Silverstrand, Barna

Co. Galway · faces S · well sheltered ·

Blue FlagGreen Coastsandy beachLifeguards: Life Guard hut marked on beach map and is yellow & orange in colour, easily identifiableToiletsParking: Free parking availableAccessible: Access ramps availableNo dogs (check local bylaws for dates)

Silverstrand beach - geograph.org.uk - 4306936 — Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0

Silverstrand beach - geograph.org.uk - 4306937 — Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0

Silverstrand beach - geograph.org.uk - 4314503 — Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0

Onshore wind, but the bay is partly sheltered, small waves.

Scores are estimates from forecasts, not a safety rating. Before you go in

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 07:00 · Low 13:00 · High 20:00

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 16:41 · UV 0 (low)

Water quality

ExcellentLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Excellent · 2023: Excellent · 2022: Excellent

The EPA rates each bathing season after it ends, using the last four years of samples: the 2026 rating is usually published in spring 2027.

After heavy rain this beach can have short-term pollution. Check for alerts on beaches.ie before swimming, especially in summer.

Source: EPA bathing water data (Silverstrand Beach), CC BY 4.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September. Beach profile (PDF)

Hour by hour · Overall · Today

Wind in

Time	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Score	dark	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.7	5.0	5.2	5.4	5.1	2.3	2.1	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	8	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	10	10	12	12	12	13	12	12
Direction	S	S	SE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Swell offshore m · s	0.5 4s	0.6 4s	0.6 4s	0.7 4s	0.7 4s	0.7 4s	0.7 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s	1.0 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s
Tide
Water °C	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Air °C	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	4	10	20	38	60	76	83	83	80	71	57	47
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1
Cloud %	100	100	91	96	83	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Highlighted columns: the best 3-hour window; grey columns are before sunrise or after sunset. Tides come from a global model and can be off by up to an hour: check local tide tables before swimming.