Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Castlerock today?

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)99991110101010121111111213131312121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)926554270162876058146316633574414375343511488424346373367464543632623
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
1.91
8:39PM
1.40
9:18AM
1.78
9:18PM
1.30
10:01AM
1.62
10:00PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.31
2:55AM
0.16
4:00PM
0.42
3:36AM
0.27
4:43PM
0.52
4:21AM
0.41
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise8:49-------8:49-------8:48-------
Sunset--4:15-------4:16-------4:17-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----111------1-111------
Temp. °C555433655555555556655455
Feels °C (?)-3011-1-1-2012222210-100-11120
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