Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
8.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castlerock today?

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)131212121616151413131313131312121212111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)680558540435432871795787711618673529512451386324272228183145121119451488
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
1.95
5:47PM
1.69
6:07AM
2.04
6:20PM
1.76
6:40AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.09
12:09PM
0.10
12:00AM
0.01
12:37PM
0.04
12:30AM
-0.03
1:06PM
0.02
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:35-------6:33-------6:30---
Sunset-------6:35-------6:37-------6:38
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C108768999888881013131111101010121211
Feels °C (?)5443675644565811118877811109
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