Check the Beach

Silver Strand

County Galway, Connacht, Ireland

Silver Strand 3 photos

  • Toilet block, Silverstrand

    Toilet block, Silverstrand. Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Silver Strand, Barna Silver Strand is one of Galway's most popular Blue Flag beaches.

    Silver Strand, Barna Silver Strand is one of Galway's most popular Blue Flag beaches.. Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Silver Strand, Barna Silver Strand is one of Galway's most popular Blue Flag beaches. In the distance are the hills of the Burren.

    Silver Strand, Barna Silver Strand is one of Galway's most popular Blue Flag beaches. In the distance are the hills of the Burren.. Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:22 pm
9 am
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C46°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
5.7Good9 am149
4.5Fair10 am1610
4.5Fair11 am149
3.4Poor12 pm2616
4.7Fair1 pm2314
4.2Fair2 pm2516
5.0Fair3 pm1811
3.9Poor4 pm1710
5.0Fair5 pm1811
5.5Good6 pm149
Sat
0.7Poor9 am3723
0.6Poor10 am3824
0.6Poor11 am4125
0.7Poor12 pm3421
0.4Poor1 pm3623
0.6Poor2 pm4226
0.6Poor3 pm3924
0.7Poor4 pm4226
0.9Poor5 pm3823
1.1Poor6 pm3824
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.0 m. High at 3 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.4 m. High at 4 am, 1.1 mLow 9 am, -2.0 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.0 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.4 m8 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 18%
  • Mon2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 84%
  • Wed3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 37%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms80 m260 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m180 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables90 m300 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1 miBearna (town)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miAerphort Chonamara (NNR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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