The Ballycotton Tide gauge is part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which is a network of tide gauges located around the coast of Ireland collecting water level data as part of the development of a permanent tidal monitoring infrastructure. Parameters collected include; Station (ID), dateTime (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss), Water Level (Sea Level above Lowest Astronomical Tide [LAT], m) and Water Level (Water Level wrt Ordnance Datum Malin Head, m), and sea surface temperature (celsius). The Ballycotton Tide gauge (51.828133,-8.000802) is owned and maintained by the Marine Institute and has been operational since 2010. The Ballycotton Tide gauge is part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which provides real-time data and freely available tidal predictions to operational activities (flood forecasting and monitoring) supporting research, recreational and navigation activities.