Surf Forecasts:
Sherkin Island - Silver Strand surf forecast from 4 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: No days rated 1★ or higher at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand in the next 16 days. The closest to surfable is Friday 20 Nov, 9AM (local time) – 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 20 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with 119 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): None forecast at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand before Friday 20 Nov. Conditions stay below 1★ throughout, with swell peaking at 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s on Friday 20 Nov.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sherkin Island - Silver Strand this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 20) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 12s period and expected on Monday (Nov 09) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 20th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sherkin Island - Silver Strand over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 8 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 98 | 86 | 34 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33AM2.75m | 1:58PM2.86m | 2:26AM2.91m | 2:47PM2.98m | 3:10AM3.05m | 3:30PM3.08m | 3:50AM3.15m | 4:08PM3.14m | 4:27AM3.21m | 4:45PM3.15m | 5:03AM3.21m | 5:21PM3.12m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.63m | 7:55AM0.61m | 8:21PM0.50m | 8:43AM0.49m | 9:04PM0.41m | 9:24AM0.39m | 9:41PM0.34m | 10:01AM0.33m | 10:15PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.32m | 10:48PM0.34m | 11:08AM0.35m | 11:21PM0.39m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:55 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SE 7 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 248 | 98 | 86 | 18 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 81 | 1 | 1230 | 816 | 245 | 128 | 123 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | — | — | WNW 13 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 36 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 8 | — | — | 16 | 4 | 8 | 118 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | SW 13 | W 11 | ESE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | S 12 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 2 |
| kJ | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 452 | 1562 | 57 | 481 | 431 | 46 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 31 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 59 | 59 | 77 | 467 | 99 | 99 | 116 | 305 | 450 | 77 |
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