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Silver Strand, Sherkin Island

Green Coast faces SSW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
81
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.5 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
1.1 m
Rising. High at 10:15.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, NE, offshore, gusts 11
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 15 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 2 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 49/100
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 05:0082 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 02:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 69 DecentSat 10:00 · 70 DecentSat 11:00 · 69 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 85 GrandSat 16:00 · 90 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 90 GrandSat 19:00 · 85 GrandSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 98 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 82 GrandSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 57 FreshSun 11:00 · 53 FreshSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 56 FreshSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 64 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 81 GrandSun 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 80 GrandMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 81 GrandMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 51 FreshMon 14:00 · 53 FreshMon 15:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 68 DecentMon 17:00 · 72 DecentMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 96 GrandMon 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 95 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 79 DecentTue 13:00 · 69 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 89 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 64 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 96 GrandThu 13:00 · 87 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 01:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 19:00 · 49 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

82 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.4 m
  • sunny
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m10 km/h
faces 192° SSW · wind offshore
Waves
0.5 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
10 km/h NE · gusts 11
Tide
1.0 m · low
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0082 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h NE111.0 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0077 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h NE121.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0067 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h ENE141.8 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0074 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h NNE162.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0069 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h NE162.8 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0070 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h ENE173.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0069 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h E173.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0073 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h E182.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0077 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h E202.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h ESE221.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0085 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h ESE221.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0090 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h ESE221.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h ESE211.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0090 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h ESE191.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0085 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h ESE161.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0080 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h ESE141.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h ESE132.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0073 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNE132.8 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0069 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h ENE132.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0074 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h E132.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0081 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h E142.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0085 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSE162.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0083 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW171.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0088 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h WSW181.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0098 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SW191.2 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW211.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW221.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0082 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW231.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0078 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW242.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0057 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW262.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0053 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h WSW272.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0068 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW282.9 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0056 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW282.8 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0060 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW302.4 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0064 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW302.0 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0068 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW301.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0072 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW301.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0076 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW301.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0081 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h WSW291.1 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW281.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0066 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW271.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0061 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW282.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0056 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW282.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0051 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE22 km/h WSW282.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0059 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE22 km/h WSW282.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0057 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW312.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0061 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW312.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0065 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW311.9 m dry16°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 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.

· 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.

Put Silver Strand, Sherkin Island in your calendar

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🌊 Silver Strand, Sherkin Island dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Silver Strand, Sherkin Island dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Silver Strand, Sherkin Island dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Lough Ordree

1 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Cape Clear North Harbour

7 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Oileán Chléire

7 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Loch Ioral

8 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

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