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Surf Break: Castlerock

Castlerock in Londonderry is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has dependable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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Overall Castlerock Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Castlerock surf quality by season and Castlerock surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Castlerock:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Portstewart Strand	1 mi
Second closest break	Downhill	2 mi
Third closest break	Black Rocks	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Portrush-West Strand	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Magillian Point	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Castlerock:
Closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	129 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	130 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	162 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	219 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	227 mi
Tide stations nearest to Castlerock:
Closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	39 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland - READ flaterco	39 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland	56 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Castlerock:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	126 mi
Second closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	135 mi
Third closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	154 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	172 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	178 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Castlerock:
Closest city location	Castlerock (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Portstewart (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Coleraine (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Portrush (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bushmills (United Kingdom)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Castlerock is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Castlerock is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 66 km (41 miles) away.
• Third is Aldergrove (Belfast) Airport (BFS) in North Ireland, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• City (Belfast) Airport (BHD) in North Ireland is 84 km (52 miles) away.
• St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England is the fifth nearest airport to Castlerock and is 102 km (63 miles) away.