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A Coruña, Galicia · Galicia · spain

Tide is currently falling — next low in 2h 39m

0.84 m
Next high · 03:00 CEST
Heights relative to MSL · 2026-04-27Coef. 79Solunar 3/5

Tide times at A Coruña, Galicia on Monday, 27 April 2026: first high tide at 02:00, first low tide at 08:00, second high tide at 14:00, second low tide at 20:00. Sunrise 07:34, sunset 21:29.

TIDE CURVE

Next 24 hours at A Coruña, Galicia

-1.9 m-0.4 m1.1 mHeight (MSL)18:0022:0002:0006:0010:0014:00L 20:00H 03:00L 09:00H 15:00nowTime (Europe/Madrid)

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

Sun, moon and conditions on Mon 27 Apr

Sunrise
07:34
Sunset
21:29
Moon
Waxing gibbous
75% illuminated
Wind
20.1 m/s
10°
Water temp
14.9 °C
Coefficient
79
Spring cycle

Conditions as of 18:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Highs and lows next 7 days

Today
-1.4m20:00
Coef. 79
Tue
0.8m03:00
-1.6m09:00
Coef. 87
Wed
1.0m03:00
-1.6m09:00
Coef. 93
Thu
1.1m04:00
-1.8m10:00
Coef. 99
Fri
1.0m04:00
-1.8m10:00
Coef. 100
Sat
1.0m05:00
-1.8m11:00
Coef. 99
Sun
1.0m18:00
All extrema (7 days)
DayTypeTimeHeightCoef.
Mon 27 AprLow20:00-1.4m79
Tue 28 AprHigh03:000.8m87
Low09:00-1.6m
High15:000.9m
Low21:00-1.5m
Wed 29 AprHigh03:001.0m93
Low09:00-1.6m
High16:001.0m
Low22:00-1.6m
Thu 30 AprHigh04:001.1m99
Low10:00-1.8m
High16:001.0m
Low22:00-1.8m
Fri 01 MayHigh04:001.0m100
Low10:00-1.8m
High17:001.0m
Low23:00-1.9m
Sat 02 MayHigh05:001.0m99
Low11:00-1.8m
High17:001.1m
Low23:00-1.8m
Sun 03 MayHigh18:001.0m

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

SOLUNAR FORECAST

Fishing windows · 7-day rating

The angler tradition that rates each day for fish-bite likelihood using moon transits and rise/set. One to five stars, not a scientific forecast.

SPRING AND NEAP CYCLE

Cycle dates near A Coruña, Galicia

Next spring tide on Fri 01 May (range 2.9m). Last neap on Mon 27 Apr. Next neap on Sun 03 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

EDITORIAL

About tides at A Coruña, Galicia

A Coruña sits on a long peninsula that juts into the Atlantic on the rugged north-western corner of Spain — the Galician Costa da Morte, the coast of death, named for centuries of shipwrecks along the cliff bases. The tide here runs the largest range on the Iberian Atlantic outside the Bay of Biscay, with mean range at the harbour close to 2.7 metres, semidiurnal, two highs and two lows about twelve and a half hours apart. Spring tides push near 4 metres at the equinoxes when astronomical forcing peaks; neaps drop close to 1.2 metres. The classic Galician feature is the rías — long, deep coastal inlets carved by drowned river valleys that run inland for tens of kilometres. The Ría de A Coruña is one of the smaller examples; the Rías Altas further east at Ferrol, Ortigueira, and Viveiro run for 20 to 30 km inland, and inside each ría the tide amplifies slightly toward the head while the timing lags the open coast by 30 to 60 minutes. Walkers on the long Riazor and Orzán beaches at the foot of the city see meaningful beach-width changes through the cycle; percebes harvesters working the cliff bases at Cabo Vilán and Cabo Fisterra time their excursions to the lowest spring lows; mussel-raft (bateas) operators in the Ría de Arousa further south coordinate the harvest week around the new and full moons. Open-Meteo Marine drives the gridded predictions on this site — useful for daily planning but not navigation-grade. Puertos del Estado runs the authoritative Spanish tide gauge network.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Tide questions about A Coruña, Galicia

When is the next high tide at A Coruña?
The hero block shows the next high tide at A Coruña in local Madrid time (CET in winter, CEST in summer). The 7-day table covers all four daily extremes. Galicia's tide arrives at the open coast first and propagates inland up the rías; high water at the head of a ría typically lags the open coast by 30 to 60 minutes.
What's the typical tide range at A Coruña?
Mean range at the harbour is about 2.7 metres, the largest in Spain. Spring tides push close to 4 metres at the equinoxes, neaps drop close to 1.2 metres. The Iberian Atlantic runs larger swings than the Mediterranean side because the open Atlantic tide propagates cleanly to this coast — the Mediterranean sees almost no astronomical tide because the basin is nearly enclosed.
Where do these tide predictions come from?
Open-Meteo Marine, a global ocean-grid model (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08 degree resolution). Useful for general planning around the harbour and the city beaches, but not navigation-grade. For authoritative Spanish tide data, Puertos del Estado runs the official Galician gauge network including A Coruña and Vigo.
What is a ría and how does the tide work in one?
A ría is a drowned river valley — a coastal inlet flooded by sea-level rise. Galicia is famous for them. Tide propagates into a ría from the open coast as a free wave, the height typically grows slightly on the way upstream because the channel narrows, and the timing lags the open coast by 30 to 60 minutes depending on the ría's length. The Rías Baixas (Vigo, Pontevedra) and Rías Altas (A Coruña, Ferrol) each behave like a tide-amplifier on the way in.
Is this safe to use for navigation?
No. For piloting in or out of A Coruña harbour, working the rocky cliff coast at the Costa da Morte, or harvesting percebes on the cliff bases use Puertos del Estado's authoritative tide tables, the Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina chart products, and the latest Spanish coastguard notices. The Costa da Morte name is not idle — the cliff-base shore breaks hard on a westerly swell and is a working hazard, not a planning matter.

8-day tide table — A Coruña, Galicia

Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

DayTypeTimeHeight
Mon 27 AprHigh02:000.7m
Low08:00-1.6m
High14:000.6m
Low20:00-1.4m
Tue 28 AprHigh03:000.8m
Low09:00-1.6m
High15:000.9m
Low21:00-1.5m
Wed 29 AprHigh03:001.0m
Low09:00-1.6m
High16:001.0m
Low22:00-1.6m
Thu 30 AprHigh04:001.1m
Low10:00-1.8m
High16:001.0m
Low22:00-1.8m
Fri 01 MayHigh04:001.0m
Low10:00-1.8m
High17:001.0m
Low23:00-1.9m
Sat 02 MayHigh05:001.0m
Low11:00-1.8m
High17:001.1m
Low23:00-1.8m
Sun 03 MayHigh18:001.0m
Mon 04 MayLow00:00-1.8m

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T15:20:30.599Z.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
MethodologyGlossary

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T15:20:30.599Z. Predictions refresh daily.