Check the Beach

Silver Strand

County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland

Silver Strand 3 photos

  • Silver Strand

    Silver Strand. Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Headland at the southern edge of Silver Strand You can ford this stream, but just round the headland to the left, private notices tell you to keep off the next magnificent beach. In the background is

    Headland at the southern edge of Silver Strand You can ford this stream, but just round the headland to the left, private notices tell you to keep off the next magnificent beach. In the background is . Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Headland at the southern edge of Silver Strand A river flanks the southern edge of the beach.

    Headland at the southern edge of Silver Strand A river flanks the southern edge of the beach.. Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:25 pm
9 am
1.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

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
9°C49°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5735 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
62%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
1.8Poor9 am3019
2.3Poor10 am4025
1.8Poor11 am4528
1.9Poor12 pm2918
1.7Poor1 pm3119
1.7Poor2 pm3220
1.4Poor3 pm3421
1.4Poor4 pm2817
1.3Poor5 pm2717
1.6Poor6 pm2415
Sat
0.8Poor9 am3723
0.7Poor10 am3421
0.9Poor11 am3321
0.7Poor12 pm3421
0.6Poor1 pm3220
0.6Poor2 pm4427
0.7Poor3 pm5031
0.9Poor4 pm5031
0.8Poor5 pm5333
0.9Poor6 pm5635
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.7 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.3 m. High at 4 am, 0.8 mLow 10 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -2.3 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.3 m8 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 56%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 57%
  • Thu2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 55%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
8.3 km5.2 miTully (village)
Nearest airport
54 km34 miAerphort Chonamara (NNR)

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

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