Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Castlerock today?

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.9
NNW
6
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
74
74
45
49
52
41
41
40
40
50
52
43
57
57
77
79
77
75
110
101
95
74
57
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:34AM1.63m
7:50PM1.70m
8:03AM1.55m
8:22PM1.65m
8:32AM1.45m
8:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.23m
2:15AM0.28m
2:17PM0.29m
2:50AM0.37m
2:45PM0.35m
3:27AM0.48m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:37
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9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
6
8
7
5
4
3
3
5
6
6
5
5
6
5
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
133
74
74
41
49
52
30
20
40
40
50
19
43
57
17
77
79
77
75
110
101
95
74
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.1
N
13
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
30
29
45
45
42
41
41
1
7
18
18
18
7
5
18
26
3
2
2
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
3
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
13
11
7
52
57
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
16
40
114
114
71
341
27
131
300
334
334
9
9
144
144
66
63
16
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Londonderry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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