Surf Forecasts:
Silver Strand (Malin Beg) surf forecast from 3 Jun 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, W swell with 8,890 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Silver Strand (Malin Beg) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Silver Strand (Malin Beg) in the next 16 days are 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 06) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Silver Strand (Malin Beg) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1433 | 994 | 1520 | 1385 | 3877 | 1771 | 1172 | 906 | 694 | 1891 | 654 | 1000 | 1815 | 1190 | 924 | 1423 | 2775 | 1724 | 1090 | 397 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42PM3.07m | 8:55AM2.65m | 9:22PM2.98m | 9:35AM2.52m | 10:04PM2.89m | 10:19AM2.41m | 10:49PM2.81m | 11:12AM2.32m | 11:39PM2.76m | 12:13PM2.30m | 00:35AM2.75m | 1:19PM2.35m | 1:35AM2.79m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.71m | 2:50PM0.63m | 3:32AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.72m | 4:16AM0.89m | 4:10PM0.82m | 5:07AM0.93m | 4:59PM0.91m | 6:05AM0.92m | 5:59PM0.99m | 7:07AM0.85m | 7:07PM1.00m | 8:09AM0.72m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:58 |
 | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | 10:08 |
mm | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 14 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1771 | 1172 | 906 | 3 | — | 654 | 1000 | 1815 | 1190 | 10 | — | — | 1724 | 1090 | 397 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 | W 12 | — | — | SE 4 | W 11 | W 10 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1433 | 994 | 1520 | 1385 | 3877 | — | — | 13 | 694 | 1891 | 44 | 20 | — | — | 924 | 1423 | 2775 | — | — | 5 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 122 | 122 | 409 | 427 | 318 | 53 | 19 | 50 | 19 | 122 | 140 | 149 | 121 | 44 | 318 | 643 | 53 | 53 | 66 | 488 |
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