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Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces WSW

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35
Blowy · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.3 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 247 km away.
Tide
1.2 m
Low tide. Low at 16:00.
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, onshore, gusts 45
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
15:00
Blowy 36/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.3 m · 28 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Blowy 44/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.2 m · 32 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.2 m · 26 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Fresh 61/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 62/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.1 m · 28 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 54/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 21 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0036 · Blowymoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 41 BlowyFri 15:00 · 36 BlowyFri 16:00 · 16 GrimFri 17:00 · 21 GrimFri 18:00 · 25 GrimFri 19:00 · 30 BlowyFri 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 67 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 75 DecentSat 12:00 · 70 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 61 FreshSat 15:00 · 47 FreshSat 16:00 · 42 BlowySat 17:00 · 38 BlowySat 18:00 · 42 BlowySat 19:00 · 41 BlowySat 20:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 26 GrimSun 09:00 · 31 BlowySun 10:00 · 35 BlowySun 11:00 · 40 BlowySun 12:00 · 44 BlowySun 13:00 · 40 BlowySun 14:00 · 35 BlowySun 15:00 · 31 BlowySun 16:00 · 27 GrimSun 17:00 · 23 GrimSun 18:00 · 19 GrimSun 19:00 · 17 GrimSun 20:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 20 GrimMon 09:00 · 24 GrimMon 10:00 · 29 BlowyMon 11:00 · 33 BlowyMon 12:00 · 54 FreshMon 13:00 · 58 FreshMon 14:00 · 58 FreshMon 15:00 · 53 FreshMon 16:00 · 49 FreshMon 17:00 · 45 FreshMon 18:00 · 41 BlowyMon 19:00 · 36 BlowyMon 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 41 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 37 BlowyTue 13:00 · 58 FreshTue 16:00 · 61 FreshTue 19:00 · 45 FreshTue 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 37 BlowyWed 13:00 · 50 FreshWed 16:00 · 62 DecentWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 25 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightThu 13:00 · 54 FreshThu 19:00 · 49 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

36 Blowy
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • waves 1.3 m
  • low tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m28 km/h
faces 248° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
1.3 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
28 km/h W · gusts 45
Tide
1.3 m · low
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0036 Blowy1.3 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W451.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0016 Grim1.3 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW32 km/h W471.1 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0021 Grim1.3 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h W461.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0025 Grim1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW32 km/h W461.7 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0030 Blowy1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW32 km/h W442.3 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0047 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W433.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0052 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW25 km/h W423.5 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0056 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W393.8 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0053 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W363.7 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h W333.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0044 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W322.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h WSW312.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
03:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h WSW311.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
04:0034 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W311.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h W301.5 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
06:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h W281.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
07:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h W252.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
08:0067 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h W222.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
09:0072 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h SW223.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
10:0079 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SW233.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
11:0075 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW273.8 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
12:0070 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW293.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
13:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW313.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
14:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW342.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
15:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW372.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
16:0042 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW401.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
17:0038 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S431.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
18:0042 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S451.4 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
19:0041 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW461.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0045 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW472.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0049 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW482.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW493.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0048 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0041 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW503.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0037 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW513.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0032 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW522.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0028 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW522.4 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0039 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW512.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0035 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW501.7 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0017 Grim1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0022 Grim1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW491.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0026 Grim1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW482.3 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0031 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW482.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0035 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW473.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0040 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW463.7 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0040 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW473.6 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0035 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW34 km/h SW443.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between ESE and N reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Letterfrack (modelled), 19 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:4016:0022:10
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 09:40 · 4.1 mLow 16:00 · 1.1 mHigh 22:10 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
248° WSW
Swell window
ESE 120° → N 350°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.2 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Not classified. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs: no info

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 5 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 23 km · fixed

<p dir="LTR" align="LEFT">Aillebrack/Silverhill is a beautiful sandy beach located on the Ballyconneely Peninsula in County Galway. The beach is located approximately 5 km west of the village of Ballyconneely and is accessed by a local road L1106. The area consists of several sandy strands and rocky headlands and its main aspect is to the south. The longest stretch of strand is approximately 340m. A golf course is located to the north and a caravan and camping site is located to the west. It has been awarded a Green Coast Award for many years in recognition of its excellent water quality and community involvement in the management of the area.

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🌊 Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
🌊 Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 1.2 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Nearby spots

Lough Carrick

1 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Aillebrack Lough

1 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Ballybwee Lough

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Doon Lough

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.