Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
9.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Castlerock today?

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
18
0.7
NW
17
1
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
9
21
20
35
44
65
65
66
63
119
309
527
813
894
763
704
676
581
565
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM1.31m
5:00AM1.73m
5:19PM1.43m
5:34AM1.76m
5:52PM1.54m
6:06AM1.77m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.34m
11:37AM0.28m
11:24PM0.26m
12:06PM0.22m
00:01AM0.21m
12:32PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:48
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8:53
8:55
8:58
9:00
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
9
7
9
12
13
13
11
9
8
8
10
12
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
5
4
5
7
8
9
7
4
2
2
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
NW
5
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
18
0.7
NW
17
1
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
20
35
44
65
65
66
63
119
309
527
813
894
763
704
676
581
565
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
NW
5
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
N
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
20
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
21
1
1
1
2
2
2
16
59
29
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
9
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
N
9
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
3
9
10
10
14
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
342
97
97
91
79
40
40
40
16
16
2
0
0
0
0
40
2
2
2
2
2
2
66
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Londonderry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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