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Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces WSW

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49
Fresh · chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s
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
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:10.
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 42
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
15:00
Decent 73/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Fresh 61/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 60/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.2 m · 25 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 66/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 21 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0050 · Freshchest-high 1.3 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 19:00 · 53 FreshFri 20:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 65 DecentSat 09:00 · 62 DecentSat 10:00 · 59 FreshSat 11:00 · 58 FreshSat 12:00 · 61 FreshSat 13:00 · 64 DecentSat 14:00 · 54 FreshSat 15:00 · 73 DecentSat 16:00 · 68 DecentSat 17:00 · 71 DecentSat 18:00 · 68 DecentSat 19:00 · 65 DecentSat 20:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 56 FreshSun 09:00 · 52 FreshSun 10:00 · 49 FreshSun 11:00 · 29 BlowySun 12:00 · 26 GrimSun 13:00 · 29 BlowySun 14:00 · 32 BlowySun 15:00 · 35 BlowySun 16:00 · 55 FreshSun 17:00 · 41 BlowySun 18:00 · 61 FreshSun 19:00 · 45 FreshSun 20:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 43 BlowyMon 09:00 · 40 BlowyMon 10:00 · 37 BlowyMon 11:00 · 34 BlowyMon 12:00 · 48 FreshMon 13:00 · 44 BlowyMon 14:00 · 45 FreshMon 15:00 · 48 FreshMon 16:00 · 51 FreshMon 17:00 · 54 FreshMon 18:00 · 57 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 66 DecentTue 13:00 · 57 FreshTue 16:00 · 55 FreshTue 19:00 · 64 DecentTue 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 70 DecentWed 13:00 · 60 FreshWed 16:00 · 52 FreshWed 19:00 · 61 FreshWed 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

50 Fresh
  • chest-high 1.3 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m27 km/h
faces 248° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
1.3 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
27 km/h WNW · gusts 42
Tide
3.0 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
20:0050 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h WNW423.0 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0047 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW25 km/h WNW413.5 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0044 Blowy1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h W393.8 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0046 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h W353.7 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h W323.4 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h W312.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h W302.2 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0059 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h WSW301.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
04:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WSW291.4 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h W281.5 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0058 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h W271.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0069 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h W242.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
08:0065 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h WSW222.9 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
09:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h WSW203.4 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0059 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SW213.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0058 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SW223.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW253.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0064 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW273.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSW302.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW332.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0068 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW361.6 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW371.3 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0068 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S371.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0065 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S381.7 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h S392.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW422.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0055 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW453.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h S483.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0045 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW513.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0056 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW513.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW512.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0037 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW512.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0058 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW512.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW501.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0045 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW491.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0042 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW491.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0056 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW492.3 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW482.7 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0049 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW473.2 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0029 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0026 Grim1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW463.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0029 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW473.6 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0032 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW483.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0035 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW482.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0055 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW472.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0041 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW461.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW451.5 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0045 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW451.4 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.2 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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.