Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.5° 

Castlerock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Castlerock today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.4
NW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.6
NW
16
0.8
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
169
224
183
177
147
114
110
85
80
65
134
154
96
55
208
352
603
704
677
813
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM1.32m
10:16PM1.09m
11:22AM1.20m
11:25PM0.98m
2:03PM1.18m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.73m
4:51AM0.66m
7:02PM0.81m
6:52AM0.71m
8:58PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
8
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
7
7
5
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