Coast Light: Tide, Sun & Swell

Coast Light — know when the light and the water line up. Every good seascape comes down to timing. Coast Light puts the three things that decide it — the light, the tide, and the sky — in one view, so you arrive set up instead of chasing the light. Sunrise and sunset to the minute, plus the golden-hour and blue-hour windows when the light actually turns, the minutes that make or break a coastal shot. Tides High and low water times and heights for your spot, and the state of the tide right now: rising or falling, and which turn comes next. Sea Swell height and timing, wind speed and direction, and sea-surface temperature — so you know how the water will behave before you commit to the shoot. Sky Get a clear, friendly breakdown of high, mid, and low cloud cover for every light window, along with a simple read on what it all means. We know that Irish sunrises and sunsets can be beautifully unpredictable, especially with that thin, high cloud that brings the most amazing colours. Because the coast can change its mind in just ten minutes, Coast Light keeps the "maybes" open instead of rounding them down. Whether it's a dawn low tide long exposure or a blue-hour headland, Coast Light tells you when. Tide data from the Marine Institute. Weather and wave data from Open-Meteo.