-west. The flow reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs. The channel dries, but only to 0.1 m at the deepest point.
South of Mweenish Island: In the narrows north of Island Eddy: The tide flows east and west. The east going stream reaches a speed of 2 knots at springs. The west going stream reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs.
East of Mweenish Point: To the north of Rincarna Bay, the tide flows around Mweenish Point into Tyrone Pool: The tide flows north-east and south-west. The flow reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs.
Dunbulcan Bay entrance: In the narrows west of Corraun Point: The tide flows east north-east and west south-west. The east north-east going stream reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs. The west south-west going stream reaches a speed of 0.5 knots at springs. The Bay mostly dries.
South of Tawin Island: To the north of South Bay: The tide flows east south-east and west north-west. The flow reaches a speed of 0.3 knots at springs.
Taiwan Island bridge: The tide flows quickly through the bridge - the location. is used as a moving water training spot.
North of Tawin Island: The tide flows east north-east and west south-west. The flow reaches a speed of 0.5 knots at springs.
Hare Island causeway: The east going stream begins at 4 hours before high water at Galway. The west going stream begins at at high water at Galway.
Greatman's Bay entrance: The north going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The south going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 2 knots at springs.
Bealadangan Bridge: The south going stream begins at 1 hours after high water at Galway. The north going stream begins at 5 hours before high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 4 knots at springs.
Bealadangan Bridge: The depth here is 1.8m at half tide. The channel dries at low water. There is plenty of clearance under the bridge for kayakers.
Tides between Gorumna and Lettermore: The tide floods north around both sides of Gorumna, meeting in the lagoon between Gorumna and Lettermore. The bridge to the east of this lagoon is passable at all states of the tide. The western end of the lagoon is passable only at high water, a waterfall forming as the tide drops.
North-east of Clynagh Island: The tide flows south-east and north-west. Overfalls form here.
Between Inisheltia and Clynagh Island: The tide floods towards the west and ebb towards the east.
By Dunmanus Island: The tide flows strongly
South of Crow Island and Illaunnagappul: In the channels to the south of these islands, the flow can be strong: The tide flows east north-east and west south-west. The flow reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs.
Kilkieran Bay, Gurraig Sound: The tide flows east and west. The flow reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs.
Kilkieran Bay off Kilkieran Cove and North Island: The north north-east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The south south-west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 2 knots at springs. A race forms when wind opposes tide.
Kilkieran Bay : The north-east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The south-west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The north-east going stream reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs. The south-west going stream reaches a speed of 2 knots at springs.
Kilkieran Bay, off Ardmore Point: Between Ardmore Point and Illauneeragh: The tide flows north-east and south-west. The flow reaches a speed of 1.5 knots at springs. A race forms when wind opposes tide.
Furnace bridge: The channel can be paddled around high water. The flow here ebbs to the west.
Golam Head: The tide flows south-east and north-west. The tide runs strongly off the south west corner of Goruma Island / Golam, but no information on these streams is available. Overfalls may form.
Race south of Fraochoilean More: A race forms off the south end of the island when the west-going flow meets a westerly wind.
Skerd Rocks: The south-east going stream begins at 3 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The north-west going stream begins at 3 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 1 knots at springs.
Little Ard Bay channel, north-west of Mweenish Island: The tide flows east north-east and west south-west. The flow reaches a speed of 0.5 knots at springs.
Betraghboy Bay: South of Inishnee: The east north-east going stream begins at 5 hours and 20 minutes before high water at Galway. The west south-west going stream begins at 1 hours and 5 minutes after high water at Galway. The flow reaches a speed of 2 knots at springs. The flow may be a bit faster at springs.
South of Inishfadda Islands: There is a strong flow here between the coastline south-east of Croghnut island and the small islands just off the coast.
Entrance to Cloonile Bay: The tide flows north north-east and south south-west. The flow is strong between the east tip of Inishnee and Rosroe Point.
Mweenish Island bridge: The bridge is passable around the time of high water.
Lurga Point: (SD 956 498) g Plentiful parking. Pier shelters slipway and beach. Usable at all states of the tide.
Spanish point beach: (SD 998 532) g Car park by beach. There is often surf on the beach.
Lahinch Beach: (SE 065 627) g Large car park with ramps onto beach.
Liscannor: (SE 040 634) g Harbour with slipway. Should be possible to find places to leave cars, perhaps on the northern pier.
Furreera: (SE 013 636) g Road widened to permit limited parking by beach.
Doolin Ferry: (SE 037 722) g Steep slipway by the ferry pier, with large car park. Further parking, with height barrier, 200m north east, from which it is possible to launch on a rocky beach (may be easier than slipway).
Fanore Beach: (SE 126 826) g Large car park with height barrier at southern end of beach. Dumping surf.
Coolsiva Quay: (SE 171 849) g Quay, slip and sandy beach. Just space to park a car.
Ballyvaughan pier: (SE 221 821) g Slipway with parking area. Usable at all states of the tide. However, the approach to the slipway can be very shallow. The channel runs to the north-east, to the west of Green Island.
Bishop's Quarter Beach: (SE 234 830) g Large car park, access to water to east and west of a small spit.
Bealaclugga Pier: (SE 271 817) g Pier with slipway and space to park. Usable a few hours either side of high water.
Poulnaclogh Bay north: (SE 263 847) g Road runs along the foreshore. Parking on gravel on the road verge just east of the bay. The entire bay dries, so only usable in the top half of the tide.
Finavarra Point: (SE 232 852) g Space to leave a car or two by the Martello Tower. Easy access to rocky foreshore either side of the Point.
Lough Murree: (SE 243 854) g Small parking place at bend in road close to shoreline. May be a 300m carry across rocks at low tide.
New Quay Beach: (SE 266 857) g Plenty of parking along the beach.
New Quay pier: (SE 273 855) g Pier and slipway. Parking, but may be busy due to the adjacent restaurant - New Quay Beach, just to the west, may be a better option.
Aughinish Causeway: (SE 288 864) g Parking on the road verge, limited. Launch to north or south. Both directions dry around 400m from the causeway, but the north side covers faster. Tide above 1.2m should make launching to the north fine, whereas more than 2.1m are likely needed for an easy launch to the south.
Traught Beach: (SE 334 866) g Beach, with parking (height barrier) and toilets.
Parkmore: (SE 346 865) g Pier and shingle beaches. Space to park.
Killeenaran Pier: (SE 367 892) g Pier and shingle beach. Limited parking.
Ballinacourty Pier / Lynch's Quay: (SE 357 907) g Pier and slipway, plenty of parking.
Rinville Park: (SE 358 947) g Large parking area across road from to shingle beach. The bay dries, making the sailing club to the west likely a better option.
Galway Bay Sailing Club: (SE 355 946) g Slipway, with parking. More parking at a large car park 400m to the east.
Ballyloughane Beach: (SE 325 977) g Parking for.a few cars at the south east corner of the beach. Large car park 150m to the north. Beach dries, so there may be a 500m carry at low tide.
Claddagh: (SE 300 977) g Slipway with parking nearby, launching into the mouth of the River Corrib.
Palmers Beach: (SE 282 969) g Small beach, to the west of a pier in a busy part of Galway. Large car park with height barrier 50m east.
Ladies Beach: (SE 276 969) g Parking along the seafront with access to beach.
Silverstrand Beach: (SE 250 964) g Car park with toilets. Steps down to beach.
Barna Pier: (SE 233 964) g Parking for a few cars by drying harbour. Slipway and beach. Likely usable by kayakers at most states of the tide.
Furbo Beach: (SE 185 969) g Paring by beach. Up to 500m carry at low tide, but should be OK with tide about 1m.
Caladh Spriogadáin: (SE 179 968) g Space to leave a car or two at the end of a track by a small beach
Spiddal Beach: (SE 134 968) g Small parking area at west end of beach, parking likely possible along the road.
Spiddal Harbour: (SE 129 967) g Parking spaces around a drying harbour. Slipway into harbour, or beach to the west of the harbour wall.
Spiddal Pier: (SE 125 965) g Pier protects a beach, parking along the road near its end.
Pooreen: (SE 103 967) g Track leads to small parking area by a sandy cove.
An Trá Mhór: (SE 094 970) g Large car park by beach.
Teachmor East Bay Beach: (SE 059 966) g Space to leave a few cars at end of road by beach.
Cnoc Carrach Bay Beach: (SE 029 967) g Space for a cr or two at end of road by beach.
Cartron Harbour: (SD 998 962) g Small harbour with space for a few cars on grass. Slipway into drying channel. It should be possible to float boats at least some of the 250m maximum carry at low water.
Bauntragh Graveyard: (SD 977 968) g Space to park a few cars. Shoreline here is rocky and the carry to the sea may be awkward although following a small stream channel may make things a bit easier.
Loch na Lannach: (SD 967 987) g Old pier and slipway by ruined buildings. Possibly space to leave a car at road end.
Rossaveel: (-) g Slipway in ferry car park. It may not be possible to park here for those not taking the ferry, but there is a large car park for the harbour 500 m west of here.
Costelloe: (-) g Quay and slipway next to layby on the main road (signed as parking / tourist information). Likely not ideal at low tide, although the chart shows a non-drying channel in Clynagh Bay close to the Quay.
Struthan Quay: (-) g Quay ending in slipways. Space to park nearby on the road. The end of the quay just dries at very low tides, so this should be usable for kayakers at all states of the tide.
Tra Bharr an Doire: (SD 949 999) g Track leads down to quay and steps to beach. Space to leave one or two cars. Trá na Reilige, just to the south, is likely easier.
Trá na Reilige: (SD 948 994) g Small parking area by beach.
Coral Strand: (SD 914 996) g Wild Atlantic Way car park at end of road. Short path to lifeguarded beach. Toilets.
Natawny Quay: (-) g Quay with space to park. Slipway. The harbour dries.
Derrartna More: (-) g Track leads down to old partially ruined quay. Dries to mud at low water. Space to park one or two cars. Natawny, just to the south, is likely better.
Rossroe Bay: (-) g Parking on quay at drying harbour. Steps lead down to the water. Likely does not dry too far at low water.
Mucknasalia: (-) g Quay with slipway. Possibly space to leave a car?
SW Clynagh Island: (-) g Quay with slipway and space to park a few cars. Dries at low water.
Dunmanus west: (-) g Small parking area at end of tarmac road. 80m carry (or drive down rough road) to a concrete pier with a small adjacent beach.
Dunmanus east: (-) g Access to water at road end. Very little space to park, although it may be possible to leave a car near the road end or on the verge opposite a house nearby.
Lough Ahalia entrance channel: (-) g Track leads a short way off the road and down to the water just to the east of the bridge. Likely space for a car or two.
Head of Kilkieran Bay: (-) g Slipway at a bend in the road. May be space to leave a car here or in a small pull-off just to the south. This slipway dries some distance from the water at low tide. Probably not the best option.
Turlough: (-) g Pier at end of winding road, potentially space to park a car.
Kilbricken: (-) g Quay large enough to park on, slipway.
Aillwee: (-) g Pier and slipway. Space to park a few cars where the road widens at its end.
Rosmuc Pier: (-) g Large pier and slipway, space to park a few cars where the road widens on the approach to the pier. Slipway likely slippery at low tide.
Garrivinnagh: (-) g Pier with space to park a car, access to water by boggy track adjacent to pier.
Annaghvaan Pier: (-) g Large pier, space to park a car or two.
Quay south-east Lettermore: (-) g Small quay, dries out at low water. Possibly space to park a car, otherwise use car park 750m south-west along the road.
Quay by Saint Maria church, Lettermore: (-) g Quay and slipway, with car park just to the west of the church nearby. Dries out some distance at low tide. The bridge can be navigated by kayaks at all states of the tide.
Maimin Quay: (-) g Long quay with slipway. Dries out less than other options nearby. Nowhere obvious to leave a car, although this may be possible on the verges of the main road, near the school and businesses 800m to the west or in the car park at the north end of the bridge to Lettermore 1km north.
Cashel, An Trá Bháin Cemetery: (SD 898 981) g Parking area next to a ruined church and graveyard. A slipway leads onto the beach,
Coral Strand Port: (SD 897 976) g Drying harbour with slipway. Access should be possible at most states of the tide.
Channel NE Illaunnanownim: (SD 879 979) g Parking for a car or two on quay, from which steps lead down into a long drying channel. According to the chart, it could be 1km to the water at low tide - whilst this is probably an exaggeration, there are probably better options nearby!
Ce Pholl UiMhuirinn: (SD 869 979) g Space to park a car or two on a small quay by a drying creek. The creek dries around 100m at low water. It may be easier to carry down the track further south to find an alternative launch point.
Head of Kiggaul Bay: (SD 856 994) g Quay with slipway, space to park a car or two.
Cora Bhui Pier: (SD 852 986) g Quay and slipway, space for a car or two.
Trá Dhireáin Huston: (SD 843 986) g Ramp onto beach, Might be a 200m carry over the beach at low water. Space to park on the road at a picnic spot and where it widens behind the beach.
NE Trá Mhór: (SD 830 987) g Pier with slipway. Space to park a few vehicles on the pier and nearby. Dries at low water.
Crappagh: (SD 835 998) g Concrete pier with slipway, enough space to leave a car or two on or near the pier.
Furnace, pier at south west: (-) g Quay at end of road. Space to park one or two cars.
Pier east Furnace: (-) g Working pier, launch may be awkward. Perhaps space for a car. The pier at the south west of the island is likely better.
Gleantrasna: (-) g Quay with steps down to water. Dries at low tide. Space to park a car in the wide entrance to the short track down to the quay.
Sconce: (-) g Track leads down to quay. May be space to park at the quay, or opposite the post office and bar just to the east. note that both entrances to the pool accessed here can dry at low tide.
Head of Lettercallow Harbour: (-) g Large quay, with space to park. No slipway, so access to the water may be tricky - perhaps carry a little to the west, or just use the slipway 300m west along the road.
Lettercallow Harbour slipway: (-) g Slipway by road, space to park a car or two. Further parking at quay 300m to the east.
Flannery’s bridge: (-) g Just south of the bridge, a road leads down to a parking area for 3-5 cars and a slipway.
Kilkieran Habour: (-) g Harbour with slipway, space for cars adjacent to slipway. More parking if required by village shop 400m away (turn right at main road).
Ardmore pier: (-) g Harbour with slipway. Likely space to leave a car or two around the harbour, near the start of the pier.
Mweenish Beach: (-) g Beach at end of road. Perhaps space to park a car at the road end.
Mweenish Cemetary Beach: (-) g Beach with spaces to park.
Ard East pier: (-) g Pier and access to water at disused fish factory. Plenty of space to park.
Mace Pier: (-) g Pier at end of road, but launching and parking (on grass) better at a slipway just to the north.
Moyrus graveyard: (-) g Large parking area at end of road by graveyard from which short ramps lead onto the beach. Carry up to 300m across the beach at low ride.
Moyrus pier: (-) g Pier with slipway. Space to park a few cars.
Cashel inner bay pier: (-) g Public pier, dries in the bottom half of the tide, with mud extending 100m at low water. May be possible to park on the pier. Failing that, large parking area at St. James church 300m north-west.
Doonreagan boathouse: (-) g Track through a closed gate leading down to a boathouse, necessitating a 150m carry from the road. It may be possible to leave a car on the verge nearby or, more easily, 500m to the west.
Roundstone Harbour: (-) g Harbour with slipway. Parking on the quay, and more space to park in nearby streets
Roundstone old harbour: (-) g Old drying harbour to the south of the main town with slipway. Space to park a few cars, with more space at a bend in the road 100m up the hill. Likely rather quieter than North Quay.
Erlough: (-) g Beach protected by a pier. Parking on the road verge for many vehicles.
Gorteen Bay: (-) g Good sized parking area (Wild Atlantic Way point of interest) from which steps lead onto an idyllic sandy beach.
Dog's Bay: (-) g Parking area at end of road. From here it is a 200m carry down to the beach.