Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Surf Break

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Surf Guide

Lat Long: 51.47° N 9.42° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sherkin Island - Silver Strand sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 when conditions are just right with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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13.6°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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Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 10:31 Local Time
Saturday 20
10AM1PM4PM7PM
Wave (m)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period (s) 8 7 7 7
Wind (km/h)
5
15
15
15
Wind State cross cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on

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: 10:11pm | 2.98m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 04:03pm | 0.52m
IS AT (local time)

Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.6 °C) at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.
Current Temp*: 13.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand

Surf stats for Sherkin Island - Silver Strand, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand

Wind stats for Sherkin Island - Silver Strand, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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