Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
1
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
263
234
171
168
122
122
122
96
98
94
113
167
255
212
239
247
206
188
134
108
83
72
50
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:28PM1.47m
10:38AM1.33m
11:03PM1.28m
11:24AM1.21m
11:54PM1.10m
1:03PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.52m
5:08PM0.52m
5:35AM0.63m
6:11PM0.68m
6:42AM0.72m
8:03PM0.77m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
9
10
10
12
14
15
13
11
11
11
10
9
6
6
5
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
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