Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
16.1° C
2.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
21
19
19
26
57
87
107
101
143
93
134
117
83
67
66
75
74
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:34PM2.05m
8:45AM1.55m
9:18PM2.00m
9:25AM1.48m
10:00PM1.89m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.01m
3:15AM0.13m
3:00PM0.02m
3:59AM0.22m
3:40PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:57
9:55
9:53
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
16
14
14
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
18
17
15
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
9
11
11
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