
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Sherkin Island - Silver Strand at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 3 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:27PM2.77m | 10:57AM2.73m | 11:28PM2.64m | 12:04PM2.64m | 00:42AM2.58m | 1:22PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.72m | 5:08PM0.80m | 5:41AM0.84m | 6:25PM0.87m | 7:03AM0.88m | 7:50PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 |
8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 49 | 38 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | WNW 9 |
17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
20 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 69 | 83 | 67 | 96 | 103 | 106 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 420 | 312 | 81 | 98 | 103 | 98 | 103 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 77 | 77 | 91 | 98 | 304 | 103 | 103 | 98 |
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