Check the Beach

Silver Sands Beach

Trelawny, Cornwall County, Jamaica

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:42 pm
7 am
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
5.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
74 km/hmph S
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:42 pm
Today
8.0Great7 am53
8.1Great8 am21
6.6Good9 am64
7.6Great10 am128
5.9Good11 am159
4.7Fair12 pm128
3.9Poor1 pm159
4.1Fair2 pm64
4.2Fair3 pm53
4.2Fair4 pm128
4.6Fair5 pm75
Sat
5.6Good7 am64
6.1Good8 am64
5.5Good9 am96
3.0Poor10 am85
3.0Poor11 am85
3.0Poor12 pm96
3.0Poor1 pm53
3.0Poor2 pm53
3.0Poor3 pm53
3.0Poor4 pm32
3.2Poor5 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, 0.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, 0.3 m1 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m510 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miDuncans (village)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miSangster International Airport (MBJ)

Nearby places

  • MysilversandFood and drink
    160 m510 ft
  • Tulet'sAmerican
    400 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 84%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 63%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 60%