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Silver Strand, Sherkin Island

Green Coast faces SSW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
72
Decent · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.6 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.9 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 83 km away.
Tide
2.6 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:15.
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, onshore, gusts 43
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 12 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 07:0072 · Decentmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 03:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 72 DecentFri 09:00 · 56 FreshFri 10:00 · 56 FreshFri 11:00 · 56 FreshFri 12:00 · 56 FreshFri 13:00 · 24 GrimFri 14:00 · 24 GrimFri 15:00 · 16 GrimFri 16:00 · 31 BlowyFri 17:00 · 70 DecentFri 18:00 · 70 DecentFri 19:00 · 88 GrandFri 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 88 GrandSat 09:00 · 94 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 88 GrandSat 12:00 · 88 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 78 DecentSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 78 DecentSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 78 DecentMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 100 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

72 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m24 km/h
faces 192° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
0.6 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
24 km/h SW · gusts 43
Tide
2.4 m · upper half
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0072 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE24 km/h SW432.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0072 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE27 km/h SSW423.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0056 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE30 km/h SSW443.3 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0056 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW493.2 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0056 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE37 km/h SSW522.9 m dry17°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0056 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE38 km/h SSW542.3 m dry17°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0024 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW561.7 m 0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:0024 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW571.2 m 0.6 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
15:0016 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE44 km/h SSW581.0 m ▼1.0 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
16:0031 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE35 km/h SW540.9 m ▼1.2 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
17:0070 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE21 km/h WNW481.0 m 0.5 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
18:0070 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE21 km/h WNW421.4 m 0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
19:0088 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE18 km/h WNW312.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0088 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW242.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0091 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW183.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0091 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h N173.1 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0091 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h NNE143.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE5 km/h NNE132.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE6 km/h NNE121.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE6 km/h NE101.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE7 km/h NE101.2 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h NE101.0 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NE121.0 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h ENE121.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h E131.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0088 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSE142.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
09:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SE152.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
10:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SE173.1 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
11:0088 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE15 km/h ESE193.0 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
12:0088 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE18 km/h ESE212.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
13:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE18 km/h ESE222.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE21 km/h ESE231.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE21 km/h SE221.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSW221.2 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SW211.1 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW211.1 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h WSW211.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h WSW211.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SW212.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SW212.8 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SW212.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h SSW222.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h SW232.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE16 km/h SW242.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE16 km/h SW251.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW261.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW271.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW271.1 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Union Hall, 22 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1009:1515:4521:45
Low 03:10 · 0.8 mHigh 09:15 · 3.3 mLow 15:45 · 0.9 mHigh 21:45 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
192° SSW
Swell window
E 100° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.9 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 listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 30 km · mobile

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · 35 km · mobile

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Silver Strand is a gently sloping sandy beach open to the south west.

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🌊 Silver Strand, Sherkin Island dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Silver Strand, Sherkin Island dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Silver Strand, Sherkin Island dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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