Low tides in the coming days
Next days
The 7-day forecast, hourly plan and an alert for this beach are in pre-sale.
See the pre-saleWhere to look
Search the flat shelves around the lighthouse at low water. You will see crinoids and other fossils in the rock; leave them in place.
What you can find
crabs, anemones, starfish, limpets, fossil crinoids, seaweeds
What to do: rockpooling, wildlife watching
Shellfish and sanitary status: Do not gather shellfish to eat here without checking the SFPA classification and the Marine Institute biotoxin results. Nobody tests shellfish on an unclassified shore.
Rules and safety
Some waves here come in much bigger than the rest, even in fine weather. Keep away from the edge of the shelves in a southerly or westerly swell. Check the tide.
About the place
Hook Head is a flat limestone headland with one of the oldest working lighthouses in the world. At low tide the rocks expose rock pools and Carboniferous fossils.
Do not miss the next window
The best windows last a few hours: after a storm, after rain, on a clear night with an active Sun. Sign up and we will email you when the index at your spots goes above 60.