Manx Tidal Streams

HW

Stream

01234+ kn

Depth

0102050100 m

Map layers

Tidal flow Atlas arrows Depths ETOPO 2022, ~3 km grid Wind forecast Open-Meteo, 7 days Race area

Live

Springs and neaps

Tide curve

State of tide round the island

Not for navigation. Streams come from the Manx Sailing & Cruising Club sketch atlas and the Admiralty Pilot, spread between the drawn arrows and scaled for springs and neaps. Heights are astronomical predictions only; weather and surge are not included.

Tide tables, 2026 to 2076

Live weather and sea state

Isle of Man Met OfficeIsland forecast and current conditions from Ronaldsway 5-day coastal forecastWind, sea state and visibility round the Manx coast Shipping forecast (Irish Sea)Current shipping forecast via gov.im Inshore waters forecastUK Met Office, area 12: Isle of Man Windy: live windAnimated wind and gusts centred on the island Windy: waves and swellWave height, period and direction Port Erin tide gauge, liveMeasured sea level vs prediction (National Tidal and Sea Level Facility) Admiralty EasyTide: DouglasOfficial UKHO tide times for the next 7 days

Wind against tide. Where a fresh wind opposes the stream, expect steep seas well beyond the marked overfalls, especially off Point of Ayre, the Chickens and Langness. Check the wind direction against the flow on the map before you go.

Sources: Manx Sailing & Cruising Club tidal atlas (© MSCC); Admiralty West Coast of England Pilot, ch. XV; harmonic constants TICON-4 (Hart-Davis et al. 2025, CC BY 4.0) via the Neaps tide database; Douglas, Ramsey, Peel, Port St Mary and Calf Sound worked from Port Erin with differences fitted to UK Hydrographic Office-derived predictions; coastline © OpenStreetMap contributors via geoBoundaries (ODbL). Times shown in Isle of Man time.