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Silverstrand Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces SSW

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Dip score now
72
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.7 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 239 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:05.
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, cross, gusts 36
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.7 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 68/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.5 m · 20 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 19:0073 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 1 GrimFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 76 DecentFri 17:00 · 72 DecentFri 18:00 · 67 DecentFri 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 75 DecentSat 10:00 · 73 DecentSat 11:00 · 75 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 82 GrandSat 15:00 · 87 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 92 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 90 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 36 BlowySun 09:00 · 40 BlowySun 10:00 · 52 FreshSun 11:00 · 47 FreshSun 12:00 · 29 BlowySun 13:00 · 33 BlowySun 14:00 · 25 GrimSun 15:00 · 30 BlowySun 16:00 · 23 GrimSun 17:00 · 39 BlowySun 18:00 · 71 DecentSun 19:00 · 57 FreshSun 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 51 FreshMon 09:00 · 47 FreshMon 10:00 · 48 FreshMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 51 FreshMon 14:00 · 53 FreshMon 15:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 61 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 64 DecentMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 76 DecentTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 82 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 94 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 58 FreshWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 96 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 87 GrandThu 19:00 · 51 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

73 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m18 km/h
faces 192° SSW · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
18 km/h W · gusts 36
Tide
3.0 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0073 Decent0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W363.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0066 Decent0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h WNW303.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0068 Decent0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h WNW274.1 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0063 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW8 km/h WNW264.4 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0062 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW7 km/h NW234.2 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0067 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW9 km/h NW203.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0072 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WNW193.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
02:0082 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW9 km/h WNW202.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
03:0087 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW8 km/h WNW212.0 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
04:0097 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW5 km/h NW221.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW8 km/h WNW222.0 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0088 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW10 km/h WNW212.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW8 km/h NW183.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0079 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW7 km/h NNW163.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h NW153.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0073 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h WNW174.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h S224.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0073 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h SSW233.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h SW263.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h WSW272.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0087 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW15 km/h WSW282.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h WSW281.9 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0092 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h WSW261.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h WSW242.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0090 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h SW212.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h WSW212.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h SW253.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0071 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h S303.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0051 Fresh0.3 m10 sWSW21 km/h S344.0 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0054 Fresh0.3 m10 sWSW22 km/h S374.0 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0056 Fresh0.3 m10 sWSW21 km/h S383.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0060 Fresh0.4 m10 sWSW20 km/h S393.2 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0078 Decent0.5 m10 sWSW19 km/h SSW412.8 m 0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0067 Decent0.5 m10 sWSW26 km/h SW442.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0072 Decent0.6 m10 sWSW26 km/h SW452.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0068 Decent0.6 m10 sWSW24 km/h SW462.3 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0064 Decent0.6 m10 sWSW20 km/h SSW482.5 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0036 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW30 km/h SW492.8 m 0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
09:0040 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW31 km/h SW493.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0052 Fresh0.6 m10 sWSW28 km/h SSW493.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0047 Fresh0.6 m10 sWSW26 km/h SSW484.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0029 Blowy0.7 m4 sWSW33 km/h SW494.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0033 Blowy0.7 m4 sSW36 km/h SW493.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0025 Grim0.8 m4 sSW31 km/h SW433.6 m 0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
15:0030 Blowy0.8 m4 sSW31 km/h SW433.1 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0023 Grim0.8 m4 sSW30 km/h SW452.6 m 0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
17:0039 Blowy0.8 m4 sSW29 km/h SW412.2 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0071 Decent0.7 m4 sWSW25 km/h SW401.9 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 E and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Galway, 6 km away · metres above chart datum
02:5509:3015:3022:05
Low 02:55 · 1.4 mHigh 09:30 · 4.7 mLow 15:30 · 1.5 mHigh 22:05 · 4.4 m

The spot

Faces
192° SSW
Swell window
E 100° → W 260°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.6 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: Life Guard hut marked on beach map and is yellow & orange in colour, easily identifiableToiletsParkingAccessible: Access ramps availableNo dogs (Refer to beach code of conduct and dog control bye-laws 2008)

As listed by Galway City Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · right here · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 2 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 11 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 12 km · fixed

Silverstrand Beach is a popular shallow, sandy beach bounded on one side by a cliff and the other by rocks. The beach is largely covered during high tides. It has a bathing area of approximately 0.25km.

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🌊 Silverstrand Beach dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Silverstrand Beach dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Silverstrand Beach dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Nearby spots

Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna

1 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Salthill Beach

2 km · Co. Galway · Excellent Quality

Loch Inse

4 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Grattan Road Beach

4 km · Co. Galway · Sufficient Quality

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