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The Silver Strand

County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

The Silver Strand 1 photo

  • The Silver Strand

    The Silver Strand. Unknown, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
9 am
0.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
7°C44°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
0.8Poor9 am2616
0.8Poor10 am2818
1.0Poor11 am2918
1.4Poor12 pm2918
1.8Poor1 pm2616
1.7Poor2 pm3119
2.4Poor3 pm2616
2.9Poor4 pm2717
2.6Poor5 pm2314
3.0Poor6 pm1912
Sat
0.3Poor9 am4930
0.3Poor10 am5031
0.3Poor11 am4428
0.3Poor12 pm3421
0.5Poor1 pm4326
0.5Poor2 pm4428
0.6Poor3 pm5333
0.7Poor4 pm5232
0.6Poor5 pm5434
0.6Poor6 pm4830
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.5 m. High at 4 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.1 m. High at 5 am, 0.5 mLow 10 am, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.1 m7 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 60 km/h37 mph, rain 76%
  • Mon1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 73%
  • Thu2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 42%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About The Silver Strand

The Silver Strand is a beach in southwest County Donegal, Ireland. It is located 33 meters from An Trá Bhán. OpenStreetMap lists a free parking area 173 meters away, with two additional parking options within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

The Silver Strand (Irish: An Trá Bhán) is a horse-shoe shaped beach situated at Malin Beg (Irish: Málainn Bhig), near Glencolmcille, in the south-west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Several 'wee burns' (the Ulster-Scots phrase for 'small streams') flow into Donegal Bay at Silver Strand.

Source: The Silver Strand (Ireland) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m570 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
620 m0.4 miMálainn Bhig (village)
Nearest airport
44 km27 miSligo Airport (SXL)

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

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