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Silver Strand, Sherkin Island

Green Coast faces SSW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
88
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.4 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 83 km away.
Tide
3.0 m
High tide. High at 10:15.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, NE, offshore, gusts 16
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
11:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 88/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.1 m · 24 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 85/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 9 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, rain · 23 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 10:0090 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 81 GrandSat 09:00 · 85 GrandSat 10:00 · 90 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 87 GrandSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 69 DecentSat 15:00 · 65 DecentSat 16:00 · 70 DecentSat 17:00 · 66 DecentSat 18:00 · 70 DecentSat 19:00 · 75 DecentSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 96 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 82 GrandSun 10:00 · 87 GrandSun 11:00 · 91 GrandSun 12:00 · 92 GrandSun 13:00 · 88 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 64 DecentSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 56 FreshSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 69 DecentSun 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 93 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 64 DecentMon 10:00 · 79 DecentMon 11:00 · 68 DecentMon 12:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 77 DecentMon 14:00 · 75 DecentMon 15:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 17:00 · 68 DecentMon 18:00 · 74 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 20:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 93 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 65 DecentTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 88 GrandTue 19:00 · 75 DecentTue 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 65 DecentWed 13:00 · 82 GrandWed 16:00 · 88 GrandWed 19:00 · 76 DecentWed 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 96 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 70 DecentThu 13:00 · 85 GrandThu 19:00 · 64 DecentFri 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 43 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 20 GrimFri 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

90 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m13 km/h
faces 192° SSW · wind offshore
Waves
0.4 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
13 km/h NE · gusts 16
Tide
3.1 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
09:0085 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h NE162.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0090 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h NE163.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h ENE173.0 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0087 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h E192.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h E212.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0069 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE21 km/h ESE231.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0065 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE20 km/h E231.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0070 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h ESE231.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0066 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h ESE221.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0070 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h ESE211.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h E171.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h E141.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h NE132.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0096 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h NE132.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE3 km/h NNE122.9 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE2 km/h NNW122.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE3 km/h E132.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h SSW132.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0083 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S151.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0072 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SSW161.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0068 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h SW181.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0068 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW191.1 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0079 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h SW211.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0078 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW211.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0082 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW232.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW242.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW252.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW262.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0088 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW272.8 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW282.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0064 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW292.0 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0060 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW301.7 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0056 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW301.4 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0068 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW301.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0069 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW291.1 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0074 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW291.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0062 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW301.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0067 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW302.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0072 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW312.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0093 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW312.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW312.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW302.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0083 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW292.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0079 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW291.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0065 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h WSW301.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0061 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE25 km/h WSW311.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0057 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW321.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0060 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW291.2 m ▼dry16°moderate 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
04:0510:1517:0522:55
Low 04:05 · 1.0 mHigh 10:15 · 3.1 mLow 17:05 · 1.1 mHigh 22:55 · 2.9 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.

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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 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Silver Strand, Sherkin Island dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Silver Strand, Sherkin Island dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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Loch Ioral

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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.