Surf-Forecast | Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Surf Guide

Lat Long: 51.47° N 9.42° W

Issued: 11 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sherkin Island - Silver Strand sea temperature is

13.1°C

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Surf Guide

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand in Cork is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded. Take care of the strong rips here.

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	13.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sherkin Island - Silver Strand:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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Explore Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Location Map

Interactive Sherkin Island - Silver Strand surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 14:19 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04			Thu
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off

Tides at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand

Current tide and informaton

For Sherkin Island - Silver Strand, 0 km from Sherkin Island - Silver Strand.

Next High Water: 01:33am | 2.75m

Next Low Water: 07:30pm | 0.63m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.1 °C) at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (8.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood and gloves.