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Silverstrand Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces SSW

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39
Blowy · knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s
Waves
0.3 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 239 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:20.
Wind
5 km/h
Light breeze, NNW, offshore, gusts 14
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 11°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grim 21/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.6 m · 31 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
15:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Blowy 29/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 10 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 33 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

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Sat 08:0039 · Blowyknee-high 0.4 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 39 BlowySat 09:00 · 39 BlowySat 10:00 · 27 GrimSat 11:00 · 27 GrimSat 12:00 · 27 GrimSat 13:00 · 27 GrimSat 14:00 · 27 GrimSat 15:00 · 29 BlowySat 16:00 · 29 BlowySat 17:00 · 29 BlowySat 18:00 · 29 BlowySat 19:00 · 27 GrimSat 20:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 13 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 0 GrimSun 09:00 · 13 GrimSun 10:00 · 21 GrimSun 11:00 · 21 GrimSun 12:00 · 3 GrimSun 13:00 · 3 GrimSun 14:00 · 3 GrimSun 15:00 · 3 GrimSun 16:00 · 3 GrimSun 17:00 · 3 GrimSun 18:00 · 3 GrimSun 19:00 · 21 GrimSun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 3 GrimMon 09:00 · 3 GrimMon 10:00 · 28 BlowyMon 11:00 · 28 BlowyMon 12:00 · 28 BlowyMon 13:00 · 28 BlowyMon 14:00 · 28 BlowyMon 15:00 · 46 FreshMon 16:00 · 21 GrimMon 17:00 · 13 GrimMon 18:00 · 13 GrimMon 19:00 · 13 GrimMon 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 39 BlowyTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 21 GrimWed 19:00 · 29 BlowyWed 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 08:00

39 Blowy
  • knee-high 0.4 m
  • period 10 s
  • offshore wind
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m5 km/h
faces 192° SSW · wind offshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
5 km/h NNW · gusts 14
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW5 km/h NNW143.4 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW5 km/h NNW143.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h SSW154.3 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h SSW194.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h SSW223.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h SW233.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h SW232.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
15:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW15 km/h WSW242.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW14 km/h WSW241.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h WSW231.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h WSW222.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h WSW182.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
20:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW8 km/h SW172.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
21:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW8 km/h S183.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
22:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h S233.8 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h S284.0 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h S314.0 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW22 km/h S323.7 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0013 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW24 km/h SSW353.2 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW21 km/h SSW362.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW26 km/h SW382.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0013 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW28 km/h SW392.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:000 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW29 km/h SW402.3 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0013 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW28 km/h SW412.5 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:000 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW29 km/h SW432.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0013 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW28 km/h SW443.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW31 km/h SW453.7 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW30 km/h SW474.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:003 Grim0.7 m4 sWSW33 km/h SW484.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
13:003 Grim0.7 m4 sSW30 km/h SW493.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
14:003 Grim0.8 m4 sSW37 km/h SW503.6 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
15:003 Grim0.8 m4 sSW39 km/h SW503.1 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
16:003 Grim0.8 m4 sSW38 km/h SW492.6 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
17:003 Grim0.8 m4 sSW35 km/h SW482.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
18:003 Grim0.7 m4 sWSW33 km/h SW481.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
19:0021 Grim0.7 m10 sWSW31 km/h SW462.0 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0038 Blowy0.7 m10 sWSW26 km/h SW372.1 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW26 km/h WSW372.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW24 km/h SW372.9 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW25 km/h SW373.5 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW26 km/h SW373.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW24 km/h SW384.0 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW24 km/h SW373.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0038 Blowy0.7 m10 sWSW27 km/h SW373.5 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW24 km/h SW403.1 m dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW23 km/h SW372.7 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW25 km/h SW362.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:003 Grim0.7 m3 sWSW29 km/h SW392.2 m ▼0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 3 s, choppy, onshore wind

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
03:5510:2016:3523:15
Low 03:55 · 1.8 mHigh 10:20 · 4.3 mLow 16:35 · 1.8 mHigh 23:15 · 4.1 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 surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Silverstrand Beach surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Silverstrand Beach surf · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.6 mMon, 5 Oct 14:30–15:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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.