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Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces WSW

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Dip score now
52
Fresh · gentle breeze, dry
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
3.5 m
Falling. Low at 04:20.
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, onshore, gusts 32
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Fresh 57/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 56/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.2 m · 25 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Fresh 53/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 61/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 21 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Sat 00:0053 · Freshgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 21:00 · 34 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 66 DecentSat 09:00 · 61 FreshSat 10:00 · 57 FreshSat 11:00 · 55 FreshSat 12:00 · 54 FreshSat 13:00 · 58 FreshSat 14:00 · 63 DecentSat 15:00 · 67 DecentSat 16:00 · 72 DecentSat 17:00 · 76 DecentSat 18:00 · 72 DecentSat 19:00 · 67 DecentSat 20:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 45 FreshSun 10:00 · 41 BlowySun 11:00 · 20 GrimSun 12:00 · 16 GrimSun 13:00 · 20 GrimSun 14:00 · 25 GrimSun 15:00 · 29 BlowySun 16:00 · 49 FreshSun 17:00 · 37 BlowySun 18:00 · 57 FreshSun 19:00 · 43 BlowySun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 25 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 40 BlowyMon 09:00 · 36 BlowyMon 10:00 · 31 BlowyMon 11:00 · 27 GrimMon 12:00 · 38 BlowyMon 13:00 · 34 BlowyMon 14:00 · 34 BlowyMon 15:00 · 39 BlowyMon 16:00 · 43 BlowyMon 17:00 · 47 FreshMon 18:00 · 51 FreshMon 19:00 · 56 FreshMon 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 31 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 26 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 51 FreshTue 13:00 · 46 FreshTue 16:00 · 43 BlowyTue 19:00 · 53 FreshTue 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 37 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 61 FreshWed 13:00 · 48 FreshWed 16:00 · 36 BlowyWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightThu 13:00 · 58 FreshThu 19:00 · 43 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

53 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.3 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m19 km/h
faces 248° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
1.3 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
19 km/h W · gusts 32
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0049 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h W353.7 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0053 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h W323.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
01:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h W312.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
02:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h W302.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
03:0070 Decent1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h WSW301.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
04:0074 Decent1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WSW291.4 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
05:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h W281.5 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
06:0069 Decent1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h W271.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
07:0064 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h W242.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
08:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h WSW222.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
09:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h WSW203.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
10:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SW213.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
11:0055 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SW223.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
12:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW253.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
13:0058 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW273.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
14:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSW302.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
15:0067 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW332.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
16:0072 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW361.6 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
17:0076 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW371.3 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
18:0072 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S371.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
19:0067 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S381.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
20:0053 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h S392.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
21:0043 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW422.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW453.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0040 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h S483.5 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0035 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW513.5 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0045 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW513.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
02:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW512.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0032 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW512.4 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0053 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW512.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW501.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0043 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW491.7 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0038 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW491.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0050 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW492.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0045 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW482.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0041 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW473.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0020 Grim1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0016 Grim1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW463.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0020 Grim1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW473.6 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0025 Grim1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW483.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0029 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW482.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0049 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW472.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0037 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW461.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW451.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0043 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW451.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0038 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h WSW421.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0050 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW422.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0029 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW412.4 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 · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
🌊 Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.2 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate 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.