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Silver Strand Louisburgh

faces WNW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
56
Fresh · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.0 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 274 km away.
Tide
3.8 m
High tide. High at 22:10.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 36
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:35 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 80/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Fresh 61/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.8 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 22 km/h
▲ 01:00 ▼ 07:05 ▲ 13:35 ▼ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:40 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:50 ▼ 21:20
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 50/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:45 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 15:45 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 75/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 22:0056 · Freshmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 25 GrimFri 19:00 · 42 BlowyFri 20:00 · 31 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 67 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 80 GrandSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 61 FreshSat 15:00 · 57 FreshSat 16:00 · 53 FreshSat 17:00 · 48 FreshSat 18:00 · 52 FreshSat 19:00 · 56 FreshSat 20:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 49 FreshSun 09:00 · 45 FreshSun 10:00 · 58 FreshSun 11:00 · 54 FreshSun 12:00 · 57 FreshSun 13:00 · 61 FreshSun 14:00 · 57 FreshSun 15:00 · 53 FreshSun 16:00 · 49 FreshSun 17:00 · 45 FreshSun 18:00 · 41 BlowySun 19:00 · 39 BlowySun 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 28 BlowyMon 09:00 · 32 BlowyMon 10:00 · 45 FreshMon 11:00 · 49 FreshMon 12:00 · 53 FreshMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 14:00 · 64 DecentMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 56 FreshMon 17:00 · 52 FreshMon 18:00 · 47 FreshMon 19:00 · 45 FreshMon 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 55 FreshTue 13:00 · 80 GrandTue 16:00 · 80 GrandTue 19:00 · 67 DecentTue 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 50 FreshWed 13:00 · 48 FreshWed 16:00 · 48 FreshWed 19:00 · 43 BlowyWed 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 75 DecentThu 19:00 · 50 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

56 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • waves 1.0 m
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m23 km/h
faces 283° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
1.0 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
23 km/h WNW · gusts 36
Tide
3.8 m · high
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h WNW363.8 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0053 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W313.7 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0065 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h WSW273.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h WSW242.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SW242.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSE231.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h S231.5 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h WSW221.5 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h WSW211.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0063 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h S202.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0067 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSE182.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h S163.4 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSW173.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0080 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSW223.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW243.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW273.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
14:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW292.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0057 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW322.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0053 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW341.6 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW351.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S351.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0056 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSE331.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSE312.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSE332.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0069 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSE363.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S403.5 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSE433.5 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0059 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h S453.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW462.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW472.5 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0045 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h S472.0 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW461.8 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW461.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW461.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW462.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0045 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW452.7 m 0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
10:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW453.2 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW443.5 m ▲0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
12:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW443.7 m ▲0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
13:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW443.6 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0057 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW453.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0053 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW452.8 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW452.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW441.8 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW441.5 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW431.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW411.6 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0042 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SW411.9 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Killary Harbour (modelled), 2 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:3516:0522:10
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 09:35 · 4.1 mLow 16:05 · 1.1 mHigh 22:10 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
283° WNW
Swell window
SW 220° → N 350°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.9 km out
Water
Not classified

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

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingNo dogs (Dogs not allowed on beach during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September) between the hours of 12pm and 6.30pm)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · 6 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara, Co. Galway · 8 km · fixed

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 16 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely, Co. Galway · 27 km · fixed

Silver Strand beach is located approximately 21km south of Louisburgh town. It is a large sandy beach with a gentle slope approximately 400m in length and situated in a sheltered inlet to the west of the foothills of Mweelrea Mountains. Silver Strand beach forms part of the Mweelrea/Sheefry/Erriff Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA). The site was selected for the wise range of habitats it supports including blanket bog, lagoons, machair, decalcified dunes and springs which are all priority habitats under Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive. It also supports populations of rare and threatened plant species. Activities include walking, fishing, swimming and windsurfing.

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🌊 Silver Strand Louisburgh dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
🌊 Silver Strand Louisburgh dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m

Nearby spots

Dooaghtry Lough

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Dooghtry Lough

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh

3 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Glassilaun, Killary

4 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.