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Silver Strand

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26
Grim · strong wind, dry
Waves
1.4 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 71 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 16:20.
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 57
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Grim 26/100
strong wind, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 39 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:35 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:50 ▼ 10:25 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 19 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 11:50 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 11 km/h
▼ 00:50 ▲ 07:30 ▼ 13:10 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:25 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 19 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:45 ▼ 15:25 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▼ 04:00 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:40

Week at a glance

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Fri 15:0026 · Grimstrong wind · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 42 BlowyFri 14:00 · 26 GrimFri 15:00 · 26 GrimFri 16:00 · 26 GrimFri 17:00 · 18 GrimFri 18:00 · 20 GrimFri 19:00 · 14 GrimFri 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 82 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 79 Decent · 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 · 80 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 80 GrandSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 90 GrandSun 16:00 · 90 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 88 GrandSun 19:00 · 78 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 88 GrandMon 09:00 · 78 DecentMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 11:00 · 78 DecentMon 12:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 14:00 · 78 DecentMon 15:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 88 GrandMon 18:00 · 88 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 76 DecentTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 85 GrandWed 13:00 · 88 GrandWed 16:00 · 78 DecentWed 19:00 · 85 GrandWed 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

26 Grim
  • strong wind
  • dry
  • waves 1.4 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m39 km/h
faces 92° E · wind cross
Waves
1.4 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
39 km/h SSW · gusts 57
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
15:0026 Grim1.4 m6 sSSE39 km/h SSW572.4 m dry16°strong wind, dry, waves 1.4 m
16:0026 Grim1.4 m7 sSSE40 km/h SSW572.6 m ▲dry16°strong wind, dry, waves 1.4 m
17:0018 Grim1.4 m7 sSSE42 km/h SSW562.5 m ▲0.2 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, waves 1.4 m
18:0020 Grim1.4 m7 sSSE40 km/h SSW542.3 m 0.6 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.4 m
19:0014 Grim1.4 m7 sSSE41 km/h SSW531.8 m 1.6 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.4 m
20:0064 Decent1.3 m7 sSSE22 km/h WSW421.4 m 0.8 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
21:0082 Grand1.1 m7 sSSE11 km/h W300.9 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
22:0079 Decent1.0 m7 sSSE11 km/h W230.8 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
23:0079 Decent0.9 m7 sSSE9 km/h SW220.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0079 Decent0.8 m7 sSSE6 km/h SW201.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
01:0086 Grand0.8 m6 sSSE8 km/h SW171.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE7 km/h SW151.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h WSW152.0 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WSW152.3 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE10 km/h W152.4 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0080 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE13 km/h W162.3 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0080 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE15 km/h W172.0 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0080 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE14 km/h W171.6 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
09:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE14 km/h W171.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0091 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE14 km/h W171.0 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h WSW171.0 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h WSW161.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW171.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S211.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h S242.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE20 km/h S272.3 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE22 km/h S282.5 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE23 km/h SSW282.5 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0084 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE21 km/h SSW262.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0081 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE22 km/h SSW251.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW261.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW251.1 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h WSW250.9 m ▼dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW260.8 m ▼dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW261.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW271.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW281.6 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE16 km/h SSW301.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW302.1 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0091 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE15 km/h SW312.3 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0091 Grand0.3 m3 sSSE17 km/h SSW312.3 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSW312.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0081 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SSW321.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SSW351.4 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SSW351.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE25 km/h S351.1 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h S351.1 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW331.4 m dry17°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 N and SSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Wicklow (modelled), 4 km away · metres above chart datum
03:5009:3516:2022:00
High 03:50 · 2.5 mLow 09:35 · 0.8 mHigh 16:20 · 2.6 mLow 22:00 · 0.8 m

The spot

Faces
92° E
Swell window
N 0° → SSW 200°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.9 km out
Water
Sufficient 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 Good, 2023 Good, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Wicklow County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 4 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Greystones) · Rise at The Cove, Marine Road, Greystones · 22 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 22 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Bray Rooftop) · Bray seafront · 28 km · fixed

Silver Strand is a sandy beach falling away gradually with depth. The beach is somewhat exposed and can be expected to be rough at times. The Wicklow Head Special Protection Area (SPA 004127) and Wicklow Reef Special Area of Conservation (SAC 002274) are located 1.2km to the North. The beach is divided at high tide and can only be accessed via the either caravan parks.

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🌊 Silver Strand dip · Grim · sea 15° · 1.4 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · strong wind, dry, waves 1.4 m
🌊 Silver Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Silver Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Wicklow Harbour bathing area

4 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Wicklow Reservoir

5 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Murrough Beach

5 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Brittas Bay North

8 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

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