Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 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
10.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castlerock today?

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
96
136
188
234
270
277
237
235
226
206
183
188
206
335
554
632
784
859
1112
1853
2728
3517
3342
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04PM1.05m
2:15AM1.36m
2:42PM1.12m
3:14AM1.48m
3:43PM1.25m
4:01AM1.62m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.60m
9:07AM0.61m
8:42PM0.54m
9:58AM0.47m
9:39PM0.46m
10:41AM0.32m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
9
9
4
4
3
3
-1
-2
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
-1
-3
-1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
15
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
226
206
183
188
784
859
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
Energy kJ
72
96
136
188
234
270
277
237
235
206
335
554
632
1112
1853
2728
3517
3342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
377
389
469
334
349
303
144
144
266
266
0
283
309
309
409
571
328
339
339
341
341
432
1263
1263
Best forecast wave conditions in Londonderry
Rating
(10 max)
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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