Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BST
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Castlerock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Castlerock today?

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Castlerock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
10
3
4
4
4
6
17
19
35
36
34
33
19
19
19
156
211
239
222
219
189
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
N
5
E
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:57PM1.59m
12:22PM1.09m
1:22AM1.55m
1:56PM1.08m
2:39AM1.54m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.41m
7:00AM0.52m
6:30PM0.46m
8:18AM0.53m
7:46PM0.49m
9:24AM0.50m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:45
2
1
Temp °C
18
15
14
12
11
10
13
16
18
17
15
14
13
13
15
18
21
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
15
13
11
9
8
7
10
12
15
16
13
11
10
10
12
15
18
17
17
14
13
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
11
10
3
4
4
4
6
17
19
35
36
34
33
19
19
19
156
211
239
222
219
189
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NW
16
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
10
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
3
1
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
42
56
42
42
42
56
84
42
42
42
42
40
14
14
56
42
42
27
0
0
0
0
0
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Londonderry
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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